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...(A) There shall be no open hunting season on wild animals unless expressly set forth in this rule or other rules of the Administrative Code or the Revised Code. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take a bobcat, bear, badger, fisher, porcupine or a snowshoe hare at any time. (C) Hungarian partridge may not be taken or possessed at any time except when taken from a commercial bird ...

...(A) There shall be no open hunting season on wild animals unless expressly set forth in this rule or other rules of the Administrative Code or the Revised Code. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take a bobcat, bear, badger, fisher, porcupine or a snowshoe hare at any time. (C) Hungarian partridge may not be taken or possessed at any time except when taken from a commercial bird shooting preserve, a...

...The open season for ringneck pheasants and chukar partridge is from November 7, 2025 through January 11, 2026. The youth hunting season for ringneck pheasants and chukar partridge is open from October 25, 2025 through October 26, 2025, and from November 1, 2025 through November 2, 2025. (A) It shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt or take a ringneck pheasant or chukar partridge at any time, except between sunr...

...Crow season is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from June 6, 2025, through March 1, 2026, and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from June 5, 2026, through March 7, 2027. (A) It shall be unlawful to hunt or take a crow at any time, except between one-half hour before sunrise to sunset daily during the open season for crows. (B) There is no daily bag limit for crows. (C) All definitions set forth in rule...

...Crow season is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from June 7, 2024, through March 2, 2025, and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from June 6, 2025, through March 1, 2026. (A) It shall be unlawful to hunt or take a crow at any time, except between one-half hour before sunrise to sunset daily during the open season for crows. (B) There is no daily bag limit for crows. (C) All definitions set forth in rule...

...Bobwhite quail season is open from November 7, 2025, through November 30, 2025. The youth hunting season for bobwhite quail is open from October 25, 2025, through 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 o...

...(A) Each species of wild native or naturalized mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, mussel, fish or other aquatic or terrestrial 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...

...(A) Each species of wild native or naturalized mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, mussel, fish or other aquatic or terrestrial 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...

...(A) Any resident of this state or a nonresident may purchase a one day fishing license. The fee for which is established in section 1533.32 of the Revised Code. The one day fishing license shall expire at midnight on the day for which the license is valid. (B) Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 1533.32 of the Revised Code, an annual fishing license issued in accordance with division (...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in falconry without an Ohio falconry permit except as provided in paragraph (C) of this rule. The falconry permit fee shall be seventy-five dollars for a new applicant and twenty-five dollars for each year the permit is issued. Permits may be issued for up to three years. The falconry permit shall expire on the date specified on the permit. Current holders of a valid fa...

...(A) Falconry permits. Ohio falconry permits may be issued for up to three years and expire at midnight on the date specified on the permit. (1) The fee for a new falconry permit is seventy-five dollars plus twenty-five dollars for each year the permit is issued. (2) The renewal fee is twenty-five dollars for each year the permit is issued. (3) Hunting license requirements under section 1533.10...

...(A) No person shall capture or attempt to capture a raptor without having first obtained a raptor capture permit. The capture permit fee is fifteen dollars, and expires on the date listed on the permit. The permit authroizes the applicant to take the species of raptor mentioned on the permit and within the time allotted on the permit. If a raptor is captured by the permittee, the permittee shall f...

...(A) No person shall capture or attempt to capture a raptor without having first obtained a raptor capture permit. The capture permit fee shall be fifteen dollars, and shall expire on the date listed on the permit. The permit shall authorize the applicant to take the species of raptor mentioned on the permit and within the time allotted on the permit. If a raptor is captured by the permittee, the p...

...(A) Raptor capture. It shall be unlawful for an Ohio falconry permit holder to capture or attempt to capture a raptor without first obtaining a raptor capture permit. A raptor capture permit authorizes a falconry permit holder to capture one raptor of the species listed on the permit. The fee for a raptor capture permit is fifteen dollars. Raptor capture permits expire at midnight on the date lis...

...(A) The rules of the division of parks and watercraft, Ohio department of natural resources, shall be effective under, upon, and in the airspace above all lands and waters that are presently under the jurisdiction, supervision, custody or control and which are administered as state parks by the division of parks and watercraft. (B) The following areas are presently maintained, supervised, operate...

...(A) The rules of the division of parks and watercraft, Ohio department of natural resources, shall be effective under, upon, and in the airspace above all lands and waters that are presently under the jurisdiction, supervision, custody or control and which are administered as state parks by the division of parks and watercraft. (B) The following areas are presently maintained, supervised, operate...

...(A) Upon a finding that it will be for the best interests of the division, the chief may make available for dredging programs on state waters, or along the Muskingum river certain heavy equipment owned by the state of Ohio and utilized by the division in maintenance of the rivers, lakes, and lake channels, and qualified operators of such equipment who are employed by or are agents of the division....

...(A) Upon a finding that it will be for the best interests of the division, the chief may make available for dredging programs on state waters, or along the Muskingum river certain heavy equipment owned by the state of Ohio and utilized by the division in maintenance of the rivers, lakes, and lake channels, and qualified operators of such equipment who are employed by or are agents of the division. The fees charged fo...

...The chief may determine the fees to be charged for the use of any structure, facility, or apparatus that is on, over, or adjacent to any lands or waters under the management authority of the division of parks and watercraft, whether constructed and maintained by the state or constructed and maintained by private interests. Fees charged for the mooring of a vessel may be based upon any of the following factors; type o...

...For the purposes of this rule, the terms "litter," "rubbish," and "trash" include, but are not limited to; garbage, peelings of vegetables or fruit, waste, refuse, rubbish, ashes, can(s), bottle(s), wire, paper, carton(s), box(es), motor vehicle or bicycle or wagon parts, furniture, glass, oil, sewage, anything of an unsightly nature, or anything of an unsanitary nature. (A) No person is permitted to will...

...No person shall throw, toss, drop, or propel, or cause - directly or indirectly - the throwing, tossing, dropping or propelling of any object over or off any precipice, dam, bridge, observation tower, or other similar structure or natural formation. Activities carried on as a necessary part of rock-climbing or rappelling when done in compliance with rules 1501:46-7-09 and 1501:46-7-10 of the Administrative ...

...No person is permitted to operate or bring into any camping area, any vehicle used for camping, and having plumbing fixtures with provision for outside drainage, which does not include suitable, non-spilling holding tank which will not overflow and being connected with leak-proof couplings to a drain(s) that is controllable and will not allow any contents to be drained except into suitable park drainage fac...

...The owner of any watercraft required to be registered under the provisions of section 1547.54 of the Revised Code shall, prior to the operation of such watercraft, apply to the chief of the division of parks and watercraft or an authorized agent designated under the provisions of section 1546.03 of the Revised Code for a registration certificate for such watercraft. Whenever the information contained on a registrati...

...The owner of any watercraft required to be registered under the provisions of section 1547.54 of the Revised Code shall, prior to the operation of such watercraft, apply to the chief of the division of parks and watercraft or an authorized agent designated under the provisions of section 1546.03 of the Revised Code for a registration certificate for such watercraft. Whenever the information contained on a registrati...

...For the purpose of this rule, a "boating accident" means a collision, accident, or other casualty involving any vessel, either moored or in operation, upon any of the waters in this state. (A) A vessel subject to this rule is considered to be involved in a boating accident whenever the occurrence results in damage by or to the vessel or its equipment; in injury or loss of life to any person; or in the disappearance ...