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...(A) The eastern fishing unit of the Ohio river shall consist of those counties bordering the state of West Virginia and more specifically the counties of Columbiana, Jefferson, Belmont, Monroe, Washington, Athens, Meigs, Gallia, and that portion of Lawrence east of the West Virginia and Kentucky state lines. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to take or possess any fish contrary to this rule o...

...In accordance with inter-agency fisheries quota management on lake Erie, this rule establishes annual walleye, sauger, saugeye and yellow perch daily bag limits in the lake Erie sport fishing district that will prevent sport harvest in excess of quota allocations for these fish species. Each year, a total allowable catch (TAC) will be determined for one walleye and three yellow perch stocks by the lake Erie committ...

...In accordance with interagency fisheries quota management on lake Erie, this rule establishes annual walleye, sauger, saugeye and yellow perch daily bag limits in the lake Erie sport fishing district that will prevent sport harvest in excess of the Ohio quota allocations for these fish species. Each year, a total allowable catch (TAC) will be determined for one walleye and three yellow perch stocks by the lake Erie ...

...In accordance with inter-agency fisheries quota management on lake Erie, this rule establishes annual walleye, sauger, saugeye and yellow perch daily bag limits in the lake Erie sport fishing district that will prevent sport harvest in excess of quota allocations for these fish species. Each year, a total allowable catch (TAC) will be determined for one walleye and three yellow perch stocks by the lake Erie committe...

...(A) Throughout the state, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take or possess game birds, game quadrupeds, or furbearing animals except according to this rule and other provisions of the Administrative Code or the Revised Code. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take a squirrel at any time, except between one-half hour before sunrise to sunset daily during the open season...

...(A) White-tailed deer. The chief of the division of wildlife or their designee may issue a special hunt permit to hunt or take deer with a firearm 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 sev...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, shoot at, kill, take, or attempt to take any wild bird or wild quadruped, or facsimile thereof, or part of a wild animal along, on, from, or across any public road or highway, including the berm, shoulder and road right of way. (B) Except as provided in section 2923.16 of the Revised Code and rule 1501:31-9-08 of the Administrative Code, it shall ...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, shoot at, kill, take, or attempt to take any wild bird or wild quadruped, or facsimile thereof, or part of a wild animal along, on, from, or across any public road or highway. (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,...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot, shoot at, kill, take, or attempt to take any wild bird or wild quadruped, or facsimile thereof, or part of a wild animal along, on, from, or across any public road or highway, including the berm, shoulder and road right of way. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, shoot, shoot at, kill, take or attempt to take any wild bird or wild ...

...(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...

...(A) As listed on wildohio.gov, areas administered by divisions of the Ohio department of natural resources are hereby designated as public hunting areas upon which hunting and trapping are permitted as prescribed by the Revised 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...

...(A) The areas administered by divisions of the Ohio department of natural resources that are listed within this rule are hereby designated as public hunting areas upon which hunting and trapping may occur as prescribed by the Revised Code or the Administrative Code. (1) The following lands or wildlife areas owned, administered, or controlled by the division of wildlife are public hunting area...

...(A) The areas administered by divisions of the Ohio department of natural resources that are listed within this rule are hereby designated as public hunting areas upon which hunting and trapping may occur as prescribed by the Revised Code or the Administrative Code. (1) The following lands or wildlife areas owned, administered, or controlled by the division of wildlife are public hunting area...

...(A) No hunting, no trapping, no trespassing, and safety zones. On any public hunting area, unless otherwise authorized by the chief of the division of wildlife or their designee, it shall 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 i...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or trap on the "American electric power" wildlife area, at any time, without first securing a special permit from the division of wildlife or the owner's authorized agent. (B) Deer may be hunted by persons who receive a controlled deer hunting permit in all portions of Mosquito creek wildlife area designated as "state game refuge". It shall be unlaw...

...(A) Deer may be hunted by persons who receive a controlled access opportunity permit in all portions of Mosquito creek wildlife area designated as "state game refuge". It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt deer without a controlled access opportunity permit on any portion of the Mosquito creek wildlife area designated as "state game refuge". (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt wild turkeys during ...

...(A) Controlled access opportunity permits. The following areas require a controlled access opportunity permit to hunt upon: Castalia state fish hatchery, Eagle creek, Hebron state fish hatchery, Kincaid springs state fish hatchery, Magee marsh, Marion and Fred Conkel, Mercer, Moxley, Pipe creek, St. Mary's state fish hatchery, and Urbana. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt upon ...

...(A) Controlled access opportunity permits. The following areas require a controlled access opportunity permit to hunt upon: Castalia state fish hatchery, Eagle creek, Hebron state fish hatchery, Kincaid springs state fish hatchery, Magee marsh, Marion and Fred Conkel, Mercer, Pipe creek, St. Mary's state fish hatchery, and Urbana. Provided further, it shall be unlawful to: (1) Hunt upon any area...

...(A) It shall 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 quadrup...

...(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt on that part of the Resthaven wildlife area or the Magee marsh state public hunting area posted with state signs reading, "No Hunting Zone." (B) Clear Fork reservoir located in Troy and Springfield townships in Richland county and Troy township in Morrow county. (1) Game birds and wild quadrupeds may be taken during the open seasons, in such ma...

...(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...

...(A) The chief of the division of wildlife hereby establishes free deer damage control permits. Persons having sustained actual and substantial nursery, orchard, farm crop or other property damage by deer shall apply for a permit, which may be issued according to individual circumstances and need and for such length of time as determined by personnel of the division of wildlife or the chief's desig...

...(A) Throughout the state, it shall be unlawful for a person to hunt, trap, take, or possess furbearing animals except according to this rule and other rules in the Administrative Code or the Revised Code. (B) There is no bag limit or possession limit on fox, skunk, weasel, raccoon, opossum, mink, coyotes, beaver or muskrat. (C) It shall be unlawful for any person to pursue, hunt, or trap furbearing animals from sun...

...(A) Season dates (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or take wild turkeys at any time except in accordance with this rule or any provisions of this rule: (a) The northeast zone for turkey shall be defined as Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Trumbull counties. Spring wild turkey season is open in the northeast zone from April 30, 2022 through May 29, 2022. (b) The south zone for tur...