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Rule 1501:46-7-01 | Open hours, closed hours, duties; exemptions.
(A) No person is permitted to be present,
unless exempted in writing by the area manager, on any area administered by the
division between the hours of eleven p.m. and six a.m., except as hereinafter
provided in this rule or other administrative rules of the
division. (B) No person is permitted to be present,
unless exempted in writing by the area manager one-half hour after sunset to
one-half hour before sunrise throughout the year at any of the following state
park areas: (1) John Bryan state
park; (2) Headlands Beach
state park; (3) Nelson Kennedy
Ledges state park; (4) Hocking Hills state
park; (5) The Hosak Cave area
at Salt Fork state park; (6) The Gorge Overlook
area and Lyons Falls trail at Mohican state park; (7) The boardwalk at
Maumee Bay state park; (8) The Lusk Lock and
Sprucevale day use areas at Beaver Creek state park; (9) The Mount Jeez area
and the Butternut trail at Malabar Farm state park; (C) Persons actually engaged in fishing,
hunting, boating, ice skating, hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or
any other legitimate recreational pursuit as determined by the chief, or going
to or from areas where these activities may take place, or persons sleeping on
watercraft as authorized in rule 1501:47-3-21 of the Administrative Code,
authorized campers, and occupants of cabins or lodge rooms located within an
area administered by the division or persons engaged in an authorized division
sponsored program, may be present in such areas at any time during the day or
night. However, no person is permitted to be in any of the following areas
one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise without written
permission from the chief of the division or the chief's
designee: (1) Headlands Beach state
park; (2) The day use area
trails at John Bryan; (3) The day use area
trails at Nelson Kennedy Ledges; (4) The Gorge Overlook
area and Lyons Falls trail at Mohican state park; (5) The day use hiking
trails and picnic areas at Hocking Hills; (6) The boardwalk at
Maumee bay state park; (7) The Lusk Lock and
Sprucevale day use areas at Beaver creek state park; (8) The Mount Jeez area
and the Butternut trail at Malabar farm state park.
Last updated July 17, 2023 at 12:18 PM
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Rule 1501:46-7-02 | Hours for swimming.
No person shall swim, dive, bathe, or wade in the waters of any beach
area or swimming pool maintained and operated by the division unless such beach
area or swimming pool is posted by the division indicating a beach area or pool
is open to swimming, diving, or wading.
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Rule 1501:46-7-03 | Swimming prohibited; exceptions.
(A) In or upon any waters under the
management authority of the division, swimming, bathing, diving, or wading from
any vessel, dock, raft facility, or any other structure, or from a shoreline of
any state property is permitted only within water areas officially designated
as a swimming area. (B) Not withstanding paragraph (A) of
this rule, no person is permitted to swim, dive, wade or bathe more than sixty
feet from a private dock, private moorage, or other private structure
authorized under rule 1501:46-2-08 of the Administrative Code and constructed
along the shoreline of Grand lake St. Marys, Indian lake, lake Loramie, Buckeye
lake, the Portage lakes, Guilford lake, lake Milton or lake White or from
privately owned shore adjacent to waters managed by the division. It is
unlawful for any person to swim, dive, wade, or bathe from the shoreline of any
private or public lands contiguous to any channel carrying heavy boat traffic
on the lakes named in this paragraph.
Last updated July 17, 2023 at 12:18 PM
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Rule 1501:46-7-04 | Flotation devices prohibited; exceptions.
(A) No person shall use or offer for use
by any person any inner tube ring, buoy, air mattress, beach ball or similar
novelty device of inflatable air cell construction, nor any plastic foam
flotation device in the waters of the division where swimming is prohibited, in
division swimming pools, at division-operated beaches, or at boat swimming
areas adjacent to division-operated beaches except as provided in paragraphs
(B) and (C) of this rule and except at pools operated by
concessionaires. (B) A coast guard approved wearable
personal flotation device may be used as a safety aid to a swimmer when said
swimmer is being assisted by a responsible and experienced swimmer and the
device is being used in accordance with the labeling or users manual, properly
secured, is the proper size and is undamaged. Suitable flotation devices may be
used in conjunction with self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
(S.C.U.B.A.) by persons engaged in scuba diving or skin diving when flotation
devices are necessary to said activity. Float fishing tubes are permitted when
used in accordance with rule 1501:46-15-15 of the Administrative Code. Children
may use flotation devices in division wading pools when the child is being
supervised by an adult.
Last updated July 17, 2023 at 12:18 PM
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Rule 1501:46-7-05 | Snorkel, S.C.U.B.A. diving, and submersible watercraft regulations.
Except for persons snorkeling at designated
beaches, engaging in underwater diving while using a snorkel or while diving
with self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (S.C.U.B.A.) without being
fully equipped with a face mask, foot fins, buoyancy compensation vest, and
snorkel is not permitted; nor diving while alone; nor diving or operating a
submersible watercraft without first marking the diving area by displaying an
official diving flag at the water's surface. Only persons with a
submersible pressure gauge and nationally recognized S.C.U.B.A. certification
or persons under the direct supervision of a certified S.C.U.B.A. instructor
may engage in underwater diving with S.C.U.B.A. equipment.
Last updated July 17, 2023 at 12:18 PM
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Rule 1501:46-7-06 | Snorkel and scuba diving prohibited: exceptions.
No person shall engage in skin diving while using a
snorkel or while diving with self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
(S.C.U.B.A.) in any waters administered by the division without the written
permission of the chief of the division, except in the lakes hereinafter
named. | Harrison lake | Pike lake | | lake Logan | Burr Oaklake | | Guilford lake | Findlay lake | | Madison lake | Mt. Gilead lake | | Stonelick lake | Forked Runlake | | lake White | Wolf Run lake | | Adams lake | Jefferson lake | | Kiser lake | Pundersonlake | | lake Hope | | | Belmont lake (Barkcamp state park) | | | Cutler lake (Blue Rock statepark) | | | Acton lake (Hueston Woods state park) | | | Caldwell lake and Stewart lake (SciotoTrail state park) | | | Pine lake (Tar Hollow state park) | | | Turkey Creek lake (Shawnee statepark) | | | Dow lake (Strouds Run state park) | | | Dillon lake (north of no wake buoysonly) | | | Buck Creek lake (designated area - no wake zone) | | | Alum Creek lake (designatedarea - no wake zone) | | | Caesers Creek lake - (designated area - no wake zone) | |
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Rule 1501:46-7-07 | Snorkel and S.C.U.B.A. diving prohibited near dam sites.
No person shall engage in skin diving while using a snorkel or while
diving with self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (S.C.U.B.A.) within
one thousand feet of any dam or outlet structures at Burr Oak and Acton
lake.
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Rule 1501:46-7-08 | Metal detectors prohibited.
It is permitted to use a metal detector or other
similar device for the purpose of locating or removing any metallic objects or
any other objects of value on sand beach areas and mowed areas except mowed
areas associated with a golf course, rental facility or campground; provided
that any area disturbed by the activity shall immediately be returned to a
condition as close to undisturbed as possible. The use of a metal detector in any other area in or
upon the lands or waters of the division is not permitted without first having
obtained written permission from the area manager.
Last updated July 17, 2023 at 12:18 PM
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Rule 1501:46-7-09 | Rappelling.
No person shall participate in rappelling in any
area administered by the division except at designated areas and only after
registering to so rappel, with the area manager or the area manager's
authorized representative.
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Rule 1501:46-7-10 | Rockclimbing.
No person shall engage in rockclimbing off
designated trails in any area administered by the division except at designated
areas and only after registering to so rockclimb, with the area manager or the
area manager's authorized representative.
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Rule 1501:46-7-11 | Playing golf.
No person shall play golf or drive or hit golf balls in any area
administered by the division that is not designated for such use.
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Rule 1501:46-7-12 | Entrance by permit only.
No person shall enter or be present upon the premises of the
following state park areas for any reason without first having obtained a
permit from the chief of the division: Kennedy Ledges of Nelson Kennedy Ledges state park.
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Rule 1501:46-7-13 | Portable or temporary pools and splash pads.
Effective:
February 15, 2024
On any lands administered by the division, no
person is permitted to import, assemble, or install any commercially produced
novelty or privately engineered contrivance for use as a portable wading pool,
whirlpool, hot tub, spa pool, splash pad, or other device fabricated to spray
or sprinkle pressurized water as an amusement, unless exempted in writing by
the area manager.
Last updated February 23, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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Rule 1501:46-7-14 | Bounce houses and other inflatable amusements.
Effective:
February 15, 2024
Without an exemption from this rule provided
through a special activities permit under the provisions of rule 1501:46-3-28
of the Administrative Code or authorized in writing by the area manager, no
person is permitted to import, assemble, or install any inflatable structure
commonly referred to as a "bounce house" or any other inflatable
apparatus fabricated as a playhouse or amusement on any lands of the
division.
Last updated February 23, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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