1501:31-13-06. Skin and scuba diving sport fishing regulations

(A) It shall be unlawful to engage in skin diving while using a snorkel or to engage in diving with scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) in any water area owned or controlled by the division of wildlife except when fishing for forage fish specified in paragraph (A) of rule 1501:31-13-01 of the Administrative Code.

(B) It shall be lawful to take only the forage fish specified in rule 1501:31-13-01 of the Administrative Code while skin diving with a snorkel or while scuba diving with self-contained underwater breathing apparatus in any water area owned or controlled by the division of wildlife or in any other water area where skin or scuba diving is lawful.

(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in fishing while skin or scuba diving while alone, or without first marking the fishing area by displaying an official diving flag at the water's surface.

(D) All definitions set forth in rule 1501:31-1-02 of the Administrative Code shall apply to this rule.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/14/2020 and 10/14/2025
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1531.06, 1531.08
Rule Amplifies: 1531.06, 1531.08
Prior Effective Dates: 08/31/1974, 06/01/1979, 06/01/1984, 04/17/1989

Prior History: (Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 07/19/2016 and 07/19/2021
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1531.06, 1531.08
Rule Amplifies: 1531.06, 1531.08
Prior Effective Dates: 08/31/1974, 06/01/1979, 06/01/1984, 04/17/1989)