Ohio Code § 1531.33

§ 1531.33.

(A) The wildlife habitat fund is hereby created in the state treasury.  The fund shall consist of the investment earnings of the wildlife habitat trust

fund created in section 1531.32 of the Revised Code ;  gifts, donations, bequests, and other moneys contributed to the division of wildlife

for the purposes of the fund;  moneys collected under division (H) of section 1531.06 of the Revised Code ;  contributions collected under section 4503.568 of the Revised Code from issuance of the “Ohio Bullfrog” license plate;  and moneys received by the division

pursuant to negotiated mitigation settlements from persons who have adversely affected

fish and wildlife, or their habitats, over which the division has jurisdiction under

this chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code other than fish and wildlife of

the Ohio river or their habitats. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, the fund shall be used by

the division to acquire and develop lands for the preservation, propagation, and protection

of wild animals. (2) The contributions from the “Ohio Bullfrog” license plate shall be used for the protection

and preservation of wetlands in Ohio and for educational programs pertaining to the

bullfrog and similar wetland animals. (C) All expenditures from the wildlife habitat fund shall be approved by the director

of natural resources. (D) Quarterly each fiscal year, the treasurer of state shall transfer the investment

earnings of the wildlife habitat trust fund to the wildlife habitat fund.