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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. § 1548.072 Designating transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries
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Any person who owns a watercraft or outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required under this chapter may establish ownership of the watercraft or outboard motor that is transferable on death by designating the watercraft or outboard motor in beneficiary form in acco…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.08 Information contained on physical certificate of title
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(A) When the clerk of a court of common pleas issues a physical certificate of title for a watercraft or outboard motor, the clerk shall issue it over the clerk's official seal. All physical certificates of title to watercraft or outboard motors shall contain the information requ…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.09 Issuing physical or electronic certificate of title
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When the clerk of a court of common pleas issues a physical certificate of title, the clerk shall issue the certificate of title on a form and in a manner prescribed by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft. The clerk shall file a copy of the physical evidence for the…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.10 Fees
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(A) The clerk of the court of common pleas shall charge and retain fees as follows:(1) Fifteen dollars for each duplicate copy of a certificate of title. The clerk shall retain that entire fee.(2) Fifteen dollars for each certificate of title, which shall include any notation or …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.11 Ownership of vehicle changed by operation of law

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(A) In the event of the transfer of ownership of a watercraft or outboard motor by operation of law, as upon inheritance, devise, bequest, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution of sale, or whenever the engine of a watercraft is replaced by another engine, a wate…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.12 Surrender and cancellation of certificate of title

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Each owner of a watercraft or outboard motor and each person mentioned as owner in the last certificate of title, when the watercraft or outboard motor is dismantled, destroyed, or changed in such manner that it loses its character as a watercraft or outboard motor, or changed in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.13 Duplicate certificates

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In the event of a lost or destroyed certificate of title, application shall be made to a clerk of a court of common pleas by the owner of the watercraft or outboard motor, or the holder of a lien on it, for a certified copy of the certificate upon a form prescribed by the chief o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.14 Title information furnished - reports - copies - fees

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The chief of the division of parks and watercraft, upon the application of any person and payment of the proper fees, may prepare and furnish title information in such form and subject to such territorial division or other classification as the chief may direct. The chief may sea…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.141 Public access to title information via electronic means

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The chief of the division of parks and watercraft shall enable the public to access watercraft and outboard motor title information via electronic means. No fee shall be charged for this access. The title information that must be so accessible is only the title information that i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.15 Authorized agents

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Manufacturers and importers shall appoint and authorize agents who shall sign manufacturer's or importer's certificates. The chief of the division of parks and watercraft may require that a certified copy of a list containing the names and the facsimile signatures of the authoriz…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.16 Administration of oaths

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The clerk of the court of common pleas and his authorized deputies may administer oaths on any application or affidavit required by Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.17 Notification of watercraft thefts

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Every peace officer, sheriff, natural resources officer, division of wildlife officer, conservancy district officer, constable, or state highway patrol trooper, having knowledge of a stolen watercraft or outboard motor, shall immediately furnish the chief of the division of parks…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.18 Prohibited acts

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No person shall do any of the following:(A) Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required or a watercraft powered by an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required without having the certificate, or a valid temporary permit and nu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.19 Offenses concerning stolen watercraft and certificates of title

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No person shall do any of the following:(A) Procure or attempt to procure a certificate of title to a watercraft or outboard motor, or pass or attempt to pass a certificate of title or any assignment of a certificate of title to a watercraft or outboard motor, or in any other man…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.20 Security interest covering watercraft or outboard motor for which certificate of title is required

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(A) Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code does not permit or require the deposit, filing, or other record of a security interest covering a watercraft or outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required. Any security agreement covering a security interest in a watercraft o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.21 Watercraft not subject of certificate of title

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A watercraft or outboard motor acquired by the owner prior to January 1, 1964, need not be the subject of a certificate of title until it is mortgaged, sold, or otherwise disposed of.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.22 Remaining fees paid to treasurer of state credited to waterways safety fund

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The chief of the division of parks and watercraft, after deducting the necessary and actual expenses incurred by the division in administering Chapter 1548. of the Revised Code, shall pay to the treasurer of state to the credit of the waterways safety fund the fees received by th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1548.99 Penalty

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(A) Whoever violates section 1548.18 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.(B) Whoever violates section 1548.19 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.01 Energy definitions

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As used in this chapter: (A) "Governmental agency" means the United States government or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; any department, agency, or instrumentality of a state government; any municipal corporation, county, township, board of education, or other…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.05 Department duties as to energy

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The department of deveopment shall:(A) Monitor and assess technological advancements in energy conservation and development, and maintain to the extent practicable a capability for independent technology assessment to support formulation of state energy policy;(B) Review laws, ru…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.06 Cooperation and coordination among agencies

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The department of development shall be the coordinating agency responsible for involving all other appropriate agencies of state government in developing programs to conserve energy, and shall be responsible for minimizing duplication of effort among state agencies and programs i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.11 Director of development - powers and duties

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(A) To achieve the purposes of sections 1551.01 to 1551.25 of the Revised Code, the director of development may:(1) Identify, plan, organize, initiate, and sponsor studies, research, and experimental, pilot, and demonstration facilities and projects that would lead to the develop…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.12 Organizational powers

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The director of development may:(A) Seek, solicit, or acquire personal property or any estate, interest, or right in real property, or services, funds, and other things of value of any kind or character by purchase, lease, gift, grant, contribution, exchange, or otherwise from an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.15 Grants and contracts for energy resource development

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(A) All general revenue fund moneys required by the department of development for purposes of sections 1551.01 to 1551.25 of the Revised Code are subject to appropriation by the general assembly.(B) The director of development may enter into agreements, make grants, or enter into…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.18 State purpose to promote efficient utilization of energy

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The general assembly finds and declares that it is an essential government function and public purpose of the state to promote the efficient utilization of energy, encourage the increased utilization of the state's indigeneous energy resources, promote the development of renewabl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.19 Lighting efficiency rules for public buildings

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The director of development shall adopt, consistent with the "Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975," 89 Stat. 871, 42 U.S.C.A. 6291, as amended:(A) Mandatory lighting efficiency rules for all existing public buildings above a minimum size established by the director which a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.20 Guidelines for solar, wind, or hydrothermal energy systems and components thereof

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(A) As used in this section, "solar or wind energy system" means any method used directly to provide space heating or cooling, hot water, industrial process heat, or mechanical or electric power by the collection, conversion, or storage of solar or wind energy including, but not …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.25 Fee for using government vehicle in ridesharing arrangement

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Ridesharing arrangement" means the transportation of persons in a motor vehicle when the transportation is incidental to another purpose of a volunteer driver and includes ridesharing arrangements known as carpools, vanpools, and buspools.(2) "Loc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.30 Ohio coal development office definitions

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As used in sections 1551.30 to 1551.35 of the Revised Code:(A) "Coal development facility" means any coal resource development, beneficiation, or utilization facility of commercial availability or scale, including, without limitation, any commercial-scale demonstration facility a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.31 State policy to increase coal use

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The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:(A) Coal is one of this state's best, most abundant energy resources.(B) In recent years the coal industry in this state has experienced economic difficulties that have resulted in a loss of jobs in that industry.(C) Some coal u…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.311 State policy to seek federal assistance to develop clean coal

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The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the future of the Ohio coal industry lies in the development of clean coal technology and that the disproportionate economic impact on the state under Title IV of the "Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990," 104 Stat. 2584, 42 U.S.C.…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.32 Ohio coal development office

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(A) There is hereby established within the department of development the Ohio coal development office whose purposes are to do all of the following: (1) Encourage, promote, and support siting, financing, construction, and operation of commercially available or scaled facilities a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.33 Director of office - appointment, duties and powers

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(A) The director of development shall appoint and fix the compensation of the director of the Ohio coal development office. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the director of development. (B) The director of the office shall do all of the following: (1) Biennially prepar…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.34 Biennial Ohio coal development agenda

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On or before the first day of August of each even-numbered year, the director of the Ohio coal development office established under section 1551.32 of the Revised Code shall submit to the governor and the general assembly an Ohio coal development agenda. Prior to each submission,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1551.35 Technical advisory committee

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(A) There is hereby established a technical advisory committee to assist the director of the Ohio coal development office in achieving the office's purposes. The director of development shall appoint to the committee one member of the public utilities commission and one represent…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.01 Coal research and development definitions

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As used in this chapter:(A) "Coal research and development" means inquiry, experimentation, or demonstration to advance basic scientific or technical knowledge, or the application, adaptation, or use of existing or newly discovered scientific or technical knowledge, regarding the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.02 Ohio coal development office - powers and duties

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It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state through the operations of the Ohio coal development office under this chapter to contribute toward one or more of the following: to provide for the comfort, health, safety, and general welfare of all employees and other …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.03 Director of Ohio coal development office - powers and duties

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For the purposes of this chapter, the director of the Ohio coal development office may: (A) With the advice of the technical advisory committee created in section 1551.35 of the Revised Code and the approval of the director of development, make loans, guarantee loans, and make gr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.04 Loan agreements

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(A) With respect to coal research and development projects financed wholly or partially from a loan or loan guarantee under this chapter, the director of the Ohio coal development office, in addition to other powers under this chapter, with the advice of the technical advisory co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.05 Contracts to guarantee the repayment or payment of loans made to pay the costs of coal research and development projects

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(A) Subject to any limitations as to aggregate amounts thereof that may from time to time be prescribed by the general assembly and to other applicable provisions of this chapter, and subject to the one-hundred-million-dollar limitation provided in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.06 Funds for surveys or studies

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Upon application by the director of the Ohio coal development office with the approval of the director of development, the controlling board, from appropriations available to the board, may provide funds for surveys or studies by the office of any proposed coal research and devel…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.08 Issuing and terms of obligations and bonds

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(A) Subject to the limitations provided in Section 15 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, the commissioners of the sinking fund, upon certification by the director of the Ohio coal development office of the amount of moneys or additional moneys needed in the coal research and dev…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.15 Coal research and development fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the coal research and development fund. Moneys obtained for coal research and development projects from federal grants or loans, private grants, and other sources, and moneys paid into the fund pursuant to section 151.07 or 1555.08 of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.16 Purpose of chapter - tax exemption

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The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter will be for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health, safety, convenience, and welfare, and for the enhancement of their economic opportunities and their environmental resources and is a public …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.17 Journal of final actions - public and private information

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All final actions of the director of the Ohio coal development office shall be journalized and such journal shall be open to inspection of the public at all reasonable times. Any materials or data, to the extent that they consist of trade secrets, as defined in section 1333.61 of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1555.18 Liberal construction of chapter

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Sections 1555.01 to 1555.18 of the Revised Code being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1557.01 Parks and natural resources project definitions

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As used in this chapter:(A) "Bond proceedings" means the resolutions, trust agreements, and other agreements, credit enhancement facilities, and amendments and supplements to the foregoing, or any one or more or combination thereof, authorizing, awarding, or providing for the ter…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1557.02 Ohio parks and natural resources fund

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The Ohio parks and natural resources fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of the proceeds of obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 1557. of the Revised Code before September 30, 2000, and pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.05 of the Revised Code,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1557.03 Commissioners of sinking fund issuing obligations

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(A)(1) The commissioners of the sinking fund are authorized to issue and sell, as provided in this section and in amounts from time to time authorized by the general assembly, general obligations of this state for the purpose of financing or assisting in the financing of the cost…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1557.06 Local assistance grant program

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(A) The parks and natural resources local assistance grant program is hereby established to provide grants to local government entities for capital improvements for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, expansion, improvement, planning, and equipping of capital projects …