Ohio § 1533.72

§ 1533.72.

(A) No person shall own or operate a commercial bird shooting preserve without a license

issued by the chief of the division of wildlife under this section. (B) Application for a commercial bird shooting preserve license shall be made on a form

prescribed by the chief and shall be accompanied by an annual license fee of two hundred

dollars.  The application shall contain a list of which species of game birds are to be released

for hunting in the preserve, a description of the lands that are to constitute the

preserve, a description of the tag and symbol identifying the preserve required under division (D) of section 1533.73 of the Revised Code , and any other information required by the chief. (C) The chief, upon payment of the license fee, may issue to the applicant a commercial

bird shooting preserve license if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The operation of the commercial bird shooting preserve does not conflict with a prior

reasonable public interest; (2) The proposed commercial bird shooting preserve meets the requirements established

in division (A) of section 1533.73 of the Revised Code ; (3) The applicant is the owner or lessee of the land described in the application and

maintains his status as the owner or lessee of the land until the license expires; (4) The applicant produces evidence satisfactory to the chief that he will comply with division (E) of section 1533.73 of the Revised Code . (D) All licenses issued under this section shall expire on the thirtieth day of April

of each year.  Any license holder wishing to own or operate a commercial bird shooting preserve

in the year following the expiration of his license shall apply for a new license

under division (B) of this section. (E) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the chief may suspend or revoke

a commercial bird shooting preserve license if he finds that the license holder has

violated or is violating this chapter of Chapter 1531. of the Revised Code or any

division rule.