Ohio Admin. Code 1501:47-5-02 - Anchoring, docking, mooring, beaching watercraft on wildlife areas

(A) Under authority of section 1531.06 of the Revised Code and after compliance with Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code, the chief of the division of wildlife orders that:

(B) It shall be is unlawful for any person to use a watercraft mooring or tie-up stake on any property administered or controlled by the division of wildlife without first having complied with the requirements provisions of rule 1501:31-9-06 of the Administrative Code ("User fee schedule").

(C) It shall be is unlawful for any person to anchor, dock, moor, beach, or tie up any watercraft or leave any watercraft unattended for a period in excess of eight consecutive hours on the Resthaven wildlife area, Margaretta township, Erie county, Ohio.

(D) Watercraft, except watercraft occupied continuously by persons fishing or hunting rails, gallinules, or waterfowl shall are not permitted to be anchored, docked, moored, beached, tied up, or left unattended by any person on any land or water area of the division of wildlife for a period of time in excess of four hours unless such watercraft is anchored, docked, moored, beached, or tied up at a division-designated public docking area.

(1) It shall be is unlawful for any person to anchor, dock, moor, beach, tie up or leave unattended for a period in excess of forty-eight hours, more than one watercraft on any lake administered or controlled by the wildlife division except as herein provided.

(2) It shall be is unlawful for any person to dock, moor, tie up, leave unattended, or control more than one watercraft at a wildlife division public docking area.

(3) The provisions of this rule and provisions in rule 1501:31-5-02 of the Administrative Code shall do not apply to concessionaires properly licensed by the department of natural resources to rent watercraft to the public, or watercraft owned by any division within the department of natural resources, or watercraft owned by any agency of the federal government or any political subdivision.

(4) It shall be is unlawful for any person to anchor, dock, moor, beach, or tie up any watercraft at a division-designated public docking area from December first to March first of the following year except therefrom, waterfowl hunters having a tie-up permit may use such areas during the waterfowl season.

(5) It shall be is unlawful for any person to anchor, dock, moor, beach, or tie up any watercraft, to any designated division public docking area when such watercraft is not properly licensed registered, numbered, or otherwise marked as required in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1547. of the Revised Code.

(E) Public boat docking areas are designated by signs and may be extended by the chief of the division at any time. Such areas are hereby established on the following water areas:

Aquilla lake	Geauga county
Clark lake	Clark county
Clouse lake	Perry county
Fox lake	Athens county
Grant lake	Brown county
Highlandtown lake	Columbiana county
Knox lake	Knox county
Monroe lake	Monroe county
Oxbow lake	Defiance county
Ross lake	Ross county
Rush run lake	Preble county
Shreve lake	Wayne county
Spencer lake	Medina county
Spring valley lake	Warren county
Tycoon lake	Gallia county
Veto lake	Washington county
Zepernick lake	Columbiana county

(F) It shall be is unlawful for any person to dock, moor, or tie up any watercraft at the division of wildlife dock at the state fish hatchery on South Bass island, Put-In-Bay township, Ottawa county, Ohio unless such person has official business at the state fish hatchery.

(G) It shall be is unlawful for any person to anchor, beach, tie up, or leave any watercraft unattended in the Metzger marsh boat launching channel, for a period in excess of four consecutive hours.

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Ohio Admin. Code 1501:47-5-02

Effective: 6/30/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 11/1/2027
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1546.04, 1547.61
Rule Amplifies: 1546.02, 1546.03, 1546.04, 1547.61
Prior Effective Dates: 04/25/1974, 10/30/1977, 08/16/1984, 09/01/1999, 11/19/2000, 01/26/2018, 11/01/2022