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...of the division of natural areas and preserves, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may participate in the federal program for the protection of certain selected rivers that are located within the boundaries of the state as provided in the "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act," 82 Stat. 906 (1968), 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq., as amended. The director may authorize the chief to participate in any other federal ...

...of the division of natural areas and preserves under sections 1517.14 to 1517.19 of the Revised Code shall not be deemed in conflict with certain powers and duties conferred on and delegated to federal agencies and to municipal corporations under Section 7 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, or as provided by sections 721.04 to 721.11 of the Revised Code.

...As used in sections 1517.21 to 1517.26 of the Revised Code: (A) "Cave" means a naturally occurring void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnecting passages beneath the surface of the earth or within a cliff or ledge, including, without limitation, a grotto, rock shelter, sinkhole, cavern, pit, natural well, pothole, or subsurface water and drainage system. (B) "Cave life" means any organism that naturally occurs...

...The general assembly hereby finds that caves are uncommon geologic phenomena and that the minerals deposited in them may be rare and occur in unique forms of great beauty that are irreplaceable if destroyed. Also irreplaceable are the archeological resources in caves, which are of great scientific and historic value. It is further found that species of cave life are unusual and of limited numbers; that many are rare,...

...of the division of natural areas and preserves shall do both of the following: (A) Formulate policies and plans and establish a program incorporating them for the identification and protection of the state's cave resources and adopt, amend, or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement that program; (B) Provide technical assistance and management advice to owners upon request con...

...(A) Without the express written permission of the owner and, if the owner has leased the land, without the express written permission of the lessee, no person shall knowingly: (1) Break, break off, crack, carve on, write on, mark on, burn, remove, or in any other manner destroy, deface, mark, or disturb the surfaces of any cave or any natural material found in any cave, whether attached or broken, including, without...

...No person shall sell or offer for sale speleothems collected from caves in this state.

...(A) Owners and, if the owner has leased the land, the lessee, are not liable for injuries, death, or loss sustained by any permittee on their land if no charge has been made. By granting permission for entry, the owner or lessee does not: (1) Extend to the permittee any assurance that the premises are safe for such purposes; (2) Confer on the permittee the legal status of an invitee or licensee to whom a duty of ca...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, whoever violates section 1517.021 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (2) Whoever violates section 1517.021 of the Revised Code with regard to a species of plant identified in a rule adopted under or included on a list prepared under section 1518.01 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for a first offense. F...

...ies" includes, but is not limited to, reserves required by statute or by rules of the superintendent or specific requirements imposed by the superintendent upon a subject company at the time of admission or subsequent thereto. (P) "Insurer" means any person who has done, purports to do, is doing, or is licensed to do an insurance business, and is or has been subject to the authority of, or to liquidation, rehabilit...

...(A) Sections 3903.01 to 3903.59 of the Revised Code may be cited as "the insurers supervision, rehabilitation, and liquidation act." (B) Sections 3903.01 to 3903.59 of the Revised Code do not limit the powers granted the superintendent of insurance under any other section of the Revised Code. (C) Sections 3903.01 to 3903.59 of the Revised Code shall be liberally construed to effect the purpose stated in division (D...

...The proceedings authorized by sections 3903.01 to 3903.59 of the Revised Code may be applied to any one or more of the following: (A) All insurers who are doing, or have done, an insurance business in this state, and against whom claims arising from that business may exist now or in the future; (B) All insurers who purport to do an insurance business in this state; (C) All insurers who have insureds resident in th...

...on pleas has jurisdiction over a person served pursuant to the Civil Rules in an action brought by the conservator, rehabilitator, or liquidator of a domestic insurer or an alien insurer domiciled in this state if any of the following apply: (1) The person served is obligated to the insurer in any way as an incident to any agency or brokerage arrangement that may exist or has existed between the insurer and the agen...

...(A) Upon complaint or motion of any receiver, conservator, rehabilitator, or liquidator appointed in a proceeding under sections 3903.01 to 3903.59 of the Revised Code, any court of general jurisdiction may issue a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, a permanent injunction, or such other orders that the court considers necessary and proper to prevent any one or more of the following: (1) The trans...

...(A) Any officer, manager, director, trustee, owner, employee, or agent of any insurer, or any other persons with authority over or in charge of any segment of the insurer's affairs, shall cooperate with the superintendent of insurance in any proceeding under sections 3903.01 to 3903.59 of the Revised Code or any investigation preliminary to the proceeding. The term "person" as used in this section includes, but is no...

...ent as liquidator, and any employee who serves under the liquidator. (C) For the sole purpose of the application of sections 9.86 and 9.87 of the Revised Code and sections 109.36 to 109.366 of the Revised Code, each person described in division (B) of this section is deemed to be an officer or employee as defined in division (A) of section 9.85 of the Revised Code and division (A) of section 109.36 of the Revised Co...

...Every proceeding to rehabilitate or liquidate an insurer commenced under the laws in effect before the effective date of sections 3903.01 to 3903.59 of the Revised Code shall be continued as it would have been continued had these sections not been enacted.

...59 of the Revised Code, he may make and serve upon the insurer and any other persons involved, such orders as are reasonably necessary to correct, eliminate, or remedy such conduct, condition, or ground. (B) If upon examination or at any other time, the superintendent has reasonable cause to believe that any domestic insurer is in such condition as to render the continuance of its business hazardous to the public or...

... appear at the hearing and has not been served, the court may order that notice be given. An order that notice be given shall not stay the effect of any order previously issued by the court.

...(A) In all proceedings and judicial reviews thereof under sections 3903.09 and 3903.10 of the Revised Code, all records of the insurer, other documents, and all department of insurance files and court records and papers, so far as they pertain to or are a part of the record of the proceedings, shall be and remain confidential and privileged except as is necessary to enforce compliance with those sections, unless and ...

...The superintendent of insurance may file a complaint in the court of common pleas for an order authorizing him to rehabilitate a domestic insurer or an alien insurer domiciled in this state on any one or more of the following grounds: (A) The insurer is in such condition that the further transaction of business would be hazardous, financially, to its policyholders, creditors, or the public. (B) There is reasonable...

...(A) An order to rehabilitate the business of a domestic insurer, or an alien insurer domiciled in this state, shall appoint the superintendent of insurance and his successors in office the rehabilitator, and shall direct the rehabilitator forthwith to take possession of the assets of the insurer, and to administer them under the general supervision of the court. The rehabilitator is vested by operation of law with th...

...sons appointed under this section shall serve at the pleasure of the superintendent. In the event that the property of the insurer does not contain sufficient cash or liquid assets to defray the costs incurred, the superintendent may advance the costs so incurred out of any appropriation for the maintenance of the department of insurance. Any amounts so advanced for expenses of administration shall be repaid to...

...(A) Any court in this state, before which any action or proceeding in which the insurer is a party or is obligated to defend a party is pending when a rehabilitation order against the insurer is entered, shall stay the action or proceeding for ninety days and such additional time as is necessary for the rehabilitator to obtain proper representation and prepare for further proceedings. The rehabilitator shall take suc...

...(A) Whenever the superintendent of insurance believes rehabilitation of an insurer would substantially increase the risk of loss to creditors, policyholders, or the public, or would be futile, the superintendent may file a motion in the court of common pleas for an order of liquidation. A motion under this division has the same effect as a complaint under section 3903.17 of the Revised Code. The court shall permit th...