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Under authority of section 1531.06 of the Revised Code and after compliance with Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of wildlife orders that:
(A) No person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a motor, other than an electric motor, to propel a vessel and except as provided in paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule, on water areas on the following state-owned or on controlled areas, or on water areas managed under agreement by the wildlife division.
Aquilla lake wildlife area Geauga county
Barnesville reservoir #2 Belmont county
Barnesville reservoir #3 Belmont county
Barnesville reservoir #4 Belmont county
Belmont lake Belmont county
Big island wildlife area Marion county
Circleville canal Pickaway county
Cooper hollow wildlife area Jackson county
Crooksville reservoir Perry county
Darke wildlife area Darke county
Delaware wildlife area Delaware, Morrow, and Marion counties
Deer creek lake Stark county
Deer creek wildlife area Pickaway, Madison and Fayette counties
Fallsville wildlife area Highland county
Grand river wildlife area Trumbull county
Hammertown lake wildlife area (Jackson city reservoir) Jackson county
Hebron canal Licking and Fairfield counties
Highlandtown lake wildlife area Columbiana county
Indian creek wildlife area Brown county
Ismond pond Columbiana county
Lake Vesuvius Lawrence county
Miller Blue hole Sandusky county
New Lexington City reservior Perry county
New Lyme wildlife area Ashtabula county
Oak Hill reservoir Jackson county
Oberlin reservoir Lorain county
Oldaker pond wildlife area Highland county
Orwell pond wildlife area Ashtabula county
Ottoville quarry wildlife area Putnam county
Paulding ponds wildlife area Paulding county
Pleasant valley wildlife area Ross county
Ross lake wildlife area Ross county
Ruff pond wildlife area Columbiana county
Shreve lake wildlife area Wayne county
Spencer lake wildlife area Medina county
Spring valley wildlife area Warren county
Tranquility wildlife area Adams county
Trimble wildlife area Athens county
Tycoon lake wildlife area Gallia county
Walhonding canal Coshocton county
Waterloo lake Jackson and Pike counties
Waterloo wildlife area Athens county
Wellington reservoir Lorain county
Wolf creek wildlife area Morgan county 1501:31-5-02 2
Woodbury wildlife area Coshocton county
(B) No person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a motor, or combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower rating in excess of ten horsepower on Greenfield lake wildlife area in Fairfield county, Jackson lake in Jackson county, Kokosing lake in Knox county, Rush creek reservoir in Fairfield and Perry counties, Veto lake in Washington county, lakes on La Su An wildlife area except Lake La Su An, Resthaven wildlife area, Rockmill lake wildlife area in Fairfield county, Killdeer Plains wildlife area, lakes on Oxbow lake wildlife area except Oxbow Lake, Fulton ponds wildlife area, Aldrich pond wildlife area, Clouse lake in Perry county, Fox lake in Athens county, Monroe lake in Monroe county, Clark lake in Clark county, Grant lake in Brown county, Rush Run lake in Preble county, and Jockey Hollow wildlife area ponds in Harrison county and Zepernick lake wildlife area in Columbiana county.
(C) No person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a motor, or combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower rating of ten horsepower on Knox lake in Knox county, Rupert Lake in Vinton county, Lake La Su An, and Oxbow Lake unless motors in excess of ten horsepower are operated at idle speed and do not create a wake.
(D) No person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated an electric motor exceeding four horsepower to propel a vessel on or within any water area owned or controlled by the division of wildlife.
(E) No person shall operate (start/run) or permit to be operated a motor, or combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower rating in excess of ten horsepower on any body of water on the American electric power recreation area.
(F) Nothing in this rule shall prohibit vessels with higher horsepower motors from being present on these waters provided they comply with paragraphs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) of this rule.
(G) No person shall operate (start/run), use, or permit to be operated or used, a boat on Barnesville reservoir no. 1.
(H) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule. 1501:31-5-02 3
Effective: 07/01/2008
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/04/2008 and 07/01/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1531.06
Rule Amplifies: 1531.06
Prior Effective Dates: 3/1/73, 8/25/75, 8/16/78, 1/25/82, 6/1/82, 5/31/84, 4/20/87, 3/1/91, 1/15/94, 11/1/97, 3/1/00, 1/1/01, 7/22/01, 7/19/02, 6/4/03, 03/01/04