Ohio Code § 1533.41

§ 1533.41.

For the Lake Erie fishing district, and in such other waters wherein fishing with

nets is licensed by law, there shall be not more than two fishing seasons for residents

and nonresidents.  Except as otherwise provided by division rule, those seasons are the spring fishing

season, beginning on the first day of May and including and closing on the thirty-first

day of August, and the fall fishing season, beginning on the first day of September

and including and closing on the thirty-first day of December. No person shall draw, set, place, locate, or maintain any fish net whatever except

a minnow net in the Lake Erie fishing district, or in any other waters of this state

wherein fishing with nets is licensed by law, between the first day of January and

the first day of May next following, both dates inclusive, except as otherwise provided

by division rule. No person shall draw, set, place, locate, use, maintain, or possess a gill net in

this state except as provided in section 1533.61 of the Revised Code . In addition to any other penalty provided in the Revised Code, the license or permit

of any person who is convicted of a violation relating to drawing, setting, placing,

using, maintaining, or possessing a gill net is revoked by operation of law, and the

person is permanently barred from obtaining another license or permit of the type

revoked.