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Ohio Statutes, Title 15

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Title 15, Conservation of Natural Resources

31 chapters · 1,005 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 151,005 Ch 1533, Hunting; Fishing127 Ch 1547, Watercraft And Waterways85 Ch 1567, Mine Equipment; Safety Provisions77 Ch 1509, Division Of Oil And Gas Resources Ma…73 Ch 1513, Coal Surface Mining51 Ch 1563, Mine Construction, Maintenance, Aban…45 Ch 1531, Division Of Wildlife43 Ch 1561, Division Of Mineral Resources Manage…41 Ch 1521, Division Of Water Resources40 Ch 1545, Park Districts40 Ch 1503, Division Of Forestry37 Ch 1514, Other Surface Mining35 Ch 1506, Coastal Management34 Ch 1546, Division Of Parks And Watercraft34

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1531.40 Nuisance wild animal removal or control services; license
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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Nuisance wild animal" means a wild animal that interferes with the use or enjoyment of property, is causing a threat to public safety, or may cause damage or harm to a structure, property, or person. (2) "Commercial nuisance wild animal control o…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1531.99 Penalty
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(A) Whoever violates section 1531.02 of the Revised Code, or any division rule, other than a rule adopted under section 1531.25 of the Revised Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 1531.02 of the Revised Code concerning the taking or …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.01 Hunting - fishing definitions
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As used in this chapter, "person," "resident," "nonresident," "division rule," "rule," "closed season," "open season," "take or taking," "possession," "bag limit," "transport and transportation," "sell and sale," "whole to include part," "angling," "trotline," "fish," "measuremen…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.02 Fishing and trapping districts - restrictions on taking, possession, and selling

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Fish in the inland and Lake Erie fishing districts, game birds and game quadrupeds throughout the state, and fur-bearing animals in the inland and Lake Erie trapping districts may be taken and possessed only in open season, in compliance with this section or a division rule, stip…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.03 Prevention of authorized hunting, trapping, or fishing prohibited

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(A) No person shall purposely prevent or attempt to prevent any person from hunting, trapping, or fishing for a wild animal as authorized by this chapter by any of the following means: (1) Placing oneself in a location in which he knows or should know that his presence may affect…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.031 Prevention of hunting by creating noise prohibited

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(A) No person shall purposely prevent or attempt to prevent any person from hunting a wild animal as authorized by this chapter by creating noise or loud sounds through the use of implements when the use of the implements is intended primarily to affect the behavior of the wild a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.04 Use of suppressor

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(A) A person who holds a valid hunting license issued under this chapter and who hunts game birds or wild quadrupeds may use a suppressor attached to a gun that is authorized to be used for hunting by section 1533.16 of the Revised Code while hunting, provided that the person is …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.05 Raptors for use in sport of falconry

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(A) As used in this section and section 1533.051 of the Revised Code, "raptor" means a live migratory bird of the family Falconidae, of the family Strigidae, or of the family Accipitridae other than a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). (B) The chief of the division of wildlif…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.051 Commercial and noncommercial propagation of raptors

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(A) The chief of the division of wildlife may authorize commercial and noncommercial propagation of raptors by rules adopted pursuant to section 1531.08 of the Revised Code. The rules shall be consistent with federal regulations governing raptor propagation. (B) No person shall p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.07 Protection afforded nongame birds

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No person shall catch, kill, injure, pursue, or have in the person's possession, either dead or alive, or purchase, expose for sale, transport, or ship to a point within or without the state, or receive or deliver for transportation any bird other than a game bird, or have in the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.08 Scientific, educational or rehabilitation collection permits

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, any person desiring to collect or possess wild animals that are protected by law or their nests or eggs for scientific study, school instruction, other educational uses, or rehabilitation shall make an annual application to the chief…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.081 Permit for taking of wild animal

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Energy" has the same meaning as in section 1551.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Energy facility" means a facility at which energy is produced. (B) A person operating an energy facility whose operation may result in the incidental taking of a wild an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.09 Annual report of operations under collection permit - revocation and forfeiture of permit

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Before the fifteenth day of March of each year, each wild animal permit holder shall file with the division of wildlife a written report of the permit holder's operations under the permit and the disposition of the specimens collected or possessed during the preceding calendar ye…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.10 Hunting licenses; fees; hunter education and conservation course

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(A) Except as provided in this section or division (A)(2) of section 1533.12 or section 1533.73 or 1533.731 of the Revised Code, no person shall hunt any wild bird or wild quadruped without a hunting license. Each day that any person hunts within the state without procuring such …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.101 Reissued license, stamp or permit

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Any person who has a current hunting or fishing license, a wetlands habitat stamp, a deer or wild turkey permit, or a fur taker permit pursuant to this chapter and has lost or destroyed the license, stamp, or permit, or had the license, stamp, or permit stolen, may be reissued su…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.102 Apprentice hunting licenses and fur taker permits

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The chief of the division of wildlife may adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code that the chief considers to be necessary to administer the issuance of apprentice hunting licenses and apprentice fur taker permits under sections 1533.10 and 1533.111 of the Revised C…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.103 All purpose vehicles permits for mobility-impaired persons

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The chief of the division of wildlife shall adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code that are necessary to administer the issuance of permits for the use of all-purpose vehicles or motor vehicles by persons with mobility impairments to hunt wild quadrupeds or game bi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.11 Special deer or wild turkey permits; fees; wildlife refunds fund

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(A)(1) Except as provided in this section or section 1533.731 of the Revised Code, no person shall hunt deer on lands of another without first obtaining an annual deer permit. Except as provided in this section, no person shall hunt wild turkeys on lands of another without first …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.111 Hunting or trapping fur taker permit - trapper education course

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(A) Except as provided in this section or division (A)(2) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, no person shall hunt or trap fur-bearing animals on land of another without first obtaining some type of an annual fur taker permit. (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in rules adop…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.112 Annual wetlands habitat stamp needed to hunt ducks, geese or brant - wetlands habitat fund

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Except as provided in this section or unless otherwise provided by division rule, no person shall hunt ducks, geese, or brant on the lands of another without first obtaining an annual wetlands habitat stamp. The annual fee for the wetlands habitat stamp is fourteen dollars for ea…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.113 Rules for management permits

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If the chief of the division of wildlife determines that the licenses, permits, and stamps issued under this chapter and Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code are insufficient for proper wildlife management in specific geographic areas or for specific species of wild animals, the chi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.12 Hunting, fishing or trapping without a license or permit

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(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, every person on active duty in the armed forces of the United States who is stationed in this state and who wishes to engage in an activity for which a license, permit, or stamp is required under this chapter…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.121 Deer killed by motor vehicle on highway

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, the driver of every motor vehicle that has caused the death of a deer by striking the deer on a highway may take possession of the deer, provided that within twenty-four hours thereafter, the driver reports the accident to a wildlife…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.13 Persons authorized to issue licenses, stamps and permits - application procedure

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Hunting and fishing licenses, wetlands habitat stamps, deer and wild turkey permits, fur taker permits, and any other licenses, permits, or stamps that are required under this chapter or Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code and any reissued license, permit, or stamp may be issued by…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.131 Gift certificates for licenses, permits, and stamps

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The chief of the division of wildlife may sell gift certificates that may be used to obtain, pay for, or purchase licenses, permits, stamps, user fees, and conservation-related items provided for under this chapter or Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code. The chief may adopt rules i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.14 Hunting license or wetlands habitat stamp not transferable - license to be carried and exhibited

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Unless otherwise provided by division rule, no hunting license or wetlands habitat stamp is transferable and no hunter shall carry a hunting license or wetlands habitat stamp that was issued in the name of another person or that does not contain the signature of the agent issuing…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.15 Issuing, dating and recording licenses

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Except as provided by division rule, the clerks and other agents authorized to issue hunting and fishing licenses, deer and wild turkey permits, and fur taker permits shall issue them in consecutive order of their numbers as stamped on the upper left corner of each license or per…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.151 Wildlife conservation stamps

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The chief of the division of wildlife, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may print and issue stamps portraying wild animals of the state. This stamp shall be identified as a wildlife conservation stamp. The fee for each stamp shall be not more than the fee f…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.16 Weapons for taking game birds and wild quadrupeds

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Game birds and wild quadrupeds shall be taken only by hunting with a gun, with a gun and dog, with a bow and arrow, or with a bow and arrow and dog unless otherwise provided by the Revised Code or division rule. Fur-bearing animals may be taken by trapping according to the Revise…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.161 Prohibiting jacklighting

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No person shall throw or cast the rays of a spotlight or other artificial light from any vehicle into any field, woodland, or forest while having in his possession a hunting device, or throw or cast the rays of a spotlight or other artificial light from any vehicle into any field…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.17 Hunting without permission

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(A) No person shall hunt or trap upon any lands, pond, lake, or private waters of another, except water claimed by riparian right of ownership in adjacent lands, or shoot, shoot at, catch, kill, injure, or pursue a wild bird, wild waterfowl, or wild animal thereon without obtaini…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.171 Prohibiting injuring persons or property while hunting

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(A) No person, in the act of hunting, pursuing, taking, or killing a wild animal, shall act in a negligent, careless, or reckless manner so as to injure persons or property. (B) The court before whom any person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.18 Recreational user definitions

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As used in sections 1533.18 and 1533.181 of the Revised Code: (A) "Premises" means all privately owned lands, ways, and waters, and any buildings and structures thereon, and all privately owned and state-owned lands, ways, and waters leased to a private person, firm, or organizat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.181 Immunity

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(A) No owner, lessee, or occupant of premises: (1) Owes any duty to a recreational user to keep the premises safe for entry or use; (2) Extends any assurance to a recreational user, through the act of giving permission, that the premises are safe for entry or use; (3) Assumes res…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.19 Field trial club permits

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, recognized field trial clubs may shoot domestically raised quails, chukar partridges, ducks, pheasants, or other game birds and common pigeons at any time during the daylight hours from the first day of September to the thirtieth day…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.191 Purchase of domestically raised game birds for dog training grounds

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Organized field trial clubs or individuals may purchase domestically raised quails, chukar partridges, pheasants, black and mallard ducks, and other game birds from licensed breeders, and may shoot quails, chukar partridges, pheasants, ducks or other game birds and common pigeons…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.20 Field trial areas - permit

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The division of wildlife may acquire by gift, lease, or purchase lands to be used and developed for the purpose of conducting field trials for dogs. The division shall set aside field trial areas on lands owned or controlled by the state in each of the conservation districts, whe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.21 Club lands may be designated as field trial area

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A club or an association organized to conduct field trials which has acquired through purchase, lease, or other agreement with owners or lessees an area of land for a period of not less than twelve months may apply to the division of wildlife to have such area designated as a fie…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.22 Signs for field trial areas - hunting or trapping within areas

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The division of wildlife shall provide suitable signs to be placed around the boundaries of field trial areas for public notice. Persons following dogs on field trial areas at any time are not considered to be pursuing wild game with the intent of taking or reducing to possession…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.221 Restricting filed trials for nonresidents

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A nonresident of this state shall not exercise, train, or work a dog in this state at any time when residents of this state are prohibited from exercising, training, or working a dog in the state in which the nonresident resides, except as otherwise provided by division rule. Non…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.23 Fur dealer's permit

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No person shall deal in or buy green or dried furs, skins, or parts thereof taken from fur-bearing animals of the state, except domesticated rabbits, without a fur dealer's permit. Every applicant for a fur dealer's permit shall make and subscribe a statement setting forth the ap…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.24 Fur dealer's daily record - forms - carrier restrictions

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, every fur dealer shall keep a daily record on forms provided by the division of wildlife of all purchases and sales of furs, skins, or parts thereof of fur-bearing animals made during the previous year. The daily record shall include…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.28 Wildlife and fish restoration projects in cooperation with United States

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The state hereby assents to the provisions of the act of congress entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in wildlife restoration projects, and for other purposes," approved September 2, 1937, Public Law Number 415, as amended; and to the provision…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.29 Prima-facie evidence of guilt

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The finding of a gun, net, seine, boat, trap, or other device that is set, maintained, used, or had in possession in violation of the Revised Code or division rule is prima-facie evidence of the guilt of the person setting, maintaining, using, or possessing that property. The fin…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.30 Transportation of fish, game birds, and wild quadrupeds

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No person shall receive for transportation, transport, or cause to be transported any box, package, or other receptacle containing fish, game birds, or wild quadrupeds, or any part thereof, unless such box, package, or receptacle bears a label showing the number and kind of such …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.301 Annual permit for transporting fish - suspension or revocation

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Any person may apply for a permit to transport fish that are for sale, sold, or purchased. The chief of the division of wildlife shall issue an annual permit granting the applicant the privilege to transport such fish, upon filing of an application on a form prescribed by the chi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.31 Shipment of live wild animals

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The chief of the division of wildlife may permit or forbid or otherwise regulate the receiving of any species of live wild animals for delivery within the state and the shipping of such wild animals from any point in the state to any point within or without the state. Upon the es…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.32 Fishing licenses generally

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(A) Except as provided in this section or division (A)(2) or (C) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code or as exempted at the discretion of the chief of the division of wildlife, no person, including nonresidents, shall take or catch any fish by angling in any of the waters in th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.321 Multi-year or lifetime hunting and fishing licenses

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(A) The chief of the division of wildlife may issue any of the following: (1) Multi-year hunting or fishing licenses for three-, five-, or ten-year terms to a resident of this state; (2) Lifetime hunting or fishing licenses to a resident of this state; (3) A package consisting of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.322 Exemption from fishing license requirement

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Any person who is duly licensed by any state, district, country, or sovereignty other than this state to take or catch fish by angling shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 1533.32 and 1533.99 of the Revised Code, provided such person has complied with the law in regard…