As Reported by House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session S. B. No. 59 5
1999-2000 6
SENATORS FURNEY-WACHTMANN-PRENTISS-McLIN-MUMPER-LATTA- 8
SHOEMAKER-CUPP-BRADY-DiDONATO-DRAKE-HAGAN-WHITE-LATELL- 9
HERINGTON-ESPY-CARNES-GARDNER-WATTS-KEARNS-ARMBRUSTER 10
REPRESENTATIVES HAINES-VESPER-WILLAMOWSKI-HARRIS-SULZER-OGG- 11
OPFER-PETERSON 12
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A B I L L
To enact section 1533.131 of the Revised Code to 15
authorize the Chief of the Division of Wildlife 16
in the Department of Natural Resources to sell 17
gift certificates for hunting and fishing
licenses, permits, and stamps. 18
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 20
Section 1. That section 1533.131 of the Revised Code be 22
enacted to read as follows: 23
Sec. 1533.131. THE CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE MAY 25
SELL GIFT CERTIFICATES THAT MAY BE USED TO OBTAIN HUNTING AND 26
FISHING LICENSES, FUR TAKER, SPECIAL DEER, AND SPECIAL WILD 27
TURKEY PERMITS, AND WETLANDS HABITAT STAMPS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF 28
THIS SECTION, THE CHIEF SHALL ADOPT RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29
SECTION 1531.10 OF THE REVISED CODE DOING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 32
(A) PROVIDING THAT A GIFT CERTIFICATE MAY BE USED TO 35
OBTAIN A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE UNDER SECTION 36
1533.10 OF THE REVISED CODE, A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT FISHING 38
LICENSE UNDER SECTION 1533.32 OF THE REVISED CODE, A FUR TAKER 41
PERMIT UNDER SECTION 1533.111 OF THE REVISED CODE, A SPECIAL DEER 42
OR WILD TURKEY PERMIT UNDER SECTION 1533.11 OF THE REVISED CODE, 43
A WETLANDS HABITAT STAMP UNDER SECTION 1533.112 OF THE REVISED 44
CODE, OR A COMBINATION OF THOSE LICENSES, PERMITS, AND STAMPS; 45
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(B) PRESCRIBING THE FORM FOR THE GIFT CERTIFICATES; 48
(C) AUTHORIZING PERSONS WHO ARE DESIGNATED AND AUTHORIZED 51
UNDER SECTION 1533.13 OF THE REVISED CODE TO SELL LICENSES AND 53
PERMITS UNDER THIS CHAPTER ALSO TO SELL GIFT CERTIFICATES UNDER 54
THIS SECTION; 55
(D) ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE GIFT CERTIFICATES, WHICH 58
SHALL EQUAL THE TOTAL OF THE FEE FOR A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT 59
HUNTING LICENSE, A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT FISHING LICENSE, A FUR 60
TAKER PERMIT, A SPECIAL DEER OR WILD TURKEY PERMIT, A WETLANDS
HABITAT STAMP, OR A COMBINATION OF THOSE LICENSES, PERMITS, AND 61
STAMPS, AS APPLICABLE, AND THE FEE ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 63
1533.13 OF THE REVISED CODE; 65
(E) REQUIRING GIFT CERTIFICATES TO EXPIRE ONE YEAR AFTER 68
THE DATE OF PURCHASE.
NOTHING IN THIS SECTION OR RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT RELIEVES 70
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVES A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A HUNTING 71
LICENSE FROM COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED UNDER 72
SECTION 1533.10 OF THE REVISED CODE TO PRESENT, WHEN APPLYING FOR 75
THE LICENSE, A PREVIOUSLY HELD HUNTING LICENSE OR EVIDENCE OF 76
HAVING HELD SUCH A LICENSE IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED BY THE 77
CHIEF, A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION ISSUED UPON COMPLETION OF A 78
HUNTER EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION COURSE APPROVED BY THE CHIEF, 79
OR EVIDENCE OF EQUIVALENT TRAINING IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED 80
BY THE CHIEF.
NOTHING IN THIS SECTION OR RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT RELIEVES 82
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVES A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A FUR TAKER 83
PERMIT FROM COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED UNDER 84
SECTION 1533.111 OF THE REVISED CODE TO PRESENT, WHEN APPLYING 85
FOR THE PERMIT, A PREVIOUSLY HELD HUNTING LICENSE OR TRAPPING OR 86
FUR TAKER PERMIT OR EVIDENCE OF HAVING HELD SUCH A LICENSE OR 87
PERMIT IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED BY THE CHIEF, A CERTIFICATE 88
OF COMPLETION ISSUED UPON COMPLETION OF A TRAPPER EDUCATION
COURSE APPROVED BY THE CHIEF, OR EVIDENCE OF EQUIVALENT TRAINING 89
IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED BY THE CHIEF. 90