As Reported by the Senate Agriculture Committee

126th General Assembly Regular Session 2005-2006

H. B. No. 296

Representatives Buehrer, Latta, Hagan, Aslanides, Setzer, Seaver, Hood, Kearns, Garrison, Blessing, Boccieri, Book, Bubp, Carano, Cassell, Coley, Core, Dolan, Domenick, Evans, C., Evans, D., Faber, Fende, Fessler, Gibbs, Gilb, Harwood, Hoops, Key, Law, Martin, McGregor, J., McGregor, R., Oelslager, Otterman, Perry, Peterson, Raga, Reinhard, Sayre, Schaffer, Schlichter, Schneider, Seitz, Stewart, D., Taylor, Uecker, Wagoner, Webster, White, Willamowski, Yuko, Patton, T. 

Senators Mumper, Carey, Grendell, Schuring 

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A BILL

To amend sections 1531.01, 1533.10, and 1533.111 and

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to enact section 1533.102 of the Revised Code to

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provide for the issuance of apprentice hunting

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licenses and apprentice fur taker permits and to

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enable persons who are sixteen or seventeen years

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of age to obtain youth hunting licenses and youth

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fur taker permits.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 1531.01, 1533.10, and 1533.111 be	8
amended and section 1533.102 of the Revised Code be enacted to	9
read as follows:	10

Sec. 1531.01.  As used in this chapter and Chapter 1533. of	11
the Revised Code:	12

(A) "Person" means individual, company, partnership,	13
corporation, municipal corporation, association, or any	14
combination of individuals, or any employee, agent, or officer	15
thereof.	16

(B) "Resident" means any individual who has resided in this	17
state for not less than six months next preceding the date of	18
making application for a license.	19

(C) "Nonresident" means any individual who does not qualify	20
as a resident.	21

(D) "Division rule" or "rule" means any rule adopted by the	22
chief of the division of wildlife under section 1531.10 of the	23
Revised Code unless the context indicates otherwise.	24

(E) "Closed season" means that period of time during which	25
the taking of wild animals protected by this chapter and Chapter	26
1533. of the Revised Code is prohibited.	27

(F) "Open season" means that period of time during which the	28
taking of wild animals protected by this chapter and Chapter 1533.	29
of the Revised Code is permitted.	30

(G) "Take or taking" includes pursuing, shooting, hunting,	31
killing, trapping, angling, fishing with a trotline, or netting	32
any clam, mussel, crayfish, aquatic insect, fish, frog, turtle,	33
wild bird, or wild quadruped, and any lesser act, such as	34
wounding, or placing, setting, drawing, or using any other device	35
for killing or capturing any wild animal, whether it results in	36
killing or capturing the animal or not. "Take or taking" includes	37
every attempt to kill or capture and every act of assistance to	38
any other person in killing or capturing or attempting to kill or	39
capture a wild animal.	40

(H) "Possession" means both actual and constructive	41
possession and any control of things referred to.	42

(I) "Bag limit" means the number, measurement, or weight of	43
any kind of crayfish, aquatic insects, fish, frogs, turtles, wild	44
birds, and wild quadrupeds permitted to be taken.	45

(J) "Transport and transportation" means carrying or moving	46
or causing to be carried or moved.	47

(K) "Sell and sale" means barter, exchange, or offer or	48
expose for sale.	49

(L) "Whole to include part" means that every provision	50
relating to any wild animal protected by this chapter and Chapter	51
1533. of the Revised Code applies to any part of the wild animal	52
with the same effect as it applies to the whole.	53

(M) "Angling" means fishing with not more than two hand	54
lines, not more than two units of rod and line, or a combination	55
of not more than one hand line and one rod and line, either in	56
hand or under control at any time while fishing. The hand line or	57
rod and line shall have attached to it not more than three baited	58
hooks, not more than three artificial fly rod lures, or one	59
artificial bait casting lure equipped with not more than three	60
sets of three hooks each.	61

(N) "Trotline" means a device for catching fish that consists	62
of a line having suspended from it, at frequent intervals,	63
vertical lines with hooks attached.	64

(O) "Fish" means a cold-blooded vertebrate having fins.

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(P) "Measurement of fish" means length from the end of the	66
nose to the longest tip or end of the tail.	67

(Q) "Wild birds" includes game birds and nongame birds.

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(R) "Game" includes game birds, game quadrupeds, and	69
fur-bearing animals.	70

(S) "Game birds" includes mourning doves, ringneck pheasants,	71
bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, pinnated	72
grouse, wild turkey, Hungarian partridge, Chukar partridge,	73
woodcocks, black-breasted plover, golden plover, Wilson's snipe or	74
jacksnipe, greater and lesser yellowlegs, rail, coots, gallinules,	75
duck, geese, brant, and crows.	76

(T) "Nongame birds" includes all other wild birds not	77
included and defined as game birds.	78

(U) "Wild quadrupeds" includes game quadrupeds and	79
fur-bearing animals.	80

(V) "Game quadrupeds" includes cottontail rabbits, gray	81
squirrels, black squirrels, fox squirrels, red squirrels, flying	82
squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs or woodchucks, white-tailed deer,	83
wild boar, and black bears.	84

(W) "Fur-bearing animals" includes minks, weasels, raccoons,	85
skunks, opossums, muskrats, fox, beavers, badgers, otters,	86
coyotes, and bobcats.	87

(X) "Wild animals" includes mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic	88
insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians, wild birds, wild quadrupeds,	89
and all other wild mammals, but does not include domestic deer.	90

(Y) "Hunting" means pursuing, shooting, killing, following	91
after or on the trail of, lying in wait for, shooting at, or	92
wounding wild birds or wild quadrupeds while employing any device	93
commonly used to kill or wound wild birds or wild quadrupeds	94
whether or not the acts result in killing or wounding. "Hunting"	95
includes every attempt to kill or wound and every act of	96
assistance to any other person in killing or wounding or	97
attempting to kill or wound wild birds or wild quadrupeds.	98

(Z) "Trapping" means securing or attempting to secure	99
possession of a wild bird or wild quadruped by means of setting,	100
placing, drawing, or using any device that is designed to close	101
upon, hold fast, confine, or otherwise capture a wild bird or wild	102
quadruped whether or not the means results in capture. "Trapping"	103
includes every act of assistance to any other person in capturing	104
wild birds or wild quadrupeds by means of the device whether or	105
not the means results in capture.	106

(AA) "Muskrat spear" means any device used in spearing	107
muskrats.	108

(BB) "Channels and passages" means those narrow bodies of	109
water lying between islands or between an island and the mainland	110
in Lake Erie.	111

(CC) "Island" means a rock or land elevation above the waters	112
of Lake Erie having an area of five or more acres above water.	113

(DD) "Reef" means an elevation of rock, either broken or in	114
place, or gravel shown by the latest United States chart to be	115
above the common level of the surrounding bottom of the lake,	116
other than the rock bottom, or in place forming the base or	117
foundation rock of an island or mainland and sloping from the	118
shore of it. "Reef" also means all elevations shown by that chart	119
to be above the common level of the sloping base or foundation	120
rock of an island or mainland, whether running from the shore of	121
an island or parallel with the contour of the shore of an island	122
or in any other way and whether formed by rock, broken or in	123
place, or from gravel.	124

(EE) "Fur farm" means any area used exclusively for raising	125
fur-bearing animals or in addition thereto used for hunting game,	126
the boundaries of which are plainly marked as such.	127

(FF) "Waters" includes any lake, pond, reservoir, stream,	128
channel, lagoon, or other body of water, or any part thereof,	129
whether natural or artificial.	130

(GG) "Crib" or "car" refers to that particular compartment of	131
the net from which the fish are taken when the net is lifted.	132

(HH) "Commercial fish" means those species of fish permitted	133
to be taken, possessed, bought, or sold unless otherwise	134
restricted by the Revised Code or division rule and are alewife	135
(Alosa pseudoharengus), American eel (Anguilla rostrata), bowfin	136
(Amia calva), burbot (Lota lota), carp (Cyprinus carpio),	137
smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus), bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus	138
cyprinellus), black bullhead (Ictalurus melas), yellow bullhead	139
(Ictalurus natalis), brown bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus), channel	140
catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), flathead catfish (Pylodictis	141
olivaris), whitefish (Coregonus sp.), cisco (Coregonus sp.),	142
freshwater drum or sheepshead (Aplodinotus grunniens), gar	143
(Lepisosteus sp.), gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum), goldfish	144
(Carassius auratus), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), mooneye	145
(Hiodon tergisus), quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), smelt	146
(Allosmerus elongatus, Hypomesus sp., Osmerus sp., Spirinchus	147
sp.), sturgeon (Acipenser sp., Scaphirhynchus sp.), sucker other	148
than buffalo and quillback (Carpiodes sp., Catostomus sp.,	149
Hypentelium sp., Minytrema sp., Moxostoma sp.), white bass (Morone	150
chrysops), white perch (Roccus americanus), and yellow perch	151
(Perca flavescens). When the common name of a fish is used in this	152
chapter or Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code, it refers to the	153
fish designated by the scientific name in this definition.	154

(II) "Fishing" means taking or attempting to take fish by any	155
method, and all other acts such as placing, setting, drawing, or	156
using any device commonly used to take fish whether resulting in a	157
taking or not.	158

(JJ) "Fillet" means the pieces of flesh taken or cut from	159
both sides of a fish, joined to form one piece of flesh.	160

(KK) "Part fillet" means a piece of flesh taken or cut from	161
one side of a fish.	162

(LL) "Round" when used in describing fish means with head and	163
tail intact.	164

(MM) "Migrate" means the transit or movement of fish to or	165
from one place to another as a result of natural forces or	166
instinct and includes, but is not limited to, movement of fish	167
induced or caused by changes in the water flow.	168

(NN) "Spreader bar" means a brail or rigid bar placed across	169
the entire width of the back, at the top and bottom of the cars in	170
all trap, crib, and fyke nets for the purpose of keeping the	171
meshes hanging squarely while the nets are fishing.	172

(OO) "Fishing guide" means any person who, for consideration	173
or hire, operates a boat, rents, leases, or otherwise furnishes	174
angling devices, ice fishing shanties or shelters of any kind, or	175
other fishing equipment, and accompanies, guides, directs, or	176
assists any other person in order for the other person to engage	177
in fishing.	178

(PP) "Net" means fishing devices with meshes composed of	179
twine or synthetic material and includes, but is not limited to,	180
trap nets, fyke nets, crib nets, carp aprons, dip nets, and	181
seines, except minnow seines and minnow dip nets.	182

(QQ) "Commercial fishing gear" means seines, trap nets, fyke	183
nets, dip nets, carp aprons, trotlines, other similar gear, and	184
any boat used in conjunction with that gear, but does not include	185
gill nets.	186

(RR) "Native wildlife" means any species of the animal	187
kingdom indigenous to this state.	188

(SS) "Gill net" means a single section of fabric or netting	189
seamed to a float line at the top and a lead line at the bottom,	190
which is designed to entangle fish in the net openings as they	191
swim into it.	192

(TT) "Tag fishing tournament" means a contest in which a	193
participant pays a fee, or gives other valuable consideration, for	194
a chance to win a prize by virtue of catching a tagged or	195
otherwise specifically marked fish within a limited period of	196
time.	197

(UU) "Tenant" means an individual who resides on land for	198
which the individual pays rent and whose annual income is	199
primarily derived from agricultural production conducted on that	200
land, as "agricultural production" is defined in section 929.01 of	201
the Revised Code.	202

(VV) "Nonnative wildlife" means any wild animal not	203
indigenous to this state, but does not include domestic deer.	204

(WW) "Reptiles" includes common musk turtle (sternotherus	205
odoratus), common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina	206
serpentina), spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), eastern box turtle	207
(Terrapene carolina carolina), Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea	208
blandingii), common map turtle (Graptemys geographica), ouachita	209
map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica ouachitensis), midland	210
painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata), red-eared slider	211
(Trachemys scripta elegans), eastern spiny softshell turtle	212
(Apalone spinifera spinifera), midland smooth softshell turtle	213
(Apalone mutica mutica), northern fence lizard (Sceloporus	214
undulatus hyacinthinus), ground skink (Scincella lateralis),	215
five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus), broadhead skink (Eumeces	216
laticeps), northern coal skink (Eumeces anthracinus anthracinus),	217
European wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), queen snake (Regina	218
septemvittata), Kirtland's snake (Clonophis kirtlandii), northern	219
water snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon), Lake Erie watersnake	220
(Nerodia sipedon insularum), copperbelly water snake (Nerodia	221
erythrogaster neglecta), northern brown snake (Storeria dekayi	222
dekayi), midland brown snake (Storeria dekayi wrightorum),	223
northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata	224
occipitomaculata), eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis	225
sirtalis), eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix radix),	226
Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri), shorthead garter snake	227
(Thamnophis brachystoma), eastern ribbon snake (Thamnophis	228
sauritus sauritus), northern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus	229
septentrionalis), eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos),	230
eastern smooth earth snake (Virginia valeriae valeriae), northern	231
ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii), midwest worm snake	232
(Carphophis amoenus helenae), eastern worm snake (Carphophis	233
amoenus amoenus), black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor),	234
blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii), rough green snake	235
(opheodrys aestivus), smooth green snake (opheodrys vernalis	236
vernalis), black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta), eastern fox	237
snake (Elaphe vulpina gloydi), black kingsnake (Lampropeltis	238
getula nigra), eastern milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum	239
triangulum), northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen),	240
eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), and timber	241
rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus).	242

(XX) "Amphibians" includes eastern hellbender (Crytpobranchus	243
alleganiensis alleganiensis), mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus	244
maculosus), red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens	245
viridescens), Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum),	246
spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), blue-spotted salamander	247
(Ambystoma laterale), smallmouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum),	248
streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri), marbled salamander	249
(Ambystoma opacum), eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum	250
tigrinum), northern dusky salamander (Desmognathus fuscus fuscus),	251
mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus), redback	252
salamander (Plethodon cinereus), ravine salamander (Plethodon	253
richmondi), northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus),	254
Wehrle's salamander (Plethodon wehrlei), four-toed salamander	255
(Hemidactylium scutatum), Kentucky spring salamander (Gyrinophilus	256
porphyriticus duryi), northern spring salamander (Gyrinophilus	257
porphyriticus porphyriticus), mud salamander (Pseudotriton	258
montanus), northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber ruber),	259
green salamander (Aneides aeneus), northern two-lined salamander	260
(Eurycea bislineata), longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda	261
longicauda), cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga), southern	262
two-lined salamander (Eurycea cirrigera), Fowler's toad (Bufo	263
woodhousii fowleri), American toad (Bufo americanus), eastern	264
spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii), Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris	265
crepitans blanchardi), northern spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer	266
crucifer), gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor), Cope's gray treefrog	267
(Hyla chrysoscelis), western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata	268
triseriata), mountain chorus frog (Pseudacris brachyphona),	269
bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), green frog (Rana clamitans melanota),	270
northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), pickerel frog (Rana	271
palustris), southern leopard frog (Rana utricularia), and wood	272
frog (Rana sylvatica).	273

(YY) "Deer" means white-tailed deer (Oddocoileus	274
virginianus).	275

(ZZ) "Domestic deer" means nonnative deer that have been	276
legally acquired or their offspring and that are held in private	277
ownership for primarily agricultural purposes.	278

(AAA) "Migratory game bird" includes waterfowl (Anatidae);	279
doves (Columbidae); cranes (Gruidae); rails, coots, and gallinules	280
(Rallidae); and woodcock and snipe (Scolopacidae).	281

(BBB) "Accompany" means to go along with another person while	282
staying within a distance from the person that enables	283
uninterrupted, unaided visual and auditory communication.	284

Sec. 1533.10.  Except as provided in this section or division	285
(A) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, no person shall hunt	286
any wild bird or wild quadruped without a hunting license. Each	287
day that any person hunts within the state without procuring such	288
a license constitutes a separate offense. Except as otherwise	289
provided in this section, every applicant for a hunting license	290
who is a resident of the state and sixteeneighteen years of age	291
or more shall procure a resident hunting license or an apprentice	292
resident hunting license, the fee for which shall be eighteen	293
dollars, unless the rules adopted under division (B) of section	294
1533.12 of the Revised Code provide for issuance of a resident	295
hunting license to the applicant free of charge. Except as	296
provided in rules adopted under division (B)(2) of that section,	297
each applicant who is a resident of this state and who at the time	298
of application is sixty-six years of age or older shall procure a	299
special senior hunting license, the fee for which shall be	300
one-half of the regular hunting license fee. Every applicant who	301
is under the age of sixteeneighteen years shall procure a special	302
youth hunting license or an apprentice youth hunting license, the	303
fee for which shall be one-half of the regular hunting license	304
fee. The owner of lands in the state and the owner's children of	305
any age and grandchildren under eighteen years of age may hunt on	306
the lands without a hunting license. The tenant and children of	307
the tenant, residing on lands in the state, may hunt on them	308
without a hunting license. Every applicant for a hunting license	309
who is a nonresident of the state and who is sixteeneighteen	310
years of age or older shall procure a nonresident hunting license	311
or an apprentice nonresident hunting license, the fee for which	312
shall be one hundred twenty-four dollars, unless the applicant is	313
a resident of a state that is a party to an agreement under	314
section 1533.91 of the Revised Code, in which case the fee shall	315
be eighteen dollars. Apprentice resident hunting licenses,	316
apprentice youth hunting licenses, and apprentice nonresident	317
hunting licenses are subject to the requirements established under	318
section 1533.102 of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant to	319
it.	320

The chief of the division of wildlife may issue a small game	321
hunting license expiring three days from the effective date of the	322
license to a nonresident of the state, the fee for which shall be	323
thirty-nine dollars. No person shall take or possess deer, wild	324
turkeys, fur-bearing animals, ducks, geese, brant, or any nongame	325
animal while possessing only a small game hunting license. A small	326
game hunting license or an apprentice nonresident hunting license	327
does not authorize the taking or possessing of ducks, geese, or	328
brant without having obtained, in addition to the small game	329
hunting license or the apprentice nonresident hunting license, a	330
wetlands habitat stamp as provided in section 1533.112 of the	331
Revised Code. A small game hunting license or an apprentice	332
nonresident hunting license does not authorize the taking or	333
possessing of deer, wild turkeys, or fur-bearing animals. A	334
nonresident of the state who wishes to take or possess deer, wild	335
turkeys, or fur-bearing animals in this state shall procure,	336
respectively, a special deer or wild turkey permit as provided in	337
section 1533.11 of the Revised Code or a fur taker permit as	338
provided in section 1533.111 of the Revised Code in addition to a	339
nonresident hunting license or, an apprentice nonresident hunting	340
license, a special youth hunting license, or an apprentice youth	341
hunting license, as applicable, as provided in this section.	342

No person shall procure or attempt to procure a hunting	343
license by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or any false	344
statement.	345

This section does not authorize the taking and possessing of	346
deer or wild turkeys without first having obtained, in addition to	347
the hunting license required by this section, a special deer or	348
wild turkey permit as provided in section 1533.11 of the Revised	349
Code or the taking and possessing of ducks, geese, or brant	350
without first having obtained, in addition to the hunting license	351
required by this section, a wetlands habitat stamp as provided in	352
section 1533.112 of the Revised Code.	353

This section does not authorize the hunting or trapping of	354
fur-bearing animals without first having obtained, in addition to	355
a hunting license required by this section, a fur taker permit as	356
provided in section 1533.111 of the Revised Code.	357

No hunting license shall be issued unless it is accompanied	358
by a written explanation of the law in section 1533.17 of the	359
Revised Code and the penalty for its violation, including a	360
description of terms of imprisonment and fines that may be	361
imposed.	362

No hunting license, other than an apprentice hunting license,	363
shall be issued unless the applicant presents to the agent	364
authorized to issue the license a previously held hunting license	365
or evidence of having held such a license in content and manner	366
approved by the chief, a certificate of completion issued upon	367
completion of a hunter education and conservation course approved	368
by the chief, or evidence of equivalent training in content and	369
manner approved by the chief. A previously held apprentice hunting	370
license does not satisfy the requirement concerning the	371
presentation of a previously held hunting license or evidence of	372
it.	373

No person shall issue a hunting license, except an apprentice	374
hunting license, to any person who fails to present the evidence	375
required by this section. No person shall purchase or obtain a	376
hunting license, other than an apprentice hunting license, without	377
presenting to the issuing agent the evidence required by this	378
section. Issuance of a hunting license in violation of the	379
requirements of this section is an offense by both the purchaser	380
of the illegally obtained hunting license and the clerk or agent	381
who issued the hunting license. Any hunting license issued in	382
violation of this section is void.	383

The chief, with approval of the wildlife council, shall adopt	384
rules prescribing a hunter education and conservation course for	385
first-time hunting license buyers, other than buyers of apprentice	386
hunting licenses, and for volunteer instructors. The course shall	387
consist of subjects including, but not limited to, hunter safety	388
and health, use of hunting implements, hunting tradition and	389
ethics, the hunter and conservation, the law in section 1533.17 of	390
the Revised Code along with the penalty for its violation,	391
including a description of terms of imprisonment and fines that	392
may be imposed, and other law relating to hunting. Authorized	393
personnel of the division or volunteer instructors approved by the	394
chief shall conduct such courses with such frequency and at such	395
locations throughout the state as to reasonably meet the needs of	396
license applicants. The chief shall issue a certificate of	397
completion to each person who successfully completes the course	398
and passes an examination prescribed by the chief.	399

Sec. 1533.102.  The chief of the division of wildlife may	400
adopt rules under section 1531.10 of the Revised Code that the	401
chief considers to be necessary to administer the issuance of	402
apprentice hunting licenses and apprentice fur taker permits under	403
sections 1533.10 and 1533.111 of the Revised Code, respectively,	404
and their use, except that the rules shall not establish fee	405
amounts for those licenses and permits that differ from the fee	406
amounts established in those sections, as applicable.	407

Unless otherwise provided by division rule, an apprentice	408
license or permit is valid beginning on the first day of March and	409
ending at midnight on the last day of February of the following	410
year. No person shall purchase more than three apprentice hunting	411
licenses of any type or more than three apprentice fur taker	412
permits of any type.	413

Any type of apprentice hunting license authorizes the holder	414
of such a license to hunt only while accompanied by another person	415
who is twenty-one years of age or older and who possesses a valid	416
hunting license. Any type of apprentice fur taker permit	417
authorizes the holder of such a permit to hunt or trap fur-bearing	418
animals only while accompanied by another person who is twenty-one	419
years of age or older and who possesses a valid fur taker permit.	420
No holder of a valid hunting license or fur taker permit shall	421
accompany more than two holders of any type of apprentice hunting	422
license or apprentice fur taker permit at one time.	423

Sec. 1533.111.  Except as provided in this section or	424
division (A) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, no person	425
shall hunt or trap fur-bearing animals on land of another without	426
first obtaining some type of an annual fur taker permit. Each	427
applicant for a fur taker permit or an apprentice fur taker permit	428
shall pay an annual fee of fourteen dollars for the permit, except	429
as otherwise provided in this section or unless the rules adopted	430
under division (B) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code provide	431
for issuance of a fur taker permit to the applicant free of	432
charge. Except as provided in rules adopted under division (B)(2)	433
of that section, each applicant who is a resident of this state	434
and who at the time of application is sixty-six years of age or	435
older shall procure a special senior fur taker permit, the fee for	436
which shall be one-half of the regular fur taker permit fee. Each	437
applicant who is a resident of the state and under the age of	438
sixteeneighteen years shall procure a special youth fur taker	439
permit or an apprentice youth fur taker permit, the fee for which	440
shall be one-half of the regular fur taker permit fee. TheEach	441
type of fur taker permit shall run concurrently with the hunting	442
license. The money received shall be paid into the state treasury	443
to the credit of the fund established in section 1533.15 of the	444
Revised Code. Apprentice fur taker permits and apprentice youth	445
fur taker permits are subject to the requirements established	446
under section 1533.102 of the Revised Code and rules adopted	447
pursuant to it.	448

No fur taker permit shall be issued unless it is accompanied	449
by a written explanation of the law in section 1533.17 of the	450
Revised Code and the penalty for its violation, including a	451
description of terms of imprisonment and fines that may be	452
imposed.	453

No fur taker permit, other than an apprentice fur taker	454
permit or an apprentice youth fur taker permit, shall be issued	455
unless the applicant presents to the agent authorized to issue a	456
fur taker permit a previously held hunting license or trapping or	457
fur taker permit or evidence of having held such a license or	458
permit in content and manner approved by the chief of the division	459
of wildlife, a certificate of completion issued upon completion of	460
a trapper education course approved by the chief, or evidence of	461
equivalent training in content and manner approved by the chief. A	462
previously held apprentice hunting license, apprentice fur taker	463
permit, or apprentice youth fur taker permit does not satisfy the	464
requirement concerning the presentation of a previously held	465
hunting license or fur taker permit or evidence of such a license	466
or permit.	467

No person shall issue a fur taker permit, other than an	468
apprentice fur taker permit or an apprentice youth fur taker	469
permit, to any person who fails to present the evidence required	470
by this section. No person shall purchase or obtain a fur taker	471
permit, other than an apprentice fur taker permit or an apprentice	472
youth fur taker permit, without presenting to the issuing agent	473
the evidence required by this section. Issuance of a fur taker	474
permit in violation of the requirements of this section is an	475
offense by both the purchaser of the illegally obtained permit and	476
the clerk or agent who issued the permit. Any fur taker permit	477
issued in violation of this section is void.	478

The chief, with approval of the wildlife council, shall adopt	479
rules prescribing a trapper education course for first-time fur	480
taker permit buyers, other than buyers of apprentice fur taker	481
permits or apprentice youth fur taker permits, and for volunteer	482
instructors. The course shall consist of subjects that include,	483
but are not limited to, trapping techniques, animal habits and	484
identification, trapping tradition and ethics, the trapper and	485
conservation, the law in section 1533.17 of the Revised Code along	486
with the penalty for its violation, including a description of	487
terms of imprisonment and fines that may be imposed, and other law	488
relating to trapping. Authorized personnel of the division of	489
wildlife or volunteer instructors approved by the chief shall	490
conduct the courses with such frequency and at such locations	491
throughout the state as to reasonably meet the needs of permit	492
applicants. The chief shall issue a certificate of completion to	493
each person who successfully completes the course and passes an	494
examination prescribed by the chief.	495

Every person, while hunting or trapping fur-bearing animals	496
on lands of another, shall carry the person's fur taker permit	497
affixed to the person's hunting license with the person's	498
signature written across the face of the permit. Failure to carry	499
such a signed permit constitutes an offense under this section.	500
The chief shall adopt any additional rules the chief considers	501
necessary to carry out this section.	502

The owner and the children of the owner of lands in this	503
state may hunt or trap fur-bearing animals thereon without a fur	504
taker permit. The tenant and children of the tenant may hunt or	505
trap fur-bearing animals on lands where they reside without a fur	506
taker permit.	507

A fur taker permit is not transferable. No person shall carry	508
a fur taker permit issued in the name of another person.	509

A fur taker permit entitles a nonresident to take from this	510
state fur-bearing animals taken and possessed by the nonresident	511
as provided by law or division rule.	512

Section 2. That existing sections 1531.01, 1533.10, and	513
1533.111 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	514