Ohio Code § 1503.07

§ 1503.07.

The chief of the division of forestry may declare any property to be a public nuisance

which by reason of its condition or operation is a special forest-fire hazard and

as such endangers property.  He shall notify the owner of the property or person responsible for the condition

declared to be a public nuisance and shall advise him as to the abatement or removal

of the nuisance.  In the case of a railroad, the notice shall be served upon the superintendent of

the division upon which the nuisance exists.  If the owner of the property on which the nuisance exists, after thirty days' notice,

refuses or neglects to take action to abate or remove the nuisance, the chief shall

cause it to be removed or abated.  The costs of that action constitute a lien and are recoverable as a special tax

assessed against the property.  All money thus derived shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the

general revenue fund.  The chief shall collect and arrange information obtained concerning violation of

laws relating to the protection of forests from fires and present that information

to the director of natural resources, who shall file it with the attorney general

for legal action. The disbursements by the chief in carrying out the purposes of sections 1503.07 to 1503.27 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the state from the appropriation for the prevention and extinguishment

of forest fires.