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Ohio Rev. Code § 1533.161 (2026)

Prohibiting jacklighting

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Effective:
October 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 182 - 120th General Assembly
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No person shall throw or cast the rays of a spotlight or other artificial light from any vehicle into any field, woodland, or forest while having in his possession a hunting device, or throw or cast the rays of a spotlight or other artificial light from any vehicle into any field, woodland, or forest for the purpose of locating a wild animal.

This section does not apply to law enforcement officers, wildlife officers, military personnel, and officers or employees of the department of natural resources while in the performance of their duties, or to any landowner or lessee having a reason to use a light while engaged in surveillance or protection of his property.

An officer whose duty it is to enforce this chapter and Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code and division rules may arrest a person whom he has reasonable grounds to believe is violating this section, search the vehicle for firearms or other hunting implements in the possession or under the control of that person, and seize the same.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1983–2009 · leading case: State v. Barker, 457 N.E.2d 312 (Ohio 1983).
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State v. Barker, 457 N.E.2d 312 (Ohio 1983). · cites it 6× “20, construed in pari materia with R.C. 1533.161, contemplates the forfeiture of an automobile under the general language of “or other device.”
Ohio Div. of Wildlife v. Kendrick, 906 N.E.2d 1174 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 2009). “02; eight counts of jacklighting, in violation of R.C. 1533.161; and seven counts of possessing or discharging a loaded firearm while in a vehicle, in violation of R.”
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