As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session H. B. No. 201
2025-2026
Representatives Miller, K., Isaacsohn
Cosponsors: Representatives Thomas, D., Hall, T., Claggett, Mullins, Brennan,
King, Gross, Williams, Stephens, Daniels, Jones, Newman, Rogers, Klopfenstein
To amend sections 1533.10, 1533.11, and 1533.111 of
the Revised Code to allow a resident landowner's
parents and grandchildren to hunt on the
landowner's property without obtaining a hunting
license, deer permit, wild turkey permit, or fur
taker permit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 1533.10, 1533.11, and 1533.111 of
the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1533.10. (A) Except as provided in this section or
division (A)(2) of section 1533.12 or section 1533.73 or
1533.731 of the Revised Code, no person shall hunt any wild bird
or wild quadruped without a hunting license. Each day that any
person hunts within the state without procuring such a license
constitutes a separate offense.
(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
division (A) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, or in rules
adopted under division (B) of that section, each applicant for a
hunting license shall pay an annual fee for each annual license
in accordance with the following schedule:
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A Hunting license - resident $18.00
B Hunting license - nonresident that is not a resident of a
reciprocal state, ages 18 and older
$174.00
C Hunting license - nonresident that is a resident of a
reciprocal state, ages 18 and older
$18.00
D Apprentice hunting license - resident $18.00
E Apprentice hunting license - nonresident that is not a
resident of a reciprocal state
$174.00
F Apprentice hunting license - nonresident that is a
resident of a reciprocal state
$18.00
G Youth hunting license - resident and nonresident $9.00
H Apprentice youth hunting license - resident $9.00
I Senior hunting license - resident $9.00
J Apprentice senior hunting license - resident $9.00
(2) Apprentice resident hunting licenses, apprentice youth
hunting licenses, apprentice senior hunting licenses, and
apprentice nonresident hunting licenses are subject to the
requirements established under section 1533.102 of the Revised
Code and rules adopted under it.
(3) As used in division (B)(1) of this section:
(a) "Youth" means an applicant who is under the age of
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eighteen years at the time of application for a license.
(b) "Senior" means an applicant who is sixty-six years of
age or older at the time of application for a license.
(c) "Reciprocal state" means a state that is a party to an
agreement under section 1533.91 of the Revised Code.
(C) A resident of this state who owns lands in the state
and the owner's parents, children of any age, and grandchildren
under eighteen years of age may hunt on the lands without a
hunting license. A resident of any other state who owns real
property in this state, and the spouse and children living with
the property owner, may hunt on that property without a license,
provided that the state of residence of the real property owner
allows residents of this state owning real property in that
state, and the spouse and children living with the property
owner, to hunt without a license. If the owner of land in this
state is a limited liability company or a limited liability
partnership that consists of three or fewer individual members
or partners, as applicable, an individual member or partner who
is a resident of this state and the member's or partner's
parents, children of any age, and grandchildren under eighteen
years of age may hunt on the land owned by the limited liability
company or limited liability partnership without a hunting
license. In addition, if the owner of land in this state is a
trust that has a total of three or fewer trustees and
beneficiaries, an individual who is a trustee or beneficiary and
who is a resident of this state and the individual's parents,
children of any age, and grandchildren under eighteen years of
age may hunt on the land owned by the trust without a hunting
license. The tenant and children of the tenant, residing on
lands in the state, may hunt on them without a hunting license.
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(D) The chief of the division of wildlife may issue a
small game hunting license expiring three days from the
effective date of the license to a nonresident of the state, the
fee for which is thirty-nine dollars. No person shall take or
possess deer, wild turkeys, fur-bearing animals, ducks, geese,
brant, or any nongame animal while possessing only a small game
hunting license.
A small game hunting license or an apprentice nonresident
hunting license does not authorize the taking or possessing of
ducks, geese, or brant without having obtained, in addition to
the small game hunting license or the apprentice nonresident
hunting license, a wetlands habitat stamp as provided in section
1533.112 of the Revised Code. A small game hunting license or an
apprentice nonresident hunting license does not authorize the
taking or possessing of deer, wild turkeys, or fur-bearing
animals. A nonresident of the state who wishes to take or
possess deer, wild turkeys, or fur-bearing animals in this state
shall procure, respectively, a deer or wild turkey permit as
provided in section 1533.11 of the Revised Code or a fur taker
permit as provided in section 1533.111 of the Revised Code in
addition to a nonresident hunting license, an apprentice
nonresident hunting license, a special youth hunting license, or
an apprentice youth hunting license, as applicable, as provided
in this section.
(E) No person shall procure or attempt to procure a
hunting license by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or any
false statement.
(F)(1) This section does not authorize the taking and
possessing of deer or wild turkeys without first having
obtained, in addition to the hunting license required by this
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section, a deer or wild turkey permit as provided in section
1533.11 of the Revised Code or the taking and possessing of
ducks, geese, or brant without first having obtained, in
addition to the hunting license required by this section, a
wetlands habitat stamp as provided in section 1533.112 of the
Revised Code.
(2) This section does not authorize the hunting or
trapping of fur-bearing animals without first having obtained,
in addition to a hunting license required by this section, a fur
taker permit as provided in section 1533.111 of the Revised
Code.
(G)(1) No hunting license shall be issued unless it is
accompanied by a written explanation of the law in section
1533.17 of the Revised Code and the penalty for its violation,
including a description of terms of imprisonment and fines that
may be imposed.
(2) No hunting license, other than an apprentice hunting
license, shall be issued unless the applicant presents to the
agent authorized to issue the license a previously held hunting
license or evidence of having held such a license in content and
manner approved by the chief, a certificate of completion issued
upon completion of a hunter education and conservation course
approved by the chief, or evidence of equivalent training in
content and manner approved by the chief. A previously held
apprentice hunting license does not satisfy the requirement
concerning the presentation of a previously held hunting license
or evidence of it.
(3) No person shall issue a hunting license, except an
apprentice hunting license, to any person who fails to present
the evidence required by this section. No person shall purchase
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or obtain a hunting license, other than an apprentice hunting
license, without presenting to the issuing agent the evidence
required by this section. Issuance of a hunting license in
violation of the requirements of this section is an offense by
both the purchaser of the illegally obtained hunting license and
the clerk or agent who issued the hunting license. Any hunting
license issued in violation of this section is void.
(H) The chief, with approval of the wildlife council,
shall adopt rules prescribing a hunter education and
conservation course for first-time hunting license buyers, other
than buyers of apprentice hunting licenses, and for volunteer
instructors. The course shall consist of subjects including, but
not limited to, hunter safety and health, use of hunting
implements, hunting tradition and ethics, the hunter and
conservation, the law in section 1533.17 of the Revised Code
along with the penalty for its violation, including a
description of terms of imprisonment and fines that may be
imposed, and other law relating to hunting. Authorized personnel
of the division or volunteer instructors approved by the chief
shall conduct such courses with such frequency and at such
locations throughout the state as to reasonably meet the needs
of license applicants. The chief shall issue a certificate of
completion to each person who successfully completes the course
and passes an examination prescribed by the chief.
Sec. 1533.11. (A)(1) Except as provided in this section or
section 1533.731 of the Revised Code, no person shall hunt deer
on lands of another without first obtaining an annual deer
permit. Except as provided in this section, no person shall hunt
wild turkeys on lands of another without first obtaining an
annual wild turkey permit. A deer or wild turkey permit is valid
during the hunting license year in which the permit is
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purchased. Except as provided in rules adopted under division
(B) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, each applicant for a
deer or wild turkey permit shall pay an annual fee for each
permit in accordance with the following schedule:
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A Deer permit – resident $30.00
B Deer permit – nonresident $74.00
C Youth deer permit – resident and nonresident $15.00
D Senior deer permit – resident $11.00
E Wild turkey permit – resident $30.00
F Wild turkey permit – nonresident $37.00
G Youth wild turkey permit – resident and nonresident $15.00
H Senior wild turkey permit – resident $11.00
(2) As used in division (A)(1) of this section:
(a) "Youth" means an applicant who is under the age of
eighteen years at the time of application for a permit.
(b) "Senior" means an applicant who is sixty-six years of
age or older at the time of application for a permit.
(3) The money received shall be paid into the state
treasury to the credit of the wildlife fund, created in section
1531.17 of the Revised Code, exclusively for the use of the
division of wildlife in the acquisition and development of land
for deer or wild turkey management, for investigating deer or
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wild turkey problems, and for the stocking, management, and
protection of deer or wild turkey.
(4) Every person, while hunting deer or wild turkey on
lands of another, shall carry the person's deer or wild turkey
permit and exhibit it to any enforcement officer so requesting.
Failure to so carry and exhibit such a permit constitutes an
offense under this section.
(5) The chief of the division of wildlife shall adopt any
additional rules the chief considers necessary to carry out this
section and section 1533.10 of the Revised Code.
(6) An owner who is a resident of this state or an owner
who is exempt from obtaining a hunting license under section
1533.10 of the Revised Code and the parents, children, and
grandchildren of the owner of lands in this state may hunt deer
or wild turkey thereon without a deer or wild turkey permit. If
the owner of land in this state is a limited liability company
or a limited liability partnership that consists of three or
fewer individual members or partners, as applicable, an
individual member or partner who is a resident of this state and
the member's or partner's parents, children of any age , and
grandchildren may hunt deer or wild turkey on the land owned by
the limited liability company or limited liability partnership
without a deer or wild turkey permit. In addition, if the owner
of land in this state is a trust that has a total of three or
fewer trustees and beneficiaries, an individual who is a trustee
or beneficiary and who is a resident of this state and the
individual's parents, children of any age , and grandchildren
may hunt deer or wild turkey on the land owned by the trust
without a deer or wild turkey permit. The tenant and children of
the tenant may hunt deer or wild turkey on lands where they
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reside without a deer or wild turkey permit.
(B) A deer or wild turkey permit is not transferable. No
person shall carry a deer or wild turkey permit issued in the
name of another person.
(C) The wildlife refunds fund is hereby created in the
state treasury. The fund shall consist of money received from
application fees for deer permits that are not issued. Money in
the fund shall be used to make refunds of such application fees.
(D) If the division establishes a system for the
electronic submission of information regarding deer or wild
turkey that are taken, the division shall allow the owner and
the children of the owner of lands in this state to use the
owner's name or address for purposes of submitting that
information electronically via that system.
Sec. 1533.111. (A) Except as provided in this section or
division (A)(2) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, no
person shall hunt or trap fur-bearing animals on land of another
without first obtaining some type of an annual fur taker permit.
(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in rules adopted under
division (B) of section 1533.12 of the Revised Code, each
applicant for a fur taker permit or an apprentice fur taker
permit shall pay an annual fee for each annual permit in
accordance with the following schedule:
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A Fur taker permit $14.00
B Apprentice fur taker permit $14.00
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C Senior fur taker permit – resident only $7.00
D Apprentice senior fur taker permit – resident only $7.00
E Special youth fur taker permit $7.00
F Apprentice youth fur taker permit $7.00
(2) As used in division (B)(1) of this section:
(a) "Youth" means an applicant who is under the age of
eighteen years at the time of application for a permit.
(b) "Senior" means an applicant who is sixty-six years of
age or older at the time of application for a permit.
(C) Each type of fur taker permit is valid during the
hunting license year in which the permit is purchased. The money
received shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of
the fund established in section 1533.15 of the Revised Code.
Apprentice fur taker permits and apprentice youth fur taker
permits are subject to the requirements established under
section 1533.102 of the Revised Code and rules adopted pursuant
to it.
(D)(1) No person shall issue a fur taker permit to an
applicant unless it is accompanied by a written explanation of
the law in section 1533.17 of the Revised Code and the penalty
for its violation, including a description of terms of
imprisonment and fines that may be imposed.
(2) No person shall issue a fur taker permit, other than
an apprentice fur taker permit or an apprentice youth fur taker
permit, to an applicant unless the applicant presents to the
agent authorized to issue a fur taker permit a previously held
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hunting license or trapping or fur taker permit or evidence of
having held such a license or permit in content and manner
approved by the chief of the division of wildlife, a certificate
of completion issued upon completion of a trapper education
course approved by the chief, or evidence of equivalent training
in content and manner approved by the chief. A previously held
apprentice hunting license, apprentice fur taker permit, or
apprentice youth fur taker permit does not satisfy the
requirement concerning the presentation of a previously held
hunting license or fur taker permit or evidence of such a
license or permit.
(3) No person shall issue a fur taker permit, other than
an apprentice fur taker permit or an apprentice youth fur taker
permit, to any person who fails to present the evidence required
by this section. No person shall purchase or obtain a fur taker
permit, other than an apprentice fur taker permit or an
apprentice youth fur taker permit, without presenting to the
issuing agent the evidence required by this section. Issuance of
a fur taker permit in violation of the requirements of this
section is an offense by both the purchaser of the illegally
obtained permit and the clerk or agent who issued the permit.
Any fur taker permit issued in violation of this section is
void.
(E) The chief, with approval of the wildlife council,
shall adopt rules prescribing a trapper education course for
first-time fur taker permit buyers, other than buyers of
apprentice fur taker permits or apprentice youth fur taker
permits, and for volunteer instructors. The course shall consist
of subjects that include, but are not limited to, trapping
techniques, animal habits and identification, trapping tradition
and ethics, the trapper and conservation, the law in section
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1533.17 of the Revised Code along with the penalty for its
violation, including a description of terms of imprisonment and
fines that may be imposed, and other law relating to trapping.
Authorized personnel of the division of wildlife or volunteer
instructors approved by the chief shall conduct the courses with
such frequency and at such locations throughout the state as to
reasonably meet the needs of permit applicants. The chief shall
issue a certificate of completion to each person who
successfully completes the course and passes an examination
prescribed by the chief.
(F) Every person, while hunting or trapping fur-bearing
animals on lands of another, shall carry the person's fur taker
permit with the person's signature written on the permit.
Failure to carry such a signed permit constitutes an offense
under this section. The chief shall adopt any additional rules
the chief considers necessary to carry out this section.
(G) An owner who is a resident of this state or an owner
who is exempt from obtaining a hunting license under section
1533.10 of the Revised Code and the parents, children of any
age, and grandchildren under eighteen years of age of the owner
of lands in this state may hunt or trap fur-bearing animals
thereon without a fur taker permit. If the owner of land in this
state is a limited liability company or a limited liability
partnership that consists of three or fewer individual members
or partners, as applicable, an individual member or partner who
is a resident of this state and the member's or partner's
parents, children of any age, and grandchildren under eighteen
years of age may hunt or trap fur-bearing animals on the land
owned by the limited liability company or limited liability
partnership without a fur taker permit. In addition, if the
owner of land in this state is a trust that has a total of three
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or fewer trustees and beneficiaries, an individual who is a
trustee or beneficiary and who is a resident of this state and
the individual's parents, children of any age, and grandchildren
under eighteen years of age may hunt or trap fur-bearing animals
on the land owned by the trust without a fur taker permit. The
tenant and children of the tenant may hunt or trap fur-bearing
animals on lands where they reside without a fur taker permit.
(H) A fur taker permit is not transferable. No person
shall carry a fur taker permit issued in the name of another
person.
(I) A fur taker permit entitles a nonresident to take from
this state fur-bearing animals taken and possessed by the
nonresident as provided by law or division rule.
Section 2. That existing sections 1533.10, 1533.11, and
1533.111 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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