Tree and Forestry Law: Ohio Laws

Control, planting, care, and maintenance of shade trees.

Division of Forestry

Nature preserves - uses and purposes.

Forest Management Plans

List of plants that cannot be removed from Ohio's state forests.

Permit required to forage in Ohio's state parks

ODNR

Rule 1.1 says visitors may not remove plants from the parks, “with the exception of collecting leaves, mushrooms, fruits, or seeds in general picnic areas and other regularly mowed surfaces.”

Div. of Forestry

The Ohio Forest Tax Law program provides a 50% reduction of property taxes on qualifying forested acreage. In exchange for the tax reduction, landowners agree to manage their forest land for the commercial production of timber and other forest products and to abide by pertinent rules and regulations.

Cleveland.com 6/3/24