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Title 15, Title 15. Conservation of Natural Resources

31 chapters · 1,004 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 151,004 Ch 1533, Chapter 1533 | Hunting; Fishing127 Ch 1547, Chapter 1547 | Watercraft And Waterways85 Ch 1567, Chapter 1567 | Mine Equipment; Safet…77 Ch 1509, Chapter 1509 | Division Of Oil And G…72 Ch 1513, Chapter 1513 | Coal Surface Mining51 Ch 1563, Chapter 1563 | Mine Construction, Ma…45 Ch 1531, Chapter 1531 | Division Of Wildlife43 Ch 1561, Chapter 1561 | Division Of Mineral R…41 Ch 1521, Chapter 1521 | Division Of Water Res…40 Ch 1545, Chapter 1545 | Park Districts40 Ch 1503, Chapter 1503 | Division Of Forestry37 Ch 1514, Chapter 1514 | Other Surface Mining35 Ch 1506, Chapter 1506 | Coastal Management34 Ch 1546, Chapter 1546 | Division Of Parks And…34

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.11 Natural areas and preserves fund - use of funds
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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the natural areas and preserves fund, which shall consist of moneys transferred into it under section 5747.113 of the Revised Code and of contributions made directly to it. Any person may contribute directly to the fund in additio…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.12 Lake Katharine management trust fund
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There is hereby created the lake Katharine management trust fund, which shall be administered by the division of natural areas and preserves in the department of natural resources for preservation, management, land acquisition, and educational programs at the lake Katharine natur…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.13 Lake Katharine management fund
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There is hereby created in the state treasury the lake Katharine management fund. All investment earnings of the lake Katharine management trust fund created in section 1517.12 of the Revised Code shall be credited to the fund created in this section and disbursed pursuant to vou…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.14 [Former R.C. 1547.81, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Creating wild, scenic, or recreational rivers

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(A) The director of natural resources may create wild, scenic, and recreational rivers. The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves shall supervise, operate, protect, and maintain wild, scenic, and recreational rivers so created. In creating wild, scenic, and recreat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.15 [Former R.C. 1547.82, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Approving structures and channel modifications

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No state department, state agency, or political subdivision shall build or enlarge any highway, road, or structure or modify or cause the modification of the channel of any watercourse within one thousand feet of a wild, scenic, or recreational river outside the limits of a munic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.16 [Former R.C. 1547.83, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Expenditures for wild, scenic, and recreational rivers

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(A) The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves may accept and administer state and federal financial assistance for the maintenance, protection, and administration of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers and scenic river lands and for construction of facilities on …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.17 [Former R.C. 1547.84, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Wild, scenic, and recreational river advisory councils

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The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves, with the approval of the director of natural resources, shall appoint an advisory council for each wild, scenic, or recreational river. Each advisory council shall be composed of not more than ten persons who are represent…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.18 [Former R.C. 1547.85, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Participation in federal protection program

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The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may participate in the federal program for the protection of certain selected rivers that are located within the boundaries of the state as provided in the "Wild and …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.19 [Former R.C. 1547.86, amended and renumbered by S.B. 156, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/24/2024] Reconciliation of powers

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Any action taken by the chief of the division of natural areas and preserves under sections 1517.14 to 1517.19 of the Revised Code shall not be deemed in conflict with certain powers and duties conferred on and delegated to federal agencies and to municipal corporations under Sec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.21 Cave definitions

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As used in sections 1517.21 to 1517.26 of the Revised Code:(A) "Cave" means a naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnecting passages beneath the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge, including, without limitation, a grotto, rock shelter, sinkho…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.22 Protection of cave resources

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The general assembly hereby finds that caves are uncommon geologic phenomena and that the minerals deposited in them may be rare and occur in unique forms of great beauty that are irreplaceable if destroyed. Also irreplaceable are the archeological resources in caves, which are o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.23 Chief of division - duties

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The chief of the division of natural areas and preserves shall do both of the following:(A) Formulate policies and plans and establish a program incorporating them for the identification and protection of the state's cave resources and adopt, amend, or rescind rules in accordance…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.24 Prohibited acts

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(A) Without the express written permission of the owner and, if the owner has leased the land, without the express written permission of the lessee, no person shall knowingly:(1) Break, break off, crack, carve on, write on, mark on, burn, remove, or in any other manner destroy, d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.25 Sale of speleothems collected from caves prohibited

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No person shall sell or offer for sale speleothems collected from caves in this state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.26 Immunity

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(A) Owners and, if the owner has leased the land, the lessee, are not liable for injuries, death, or loss sustained by any permittee on their land if no charge has been made. By granting permission for entry, the owner or lessee does not:(1) Extend to the permittee any assurance …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1517.99 Penalty

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(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, whoever violates section 1517.021 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.(2) Whoever violates section 1517.021 of the Revised Code with regard to a species of plant identified in a rule adopted under or i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1518.01 Rules for identifying and designating plants native to Ohio which are endangered

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The chief of natural areas and preserves shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, setting forth criteria for identifying and designating species of plants native to this state that are in danger of extirpation or are threate…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1518.02 Injuring or removing endangered or threatened plant

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No person shall willfully root up, injure, destroy, remove, or carry away on or from public highways, public property, or waters of the state, or on or from the property of another, without the written permission of the owner, lessee, or other person entitled to possession, any e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1518.03 Rules for commercial dealers regarding endangered plants

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The chief of natural areas and preserves shall adopt and may amend or repeal rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, restricting the taking, possessing, transportation, sale, offering for sale, or exposure for sale, for commercial purposes of native Ohio speci…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1518.04 Agreements or contracts with the United States government

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The director of natural resources may enter into agreements or contracts with the United States government for the protection of plant species pursuant to the "Endangered Species Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, as amended.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1518.05 Violation of rules or permit conditions

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(A) No person shall violate a rule adopted or condition of a permit issued under section 1518.03 of the Revised Code.(B) The attorney general, upon the request of the chief of the division of natural areas and preserves, shall prosecute any person who violates section 1518.02 of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1518.99 Penalty

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(A) Whoever violates section 1518.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.(B) Whoever violates section 1518.05 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars for the first offense; for each subsequent offe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1519.01 Plan and administration of state system of recreational trails

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The director of natural resources shall plan and administer a state system of recreational trails for hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, ski touring, canoeing, and other nonmotorized forms of recreational travel. The system may interconnect state parks, forests, wildlife areas,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1519.02 Acquisition and maintenance of property for trails

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The director of natural resources may acquire real property or any estate, right, or interest therein for the purpose of establishing, protecting, and maintaining any state recreational trail. The director may appropriate real property or any estate, right, or interest therein fo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1519.03 Comprehensive plan for development of statewide trails system

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The director of natural resources, through the chief of the division of parks and watercraft, shall prepare and maintain a current inventory of trails, abandoned or unmaintained roads, streets, and highways, abandoned railroad rights-of-way, utility easements, canals, and other s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1519.04 Rule violations - enforcement

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No person shall violate any rule adopted by the director of natural resources under this chapter.Every sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, member of the organized police department of any municipal corporation, police constable of any township, wildlife officer, nat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1519.05 Clean Ohio trail fund

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(A) As used in this section, "local political subdivision" and "nonprofit organization" have the same meanings as in section 164.20 of the Revised Code.(B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the clean Ohio trail fund. Twelve and one-half per cent of the net proceeds of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1519.06 Clean Ohio trail advisory board

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(A) There is hereby created the clean Ohio trail advisory board consisting of nine voting members. Not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section, the director of natural resources shall appoint all of the following members to the board:(1) One member who is a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1519.07 No duty or liability to user of recreational trail

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Intentional tort" means an injury to person or property that the tortfeasor intentionally caused, to which the tortfeasor intentionally contributed, or that the tortfeasor knew or believed was substantially certain to result from the tortfeasor's …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1519.99 Penalty

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Whoever violates section 1519.04 of the Revised Code, or any rule or regulation adopted by the director of natural resources pursuant to Chapter 1519. of the Revised Code, shall be fined not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1520.01 Canal lands definitions

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As used in this chapter:(A) "Canal lands" includes any part of the bed, berm, bank, or slope of any canal, canal basin, or canal reservoir or of any lock, aqueduct, dam, culvert, tunnel, feeder, or side cut formerly a part of any canal system in this state, whether or not abandon…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1520.02 Director of natural resources exclusive authority to administer, manage, and establish policies governing canal lands

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(A) The director of natural resources has exclusive authority to administer, manage, and establish policies governing canal lands.(B)(1) The director may sell, lease, exchange, give, or grant all or part of the state's interest in any canal lands in accordance with section 1501.0…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1520.03 Powers and duties of director of natural resources over canal lands

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(A) The director of natural resources may appropriate real property in accordance with Chapter 163. of the Revised Code for the purpose of administering this chapter.(B)(1) The director shall operate and maintain all canals and canal reservoirs owned by the state except those can…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1520.04 Failure to pay rentals - mortgage foreclosure suit

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(A) If any person who has entered into a lease with the director of natural resources under section 1520.02 or 1520.03 of the Revised Code fails to pay any rental agreed to be paid in the lease at the time specified in the lease, whether or not a demand for the rental is made, th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1520.05 Canal lands fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the canal lands fund, which shall be composed of all moneys received by the director of natural resources under sections 1520.02 and 1520.03 of the Revised Code, all civil penalties assessed under section 1520.03 of the Revised Code, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1520.06 Wabash-Erie canal lands

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Whenever it is necessary, in any civil action or criminal proceeding, to prove the title of the state to any lands granted by an act of congress entitled "an act to grant a certain quantity of land to the state of Indiana, for the purpose of aiding said state in opening a canal t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1520.07 Sale of timber or spoils of a dredging operation

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(A) The director of natural resources may give away or sell timber that has fallen on or been removed for maintenance reasons from canal lands.(B) The director may give away or sell the spoils of a dredging operation conducted by the department of natural resources in waters unde…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1520.99 Penalty

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Whoever violates division (D) of section 1520.03 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.01 Definitions

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As used in this chapter: (A) "Consumptive use" means a use of water resources, other than a diversion, that results in a loss of that water to the basin from which it is withdrawn and includes, but is not limited to, evaporation, evapotranspiration, and incorporation of water int…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.03 Chief of division - powers and duties

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The chief of the division of water resources shall do all of the following: (A) Assist in an advisory capacity any properly constituted watershed district, conservancy district, or soil and water conservation district or any county, municipal corporation, or other government agen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.04 Use of water management fund

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(A) The chief of the division of water resources may make loans and grants from the water management fund created in section 1521.22 of the Revised Code to governmental agencies for water management, water supply improvements, and planning. The chief may administer grants from th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.05 Well construction logs - well sealing reports

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Construct" or "construction" includes drilling, boring, digging, deepening, altering, and logging.(2) "Altering" means changing the configuration of a well, including, without limitation, deepening a well, extending or replacing any portion of the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.06 Construction permits for dams or levees required; exceptions

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(A) No dam may be constructed for the purpose of storing, conserving, or retarding water, or for any other purpose, nor shall any levee be constructed for the purpose of diverting or retaining flood water, unless the person or governmental agency desiring the construction has a c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.061 Surety bond conditioned on satisfactory completion of project in accordance with terms of permit and plans and specifications

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(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the chief of the division of water resources shall not issue a construction permit under section 1521.06 of the Revised Code unless the person or governmental agency applying for the permit executes and files a surety bond cond…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.062 Inspection of dams and levees

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(A) All dams and levees constructed in this state and not exempted by this section or by the chief of the division of water resources under section 1521.06 of the Revised Code shall be inspected periodically by the chief, except for classes of dams that, in accordance with rules …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.063 Annual fee

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(A) Except for the federal government, the owner of a dam, that is classified as a class I, class II, or class III dam under rules adopted under section 1521.06 of the Revised Code and subject to section 1521.062 of the Revised Code shall pay an annual fee in accordance with the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.064 Administrative rules for exemption from inspections

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The chief of the division of water resources, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, rules establishing a program under which dams and levees may be exempted from inspections under section 1521.062 of the Revised Code if the c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.07 Right of entry

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The chief of the division of water resources or any employee in the service of the division may enter upon lands to make surveys and inspections in accordance with this chapter, when necessary in the discharge of the duties enumerated in this chapter.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.09 Reservoirs - reduction of assessed valuation

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Any landowner, or groups of landowners or lessors, in this state not within the corporate limits of any municipal corporation in this state, who shall by the construction of a dam across any watercourse form upon his own land one or more reservoirs for the collection and storage …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1521.10 Landowner to submit plans

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In order to be entitled to the compensation provided for in section 1521.09 of the Revised Code, the landowner shall have prepared and submit to the division of water resources complete plans for the dam provided for in such section. The plans shall have the approval of the chief…