| Sec. 1533.13. Hunting and fishing licenses, wetlands habitat | 9 |
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stamps, deer and wild turkey permits, fur taker permits, and any | 10 |
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other licenses, permits, or stamps that are required under this | 11 |
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chapter or Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code and any reissued | 12 |
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license, permit, or stamp may be issued by the clerk of the court | 13 |
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of common pleas, village clerks, township fiscal officers, and | 14 |
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other authorized agents designated by the chief of the division of | 15 |
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wildlife. When required by the chief, a clerk, fiscal officer, or | 16 |
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other agent shall give bond in the manner provided by the chief. | 17 |
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All bonds, reports, except records prescribed by the auditor of | 18 |
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state, and moneys received by those persons shall be handled under | 19 |
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rules adopted by the director of natural resources. | 20 |
| The premium of any bond prescribed by the chief under this | 21 |
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section may be paid by the chief. Any person who is designated and | 22 |
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authorized by the chief to issue licenses, stamps, and permits as | 23 |
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provided in this section, except the clerk of the court of common | 24 |
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pleas, a village clerk, and a township fiscal officer, shall pay | 25 |
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to the chief a premium in an amount that represents the person's | 26 |
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portion of the premium paid by the chief under this section, which | 27 |
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amount shall be established by the chief and approved by the | 28 |
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wildlife council created under section 1531.03 of the Revised | 29 |
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Code. The chief shall pay all moneys that the chief receives as | 30 |
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premiums under this section into the state treasury to the credit | 31 |
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of the wildlife fund created under section 1531.17 of the Revised | 32 |
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Code. | 33 |
| Every authorized agent, for the purpose of issuing hunting | 34 |
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and fishing licenses, wetlands habitat stamps, deer and wild | 35 |
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turkey permits, and fur taker permits, may administer oaths to and | 36 |
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take affidavits from applicants for the licenses, stamps, or | 37 |
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permits when required. An authorized agent may appoint deputies to | 38 |
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perform any acts that the agent is authorized to perform, | 39 |
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consistent with division rules. | 40 |
| Every applicant for a hunting or fishing license, wetlands | 41 |
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habitat stamp, deer or wild turkey permit, or fur taker permit, | 42 |
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unless otherwise provided by division rule, shall provide the | 43 |
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applicant's name, date of birth, weight, height, and place of | 44 |
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residence and any other information that the chief may require, | 45 |
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including whether an applicant for a hunting license has been | 46 |
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convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony. The clerk, fiscal | 47 |
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officer, or other agent authorized to issue licenses, stamps, and | 48 |
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permits shall charge each applicant a fee of one dollar for taking | 49 |
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the information provided by the applicant and issuing the license, | 50 |
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stamp, or permit. The application, license, stamp, permit, and | 51 |
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other blanks required by this section shall be prepared and | 52 |
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furnished by the chief, in the form the chief provides, to the | 53 |
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clerk, fiscal officer, or other agent authorized to issue them. | 54 |
| The form of a hunting license shall include the words "firearm | 55 |
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restricted" adjacent to a box that the issuing agent shall check | 56 |
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if an applicant for a hunting license has been convicted of or | 57 |
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pleaded guilty to a felony. The licenses and permits shall be | 58 |
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issued to applicants by the clerk, fiscal officer, or other agent. | 59 |
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The record of licenses and permits kept by the clerks, fiscal | 60 |
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officers, and other agents shall be uniform throughout the state | 61 |
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and in the form or manner as the auditor of state prescribes and | 62 |
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shall be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of any | 63 |
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person. Unless otherwise provided by division rule, each hunting | 64 |
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license, deer or wild turkey permit, and fur taker permit issued | 65 |
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shall remain in force until midnight of the thirty-first day of | 66 |
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August next ensuing. Application for any such license or permit | 67 |
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may be made and a license or permit issued prior to the date upon | 68 |
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which it becomes effective. | 69 |
| The court before whom a violator of any laws or division | 74 |
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rules for the protection of wild animals is tried, as a part of | 75 |
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the punishment, shall revoke the license, stamp, or permit of any | 76 |
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person convicted. The license, stamp, or permit fee paid by that | 77 |
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person shall not be returned to the person. The person shall not | 78 |
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procure or use any other license, stamp, or permit or engage in | 79 |
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hunting wild animals or trapping fur-bearing animals during the | 80 |
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period of revocation as ordered by the court. | 81 |