(A) The
chief of the division of wildlife
or the chief's designee may establish disease surveillance areas within the state if chronic wasting disease or bovine tuberculosis is detected in a member of the
cervidae family.
(1) The A newly established disease surveillance area shall will include all areas within a minimum of six miles centering on the location of the detection of chronic wasting disease. Provided further, an established disease surveillance area may be expanded if there are additional detections of the disease.
(2) The boundaries of the disease surveillance area will be established by utilizing existing boundaries of political subdivisions of the state, roadways or rivers.
(3) The list of areas established as a disease surveillance area will be published by the division of wildlife and posted on the Ohio division of wildlife website at http://www.wildohio.gov.
(4)(3) A disease surveillance area will be established for a minimum of three years.
(B) Disease surveillance areas. Disease surveillance area 2021-01 is hereby established and encompasses all of Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties, and all of Jackson and Auglaize townships in Allen county.
(B)(C) The heads of deer taken from within a disease surveillance area during the
dates specified for that area on http://wildohio.gov first two days of the deer gun season in disease surveillance areas and the first two days of the statewide deer gun season established in rule 1501:31-15-11 of the Administrative Code shall will be delivered for inspection and sampling to an official division of wildlife carcass inspection station within the disease surveillance area where killed no later than noon the following day after
harvest or by eight p.m. if harvested on the last day of that season. The head may be detached from the carcass prior to presentation for inspection and sampling at an official carcass inspection station.
It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with paragraph (C) of this rule.
(C)(D) It shall be unlawful within a disease surveillance area to place, expose, deposit, distribute, or scatter salt, mineral supplement, grain, fruit, vegetables or other feed whatsoever capable of luring, enticing, or attracting deer, except salt, mineral supplement, grain, fruit, vegetables or feed placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered as a result of normal agricultural practices.
(D)(E) It shall be unlawful within a disease surveillance area to hunt or
take deer by the aid of or on or over any area where salt, mineral supplement, grain, fruit, vegetables or other feed whatsoever capable of luring, enticing, or attracting deer has been placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered.
Hunting over naturally occurring or cultivated plants and standing or harvested agricultural crops is not prohibited.
(E)(F) It shall be unlawful within a disease surveillance area to hunt or
take deer on or over any area where salt, mineral supplement, grain, fruit, vegetables or other feed whatsoever has been placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered for ten days following the complete removal of any salt, mineral supplement, grain, fruit, vegetables or other feed whatsoever.
Hunting over naturally occurring or cultivated plants and standing or harvested agricultural crops is not prohibited.
(F)(G) All definitions set forth in rule
1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code
shall apply to this rule.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 1501:31-19-03
Effective: 6/30/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 2/9/2024 and 06/30/2029
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1531.06, 1531.08, 1531.10
Rule Amplifies: 1531.06, 1531.08, 1531.10
Prior Effective Dates: 11/09/2015, 07/01/2017, 07/01/2019, 10/25/2021
