Ohio Administrative Code
Title 1501:17 - Division of Natural Areas and Preserves
Chapter 1501:17-11 - Prohibitions Generally
Section 1501:17-11-03 - Aviation
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
Except with written permission from the chief of the division or the chief's authorized agent, which must requested not less than thirty days in advance:
(A) It is unlawful for any person to voluntarily bring, land or alight, operate, take off, or ascend within or from the lands or waters administered by the division in any airplane, flying machine, balloon, glider, parachute, or other aerial apparatus.
(B) It is unlawful for any person to launch, land, alight, or otherwise operate, any unmanned aerial craft, including but not limited to any drone, model aircraft, unmanned aircraft system, or other flying machine capable of achieving flight without carrying a human pilot or operator while in flight in the airspace over or within the boundaries of any state nature preserve or natural area.
(C) It is unlawful to utilize or allow the utilization of any unmanned aerial craft for the purpose of photographing, filming, or otherwise recording public activities, historical or cultural features, natural formations, division owned or operated facilities, or any other aspects of the lands and waters under the management authority of the division.
Utilizing or allowing the utilization of any unmanned aerial craft for the purpose of harassing persons or wildlife within the boundaries of any lands or waters of the division is strictly forbidden.
