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...orest, state forest nurseries, and federal lands in accordance with the terms of an agreement under section 1503.271 of the Revised Code whenever the chief considers such a sale desirable. With the approval of the attorney general and the director of natural resources, the chief may sell portions of the state forest lands when such a sale is advantageous to the state. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this secti...

...tain it as a state forest nursery. He shall raise seedling trees of useful species for planting and, on terms approved by the director of natural resources, shall distribute the seedling trees to persons who desire to plant them within the state for conservation purposes, including general reforestation, wildlife habitat development, windbreaks, energy conservation, natural community restoration, soil and water prote...

...of its condition or operation is a special forest-fire hazard and as such endangers property. He shall notify the owner of the property or person responsible for the condition declared to be a public nuisance and shall advise him as to the abatement or removal of the nuisance. In the case of a railroad, the notice shall be served upon the superintendent of the division upon which the nuisance exists. If the owner of ...

...he division of forestry, with the approval of the director of natural resources, shall establish fire protection areas for the state. When establishing fire protection areas, the chief shall consider all of the following: (A) The amount of forest cover; (B) The actual and potential fire occurrence; (C) The threat to forest resources; (D) The population of the areas; (E) Any other pertinent forest resource inform...

...ire investigators, whose jurisdiction shall extend over fire protection areas established under section 1503.08 of the Revised Code. Forest-fire investigators shall conduct investigations and gather evidence for purposes of the enforcement of this chapter and sections 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.06, and 3767.32 of the Revised Code with respect to forest fires in fire protection areas. Any forest-fire warden or forest-fire...

...n of forestry or the chief's designee shall supervise all forest-fire wardens and forest-fire investigators, shall instruct them in their duties, shall enforce all laws of this state for the prevention and suppression of forest fires, and shall direct investigations of alleged violations of such laws within fire protection areas established under section 1503.08 of the Revised Code.

...Forest-fire wardens shall prevent and extinguish forest fires in the territory over which they have jurisdiction and shall have control and direction of all persons and apparatus while engaged in extinguishing forest fires. In case of fire threatening any forest or woodland, the wardens having authority in that locality shall attend immediately and use all necessary means to confine and extinguish the fire. Forest-f...

...Forest-fire wardens shall post such notices warning against the dangers of forest fires and calling attention to the forest-fire laws of this state as the chief of the division of forestry prepares. No person shall, without authority, willfully or maliciously tear down, remove, deface, or destroy any such notice.

...Forest-fire wardens shall be allowed for their services such remuneration as is fixed by the chief of the division of forestry, subject to the approval of the director of natural resources. Laborers and owners of all property required by any warden in the extinguishment of a brush or forest fire shall receive reasonable compensation for labor and material so employed, and said chief may make final settlement.

...sh and put into effect a system for aerial or ground detection and observation of forest fires which shall cover the regions determined by the chief to be subject to forest fires, purchase the necessary equipment and material, and hire the necessary labor for the installation and maintenance of the system. The chief may enter into agreements or contracts with firefighting agencies and private fire companies for the ...

....60 of the Revised Code. (B) Each fiscal year, the director of natural resources or the director's designee shall designate not more than two hundred thousand dollars in the state forest fund created in section 1503.05 of the Revised Code for wildfire suppression payments. The amount designated shall consist only of money credited to the fund from the sale of standing timber taken from state forest lands as set for...

...r forest-fire investigator is not personally liable for any act required or authorized under sections 1503.07 to 1503.27 of the Revised Code while acting within the scope of official duties as warden or investigator.

...Sections 1503.07 to 1503.27 of the Revised Code do not relieve the owners or lessees of lands upon which fires may burn or be started from the duty of extinguishing the fires insofar as it is within their power.

...ployment with such an owner or lessee shall receive compensation under sections 1503.07 to 1503.27 of the Revised Code for extinguishing fire upon his land or the land to which his interest is attached. No person who is responsible for the spreading of a fire to a woodland, forest, or wild land and no person in his employ may receive compensation for helping to extinguish such fires. If any owner or lessee of land ne...

...(A) No person shall kindle a fire upon public land without the written permission of the forest-fire warden having jurisdiction or on land of another without the written permission of the owner or the owner's agent. (B) No person shall kindle or authorize another to kindle a fire in or near any woodland, brushland, or land containing tree growth or in any place from which the fire is likely to escape unless all leav...

...In the absence of any forest-fire warden to take control of wildfire, any person may kindle a fire at any time on his own land, public land, or the land of another with the consent of the owner or occupant thereof for the purpose of backfiring to protect property from the threatened and immediate injury of a wildfire.

...nes for violations of the Revised Code, all fines imposed under section 1503.99 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the treasurer of state and deposited in the state forest fund created in section 1503.05 of the Revised Code.

...groups of districts and, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may enter into an agreement with the secretary of agriculture of the United States under authority of the act of congress of March 1, 1911, 36 Stat. 961, or acts amendatory or supplementary thereto or others having a similar purpose, for the protection of forested watersheds of navigable streams in this state.

...may enter into agreements with the federal government under 16 U.S.C. 2113a or other applicable federal statutes for the purpose of forest management projects, including timber sales.

... 1980, to any other agency or instrumentality of the United States, for the acquisition, by purchase or gift, of such lands in the state as in the opinion of the federal government may be needed for the establishment, consolidation, and extension of national forests and for flood control and soil conservation work in the state. At the time the forest service begins to negotiate with the owner of land to acquire land ...

...eration with other states and with federal agencies, the chief of the division of forestry, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may request assistance and aid from and may provide assistance and aid to other states, groups of states, and federal agencies in the protection of forests from forest fires and may enter into agreements for that purpose. Upon the request of another state, the chief may s...

...he division of forestry, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may enter into lease agreements for the rental of concessions or the operation of other lands or facilities located within state-owned forests or on other property under the control and administration of the division. For the purposes of this section, a concessionaire may be any person. The chief may establish and collect fees for the u...

...The director of natural resources shall distribute money received by the state pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 500 from the sale of national forest timber and other national forest products to the applicable county or counties in which the national forest is situated. Money received by a county under this section shall be used by a county as follows: (A) Fifty per cent shall be used to maintain county roads and bridges; (B) ...

...try a forestry advisory council which shall consist of eight appointed members, not more than four of whom shall belong to the same political party, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be appointed to represent each of the following: forest-based research activities, small private forest land owners, large private forest land owners, the pulp and paper industry,...

... under Article II of the compact has legally joined in the compact as follows: MIDDLE ATLANTIC INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT ARTICLE I The purpose of this compact is to promote effective prevention and control of forest fires in the middle Atlantic region of the United States by the development of integrated forest fire plans, by the maintenance of adequate forest fire fighting services by the member ...