Ohio Code § 5707.08
Ohio Code § 5707.08. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5707.08.
The governing body of any municipal corporation, township, or county may accept donations
of land suitable for the growth of timber, which lands shall be known as municipal,
township, or county forests, and may manage the same on forestry principles. The governing body of any municipal corporation, township, or county, where funds
are available or have been levied therefor, may, when authorized by a majority vote
of the electorate voting at any general election, purchase or obtain by condemnation
proceedings any tract of land suitable for a forest which is conveniently located
for the purpose, and under the direction of the chief of the division of forestry
of the department of natural resources shall manage the same on forestry principles. Such municipal corporation, township, or county may levy and collect an annual tax
not exceeding three mills on the dollar of its assessed real estate valuation, in
addition to all other taxes authorized or permitted by law, to procure and maintain
such forests.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5707.08
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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