Ohio Code 1546.19 – Prohibition against use of firearms or fireworks in state parks – exception
No person shall engage in the hunting of wildlife, either with a gun or with a bow and arrow, on lands or waters operated or administered by the division of parks and watercraft, except on such lands or waters as are exempted by the chief of the division, under specific orders adopted in conformity with sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code. No person shall engage in the discharge of firearms except during open season for hunting of wildlife on lands or waters exempted as provided in this section, or except in such places where there is provided by the division, skeet, trap shooting, or other shooting ranges. No person shall engage in the discharge of fireworks on lands or waters operated or administered by the division, except a licensed exhibitor of fireworks who is acting in accordance with sections 3743.50 to 3743.55 of the Revised Code and who has obtained the written permission of the chief of the division for a particular public fireworks exhibition.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1546.19
- Person: includes any legal entity defined as a person in section 1. See Ohio Code 1546.01
- Watercraft: means any of the following when used or capable of being used for transportation on the water:
(1) A vessel operated by machinery either permanently or temporarily affixed;
(2) A sailboat other than a sailboard;
(3) An inflatable, manually propelled vessel that is required by federal law to have a hull identification number meeting the requirements of the United States coast guard;
(4) A canoe, kayak, pedalboat, or rowboat;
(5) Any of the following multimodal craft being operated on waters in this state:
(a) An amphibious vehicle;
(b) A submersible;
(c) An airboat or hovercraft. See Ohio Code 1546.01