Active provisions classified under Natural Resources & Wildlife.
CHAPTER 664 An ACT to repeal and reenact chapter forty-three-B of the consolidated laws, to amend the public health law, and to repeal certain articles, titles, parts and sections of the conservation law, the public health law, the agriculture and markets law, the executive law, and chapter seven hundred one of the law…
CHAPTER 660 AN ACT in relation to parks, recreation and historic preservation, constituting chapter thirty-six-b of the consolidated laws, and repealing article twenty-five of the executive law, article fifteen and parts one through twelve, fourteen and fifteen of article sixteen of the conservation law, title one of a…
(1) It is not lawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged or deposit or cause to be deposited, in the tide or salt waters of any bay, port, harbor, or river of this state, any ballast or material of any kind other than clear stone or rock, free from gravel or pebbles, which said clear stone or rock sha…
In construing these statutes, where the context does not clearly indicate otherwise, the word, phrase, or term:(1) “Authorization” means a number issued by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, or its authorized agent, which serves in lieu of a license or permits and affords the privilege purchased for a speci…
The Florida Forestry Council, hereinafter called the “council,” is hereby created in the Florida Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The council shall be composed of five members appointed by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for terms of 4 years.(1) There shall be o…
Persons, firms, or corporations dealing in timber in any form shall be known as "timber dealers," and may adopt a trade-mark in the manner and with the effect provided in sections 981.02 to 981.04, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
The chief of the division of forestry shall administer this chapter.The chief may adopt, amend, and rescind rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of section 1503.43 of the Revised Code and for the administration, use, visitation, and protecti…
As used in this chapter: (A) "Approximate original contour" means that surface configuration achieved by backfilling and grading of a mined area so that the reclaimed area, including any terracing or access roads, closely resembles the general surface configuration of the land prior to mining and blends into and comple…
As used in this chapter: (A) "Surface mining" means all or any part of a process followed in the production of minerals from the earth or from the surface of the land by surface excavation methods, such as open pit mining, dredging, placering, or quarrying, and includes the removal of overburden for the purpose of dete…
As used in this chapter and Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code: (A) "Person" means a person as defined in section 1.59 of the Revised Code or a company; an employee, agent, or officer of such a person or company; a combination of individuals; the state; a political subdivision of the state; an interstate body created by…
As used in this chapter, "person," "resident," "nonresident," "division rule," "rule," "closed season," "open season," "take or taking," "possession," "bag limit," "transport and transportation," "sell and sale," "whole to include part," "angling," "trotline," "fish," "measurement of fish," "wild birds," "game," "game…
As used in this chapter:(A) "Bond proceedings" means the resolutions, trust agreements, and other agreements, credit enhancement facilities, and amendments and supplements to the foregoing, or any one or more or combination thereof, authorizing, awarding, or providing for the terms and conditions applicable to or provi…
As used in this chapter and Chapters 1563., 1565., and 1567. of the Revised Code, and in other sections of the Revised Code relating to the mining law, unless other meaning is clearly apparent in the language and context:(A) "Mine" means an underground or surface excavation or development with or without shafts, slopes…
(1) The legislative and governing body of a county shall have the power to carry on county government. To the extent not inconsistent with general or special law, this power includes, but is not restricted to, the power to:(a) Adopt its own rules of procedure, select its officers, and set the time and place of its offi…
(1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall perform all staff duties and functions related to the acquisition, administration, and disposition of state lands, title to which is or will be vested in the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. However, upon the effective date of rules adopted p…
(1) The Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection shall:(a) Supervise, administer, regulate, and control the operation of all public parks, including all monuments, memorials, sites of historic interest and value, and sites of archaeological interest and value which are owned or may…
As used in this chapter and in chapter 328, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the term:(1) “Airboat” means a vessel that is primarily designed for use in shallow waters and powered by an internal combustion engine with an airplane-type propeller mounted above the stern and used to push air across…
(1) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for staggered terms of 5 years.(2) Members so appointed shall annually select one of their members as chair. Such chair may be removed at any time for sufficien…
(1) If authorized by a land management plan approved pursuant to chapter 253 or by an interim assignment letter which identifies the interim management activities issued by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to chapter 259, the Florida Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Servic…
No person shall willfully violate a reasonable rule governing the access to prehistoric parks or historic grounds made by a person, association, or company owning or having custody of such parks or grounds nor shall any person injure or mark structures, trees, or plants therein. Whoever violates this section is liable…
The chief of the division of forestry shall be responsible for the conservation and development of forests within this state. The chief shall be concerned with silvicultural practices, including the proper planting, growing, protecting, harvesting, and managing of trees for such purposes as watershed and soil protectio…
(A) The division of mineral resources management shall administer, enforce, and implement this chapter. The chief of the division of mineral resources management shall do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend, and rescind rules:(a) To administer and enforce this chapter;(b) To implement the requirements of this chapte…
The division of mineral resources management has authority over all surface mining operations located in the state and shall exercise that authority as provided in this chapter.
Fish in the inland and Lake Erie fishing districts, game birds and game quadrupeds throughout the state, and fur-bearing animals in the inland and Lake Erie trapping districts may be taken and possessed only in open season, in compliance with this section or a division rule, stipulating the length of fish and the numbe…
The Ohio parks and natural resources fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of the proceeds of obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 1557. of the Revised Code before September 30, 2000, and pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.05 of the Revised Code, except for amounts deposited in special…