Ohio Code § 1531.02

§ 1531.02.

The ownership of and the title to all wild animals in this state, not legally confined

or held by private ownership legally acquired, is in the state, which holds such title

in trust for the benefit of all the people.  Individual possession shall be obtained only in accordance with the Revised Code

or division rules.  No person at any time of the year shall take in any manner or possess any number

or quantity of wild animals, except wild animals that the Revised Code or division

rules permit to be taken, hunted, killed, or had in possession, and only at the time

and place and in the manner that the Revised Code or division rules prescribe.  No person shall buy, sell, or offer any part of wild animals for sale, or transport

any part of wild animals, except as permitted by the Revised Code or division rules.  No person shall possess or transport a wild animal that has been taken or possessed

unlawfully outside the state. A person doing anything prohibited or neglecting to do anything required by this chapter

or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code or contrary to any division rule violates this

section.  A person who counsels, aids, shields, or harbors an offender under those chapters

or any division rule, or who knowingly shares in the proceeds of such a violation,

or receives or possesses any wild animal in violation of the Revised Code or division

rule, violates this section.