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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. § 1533.323 Reciprocity
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The attorney general, the chief of the division of wildlife and the director of natural resources may enter into any reciprocal contracts and agreements with the proper authorities of other states as are proper and expedient to regulate the taking or catching of fish by angling i…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.324 Prohibition against taking or selling mussels
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No person shall take mussels or sell mussels taken in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.33 Fishing license fees
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All moneys derived from fishing licenses issued pursuant to section 1533.32 of the Revised Code shall be appropriated exclusively for the use of the department of natural resources for the following purposes: (A) For the purchase, protection, propagation, preservation, and stocki…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.34 License to use boat, net, or device for fishing
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No person shall use or operate, for the purpose of taking fish, a boat, net, or device other than a minnow net or hook and line with bait or lure, in any of the waters of the state wherein fishing with nets is licensed by law, without a license for that gear from the chief of the…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.341 Quota management system

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The chief of the division of wildlife with the approval of the wildlife council, in managing the Lake Erie fishery resources, may utilize and establish by division rule a quota management system that shall consist of determining on a scientific basis by species and number or poun…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.342 Commercial fishing licenses

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(A) The chief of the division of wildlife, with the approval of the wildlife council, may limit the type and number of commercial fishing licenses to be issued for fishing in the Lake Erie fishing district and other water wherein nets are licensed by law, except that such limitat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.343 Vessel and catch monitoring devices required

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On and after March 1, 2008, no commercial fishing licensee shall use or engage in fishing with commercial gear unless the licensee uses vessel and catch monitoring devices in accordance with requirements and procedures established by the chief of the division of wildlife. The chi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.35 Commercial fishing device annual license fee

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(A) Commercial fishing devices shall be annually licensed as follows: (1) Trap and fyke nets, for the first twenty nets or any portion thereof, eight hundred dollars; and for each additional group of ten such nets or any portion thereof, four hundred dollars; (2) For each seine o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.351 Experimental fishing device annual license fee

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, the chief of the division of wildlife may issue annual licenses for experimental fishing devices or fishing devices for experimental purposes. Each license shall be conditioned as prescribed by the chief and may be revoked at any tim…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.352 Reciprocity

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The chief of the division of wildlife may, with the approval of the wildlife council and the attorney general, enter into agreements with the appropriate officials of one or more states, whereby the chief will issue nonresident commercial fishing licenses to residents of other pa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.36 Fishing license not transferable - exception

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(A) No fishing license issued pursuant to section 1533.32 of the Revised Code is transferable, and no fisher shall carry a license that was issued in the name of another person or that does not contain the signature of the agent issuing it. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.37 Methods of taking fish

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Fish shall be taken only by angling unless otherwise provided by the Revised Code or division rule. If a fish is unintentionally taken contrary to the Revised Code or division rule, it immediately shall be liberated and returned to the water without unnecessary injury.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.40 Permit to buy, sell or deal in minnows, crawfish or hellgrammites

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Each person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that buys, sells, or deals in minnows, crayfish, or hellgrammites or collects the listed species for sale shall obtain, annually, from the chief of the division of wildlife a permit and shall operate under such rules as …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.41 Fishing season for Lake Erie and other waters

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For the Lake Erie fishing district, and in such other waters wherein fishing with nets is licensed by law, there shall be not more than two fishing seasons for residents and nonresidents. Except as otherwise provided by division rule, those seasons are the spring fishing season, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.42 Licensee shall keep report for each day's catch

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, every licensee taking fish with commercial fishing gear, except a trotline of seventy hooks or less, in any of the waters mentioned in this chapter and Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code or division rule, shall keep accurate reports f…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.43 License tag to be attached to each fishing device

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, the chief of the division of wildlife, each fishing season, shall issue a license tag for each dip net, carp apron, and seine, except a minnow seine, used to take fish in the Lake Erie fishing district and in such other waters wherei…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.431 Numbering and locating trap or fyke nets

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, every person using trap or fyke nets in taking fish in the Lake Erie fishing district, each fishing year, shall number each net starting with numerical one and continuing in consecutive order as high as the number of nets licensed by…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.44 Fishing devices shall be marked with owner's or operator's name

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, no person shall use in fishing in the Lake Erie fishing district and other waters wherein nets are licensed by law any trap net, crib net, fyke net, seine, carp apron, live car, or trotline without having painted, branded, stamped, o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.45 Places where nets may not be used

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No person shall lay out, pull, lift, draw, set, place, locate, or maintain any net or seine, except a minnow seine, on any of the reefs of the Lake Erie fishing district, except by permission of the chief of the division of wildlife, or lay out, pull, lift, draw, set, place, loca…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.46 Splashing to drive fish into nets prohibited

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No fish shall be driven into any net or device by "plunging," "splashing," "hammering," or by any noise or other disturbances in or out of the water for such purpose in either of the fishing districts of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.48 Trotlines

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, two types of trotlines may be used in the Lake Erie fishing district. One type shall be one line of not more than seventy single hooks attached thereto, and the second type shall have over seventy single hooks attached to any number …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.49 Size of mesh and twine used in crib nets, trap nets, and fyke nets

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The dimensions and specifications for nets provided in this section shall apply except as otherwise provided by division rule. The meshes of the back of the crib or car of all crib nets, fyke nets, or trap nets used in fishing in this state shall be hung on a third so as to hang …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.50 Carp apron use restrictions

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, no person shall use a carp apron except in marshes, or in connecting ditches dug especially for the purpose of draining or filling a marsh with water, that border the Lake Erie fishing district or border a stream or river flowing int…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.51 Fishing guide license

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(A) No person shall be or serve as a fishing guide in the Lake Erie fishing district without a license from the chief of the division of wildlife. The application for a license, and the license, shall be in such form as the chief prescribes. (B) The chief, with the approval of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.511 Fishing guide daily record

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, every fishing guide who furnishes services that result in the taking of fish from the Lake Erie fishing district shall keep an accurate daily record of all fish caught upon monthly report forms, provided by and in the manner prescrib…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.52 Method of measuring nets

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Except as provided by division rule, the size of the mesh of all nets, seines, and carp apron, except dip nets or minnow nets, possessed in this state or used in fishing in any of the waters of this state wherein fishing with nets is licensed by law shall be determined by measuri…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.54 Methods of fishing

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No person shall draw, set, place, locate, maintain, or possess a pound net, crib net, trammel net, fyke net, set net, seine, bar net, or fish trap, or any part thereof, or throw or hand line, with more than three hooks attached thereto, or any other device for catching fish, exce…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.55 Placement and maintenance of nets and other fishing devices in Lake Erie

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, no person shall draw, set, place, locate, or maintain any net, except a seine, within one-fourth of a mile of any reef in Lake Erie between the first day of May and the tenth day of May, both dates inclusive, and within one-fourth mi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.56 Daily records of fish processing

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, every person, in any county adjoining Lake Erie, who for consideration, hire, or resale, scales, fillets, dresses, or in any manner processes fish taken with other than commercial fishing gear shall maintain accurate daily records. T…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.57 Minnows shall be taken only for bait

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In the inland fishing district seining for minnows is prohibited from the first day of May to the fourteenth day of June, both inclusive, except in streams in which the average width of water at the time seined does not exceed twelve feet for a distance of fifty yards above and b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.58 Prohibition against use of deleterious substances in waters of the state

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No person shall take, catch, injure, or kill wild animals, or destroy the habitat thereof, in any waters of the state by means of quicklime, electricity, or any kind of explosive or poisonous substances, or place or use quicklime, electricity, or explosive or poisonous substances…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.59 Prohibition against obstructing natural transit of fish

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No person shall locate, place, or maintain in any of the waters over which the state has jurisdiction any obstruction to the natural transit of fish. The chief of the division of wildlife or any wildlife officer or other person may take up, remove, or clear away such obstructions…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.60 Fish may be taken in overflows and private ponds

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Fish may be taken in any manner in the ponds or lagoons formed by the receding waters of any river when such ponds or lagoons no longer have any connection with the channels of such streams.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.61 Certain nets, traps and other devices exempted

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This chapter and Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code do not apply to any of the following: (A) Nets, traps, or other devices for catching fish in the possession of the owner of a private artificial fish pond or privately owned lake for use only in that pond or lake; (B) Fish nets, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.62 Locations where seine or net may be used

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The dimensions and specifications for seines provided in this section shall apply except as otherwise provided by division rule. Carp, buffalo fish, suckers, sheepshead, goldfish, bowfin, and gizzard shad may be taken with a seine only in the bays, marshes, estuaries, or inlets b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.63 Legal length and weight of certain fish

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Except as otherwise provided by division rule, no person shall take, catch, buy, sell, transport, or possess a whitefish less than seventeen inches in length, a sturgeon less than forty-eight inches in length, a catfish less than fourteen and one-half inches in length, a yellow p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.631 Permit for handling fish at wholesale

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Any person may apply for a permit to handle commercial fish, or other fish that may be bought or sold under the Revised Code or division rule, at wholesale. Prior to making application for such a permit, a person first shall satisfy the following qualifications to the satisfactio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.632 Regulation of aquaculture - permits

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Aquaculture" means a form of agriculture that involves the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled environments under private control, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of sale for consumption as food. (2) "Aquacultu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.64 Property rights in fish

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Fish lawfully confined in a net, or by a device authorized by law, are the property of the owner or person operating the net or other device. No person other than the owner or person in control of the net or other device shall take or catch from it or possess a fish that is or ha…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.641 Commercial licenses revoked on felony conviction

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(A) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty on or after the effective date of this section to a felony related to commercial fishing activities for a violation of state or federal law, all commercial fishing licenses issued under section 1533.35 of the Revised Code and all p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.65 Each fish constitutes separate offense

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Each fish caught, killed, taken, or had in possession contrary to a division rule or this chapter or Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code constitutes a separate offense.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.66 Trespassing upon lands bordering on fishponds

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(A) No person shall trespass upon lands or rights in lands of another, lying in or bordering upon a natural or artificial pond or brook less than ten miles in length into which have been introduced brook trout, speckled trout, brown trout, landlocked salmon, California salmon, or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.67 Enforcement procedure

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The chief of the division of wildlife, wildlife officers, and other employees of the division that the chief specifies may serve and execute warrants and other processes of law issued in the enforcement of sections 2923.12, 2923.15, and 2923.16 of the Revised Code and in the enfo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.68 Suspension or revocation of license or permit

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If a person is convicted of a violation of any law relative to the taking, possession, protection, preservation, or propagation of wild animals, or a violation of division (C) of section 2909.08 of the Revised Code while hunting, or is convicted of a violation of any rule of the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.69 Prosecution for violation of division rule

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Except as otherwise provided in this section, prosecution for violation of a division rule adopted as provided by the Revised Code relative to the taking, possession, protection, preservation, or propagation of wild animals or to the protection of state property or equipment owne…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.71 License to raise or keep game birds and animals

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(A) Unless otherwise provided in this section or by division rule, any person desiring to engage in the business of raising and selling game birds, game quadrupeds, reptiles, amphibians, or fur-bearing animals in a wholly enclosed preserve of which the person is the owner or less…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.72 License to own or operate commercial bird shooting preserve

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(A) No person shall own or operate a commercial bird shooting preserve without a license issued by the chief of the division of wildlife under this section. (B) Application for a commercial bird shooting preserve license shall be made on a form prescribed by the chief and shall b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.721 Wild animal hunting preserve license - conditions

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(A) Except as otherwise provided by division rule, no person shall offer for hunting or hunt any nonnative wildlife except in a licensed wild animal hunting preserve. No person shall operate a wild animal hunting preserve without first obtaining a wild animal hunting preserve lic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.722 Administrative penalty

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The chief of the division of wildlife, by rule adopted pursuant to section 1531.08 of the Revised Code, may levy an administrative penalty against any person who violates section 1533.721 of the Revised Code or any division rule regarding wild animal hunting preserves. The chief …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.73 Commercial bird shooting preserves - regulations - leg bands and tags

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in this division or by division rule, licensed commercial bird shooting preserves may be established in any county of the state, but no such preserve shall be less than eighty acres or more than six hundred forty acres in area. A commercial bird s…