This website publishes administrative rules on their effective dates, as designated by the adopting state agencies, colleges, and
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Rule 1501:3-2-01 | Hours closed.
Effective:
January 9, 2004
(A) No person shall be within or upon the state forests between the hours of eleven p.m. and six a.m. except as hereinafter provided and as provided in rule 1501:3-2-02 of the Administrative Code. (B) Hocking state forest, all state forest target ranges and all state forest all-purpose vehicle areas shall be closed daily one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise throughout the year, except as provided in rule 1501:3-2-02 of the Administrative Code. (C) The chief of the division of forestry or authorized agent, may temporarily close to the public any state forest or any facility, target range, trail, or area within any state forest where it is determined to be hazardous for public use or detrimental to the resource or facility due to weather, water, fire, construction, timber removal or other situation involving public health, safety, or welfare.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:06 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-02 | Exception to hours closed.
Effective:
January 9, 2004
Persons engaged in camping or going to and from campsites, persons engaged in legal hunting or fishing at night including such times as may be required for entry prior to or following completion of legal hunting or fishing, or for activities considered preparatory for legal hunting or fishing, and persons using a state forest as access to their private property, and military personnel or other persons engaged in special use under authorization of the chief of the division or authorized agent, may be present in the state forests at any time except the chief may request said persons to evacuate the area in periods of extreme wildland fire danger.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:07 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-03 | Swimming prohibited.
Effective:
January 9, 2004
No person shall swim in the waters contained within any state forest except in areas designated by the chief of the division of forestry or authorized agent.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:07 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-04 | Disposition of refuse or debris.
(A) Regardless of intent, no person
shall cause to be dumped, or throw, drop, discard, place, or dump litter,
rubbish, garbage, refuse, or debris of any kind within any state forest except
in such places and within such receptacles as are provided therefor. No person
shall deposit rubbish, garbage, refuse, or debris accruing from property other
than state forests in receptacles located upon state forest lands. (B) No person, regardless of intent,
shall fell a tree onto state property without notifying the division of
forestry prior to doing so or cause a tree to be felled from private property
on to state forest property without removing said tree from state
property.
Last updated July 29, 2021 at 9:43 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-05 | Removal or disturbance of state property prohibited.
Effective:
January 9, 2004
Except as provided in rule 1501:3-2-06 of the Administrative Code, no person shall cut, remove or damage any tree, shrub or plant or pick any wildflowers, or harass or collect any native wild animal, unless engaged in licensed hunting and/or fishing in accordance with provisions of the Revised Code and wildlife rules, nor shall any person dig, excavate or remove any rock, sand, gravel or other mineral from state forests without first obtaining written permission from the chief of the division or authorized agent.
Last updated May 3, 2021 at 1:43 PM
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Rule 1501:3-2-06 | Exceptions to removal of state property.
Berries, nuts, fruits, cones, seeds, and mushrooms
that are not an endangered species or threatened species as designated or
governed by applicable state and federal statutes or regulations may be
gathered and removed from state forests except seeds gathered from seed
orchards, seed collection areas, seed production areas, areas designated as
wilderness, designated nature preserves and in other areas designated or
posted. (A) (B)
Last updated July 29, 2021 at 9:43 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-08 | Kindling a fire prohibited.
Effective:
January 9, 2004
(A) No person shall kindle or authorize another to kindle a fire in any state forest except in designated areas or receptacles unless otherwise approved by the chief or authorized agent. (B) No person shall leave any fire unattended or empty the contents of any furnace, stove or other burner onto the ground before the ignited fuels therein have been extinguished.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:08 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-10 | Use of fireworks prohibited.
No person shall detonate or cause to be detonated
or use any commercial or home made fireworks or other explosives, within state
forests without first having obtained written permission from the chief of the
division or authorized agent.
Last updated July 29, 2021 at 9:44 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-11 | Use or possession of intoxicating beverages.
No person shall consume, display, or possess any alcoholic beverage in any state forest.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:09 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-13 | Permission required for public meetings, events and special activities.
(A) No person or persons shall conduct
any public meeting or events, or special activity upon the lands or waters of
the division without first obtaining a special use permit from the chief of the
division or the chief's authorized agent upon application made not less
than thirty days prior to the day of the proposed meeting, event, or special
activity. A nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars remitted to the division of
forestry to pay administrative processing costs shall accompany each permit
application. (B) Where a special use permit is issued
and the activity or event is not exclusively sponsored by the division, the
permittee shall be responsible for any and all additional costs, including but
not limited to labor, materials, cleaning, or utilities, incurred by the
division in connection with the event or activity. (C) The chief may require a performance
guarantee deposit from the permittee as a condition for issuance of the special
use permit. The chief may retain a portion of the performance guarantee deposit
equal to the additional costs incurred by the division in connection with the
activity or event. The permittee shall be responsible for payment of any and
all such costs in excess of the performance guarantee deposit. (D) The chief or the chief's
authorized agent may waive any of the rules or fees listed.
Last updated July 29, 2021 at 9:44 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-14 | Construction of structures prohibited.
No person shall construct, erect, or use any
structure on state forest land except tents in designated campgrounds without
first obtaining approval in writing from the chief of the division or
authorized agent. Portable deer stands that are temporarily installed without
driving nails or inserting other devices permanently into a tree and that are
removed without damage to any vegetation are permitted during the legal deer
seasons. The stand shall have stamped into or attached thereto on a durable
waterproof tag the name and mailing address of the user in English letters
legible at all times or the state hunter identification number.
Last updated July 29, 2021 at 9:44 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-15 | Rock-climbing and rappelling permitted in designated areas only.
Effective:
January 9, 2004
(A) No person shall participate in rappelling or engage in rock-climbing in any state forest except on areas designated for rock-climbing or rappelling. No person shall participate in rappelling or engage in rock-climbing without the use of technical or specialized equipment designed for such use. (B) No person shall engage in rappelling or rock-climbing, or enter the rappelling and rock-climbing designated area, without first registering in the place and manner required and provided.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:09 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-16 | Aviation.
No person shall operate, take off, or ascend within
or from the lands or waters administered by the division in any airplane,
flying machine, balloon, glider, unmanned aerial vehicle, or other aerial
apparatus except with the permission of the chief of the division or authorized
agent. No person shall voluntarily bring, land or alight, within or upon the
lands or waters administered by the division, in any airplane, flying machine,
balloon, parachute, unmanned aerial vehicle, or other aerial apparatus except
with the permission of the chief of the division or authorized agent.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:09 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-17 | Releasing of animals and plants prohibited.
Effective:
January 9, 2004
No person shall release any wild or domestic animal, or abandon such animal, or plant or culture any seed or vegetation of any type in any area administered by the division without the written permission of the chief of the division or authorized agent.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:09 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-18 | Animals and pets in state forests.
(A) Domestic cats and dogs or horses as provided in paragraph (B) of rule 1501:3-3-06 and rule 1501:3-3-08 and rule 1501:3-4-04 of the Administrative Code are permitted unless otherwise posted or designated and provided they are leashed or under control at all times. Animals in campgrounds are subject to rule 1501:3-3-08 of the Administrative Code. Trained hunting dogs under the control of a hunter in a designated hunting area as established under rule 1501:3-6-03 of the Administrative Code are permitted, while hunting or training during lawful hours and seasons are as established by statute, rule or order. (B) Any animal found running at large may be seized and disposed of as provided by law or ordinance covering the disposal of stray animals on highways or public property in effect in the territory in which the area administered by the division is located wherein such stray animal is seized. (C) The owner or handler of any animal under the control or supervision of any person within a state forest which disturbs the quiet or acts in a threatening manner towards any person or other animal may be directed by the forest officer to remove the animal from the state forest. (D) The tethering of any horse or other animal by picket line or any other method to any tree or vegetation is prohibited except in designated areas. (E) No person shall bring an animal not otherwise governed by the division of forestry administrative code into state forests except as may be approved by and in places designated by the chief of the division or authorized agent.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:09 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-19 | Paleontological, archaeological, historical and geological features.
Effective:
January 9, 2004
No person shall remove from, injure, disfigure, deface, destroy or disturb any object or feature of paleontological, archaeological, geological or historical interest or value in any area administered by the division without first obtaining written permission from the chief of the division or authorized agent.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:10 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-20 | Metal detectors prohibited.
Effective:
January 9, 2004
No person shall use or offer for use any device for the purpose of locating or removing any metallic objects or any other objects of value from any lands or waters administered by the division without first having obtained written permission from the chief of the division or authorized agent.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:10 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-21 | Paintball, AirSoft activity prohibited.
No person shall discharge any device capable of propelling a plastic BB or capsule which upon impact with a person or object will release a dye or colorant within any state forest except as permitted by the chief or authorized agent.
Last updated February 27, 2023 at 9:10 AM
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Rule 1501:3-2-22 | Unattended cameras; geocaches prohibited.
(A) No person shall leave a game camera
or otherwise stationary camera unless it has a durable, waterproof tag that
lists the name, phone number, and mailing address of the user in legible
English letters or the state hunter identification number. (B) No person shall leave any container
for use as a geocache unless given prior written permission from the chief of
the division of forestry or authorized agent.
Last updated July 29, 2021 at 9:50 AM
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