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...The flag of the governor of this state will be of scarlet wool bunting, six feet eight inches hoist by ten feet six inches fly. In each of the four corners will be a white five-pointed star with one point upward. The centers of these stars will be twelve inches from the long edges and seventeen inches from the short edges of the flag. In the center of the flag will be a reproduction of the great seal of Ohio in prope...

...lag is displayed, it may be flown every day when weather permits and shall be flown from sunrise until sunset on all national and state holidays and on any other days that the governor proclaims. The state flag may be flown at night when properly lighted. When the state flag is displayed outdoors, it shall be flown either from a flagpole or a staff. Any staff from which the state flag is flown shall be at least two ...

..."I salute the flag of the state of Ohio and pledge to the buckeye state respect and loyalty" is hereby adopted as the official pledge to the state flag. The pledge shall not replace, preempt, or be recited before the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag.

...The general assembly hereby establishes a recommended procedure for the folding of the state flag by two people. The procedure is as follows: With the flag unfolded, fold the flag in half lengthwise so that the points of the flag are aligned. Fold the flag in half lengthwise a second time to form a long strip with the red disc facing the ground. Next, fold the pointed end back onto itself to form a rectangle. These ...

...io must live on! The history of yesterday, the gifts of the present, and the future of tomorrow. These principles are woven into me! (E) All persons present who are able, should be asked to stand at attention with their right hands placed over their hearts or with the appropriate salute during the pledge to the flag. A speaker shall lead the group in stating the pledge set forth in section 5.013 of the Revised ...

...The scarlet carnation is hereby adopted as the state flower as a token of love and reverence for the memory of William McKinley.

...The plant Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as the large white trillium, found in every Ohio county, is hereby adopted as the state wild flower.

...III, first flown on June 23, 1905, near Dayton, Ohio, is hereby adopted as the state airplane.

...The bird, cardinalis cardinalis, commonly known as the "cardinal," is the official bird of the state.

...The snake, Coluber constrictor constrictor, known as the black racer, is the official reptile of the state.

... division of wildlife of its duty to manage the deer population and its distribution.

...The salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, commonly known as the spotted salamander, is the official amphibian of the state.

...The frog, Rana catesbeiana, commonly known as the bullfrog, is the official frog of the state.

...A shelter pet is hereby designated as the official pet of the state to raise public awareness of shelter animals.

...10000000000000A5000000A6409F8ED3.gif image/gif 1 /api/v2/bank/orc/00/5/5.04/image When the coat of arms of the state is reproduced in color, the colors used shall be substantially the same as the natural color of the terrain and objects shown.

...The tree, Aesculus globra, commonly known as the "Buckeye" is hereby adopted as the official tree of the state.

..."With God, All Things Are Possible" shall be adopted as the official motto of the state.

...The gem stone "Ohio Flint," a crypto-crystalline variety of quartz, is hereby adopted as the official gem stone of the state.

...Isotelus, a genus of extinct marine arthropod of the class Trilobita, that lived in the seas that covered Ohio during the Ordovician period, about four hundred forty million years ago, and represented by the largest known complete trilobite, collected at Huffman dam in Montgomery county, is hereby adopted as the official invertebrate fossil of the state.

...The Blaine Hill bridge in Belmont county, which was constructed 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.

...The Newark earthworks in Licking county, which are geometric earthen enclosures constructed during the prehistoric time period, are hereby designated the official prehistoric monument of the state.

...The barn, an agricultural building located on farms and used for many purposes, is hereby designated the official historical architectural structure of the state.

...The artifact known as the Adena pipe, which is a prehistoric effigy pipe that was discovered in 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.

...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.

...The museum located on the grounds of the Ohio state reformatory, operated by the Mansfield reformatory preservation society, is the official state penal museum.