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Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.03 (2026)

Prevention of authorized hunting, trapping, or fishing prohibited

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Effective:
October 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly
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(A) No person shall purposely prevent or attempt to prevent any person from hunting, trapping, or fishing for a wild animal as authorized by this chapter by any of the following means:

(1) Placing oneself in a location in which he knows or should know that his presence may affect the behavior of the wild animal being hunted, trapped, or fished for or otherwise affect the feasibility of the taking of the wild animal by the hunter, trapper, or fisherman;

(2) Creating a visual, aural, olfactory, or physical stimulus intended to affect the behavior of the wild animal being hunted, trapped, or fished for;

(3) Affecting the condition or location of personal property intended for use in the hunting, trapping, or fishing activity.

(B) No person shall fail to obey the order of a peace officer or wildlife officer to desist from conduct that violates division (A) of this section.

(C) This section applies only to acts committed on lands or waters upon which hunting, trapping, or fishing activity may lawfully occur. This section does not apply to acts of a peace officer, the owner of the lands or waters, or a tenant or other person acting under authority of the owner on the lands or waters.

(D) Upon petition by a person who is or reasonably may be affected by conduct that violates or will violate division (A) of this section and a showing by that person that the conduct has occurred in a particular place and may reasonably be expected to occur in or near that place again, a court of common pleas may enjoin the conduct in accordance with Civil Rule 65.

(E) As used in this section, "peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, and "wildlife officer" has the same meaning as in section 1531.13 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2021 · leading case: Trimbach v. Bath Twp., 2021 Ohio 2058 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
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Trimbach v. Bath Twp., 2021 Ohio 2058 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “Finally, in this paragraph, Trimbach alleges that the actions of his co-workers “violated certain provisions of Chapter 517 Ohio Revised Code.” {¶ 13} Paragraph 16 then states: “Terminating an employee who reports violations of township rules and regulations and state law and…”
State v. Mueller, 681 N.E.2d 983 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 13× “Appellant now appeals that conviction and sentence asserting one assignment of error: “The trial court erred in including in the proscription of R.C. 1533.03 acts of a defendant which occurred on land adjacent to the lands upon which the hunting had occurred and upon land which…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.03(A)(2) — 1 case
State v. Mueller, 681 N.E.2d 983 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “Appellant now appeals that conviction and sentence asserting one assignment of error: “The trial court erred in including in the proscription of R.C. 1533.03 acts of a defendant which occurred on land adjacent to the lands upon which the hunting had occurred and upon land which…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.03(C) — 1 case
State v. Mueller, 681 N.E.2d 983 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “Appellant now appeals that conviction and sentence asserting one assignment of error: “The trial court erred in including in the proscription of R.C. 1533.03 acts of a defendant which occurred on land adjacent to the lands upon which the hunting had occurred and upon land which…”
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