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Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.14 (2026)

Hunting license or wetlands habitat stamp not transferable - license to be carried and exhibited

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Effective:
February 25, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 203 - 122nd General Assembly
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Unless otherwise provided by division rule, no hunting license or wetlands habitat stamp is transferable and no hunter shall carry a hunting license or wetlands habitat stamp that was issued in the name of another person or that does not contain the signature of the agent issuing it.

Every person, while hunting or trapping on the lands of another, shall carry the person's hunting license on the person's own self and exhibit it to any wildlife officer, constable, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or police officer, to the owner or person in lawful control of the land upon which the person is hunting or trapping, or to any other person. Failure to so carry or exhibit such a license constitutes an offense under this section. This chapter and Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code do not allow any person to hunt or trap on any land without the written consent of the owner thereof.

Such a license entitles a nonresident to take from this state game birds or game quadrupeds killed and possessed by the nonresident as provided by law or division rule.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1988–2009 · leading case: State v. Coburn, 2009 Ohio 834 (Ohio 2009).
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State v. Coburn, 2009 Ohio 834 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 2× “Under R.C. 1533.14, hunters must carry their hunting licenses and exhibit them to wildlife officers upon request; the failure to do so is a citable offense.”
Johnson v. Wolgemuth, 257 F. Supp. 2d 1013 (S.D. Ohio 2003). “Their invocation of § 1533.14 to justify their entry is not well taken.”
Div. of Wildlife v. Freed, 656 N.E.2d 694 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “11 provides that a special deer permit must be exhibited to any enforcement officer so requesting. Probable cause is not required in such instances.”
State v. Rohr, 560 N.E.2d 244 (Ohio Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 3× “The authority of Officer Landrum to check for hunting licenses and special deer permits is authorized by statute, R.C. 1533.14 states in pertinent part: “Each person shall, while hunting or trapping on the land of another, carry his hunting license with him and exhibit it to any…”
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