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...idly established and existing under the laws of this state as of December 8, 2008, including, but not limited to, sections 1506.10 and 1521.17 of the Revised Code, or to limit a person's right to the reasonable use of ground water, water in a lake, or any other watercourse in contravention of Section 19b of Article I, Ohio Constitution.

...(A) To encourage the development of innovative water use practices and technologies that ensure sustainable water use for industrial, commercial, residential, agricultural, or public purposes, including recreational and cultural resources, as a means to facilitate sustainable economic growth and job creation, the chief of the division of water resources, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may iss...

...The following are exempt from the requirement to obtain a withdrawal and consumptive use permit: (A) A facility or proposed facility that has a withdrawal and consumptive use capacity or proposed capacity below the threshold amounts established in divisions (A)(1) to (3) of section 1522.12 of the Revised Code; (B) A facility that has a new or increased withdrawal capacity above an applicable threshold amount esta...

...(A)(1) Transfer of a withdrawal and consumptive use permit upon the sale or transfer of a facility may occur so long as the location of the facility, the source of water, and the withdrawal and consumptive use capacities do not change. Transfer of the baseline withdrawal and consumptive use capacity of a baseline facility upon the sale or transfer of the baseline facility may occur so long as the location of the faci...

...(A)(1) The owner or operator of a facility may petition the chief of the division of water resources for either of the following: (a) Inclusion in the baseline report if the owner or operator believes that the facility was erroneously excluded from the report; (b) The amendment of the amount of a withdrawal and consumptive use or other information included in the baseline report regarding the facility if the owner ...

...(A) The owner or operator of a facility who is applying for a withdrawal and consumptive use permit shall submit to the chief of the division of water resources a facility water conservation plan that incorporates environmentally sound and economically feasible water conservation measures in accordance with Section 4.11.3 of the compact. If the plan reasonably incorporates environmentally sound and economically feasi...

...The chief of the division of water resources, on the chief's own initiative or upon written complaint by any person, may investigate or make inquiries into any alleged failure to comply with this chapter, any rule adopted under it, any order issued under it, or the terms and conditions of a permit issued under it. The chief or the chief's duly authorized representative may enter at reasonable times on any private or ...

...(A) The chief of the division of water resources may require a permittee that has been issued a permit under section 1522.12 of the Revised Code to decrease its withdrawal and submit a revised ground water model under section 1522.124 of the Revised Code if either of the following applies: (1) The reported ground water monitoring data conflicts with the permittee's ground water model. (2) The results of the divis...

...(A) The chief of the division of water resources may issue an order of compliance to a person if the chief determines one of the following: (1) That the person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate any provisions of this chapter, rules adopted under it, or a permit or order issued under it; (2) That the continued withdrawal or consumptive use of water under a permit issued to the person under s...

...) If the court finds that the order was lawful and reasonable, it shall issue a written order affirming the order. If the court finds that the order was unreasonable or unlawful, it shall issue a written order vacating or modifying the order. The judgment of the court is final unless reversed, vacated, or modified on appeal. (4) A court shall not award attorney's fees to any party to an administrative or legal proc...

...The chief of the division of water resources shall provide written notice to the director of environmental protection and the permittee at least ten business days prior to requiring a permittee that is a public water system to decrease its withdrawal, or prior to revoking, suspending, or amending the public water system's permit under this chapter. Nothing in this section affects a public water system's obligation to...

...(A) An owner of real property that is located within the geographic area established under section 1522.125 of the Revised Code with respect to a permit issued under section 1522.12 of the Revised Code may submit a written complaint to the permittee or to the chief of the division of water resources informing the permittee or the chief that there is a diminution or interruption of the owner's water supply if both of ...

...(A) An owner of real property that is located outside the geographic area established under section 1522.125 of the Revised Code with respect to a permit issued under section 1522.12 of the Revised Code may submit a written complaint to the permittee or to the chief of the division of water resources if both of the following apply: (1) The owner obtains all or part of the owner's water supply for domestic, agricult...

...(A) No person shall violate any provision of this chapter, any rule or order adopted or issued under it, or any term or condition of a permit issued under it. (B)(1) The attorney general, upon written request of the chief of the division of water resources, shall bring an action for an injunction or other appropriate legal or equitable action against any person who has violated, is violating, or is threatening to v...

...corporation for profit formed under the laws of this state. (B) "Foreign corporation" means a corporation for profit formed under the laws of another state, and "foreign entity" means an entity formed under the laws of another state. (C) "State" means the United States; any state, territory, insular possession, or other political subdivision of the United States, including the District of Columbia; any foreign co...

...the articles, the regulations, or the bylaws of a corporation, or a resolution of its shareholders or directors, the day on which the notice is given shall be excluded, and the day when the act for which notice is given is to be done shall be included, unless the instrument calling for the notice otherwise provides. If notice is permitted to be given by mail, the notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposit...

...ation of purposes for which individuals lawfully may associate themselves, except that, if the Revised Code contains special provisions pertaining to the formation of any designated type of corporation other than a professional association, as defined in section 1785.01 of the Revised Code, a corporation of that type shall be formed in accordance with the special provisions. (2) The purpose for which a corporation...

...rporation is formed is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be formed under this chapter, and all lawful acts and activities of the corporation are within the purposes of the corporation; (3) Any priority or other method for balancing the purposes for which the corporation is formed; (4) Any lawful provision for the purpose of defining, limiting, or regulating the exercise of the au...

...(A) As used in this section, "critical infrastructure," "disaster response period," "disaster work," a nd "qualifying employee" have the same meanings as in section 5703.94 of the Revised Code. (B) No person shall be required to file articles of incorporation or any other documents or applications with the secretary of state as established in sections 111.16, 1329.01, 1701.04, or elsewhere in the Revised Code or ot...

...(A) Except as provided in this section, and in sections 1701.75, 1701.78, and 1701.82 of the Revised Code, which sections relate to the reorganization, merger, and consolidation of corporations, the corporate name of a domestic corporation shall comply with all of the following: (1) It shall end with or include the word or abbreviation "company," "co.," "corporation," "corp.," "incorporated," or "inc." (2) It s...

...denied, except as otherwise required by law; (6) Pre-emptive rights, or the denial or limitation of them; (7) Conversion rights; (8) Restrictions on the issuance of shares; (9) Rights of alteration of express terms; (10) The division of any class of shares into series; (11) The designation and authorized number of shares of each series; (12) The right of the directors, subject to any limitations that may be st...

... office under this section or any other law of this state that authorizes service upon the secretary of state, and shall record the time of the delivery and the action thereafter with respect thereto. (J) This section does not limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice, or demand upon a corporation in any other manner permitted by law. (K) Every corporation shall state in each annual report filed by i...

...(A) When articles of incorporation and other certificates relating to the corporation are submitted to the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall, after finding that they comply with the provisions of sections 1701.01 to 1701.98 of the Revised Code, accept the articles and other certificates for filing and make a copy of the articles and other certificates by microfilm or by any authorized photostatic or di...

...med or attempted to be formed under the laws of this state then in effect to file in the office of the secretary of state a certificate of subscription required by those laws to be filed does not make the existence of the corporation or any of its acts subject to question.

...(A) After incorporation, all of the following apply: (1) If the initial directors are named in the articles, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by receiving subscriptions, appointing officers, adopting regulations, and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting. (2) If the initial dire...