The Ohio Wildlife Council has approved regulations for the state’s 2018-19 hunting season: the deer archery season will run from Sept. 29 to Feb. 3, the youth deer gun season will be Nov. 17-18, the deer gun sea
son will run from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2 and Dec. 15-16, and the muzzleloader season will be from Jan. 5-8.
Many landowners are often threatened by trespassers, each year, during hunting season. But, just what is considered trespassing? Well, according to Ohio Revised Code 2911.21 Criminal Trespassing is defined as:
(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall do any of the following:
(1) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another;
(2) Knowingly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, the use of which is lawfully restricted to certain persons, purposes, modes, or hours, when the offender knows the offender is in violation of any such restriction or is reckless in that regard;
(3) Recklessly enter or remain on the land or premises of another, as to which notice against unauthorized access or presence is given by actual communication to the offender, or in a manner prescribed by law, or by posting in a manner reasonably calculated to come to the attention of potential intruders, or by fencing or other enclosure manifestly designed to restrict access;
(4) Being on the land or premises of another, negligently fail or refuse to leave upon being notified by signage posted in a conspicuous place or otherwise being notified to do so by the owner or occupant, or the agent or servant of either.
Now, that being said, do you know YOUR rights and obligations in regard to trespassing and property ownership? You might be surprised to know that farmers and other landowners are often threatened by trespassers, and that trespassing and landowner liability is one of Ohio Farm Bureau’s most popular landowner toolkit topics. Do you know your rights and obligations in regard to trespassing and property rights?
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