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As Reported by House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
123rd General Assembly
Regular Session
1999-2000 | S. B. No. 59 |
SENATORS FURNEY-WACHTMANN-PRENTISS-McLIN-MUMPER-LATTA-
SHOEMAKER-CUPP-BRADY-DiDONATO-DRAKE-HAGAN-WHITE-LATELL-
HERINGTON-ESPY-CARNES-GARDNER-WATTS-KEARNS-ARMBRUSTER
REPRESENTATIVES HAINES-VESPER-WILLAMOWSKI-HARRIS-SULZER-OGG-
OPFER-PETERSON
A BILL
To enact section 1533.131 of the Revised Code to authorize the
Chief of the Division of Wildlife in the Department of Natural
Resources to sell gift certificates for hunting and fishing
licenses, permits, and stamps.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 1533.131 of the Revised Code be enacted
to read as follows:
Sec. 1533.131. THE CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE MAY
SELL GIFT CERTIFICATES THAT MAY BE USED TO OBTAIN HUNTING AND
FISHING LICENSES, FUR TAKER, SPECIAL DEER, AND SPECIAL WILD TURKEY PERMITS,
AND WETLANDS HABITAT STAMPS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE CHIEF
SHALL ADOPT RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1531.10 OF THE
REVISED
CODE DOING ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING:
(A) PROVIDING THAT A
GIFT CERTIFICATE MAY BE USED TO OBTAIN A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT HUNTING
LICENSE UNDER SECTION 1533.10 OF THE
REVISED
CODE, A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT FISHING
LICENSE UNDER SECTION 1533.32 OF THE
REVISED
CODE, A FUR TAKER PERMIT UNDER SECTION 1533.111 OF THE
REVISED CODE, A SPECIAL DEER OR WILD TURKEY PERMIT UNDER
SECTION 1533.11 OF THE REVISED CODE, A WETLANDS HABITAT
STAMP UNDER SECTION 1533.112 OF THE REVISED CODE, OR A
COMBINATION OF THOSE LICENSES, PERMITS, AND STAMPS;
(B) PRESCRIBING THE FORM
FOR THE GIFT CERTIFICATES;
(C) AUTHORIZING PERSONS WHO ARE
DESIGNATED AND AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 1533.13 OF THE
REVISED
CODE TO SELL LICENSES AND
PERMITS UNDER THIS CHAPTER ALSO TO SELL GIFT CERTIFICATES UNDER
THIS SECTION;
(D) ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE GIFT
CERTIFICATES, WHICH SHALL EQUAL THE TOTAL OF THE FEE FOR A
RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE, A RESIDENT OR NONRESIDENT FISHING
LICENSE, A FUR TAKER PERMIT, A SPECIAL DEER OR WILD TURKEY PERMIT, A WETLANDS
HABITAT STAMP, OR A COMBINATION OF THOSE LICENSES, PERMITS, AND STAMPS, AS
APPLICABLE, AND THE
FEE ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 1533.13 OF THE
REVISED
CODE;
(E) REQUIRING GIFT CERTIFICATES TO
EXPIRE ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE OF PURCHASE.
NOTHING IN THIS SECTION OR RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT RELIEVES
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVES A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A HUNTING
LICENSE FROM COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED UNDER
SECTION 1533.10 OF THE REVISED
CODE TO PRESENT, WHEN APPLYING
FOR THE LICENSE, A PREVIOUSLY HELD HUNTING LICENSE OR EVIDENCE
OF HAVING HELD SUCH A LICENSE IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED BY
THE CHIEF, A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION ISSUED UPON COMPLETION OF
A HUNTER EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION COURSE APPROVED BY THE
CHIEF, OR EVIDENCE OF EQUIVALENT TRAINING IN CONTENT AND MANNER
APPROVED BY THE CHIEF.
NOTHING IN THIS SECTION OR RULES ADOPTED UNDER IT RELIEVES AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO RECEIVES A GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A FUR TAKER PERMIT FROM COMPLYING WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 1533.111 OF THE REVISED
CODE TO PRESENT, WHEN APPLYING FOR THE PERMIT, A PREVIOUSLY HELD
HUNTING LICENSE OR TRAPPING OR FUR TAKER PERMIT OR EVIDENCE OF HAVING HELD
SUCH A LICENSE OR PERMIT IN CONTENT AND MANNER APPROVED BY THE CHIEF, A
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION ISSUED UPON COMPLETION OF A TRAPPER EDUCATION COURSE
APPROVED BY THE CHIEF, OR EVIDENCE OF EQUIVALENT TRAINING IN CONTENT AND
MANNER APPROVED BY THE CHIEF.
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