H. B. No. 466 As Introduced

Cosponsors: Representatives Boose, Blessing, Adams, J., Murray, Evans, Ruhl, McGregor, Wachtmann, Zehringer, Stebelton, Mecklenborg, Maag, Amstutz, Morgan, Mandel, Martin, Letson, Bacon, Jordan, Burke, Hall, Uecker, Goodwin, Sears

Sec. 1533.10. Except as provided in this section or division	8
(A)(2) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, no person shall	9
hunt any wild bird or wild quadruped without a hunting license.	10
Each day that any person hunts within the state without procuring	11
such a license constitutes a separate offense. Except as otherwise	12
provided in this section, every applicant for a hunting license	13
who is a resident of the state and eighteen years of age or more	14
shall procure a resident hunting license or an apprentice resident	15
hunting license, the fee for which shall be eighteen dollars	16
unless the rules adopted under division (B) of section 1533.12 of	17
the Revised Code provide for issuance of a resident hunting	18
license to the applicant free of charge. Except as provided in	19
rules adopted under division (B)(2) of that section, each	20
applicant who is a resident of this state and who at the time of	21
application is sixty-six years of age or older shall procure a	22
special senior hunting license, the fee for which shall be	23
one-half of the regular hunting license fee. Every applicant who	24
is under the age of eighteen years shall procure a special youth	25
hunting license or an apprentice youth hunting license, the fee	26
for which shall be one-half of the regular hunting license fee.	27
The owner of lands in the state and the owner's children of any	28
age and grandchildren under eighteen years of age may hunt on the	29
lands without a hunting license. In addition, if the owner of land	30
in the state is a limited liability company that consists of five	31
or fewer members, a member of the limited liability company who is	32
a resident of this state may hunt on the land owned by the limited	33
liability company without a hunting license. The tenant and	34
children of the tenant, residing on lands in the state, may hunt	35
on them without a hunting license. Except as otherwise provided in	36
division (A)(1) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, every	37
applicant for a hunting license who is a nonresident of the state	38
and who is eighteen years of age or older shall procure a	39
nonresident hunting license or an apprentice nonresident hunting	40
license, the fee for which shall be one hundred twenty-four	41
dollars unless the applicant is a resident of a state that is a	42
party to an agreement under section 1533.91 of the Revised Code,	43
in which case the fee shall be eighteen dollars. Apprentice	44
resident hunting licenses, apprentice youth hunting licenses, and	45
apprentice nonresident hunting licenses are subject to the	46
requirements established under section 1533.102 of the Revised	47
Code and rules adopted pursuant to it.	48

The chief of the division of wildlife may issue a small game	49
hunting license expiring three days from the effective date of the	50
license to a nonresident of the state, the fee for which shall be	51
thirty-nine dollars. No person shall take or possess deer, wild	52
turkeys, fur-bearing animals, ducks, geese, brant, or any nongame	53
animal while possessing only a small game hunting license. A small	54
game hunting license or an apprentice nonresident hunting license	55
does not authorize the taking or possessing of ducks, geese, or	56
brant without having obtained, in addition to the small game	57
hunting license or the apprentice nonresident hunting license, a	58
wetlands habitat stamp as provided in section 1533.112 of the	59
Revised Code. A small game hunting license or an apprentice	60
nonresident hunting license does not authorize the taking or	61
possessing of deer, wild turkeys, or fur-bearing animals. A	62
nonresident of the state who wishes to take or possess deer, wild	63
turkeys, or fur-bearing animals in this state shall procure,	64
respectively, a deer or wild turkey permit as provided in section	65
1533.11 of the Revised Code or a fur taker permit as provided in	66
section 1533.111 of the Revised Code in addition to a nonresident	67
hunting license, an apprentice nonresident hunting license, a	68
special youth hunting license, or an apprentice youth hunting	69
license, as applicable, as provided in this section.	70

No person shall procure or attempt to procure a hunting	71
license by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or any false	72
statement.	73

This section does not authorize the taking and possessing of	74
deer or wild turkeys without first having obtained, in addition to	75
the hunting license required by this section, a deer or wild	76
turkey permit as provided in section 1533.11 of the Revised Code	77
or the taking and possessing of ducks, geese, or brant without	78
first having obtained, in addition to the hunting license required	79
by this section, a wetlands habitat stamp as provided in section	80
1533.112 of the Revised Code.	81

This section does not authorize the hunting or trapping of	82
fur-bearing animals without first having obtained, in addition to	83
a hunting license required by this section, a fur taker permit as	84
provided in section 1533.111 of the Revised Code.	85

Section 1. That section 1533.10 of the Revised Code be	6
amended to read as follows:	7

No hunting license shall be issued unless it is accompanied	86
by a written explanation of the law in section 1533.17 of the	87
Revised Code and the penalty for its violation, including a	88
description of terms of imprisonment and fines that may be	89
imposed.	90

No hunting license, other than an apprentice hunting license,	91
shall be issued unless the applicant presents to the agent	92
authorized to issue the license a previously held hunting license	93
or evidence of having held such a license in content and manner	94
approved by the chief, a certificate of completion issued upon	95
completion of a hunter education and conservation course approved	96
by the chief, or evidence of equivalent training in content and	97
manner approved by the chief. A previously held apprentice hunting	98
license does not satisfy the requirement concerning the	99
presentation of a previously held hunting license or evidence of	100
it.	101

No person shall issue a hunting license, except an apprentice	102
hunting license, to any person who fails to present the evidence	103
required by this section. No person shall purchase or obtain a	104
hunting license, other than an apprentice hunting license, without	105
presenting to the issuing agent the evidence required by this	106
section. Issuance of a hunting license in violation of the	107
requirements of this section is an offense by both the purchaser	108
of the illegally obtained hunting license and the clerk or agent	109
who issued the hunting license. Any hunting license issued in	110
violation of this section is void.	111

The chief, with approval of the wildlife council, shall adopt	112
rules prescribing a hunter education and conservation course for	113
first-time hunting license buyers, other than buyers of apprentice	114
hunting licenses, and for volunteer instructors. The course shall	115
consist of subjects including, but not limited to, hunter safety	116
and health, use of hunting implements, hunting tradition and	117
ethics, the hunter and conservation, the law in section 1533.17 of	118
the Revised Code along with the penalty for its violation,	119
including a description of terms of imprisonment and fines that	120
may be imposed, and other law relating to hunting. Authorized	121
personnel of the division or volunteer instructors approved by the	122
chief shall conduct such courses with such frequency and at such	123
locations throughout the state as to reasonably meet the needs of	124
license applicants. The chief shall issue a certificate of	125
completion to each person who successfully completes the course	126
and passes an examination prescribed by the chief.	127

Section 2. That existing section 1533.10 of the Revised Code	128
is hereby repealed.	129