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(127th General Assembly)
(House Bill Number 153)
AN ACT
To enact section 1531.133 of the Revised Code to
direct the Chief of the Division of Wildlife in
the Department of Natural Resources to enter into
the Wildlife Violators Compact and to authorize
the Chief to enter into agreements with law
enforcement agencies outside of this state for
joint law enforcement operations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1. That section 1531.133 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 1531.133. (A)(1) The chief of the division of wildlife,
with the approval of the director of natural resources, may enter
into a memorandum of understanding, agreement, or mutual aid
compact with the head of any entity of another state, federal
entity, or foreign entity that employs or appoints a law
enforcement officer who has substantially the same duties as a
peace officer, as "peace officer" is defined in section 2935.01 of
the Revised Code, to enable wildlife officers and the specified
law enforcement officers to assist each other in the provision of
law enforcement services within the jurisdictions that are subject
to the memorandum of understanding, agreement, or mutual aid
compact.
(2) Employees of the division of wildlife who are serving
under the terms of a memorandum of understanding, agreement, or
mutual aid compact entered into under division (A)(1) of this
section shall be considered as performing services within their
regular employment for purposes of compensation, pension or
indemnity fund rights, workers' compensation, and other rights or
benefits to which they may be entitled as incidents of their
regular employment.
(3) Employees of the division of wildlife who are serving
under the terms of a memorandum of understanding, agreement, or
mutual aid compact entered into under division (A)(1) of this
section retain personal immunity from civil liability under
section 9.86 of the Revised Code and all rights of indemnification
and representation incident to regular employment.
(B) The chief shall adopt rules to enter into a reciprocal
agreement with participating states for the enhancement of
compliance with hunting, fishing, and other wildlife laws. The
agreement is named the wildlife violators compact. The agreement
and the rules shall provide for the fair and impartial treatment
of wildlife violators operating within participating states in
recognition of the violators' due process rights.
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