Ohio Code § 1533.81
Ohio Code § 1533.81. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1533.81.
Every person who owns, holds, or controls land or water, within a state or federal
waterfowl management area, shall obtain annually a permit from the chief of the division
of wildlife prior to permitting the hunting or taking of waterfowl on that land or
water. The annual permit entitles the permittee to possess or control blinds, pits, or
similar legal devices of concealment on the lands and waters described in the application
for a permit. This permit shall be designated as a “waterfowl hunting area permit” and shall be
displayed openly at the address of the area indicated on the application for a permit. All such permits shall expire each year at midnight on the first day of February. Qualifications and fees for the permit shall be prescribed and set by the chief of
the division of wildlife, with the approval of the director of the department of natural
resources, in accordance with Chapters 119. and 1531. of the Revised Code. The holders of such permits shall operate in conformity with Chapter 1531. of the
Revised Code or under such additional rules as the chief of the division of wildlife
may prescribe. No person shall engage in the hunting of waterfowl on an area of land or water for
which a waterfowl hunting area permit has been issued by the division of wildlife
without the permission of the person designated on the permit as the owner or the
person in control of the area. The landowner and the children of the owner and persons residing on lands and waters
within a waterfowl management area shall not be required to secure the permit required
by this section while the landowner and his children are hunting on lands he owns
and the other persons are hunting on lands on which they reside. The holder of this permit shall daily record the name of each hunter and the number
and kinds of waterfowl taken on the area on forms provided by the division. The records shall be available for inspection by an employee of the division at
all reasonable times and shall be forwarded to the division within one week after
the close of each waterfowl season or at more frequent times as may be requested by
the chief. Falsifying or failure to submit accurate reports constitutes grounds for the chief
to deny future permits.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1533.81
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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