Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 5.032 | State animal.
...The animal, Odocoileus virginianus, commonly known as the white-tailed deer, is the official animal of the state. Naming the white-tailed deer as the official animal of the state does not relieve the division of wildlife of its duty to manage the deer population and its distribution. |
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Section 5.033 | State amphibian.
...The salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, commonly known as the spotted salamander, is the official amphibian of the state. |
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Section 5.034 | State frog.
...ly known as the bullfrog, is the official frog of the state. |
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Section 5.036 | Official pet.
...r pet is hereby designated as the official pet of the state to raise public awareness of shelter animals. |
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Section 5.04 | State coat of arms.
...The coat of arms of the state shall consist of the following device: a circular shield; in the right foreground of the shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect; in the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the center and resembling in form the sheaf of wheat; in the background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross county, as viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising su... |
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Section 5.05 | State tree [Editorial note: H.B. 65 of the 100th General Assembly, effective 10/2/1953, misspelled the scientific name. The correct spelling is Aesculus glabra.].
...Buckeye" is hereby adopted as the official tree of the state. |
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Section 5.06 | State motto.
..."With God, All Things Are Possible" shall be adopted as the official motto of the state. |
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Section 5.07 | State gem stone.
...e gem stone "Ohio Flint," a crypto-crystalline variety of quartz, is hereby adopted as the official gem stone of the state. |
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Section 5.071 | State invertebrate fossil.
... county, is hereby adopted as the official invertebrate fossil of the state. |
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Section 5.072 | State bicentennial bridge.
...onstructed in 1828 as part of the national road and is the oldest bridge in the state, is hereby designated the bicentennial bridge of the state. |
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Section 5.073 | State prehistoric monument.
...period, are hereby designated the official prehistoric monument of the state. |
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Section 5.074 | Official historical architectural structure.
...The barn, an agricultural building located on farms and used for many purposes, is hereby designated the official historical architectural structure of the state. |
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Section 5.075 | State artifact.
... 1901 by William C. Mills within a burial mound near Chillicothe and that was created by the ancient Adena culture from native Ohio pipestone, is adopted as the official state artifact. |
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Section 5.076 | All-American soap box derby.
...The All-American Soap Box Derby, a youth racing program established in 1934 and located in Akron, is hereby adopted as the official gravity racing program of the state. |
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Section 5.077 | Official state penal museum.
...ory preservation society, is the official state penal museum. |
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Section 5.078 | State fossil fish.
...ars ago, is hereby adopted as the official fossil fish of the state. |
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Section 5.08 | State beverage.
...o juice, is hereby adopted as the official beverage of the state. |
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Section 5.081 | State fruit.
...The fruit, Lycopersicon esculentus, commonly known as the tomato, is hereby adopted as the state fruit. |
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Section 5.082 | State native fruit.
...The fruit, Asimina triloba, commonly known as the pawpaw, is hereby adopted as the state native fruit. |
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Section 5.09 | State song.
...l Ohio," is hereby adopted as the official song of the state, the lyric being written by Ballard MacDonald, with special lyrics by Wilbert B. McBride, and the music being composed by Mary Earl. The special lyrics are as follows: I sailed away; Wandered afar; Crossed the mighty restless sea; Looked for where I ought to be. Cities so grand, mountains above, Led to this land I love. Chorus Beautiful Ohio, where ... |
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Section 5.091 | Ohio a "Purple Heart State".
...ans for their service and sacrifice by allowing the United States of America to maintain its sovereignty. Ohio is declared to be the first "Purple Heart State" in the United States of America. |
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Section 5.10 | State seal.
...All official seals shall have engraved thereon the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code. The great seal of the state shall be two and one-half inches in diameter and shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle having a diameter of one and three-fourths inches, surrounded by the words "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO" in news gothic capitals. The great se... |
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Section 5.101 | Compliance with state seal requirements.
...Any official seal acquired on or after March 1, 2003, shall contain the official coat of arms of the state as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code and surrounded by the appropriate words. Prior to that date, any official seal authorized by statute is valid for all purposes. The official motto of the state, as described in section 5.06 of the Revised Code, may be displayed alongside any seal described in this... |
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Section 5.11 | Affixing state or corporate seal - abolishment of private seals.
...If an official or a corporate seal is required to be affixed to an instrument in writing, an impression of such seal upon either wax, wafer, or other adhesive substance, or upon the paper or material on which such instrument is written, shall be valid. Private seals are abolished, and the affixing of what has been known as a private seal to an instrument shall not give such instrument additional force or effect, or ... |
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Section 5.20 | Portion of election day a holiday.
...ty p.m., eastern standard time, is a legal holiday. |