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H. B. No. 184 As IntroducedAs Introduced
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Foley, Becker
A BILL
To amend section 1533.13 of the Revised Code to
require an applicant for a hunting license to
specify whether the applicant has been convicted
of or pleaded guilty to a felony and to require
the license to specify "firearm restricted" if an
applicant has so indicated.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 1533.13 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1533.13. Hunting and fishing licenses, wetlands habitat
stamps, deer and wild turkey permits, fur taker permits, and any
other licenses, permits, or stamps that are required under this
chapter or Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code and any reissued
license, permit, or stamp may be issued by the clerk of the court
of common pleas, village clerks, township fiscal officers, and
other authorized agents designated by the chief of the division of
wildlife. When required by the chief, a clerk, fiscal officer, or
other agent shall give bond in the manner provided by the chief.
All bonds, reports, except records prescribed by the auditor of
state, and moneys received by those persons shall be handled under
rules adopted by the director of natural resources.
The premium of any bond prescribed by the chief under this
section may be paid by the chief. Any person who is designated and
authorized by the chief to issue licenses, stamps, and permits as
provided in this section, except the clerk of the court of common
pleas, a village clerk, and a township fiscal officer, shall pay
to the chief a premium in an amount that represents the person's
portion of the premium paid by the chief under this section, which
amount shall be established by the chief and approved by the
wildlife council created under section 1531.03 of the Revised
Code. The chief shall pay all moneys that the chief receives as
premiums under this section into the state treasury to the credit
of the wildlife fund created under section 1531.17 of the Revised
Code.
Every authorized agent, for the purpose of issuing hunting
and fishing licenses, wetlands habitat stamps, deer and wild
turkey permits, and fur taker permits, may administer oaths to and
take affidavits from applicants for the licenses, stamps, or
permits when required. An authorized agent may appoint deputies to
perform any acts that the agent is authorized to perform,
consistent with division rules.
Every applicant for a hunting or fishing license, wetlands
habitat stamp, deer or wild turkey permit, or fur taker permit,
unless otherwise provided by division rule, shall provide the
applicant's name, date of birth, weight, height, and place of
residence and any other information that the chief may require,
including whether an applicant for a hunting license has been
convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony. The clerk, fiscal
officer, or other agent authorized to issue licenses, stamps, and
permits shall charge each applicant a fee of one dollar for taking
the information provided by the applicant and issuing the license,
stamp, or permit. The application, license, stamp, permit, and
other blanks required by this section shall be prepared and
furnished by the chief, in the form the chief provides, to the
clerk, fiscal officer, or other agent authorized to issue them.
The form of a hunting license shall include the words "firearm
restricted" adjacent to a box that the issuing agent shall check
if an applicant for a hunting license has been convicted of or
pleaded guilty to a felony. The licenses and permits shall be
issued to applicants by the clerk, fiscal officer, or other agent.
The record of licenses and permits kept by the clerks, fiscal
officers, and other agents shall be uniform throughout the state
and in the form or manner as the auditor of state prescribes and
shall be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of any
person. Unless otherwise provided by division rule, each hunting
license, deer or wild turkey permit, and fur taker permit issued
shall remain in force until midnight of the thirty-first day of
August next ensuing. Application for any such license or permit
may be made and a license or permit issued prior to the date upon
which it becomes effective.
The chief may require an applicant who wishes to purchase a
license, stamp, or permit by mail or telephone or via the internet
to pay a nominal fee for postage and handling and credit card
transactions.
The court before whom a violator of any laws or division
rules for the protection of wild animals is tried, as a part of
the punishment, shall revoke the license, stamp, or permit of any
person convicted. The license, stamp, or permit fee paid by that
person shall not be returned to the person. The person shall not
procure or use any other license, stamp, or permit or engage in
hunting wild animals or trapping fur-bearing animals during the
period of revocation as ordered by the court.
No person under sixteen years of age shall engage in hunting
unless accompanied by the person's parent or another adult person.
Section 2. That existing section 1533.13 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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