| Sec. 1533.12. (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in | 6 |
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division (A)(2) of this section, every person on active duty in | 7 |
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the armed forces of the United States who is stationed in this | 8 |
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state and who wishes to engage in an activity for which a license, | 9 |
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permit, or stamp is required under this chapter first shall obtain | 10 |
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the requisite license, permit, or stamp. Such a person is eligible | 11 |
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to obtain a resident hunting or fishing license regardless of | 12 |
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whether the person qualifies as a resident of this state. To | 13 |
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obtain a resident hunting or fishing license, the person shall | 14 |
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present a card or other evidence identifying the person as being | 15 |
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on active duty in the armed forces of the United States and as | 16 |
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being stationed in this state. | 17 |
| (2) Every person on active duty in the armed forces of the | 18 |
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United States, while on leave or furlough, may take or catch fish | 19 |
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of the kind lawfully permitted to be taken or caught within the | 20 |
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state, may hunt any wild bird or wild quadruped lawfully permitted | 21 |
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to be hunted within the state, and may trap fur-bearing animals | 22 |
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lawfully permitted to be trapped within the state, without | 23 |
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procuring a fishing license, a hunting license, a fur taker | 24 |
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permit, or a wetlands habitat stamp required by this chapter, | 25 |
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provided that the person shall carry on the person when fishing, | 26 |
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hunting, or trapping, a card or other evidence identifying the | 27 |
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person as being on active duty in the armed forces of the United | 28 |
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States, and provided that the person is not otherwise violating | 29 |
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any of the hunting, fishing, and trapping laws of this state. | 30 |
(1) Every resident of this state with a disability that has | 38 |
been determined by the veterans administration to be permanently | 39 |
and totally disabling, who receives a pension or compensation from | 40 |
the veterans administration, and who received an honorable | 41 |
discharge from the armed forces of the United States, and every | 42 |
veteran to whom the registrar of motor vehicles has issued a set | 43 |
of license plates under section 4503.41 of the Revised Code, shall | 44 |
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be issued a fishing license, hunting license, fur taker permit, | 45 |
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deer or wild turkey permit, or wetlands habitat stamp, or any | 46 |
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combination of those licenses, permits, and stamp, free of charge | 47 |
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on an annual, multi-year, or lifetime basis as determined | 48 |
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appropriate by the chief when application is made to the chief in | 49 |
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the manner prescribed by and on forms provided by the chief. | 50 |
| (2) Every resident of the state who was born on or before | 51 |
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December 31, 1937, shall be issued an annual fishing license, | 52 |
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hunting license, fur taker permit, deer or wild turkey permit, or | 53 |
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wetlands habitat stamp, or any combination of those licenses, | 54 |
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permits, and stamp, free of charge when application is made to the | 55 |
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chief in the manner prescribed by and on forms provided by the | 56 |
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chief. | 57 |
| (4) Any mobility impaired or blind person, as defined in | 63 |
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section 955.011 of the Revised Code, who is a resident of this | 64 |
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state and who is unable to engage in fishing without the | 65 |
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assistance of another person shall be issued an annual fishing | 66 |
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license free of charge when application is made to the chief in | 67 |
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the manner prescribed by and on forms provided by the chief. The | 68 |
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person who is assisting the mobility impaired or blind person may | 69 |
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assist in taking or catching fish of the kind permitted to be | 70 |
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taken or caught without procuring the license required under | 71 |
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section 1533.32 of the Revised Code, provided that only one line | 72 |
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is used by both persons. | 73 |
Any person who has been a prisoner of war, was honorably | 79 |
discharged from the military forces, and is a resident of this | 80 |
state shall be issued a fishing license, hunting license, fur | 81 |
taker permit, or wetlands habitat stamp, or any combination of | 82 |
those licenses, permits, and stamp, free of charge on an annual, | 83 |
multi-year, or lifetime basis as determined appropriate by the | 84 |
chief when application is made to the chief in the manner | 85 |
prescribed by and on forms provided by the chief. | 86 |
| (C) The chief shall adopt rules pursuant to section 1531.08 | 87 |
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of the Revised Code designating not more than two days, which need | 88 |
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not be consecutive, in each year as "free sport fishing days" on | 89 |
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which any resident may exercise the privileges accorded the holder | 90 |
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of a fishing license issued under section 1533.32 of the Revised | 91 |
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Code without procuring such a license, provided that the person is | 92 |
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not otherwise violating any of the fishing laws of this state. | 93 |