Ohio Code § 1531.16
Ohio Code § 1531.16. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1531.16.
Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, and other police officers shall enforce the
laws and division rules for the taking, possession, protection, preservation, and
propagation of wild animals and for this purpose shall have the power conferred upon
wildlife officers. Prosecution for offenses not committed in the presence of an officer shall be instituted
only upon the approval of the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense
is committed, or a municipal legal officer within his territorial jurisdiction, or
upon the approval of the attorney general, and when the services of counsel are necessary,
the attorney authorized by this section to approve the action and who does so shall
act as attorney for the prosecution of the case.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1531.16
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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