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...ugh October 26, 2025, and from November 1, 2025, through November 2, 2025. (A) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt or take a bobwhite quail at any time, except between sunrise to sunset daily during the open seasons for bobwhite quail; (2) Hunt or take bobwhite quail, except in: (a) Adams, Athens, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Highland, Jackson, Meigs, Montgomery, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, V...

...hite quail season is open from November 1, 2024, through December 1, 2024. The youth hunting season for bobwhite quail is open from October 19, 2024, through October 20, 2024, and from October 26, 2024, through October 27, 2024. (A) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt or take a bobwhite quail at any time, except between sunrise to sunset daily during the open seasons for bobwhite quail; (2) Hunt or tak...

..., 2025. (A) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt or take a grouse at any time, except between one-half hour before sunrise to sunset daily during the open season for grouse; (2) Hunt or take a grouse in any county, except: Adams, Athens, Belmont, Gallia, Guernsey, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington. (3) Hunt or take more tha...

...The grouse season is open from November 1, 2024 through December 1, 2024. (A) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt or take a grouse at any time, except between one-half hour before sunrise to sunset daily during the open season for grouse; (2) Hunt or take a grouse in any county, except: Adams, Athens, Belmont, Gallia, Guernsey, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Pike, Ross...

...wildlife under the authority of section 1531.02 of the Revised Code may be assigned a monetary value. This value will be derived by a score from each of seven scoring criteria listed in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule. The sum of the scores for the seven criteria in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule shall be multiplied by one of the weighting factors listed in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule. This final resulting adjusted cr...

...wildlife under the authority of section 1531.02 of the Revised Code may be assigned a monetary value. This value will be derived by a score from each of seven scoring criteria listed in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule. The sum of the scores for the seven criteria in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule will be multiplied by one of the weighting factors listed in paragraph (A)(2) of this rule. This final resulting adjusted cri...

...e website at http://www.wildohio.gov. (1) It shall be unlawful to possess any of the species listed on the Ohio division of wildlife website at http://www.wildohio.gov and designated as injurious aquatic invasive species, except for white perch (Morone americana), unless it is in one of the following forms: (a) Headless (b) Preserved in ethanol or formaldehyde. (c) Eviscerated (internal organs rem...

...aquatic invasive species, except: (1) Red swamp crayfish may be imported or harvested from the wild and possessed alive for consumption as long as they are killed within forty-eight hours of receipt or possession in Ohio; (2) Alabama bass and their hybrids. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to knowingly possess, import, release into the wild, or sell live Alabama bass or their hybri...

...llance area as provided for in rule 1501:31-19-03 of the Administrative Code and that is posted on the division website at wildohio.gov. Any person may possess all or part of a cervidae carcass from Ohio that is legally taken, killed or processed within an area published by the division and posted on the division website at wildohio.gov provided that all or any part of the cervidae carcass pos...

...rveillance area as provided for in rule 1501:31-19-03 of the Administrative Code and that is posted on the division website at wildohio.gov. Any person may possess all or part of a cervidae carcass from Ohio that is legally taken, killed or processed within an area published by the division and posted on the division website at wildohio.gov provided that all or any part of the cervidae carcass possessed remains withi...

...onsists only of any of the following: (1) De-boned meat; (2) Meat that is cut and securely and completely wrapped either commercially or privately with no part of the spinal column or head attached; (3) Quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached; (4) Antlers; (5) Antlers attached to a skull cap from which all soft tissue has been removed; (6) Up...

...a disease surveillance area in rule 1501:31-19-03 of the Administrative Code. Any person may possess all or part of a cervidae carcass from Ohio that is legally taken, killed or processed within a disease surveillance area provided that all or any part of the cervidae carcass possessed remains within the disease surveillance area. Provided further, any person may transport any cervidae carcass or ...

... a member of the cervidae family. (1) The disease surveillance area shall include all areas within a minimum of six miles centering on the location of the detection of chronic wasting disease. (2) The boundaries of the disease surveillance area will be established by utilizing existing boundaries of political subdivisions of the state, roadways or rivers. (3) The list of areas establish...

... a member of the cervidae family. (1) The disease surveillance area shall include all areas within a minimum of six miles centering on the location of the detection of chronic wasting disease. (2) The boundaries of the disease surveillance area will be established by utilizing existing boundaries of political subdivisions of the state, roadways or rivers. (3) The list of areas establish...

...d in a member of the cervidae family. (1) A newly established disease surveillance area will include all areas within a minimum of six miles centering on the location of the detection of chronic wasting disease. Provided further, an established disease surveillance area may be expanded if there are additional detections of the disease. (2) The boundaries of the disease surveillance area will be ...

...d in a member of the cervidae family. (1) A newly established disease surveillance area will include all areas within a minimum of six miles centering on the location of the detection of chronic wasting disease. Provided further, an established disease surveillance area may be expanded if there are additional detections of the disease. (2) The boundaries of the disease surveillance area will be ...

... established by authority of sections 1531.08, 1533.08 and 1533.09 of the Revised Code. (B) The chief of the division of wildlife is hereby authorized to establish a scientific collecting permit and an education permit. The chief shall establish criteria and guidelines for qualification for such permits. Persons not providing adequate qualifications will be denied a permit. (C) Persons desirin...

... in bird banding activities must: (1) Provide all birds killed, injured, or that have died during banding activities to the division of wildlife or to an approved wild animal permit holder; (2) Have or work under the authority of a valid banding or marking permit issued by the U.S. geological survey. (B) At the time of application, applicants requesting a scientific collecting, education or...

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

...or category II rehabilitation permit. (1) A category I rehabilitation permit will allow the permit holder and their authorized subpermittees to care for and rehabilitate orphans, except deer, raccoons, weasels, skunks, mink, badgers, beaver, raptors, canids, bats, mute swans and state or federal endangered species unless otherwise approved by the chief of the division of wildlife or their designe...

...ction facility as provided in section 1533.632 of the Revised Code and in rule 1501:31-39-01 of the Administrative Code. Provided further, this rule does not apply to American bullfrogs and green frogs legally acquired from the holder of an aquaculture permit issued under section 1533.632 of the Revised Code and as provided in rule 1501:31-39-01 of the Administrative Code. (A) Season dates (1) It shall be...

...(A) In accordance with section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, all persons exempt from purchasing a fishing or hunting license; deer, turkey, or trapping permit; or wetlands habitat stamp shall annually apply for a free fishing or hunting license; deer, turkey, or trapping permit; or wetlands habitat stamp on an official application form provided by the chief of the division of wildlife. (B) Each person who is a reside...

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

...nse packages in accordance with section 1533.321 of the Revised Code. The price for a combination license package will be discounted five per cent of the total fees for the licenses, permits, or stamps that a person would otherwise pay for those licenses, permits, or stamps if the person purchased them individually. This price will be rounded up to the nearest whole cent to ensure the total discou...

...e issued in accordance with section 1533.321 of the Revised Code to a person who has not obtained a certificate of completion issued upon completion of a hunter education and conservation course approved by the chief or has not submitted evidence of equivalent training in content and manner approved by the chief, shall bear an "apprentice" hunter designation and shall be subject to the provisi...