Ohio Code § 5543.12

§ 5543.12.

The county engineer or anyone acting under his authority, when authorized by the board

of county commissioners or board of township trustees, may enter immediately: (A) Upon any lands adjacent to any of the highways in the county for the purpose of opening

an existing ditch or drain, or for digging a new ditch or drain for the free passage

of water for the drainage of highways; (B) Upon any lands adjoining rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, reservoirs, or ponds, to

drive piles, throw up embankments, and perform such other labor as is necessary to

keep such rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, reservoirs, or ponds within their proper

channels or basins, and to prevent their encroachment upon the highways, bridges,

or culverts; (C) Upon the lands adjoining a highway, which, during the spring freshets or at a time

of high water, are subject to overflow from such rivers, streams, or creeks, to remove

or change the position of a fence or other obstruction preventing the free flow of

water under or through a highway, bridge, or culvert, whenever the engineer deems

it necessary for the protection of such highway, bridge, or culvert; (D) Upon any lands adjacent to highways, to remove any fence or other obstruction which

causes snow to drift upon such highway and erect snow fences or other devices upon

such lands to prevent the drifting of snow in or upon the highway.