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Laws: Wild Animal Propagation and Related Activities [Pdf] Ohio Department of Natural Resources Publication 5306 Division of Wildlife (R1112) LAWS: WILD ANIMAL PROPAGATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES The laws governing this license may change periodically. License holders are required to maintain a knowledge and understanding of all laws pertaining to this license and to comply with all requirements contained in the laws. The most up to date version of the law can be found at codes.ohio.gov/. REVISED CODE OF OHIO (Storeria dekayi dekayi), midland brown snake (Storeria dekayi wrightorum), northern redbelly snake (Storeria 1531.01 Division of wildlife definitions. occipitomaculata occipitomaculata), eastern garter (R) “Game” includes game birds, game quadrupeds, and snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), eastern plains garter fur-bearing animals. snake (Thamnophis radix radix), Butler’s garter snake (S) “Game birds” includes mourning doves, ringneck (Thamnophis butleri), shorthead garter snake (Thamnophis pheasants, bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed brachystoma), eastern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus grouse, pinnated grouse, wild turkey, Hungarian partridge, sauritus), northern ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus Chukar partridge, woodcocks, black-breasted plover, septentrionalis), eastern hognose snake (Heterodon golden plover, Wilson’s snipe or jacksnipe, greater and platirhinos), eastern smooth earth snake (Virginia valeriae lesser yellowlegs, rail, coots, gallinules, duck, geese, brant, valeriae), northern ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus and crows. edwardsii), midwest worm snake (Carphophis amoenus (U) “Wild quadrupeds” includes game quadrupeds and helenae), eastern worm snake (Carphophis amoenus fur-bearing animals. amoenus), black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor), blue racer (Coluber constrictor foxii), rough green snake (V) “Game quadrupeds” includes cottontail rabbits, gray (opheodrys aestivus), smooth green snake (opheodrys squirrels, black squirrels, fox squirrels, red squirrels, flying vernalis vernalis), black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs or woodchucks, white- obsoleta), eastern fox snake (Elaphe vulpina gloydi), black tailed deer, wild boar, and black bears. kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigra), eastern milk snake (W) “Fur-bearing animals” includes minks, weasels, (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum), northern copperhead raccoons, skunks, opossums, muskrats, fox, beavers, (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), eastern massasauga badgers, otters, coyotes, and bobcats. (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus), and timber rattlesnake (X) “Wild animals” includes mollusks, crustaceans, (Crotalus horridus horridus). aquatic insects, fish, reptiles, amphibians, wild birds, wild (XX) “Amphibians” includes eastern hellbender quadrupeds, and all other wild mammals, but does not (Crytpobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis), mudpuppy include domestic deer. (Necturus maculosus maculosus), red-spotted newt (RR) “Native wildlife” means any species of the animal (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens), Jefferson kingdom indigenous to this state. salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum), spotted (VV) “Nonnative wildlife” means any wild animal not salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), blue-spotted indigenous to this state, but does not include domestic salamander (Ambystoma laterale), smallmouth salamander deer. (Ambystoma texanum), streamside salamander (WW) “Reptiles” includes common musk turtle (Ambystoma barbouri), marbled salamander (Ambystoma (sternotherus odoratus), common snapping turtle opacum), eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum (Chelydra serpentina serpentina), spotted turtle (Clemmys tigrinum), northern dusky salamander (Desmognathus guttata), eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), fuscus fuscus), mountain dusky salamander (Desmognathus Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), common map ochrophaeus), redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus), turtle (Graptemys geographica), ouachita map turtle ravine salamander (Plethodon richmondi), northern (Graptemys pseudogeographica ouachitensis), midland slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus), Wehrle’s painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata), red-eared salamander (Plethodon wehrlei), four-toed salamander slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), eastern spiny softshell (Hemidactylium scutatum), Kentucky spring salamander turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera), midland smooth (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi), northern spring softshell turtle (Apalone mutica mutica), northern fence salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus), lizard (Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus), ground skink mud salamander (Pseudotriton montanus), northern red (Scincella lateralis), five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus), salamander (Pseudotriton ruber ruber), green salamander broadhead skink (Eumeces laticeps), northern coal skink (Aneides aeneus), northern two-lined salamander (Eurycea (Eumeces anthracinus anthracinus), European wall lizard bislineata), longtail salamander (Eurycea longicauda (Podarcis muralis), queen snake (Regina septemvittata), longicauda), cave salamander (Eurycea lucifuga), southern Kirtland’s snake (Clonophis kirtlandii), northern water two-lined salamander (Eurycea cirrigera), Fowler’s snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon), Lake Erie watersnake toad (Bufo woodhousii fowleri), American toad (Bufo (Nerodia sipedon insularum), copperbelly water snake americanus), eastern spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii), (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta), northern brown snake Blanchard’s cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi), Publication 5306 (R1112) LAWS: WILD ANIMAL PROPAGATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES - Page 1 of 6 northern spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer crucifer), 1533.07 Protection afforded nongame birds. gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor), Cope’s gray treefrog No person shall catch, kill, injure, pursue, or have in the (Hyla chrysoscelis), western chorus frog (Pseudacris person’s possession, either dead or alive, or purchase, triseriata triseriata), mountain chorus frog (Pseudacris expose for sale, transport, or ship to a point within or brachyphona), bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), green frog without the state, or receive or deliver for transportation (Rana clamitans melanota), northern leopard frog (Rana any bird other than a game bird, or have in the person’s pipiens), pickerel frog (Rana palustris), southern leopard possession any part of the plumage, skin, or body of any frog (Rana utricularia), and wood frog (Rana sylvatica). bird other than a game bird, except as permitted in Chapter (YY) “Deer” means white-tailed deer (Oddocoileus 1531. and this chapter of the Revised Code, or disturb or virginianus). destroy the eggs, nest, or young of such a bird. (ZZ) “Domestic deer” means nonnative deer that have This section does not prohibit the lawful taking, killing, been legally acquired or their offspring and that are held in pursuing, or possession of any game bird during the open private ownership for primarily agricultural purposes. season for the bird. Bald or golden eagles and ospreys shall (DDD) “Wholly enclosed preserve” means an area of not be killed or possessed at any time, except that eagles land that is surrounded by a fence that is at least six feet or ospreys may be possessed for educational purposes in height, unless otherwise specified in division rule, and is by governmental or municipal zoological parks, museums, constructed of a woven wire mesh, or another enclosure and scientific or educational institutions. European that the division of wildlife may approve, where game birds, starlings, English sparrows, and common pigeons, other game quadrupeds, reptiles, amphibians, or fur-bearing than homing pigeons, may be killed at any time and their animals are raised and may be sold under the authority of nests or eggs may be destroyed at any time. Blackbirds a commercial propagating license or captive white-tailed may be killed at any time when doing damage to grain or deer propagation license obtained under section 1533.71 other property or when they become a nuisance. of the Revised Code. Each bird or any part thereof taken or had in possession (FFF) “Wild animal hunting preserve” means an area of contrary to this section constitutes a separate offense. land where game, captive white-tailed deer, and nonnative 1533.71 License to raise or keep game birds wildlife, other than game birds, are released and hunted and animals. as authorized by a wild animal hunting preserve license (A) Unless otherwise provided in this section or by obtained under section 1533.721 of the Revised Code. division rule, any person desiring to engage in the business (GGG) “Captive white-tailed deer” means legally acquired of raising and selling game birds, game quadrupeds, deer that are held in private ownership at a facility licensed reptiles, amphibians, or fur-bearing animals in a wholly under section 943.03 or 943.031 of the Revised Code and enclosed preserve of which the person is the owner or under section 1533.71 or 1533.721 of the Revised Code. lessee, or to have game birds, game quadrupeds, reptiles, 1531.02 State ownership of wild animals. amphibians, or fur-bearing animals in captivity, shall submit The ownership of and the title to all wild animals in this an application to the division of wildlife for a license to do state, not legally confined or held by private ownership le- so. This section does not apply to a person who possesses gally acquired, is in the state, which holds such title in trust wild animals under the authority of a license for a wild for the benefit of all the people. Individual
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