As Passed by the House 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-TERWILLEGER-OLMAN-GRENDELL-BUEHRER- 12
VERICH-SULLIVAN-CAREY-HARTNETT-MAIER-DePIERO-BEATTY- 13
SYKES-MOTTLEY-HOOPS-FLANNERY-PADGETT-ROMAN-HEALY-EVANS- 14
MEAD-PERZ-DISTEL-HOUSEHOLDER-O'BRIEN-CALVERT-JOLIVETTE- 15
AUSTRIA-WOMER BENJAMIN-BUCHY-CATES-JONES-FORD-THOMAS- 16
ALLEN-BARNES 17
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A B I L L
To enact section 1533.131 of the Revised Code to 20
authorize the Chief of the Division of Wildlife 21
in the Department of Natural Resources to sell 22
gift certificates for hunting and fishing
licenses, permits, and stamps. 23
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 25
Section 1. That section 1533.131 of the Revised Code be 27
enacted to read as follows: 28
Sec. 1533.131. THE CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE MAY 30
SELL GIFT CERTIFICATES THAT MAY BE USED TO OBTAIN HUNTING AND 31
FISHING LICENSES, FUR TAKER, SPECIAL DEER, AND SPECIAL WILD 32
TURKEY PERMITS, AND WETLANDS HABITAT STAMPS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF 33
THIS SECTION, THE CHIEF SHALL ADOPT RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH 34
SECTION 1531.10 OF THE REVISED CODE DOING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 37
(A) PROVIDING THAT A GIFT CERTIFICATE MAY BE USED TO 40
OBTAIN A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE UNDER SECTION 41
1533.10 OF THE REVISED CODE, A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT FISHING 43
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LICENSE UNDER SECTION 1533.32 OF THE REVISED CODE, A FUR TAKER 46
PERMIT UNDER SECTION 1533.111 OF THE REVISED CODE, A SPECIAL DEER 47
OR WILD TURKEY PERMIT UNDER SECTION 1533.11 OF THE REVISED CODE, 48
A WETLANDS HABITAT STAMP UNDER SECTION 1533.112 OF THE REVISED 49
CODE, OR A COMBINATION OF THOSE LICENSES, PERMITS, AND STAMPS; 50
(B) PRESCRIBING THE FORM FOR THE GIFT CERTIFICATES; 53
(C) AUTHORIZING PERSONS WHO ARE DESIGNATED AND AUTHORIZED 56
UNDER SECTION 1533.13 OF THE REVISED CODE TO SELL LICENSES AND 58
PERMITS UNDER THIS CHAPTER ALSO TO SELL GIFT CERTIFICATES UNDER 59
THIS SECTION; 60
(D) ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE GIFT CERTIFICATES, WHICH 63
SHALL EQUAL THE TOTAL OF THE FEE FOR A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT 64
HUNTING LICENSE, A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT FISHING LICENSE, A FUR 65
TAKER PERMIT, A SPECIAL DEER OR WILD TURKEY PERMIT, A WETLANDS
HABITAT STAMP, OR A COMBINATION OF THOSE LICENSES, PERMITS, AND 66
STAMPS, AS APPLICABLE, AND THE FEE ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 68
1533.13 OF THE REVISED CODE; 70
(E) REQUIRING GIFT CERTIFICATES TO EXPIRE ONE YEAR AFTER 73
THE DATE OF PURCHASE.
NOTHING IN THIS SECTION OR RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT RELIEVES 75
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVES A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A HUNTING 76
LICENSE FROM COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED UNDER 77
SECTION 1533.10 OF THE REVISED CODE TO PRESENT, WHEN APPLYING FOR 80
THE LICENSE, A PREVIOUSLY HELD HUNTING LICENSE OR EVIDENCE OF 81
HAVING HELD SUCH A LICENSE IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED BY THE 82
CHIEF, A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION ISSUED UPON COMPLETION OF A 83
HUNTER EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION COURSE APPROVED BY THE CHIEF, 84
OR EVIDENCE OF EQUIVALENT TRAINING IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED 85
BY THE CHIEF.
NOTHING IN THIS SECTION OR RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT RELIEVES 87
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVES A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A FUR TAKER 88
PERMIT FROM COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED UNDER 89
SECTION 1533.111 OF THE REVISED CODE TO PRESENT, WHEN APPLYING 90
FOR THE PERMIT, A PREVIOUSLY HELD HUNTING LICENSE OR TRAPPING OR 91
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FUR TAKER PERMIT OR EVIDENCE OF HAVING HELD SUCH A LICENSE OR 92
PERMIT IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED BY THE CHIEF, A CERTIFICATE 93
OF COMPLETION ISSUED UPON COMPLETION OF A TRAPPER EDUCATION
COURSE APPROVED BY THE CHIEF, OR EVIDENCE OF EQUIVALENT TRAINING 94
IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED BY THE CHIEF. 95