1517.04 [Effective 9/13/2010] Duties of Ohio natural areas council.
1517.04 [Effective 9/13/2010] Duties of Ohio natural areas council.
The Ohio natural areas council shall do all of the following:
(A) Review and make recommendations regarding criteria used by the department of natural resources for acquisition and dedication of nature preserves;
(B) Review and make recommendations regarding inventories and registries of natural areas and preserves;
(C) Review and make recommendations regarding departmental plans for the selection of particular natural areas for state acquisition;
(D) Advise the chief of the division of natural areas and preserves on policies and rules governing the management, protection, and use of nature preserves;
(E) Recommend the extent and type of visitation and use to be permitted within each nature preserve;
(F) Advise and consult with the chief and with employees of the division of natural areas and preserves on preservation matters;
(G) Advise the chief on the program to identify and protect the state’s cave resources that is established under this chapter.
Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 47, SB 181, § 1, eff. 9/13/2010.