Effective: January 1, 2016
Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the chief of the division of forestry, an employee of the division of forestry, the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district, an employee of a district, and a contractor of the division or a district shall not disclose either of the following:
(1) Information, including data from geographic information systems and global positioning systems, provided by a person who owns or operates a silvicultural operation that is operated under a timber harvest plan;
(2) Information gathered as a result of an inspection to determine whether the person who owns or operates the operation is in compliance with a timber harvest plan.
(B) The chief or the supervisors of a district may release or disclose information specified in division (A)(1) or (2) of this section to a person or a federal, state, or local agency working in cooperation with the chief or the supervisors in the development of a timber harvest plan or an inspection to determine compliance with such a plan if the chief or supervisors determine that the person or federal, state, or local agency will not subsequently disclose the information to another person.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources
Chapter 1503 | Division of Forestry
Section 1503.01 | Chief of the Division of Forestry - Powers and Duties.
Section 1503.011 | Conservation and Development of Forests - Duties of Chief.
Section 1503.03 | Acquisition of Forest Areas.
Section 1503.04 | Custody of Forests.
Section 1503.05 | Timber Sale Agreements.
Section 1503.06 | State Forest Nursery.
Section 1503.07 | Property Which Is a Forest-Fire Hazard May Be Declared a Public Nuisance.
Section 1503.08 | Fire Protection Areas.
Section 1503.09 | Appointment of Forest-Fire Wardens.
Section 1503.10 | Supervision of Forest-Fire Wardens.
Section 1503.11 | Forest-Fire Wardens - Duties and Powers.
Section 1503.13 | Compensation of Forest-Fire Wardens.
Section 1503.15 | Personal Liability of Forest-Fire Warden or Forest-Fire Investigator.
Section 1503.16 | Duty of Owners or Lessees.
Section 1503.17 | Owner or Lessee Not to Receive Compensation for Extinguishing Fire.
Section 1503.18 | Kindled Fires.
Section 1503.22 | Fire May Be Kindled in Absence of Forest-Fire Warden.
Section 1503.23 | Disposition of Fines.
Section 1503.27 | Agreement With Federal Government.
Section 1503.271 | Agreements With Federal Government for Forest Management Projects.
Section 1503.32 | Consent of State to Land Acquisition by Federal Forest Service.
Section 1503.33 | Cooperation Among States and With Federal Agencies to Prevent Forest Fires.
Section 1503.34 | Lease Agreements for the Rental of Concessions.
Section 1503.35 | Distribution of Money Received From Sale of National Forest Products.
Section 1503.40 | Forestry Advisory Council.
Section 1503.41 | Middle Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact.
Section 1503.43 | Shawnee Wilderness Area.
Section 1503.50 | Definitions.
Section 1503.51 | Rules and Regulations.
Section 1503.52 | Operation Under Timber Harvest Plans.
Section 1503.53 | Confidentiality.
Section 1503.54 | Violations; Remedies.