No person shall willfully root up, injure, destroy, remove, or carry away on or from public highways, public property, or waters of the state, or on or from the property of another, without the written permission of the owner, lessee, or other person entitled to possession, any endangered or threatened plant listed by rule adopted under section 1518.01 of the Revised Code.
Citation: R.C. § 1518.02.
The chief of natural areas and preserves shall adopt and may amend or repeal rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, restricting the taking, possessing, transportation, sale, offering for sale, or exposure for sale, for commercial purposes of native Ohio species of wild plants or parts of them, that are listed as endangered or threatened by rule adopted under section 1518.01 of the Revised Code. The rules may prohibit the taking of any endangered or threatened plant, or parts of it, for commercial purposes, from any wood lot, field, or forest, or from any other location in which that plant is found growing in its native habitat...For the purposes of this section, “commercial purposes” means with intent to sell or trade endangered or threatened plants for gain or profit. “Commercially grown” means to grow plants under cultivation in tilled plots or in a greenhouse...
Citation: R.C. § 1518.03.
The director of natural resources may enter into agreements or contracts with the United States government for the protection of plant species pursuant to the “Endangered Species Act of 1973,” 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543, as amended.
Citation: R.C. § 1518.04.
The general assembly hereby finds that caves are uncommon geologic phenomena and that the minerals deposited in them may be rare and occur in unique forms of great beauty that are irreplaceable if destroyed. Also irreplaceable are the archeological resources in caves, which are of great scientific and historic value. It is further found that species of cave life are unusual and of limited numbers; that many are rare, threatened, or endangered species; and that caves are a natural conduit for groundwater flow and are highly subject to water pollution, thus having far-reaching effects transcending man's property boundaries. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the general assembly to protect these unique and great natural, historical, scientific, and cultural resources.
Citation: R.C. § 1517.22.
(A) Applications for a section 401 water quality certification required under division (P) of section 6111.03 of the Revised Code shall be submitted on forms provided by the director of environmental protection and shall include all information required on those forms as well as all of the following:...
(7) Adequate documentation confirming that the applicant has requested comments from the department of natural resources and the United States fish and wildlife service regarding threatened and endangered species, including the presence or absence of critical habitat...
Citation: R.C. § 6111.30.
...(C) A historically channelized watercourse provides technical, social, and economic benefits. Therefore, with regard to a historically channelized watercourse, the director shall not require further antidegradation review during the review of an application for and the issuance or denial of a permit under this chapter or a water quality certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act if the director finds, after public notice and opportunity for comment, and a public hearing if significant public interest is shown, that all of the following apply:...
(5) The work will not harm or interfere with the protection of federal or state designated endangered or threatened species...
Citation: R.C. § 6111.12.