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Here are 10 weird Ohio laws, from whale fishing prohibition to illegal patent leather shoe-wearing. ... the Buckeye State was officially granted statehood on March 1, 1803 — 27 years after the ...
No, it is illegal for individuals to own, trade or sell tigers and other dangerous wild animals in Ohio since Gov. John Kasich signed Senate Bill 310 in 2012, regulating the possession of ...
Lionfish have 18 venomous spines total: 2 pelvic spines, 3 anal spines, and 13 dorsal spines. Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish, commonly known as the lionfish, native to the Indo-Pacific. It is characterized by conspicuous warning coloration with red or black bands and ostentatious dorsal fins tipped with venomous spines.
ODNR owns and manages more than 640,000 acres (260,000 ha) of land, including 75 state parks, 23 state forests, 136 state nature preserves, and 150 wildlife areas. The department has jurisdiction over more than 61,500 mi (99,000 km) of inland rivers and streams, 451 mi (726 km) of the Ohio River , and 2.29 million acres (9,300 km 2 ) of Lake Erie .
On October 18, 2011, owner Terry Thompson allegedly set free 50 of his 56 exotic animals before taking his own life by shooting himself in the head. Lions , tigers , bears and wolves were among the animals that escaped and were hunted by local law enforcement out of fear for public safety.
The State Fire Marshal office issued a burn ban for 23 counties in southeast and central Ohio, warning drought conditions could fuel wildfires.
The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes. It is mainly native to the Indo-Pacific region, but has become an invasive species in the Caribbean Sea , as well as along the East Coast of the United States and East Mediterranean and also found in Brazil at Fernando de Noronha .
The Division of State Fire Marshal, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry and the Wayne National Forest urged all Ohioans to take special precautions due to the dry weather, ...