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...Under authority of sections 1533.02 and 1531.08 of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of wildlife hereby orders that: (A) It shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess a walleye, sauger, or saugeye less than fifteen inches in length while on the following bodies of water: LaDue reservoir in Geauga county; Lake Milton in Mahoning and Portage counties; Berlin lake in Stark, Portage...

...ishing license as prescribed in section 1533.32 of the Revised Code on the third Sunday in June and the immediately preceding Saturday. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to take or catch fish contrary to the Ohio Revised Code and any division order or rule. (B) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.

...ed in paragraph (A) of this rule. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess a muskellunge or tiger muskie less than thirty inches in length, in the area prescribed in paragraph (A) of this rule. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess more than thirty striped bass, hybrid striped bass, or white bass, singly or in the aggregate of which no more than four ma...

...(lake Erie yellow perch management unit 1), west-central (lake Erie yellow perch management unit 2), and east-central (lake Erie yellow perch management unit 3) basins and associated quotas will be issued for each management unit as defined in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code. Based upon Ohio's walleye TAC and based upon Ohio's yellow perch TAC for each lake Erie yellow perch management unit, the seasona...

... the west (yellow perch management unit 1), west-central (yellow perch management unit 2), and east-central (yellow perch management unit 3) basins of lake Erie. Yellow perch quotas will be issued by management units as defined in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code. Based upon the walleye quota for Ohio and based upon the yellow perch quota for each lake Erie yellow perch management unit, the seasonal dail...

... lake Erie yellow perch management unit 1 (west zone), lake Erie yellow perch management unit 2 (central zone), and lake Erie yellow perch management unit 3 (east zone) basins and associated quotas will be issued for each management unit as defined in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code. Based upon Ohio's walleye TAC and based upon Ohio's yellow perch TAC for each lake Erie yellow perch management unit, the...

...g as set forth in paragraph (H) of rule 1501:31-15-17 of the Administrative Code or when legally acquired and tagged in accordance with law. (V) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.

...arm listed in paragraph (C) of rule 1501:31-15-11 of the Administrative Code on the third Saturday and Sunday in October. Such permit may only be issued to bona-fide not-for-profit organizations conducting a special hunt for a minimum of twelve persons seventeen years of age and younger and/or handicapped persons. All applications will be received by August first immediately preceding the requ...

... (B) Except as provided in section 2923.16 of the Revised Code and rule 1501:31-9-08 of the Administrative Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, shoot, shoot at, kill, take or attempt to take any wild bird or wild quadruped from or by means, aid, or use of any aircraft, including aerial drones, or any motor-driven conveyance or its attachments. Shooting wild animals, except migratory ...

... (B) Except as provided in section 2923.16 of the Revised Code and rule 1501:31-9-08 of the Administrative Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, shoot, shoot at, kill, take or attempt to take any wild bird or wild quadruped from or by means, aid, or use of any aircraft, including aerial drones, or any motor-driven conveyance or its attachments. Shooting wild animals, except migratory ...

...onveyance or its attachments, except: (1) As provided in section 2923.16 of the Revised Code and rule 1501:31-9-08 of the Administrative Code; (2) Wild animals, except migratory game birds, may be shot from farm machinery when being used in normal farm operations; (3) Small game and furbearing animals, except mink, muskrat, river otters, and beaver, may be hunted from a powercraft if the m...

...(A) General (1) It shall be lawful for any person to trap or take live, nuisance wild animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to trap or take nuisance wild animals, except as provided in this rule. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person who traps or takes a nuisance wild animal in accordance with paragraph (A) of this rule, who is not a licensed commercial nuisance wild animal control ...

...(A) General (1) It is lawful for any person to trap or take live, nuisance wild animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to trap or take nuisance wild animals, except as provided in this rule. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person who traps or takes a nuisance wild animal in accordance with paragraph (A) of this rule, who is not a licensed commercial nuisance wild animal control operat...

... Code or the Administrative Code. (1) The listed state forests administered by the division of forestry, (2) The listed lands owned, administered by or under agreement with the division of wildlife are hereby designated as public hunting areas or wildlife areas. (B) The areas administered by the division of parks and watercraft listed on wildohio.gov are hereby designated as public hunting ...

... Code or the Administrative Code. (1) The following lands or wildlife areas owned, administered, or controlled by the division of wildlife are public hunting areas: Acadia cliffs Aldrich pond Ale's run Andreoff Appalachian hills Aquilla Auburn marsh Beach city Beaver creek Berlin lake Big island Black fork bottom Bott Braceville Broken aro Brook Brush creek Buffalo fork Caesar creek ...

... Code or the Administrative Code. (1) The following lands or wildlife areas owned, administered, or controlled by the division of wildlife are public hunting areas: Acadia cliffs Aldrich pond Ale's run Andreoff Appalachian hills Aquilla Auburn marsh Beach city Beaver creek Berlin lake Big island Big island, Beaver Bott Braceville Broken aro Brook Brush creek Buffalo fork Caesar creek...

...ll be unlawful for any person to: (1) Hunt within any area posted with signs or buoys indicating no hunting or safety zone; (2) Trap within any area posted with signs or buoys indicating no trapping; (3) Enter into or trespass at any time within any land or water of any public hunting area posted with signs or buoys indicating no trespassing, trespassing unlawful, controlled access area, co...

... (E) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.

... it shall be unlawful for any person: (1) To hunt without first obtaining a permit issued by the division of wildlife; (2) To violate the rules or provisions of the permit issued by the division of wildlife. (F) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code apply to this rule.

...ded further, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt upon any area where a controlled access opportunity permit is required without first obtaining said permit; (2) Violate any of the rules or provisions of a controlled access opportunity permit; (3) Buy, sell, trade, or barter any controlled access opportunity permit issued by the division of wildlife; (4) Apply more than one time for a specifi...

...ded further, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt upon any area where a controlled access opportunity permit is required without first obtaining said permit; (2) Violate any of the rules or provisions of a controlled access opportunity permit; (3) Buy, sell, trade, or barter any controlled access opportunity permit issued by the division of wildlife; (4) Apply more than one time for a specifi...

... be unlawful for any person to hunt: (1) Within any area posted with division of wildlife "No Hunting Zone" signs; (2) Within any area posted with "Safety Zone" signs on a cooperative or a restricted hunting area, without the prior permission of the landowner or tenant in control of such safety zone. (B) Deer creek reservoir located in Lexington township, Stark county. (1) Game birds and wild quadrupeds may be t...

...d Troy township in Morrow county. (1) Game birds and wild quadrupeds may be taken during the open seasons, in such manner and in such numbers as are prescribed by the Revised Code or the Administrative Code. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt on that part of the land area in the northwest section, also that part of the area in the southeast section of said reservoir which are ...

...(A) State wildlife refuges. (1) Green island is hereby designated as a state wildlife refuge until March 1, 2049. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to enter into green island wildlife refuge without authorization from the chief of the division of wildlife or their designee. (2) All state wildlife refuges established by the chief of the division of wildlife will be posted with signs or buoys designating such ar...

... (J) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule. (K) It shall be unlawful to sell, barter, or trade a deer damage control permit obtained under this rule.