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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1533.75

Prohibitions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Shawnee Ridge Hunting, L.L.C. v. LaRose (2026)

Most recently applied in Shawnee Ridge Hunting, L.L.C. v. LaRose (March 2026)

Effective: March 20, 2025; Latest Legislation: House Bill 503 - 135th General Assembly

(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following:

(1) Import, transport, or possess live wild boar or feral swine;

(2) Release wild boar or feral swine into the wild or expand the range of a wild boar or feral swine by introducing the wild boar or feral swine to a new location;

(3) Allow a swine that is under the ownership or possession of the person to live in a feral state;

(4) Except as otherwise provided in section 1533.751 of the Revised Code, hunt, trap, or kill a wild boar or feral swine or assist in the hunting, trapping, or killing of a wild boar or feral swine;

(5) Profit from the releasing, hunting, trapping, or killing of wild boar or feral swine;

(6) Fail to notify the division of wildlife in accordance with division (B) of section 1533.751 of the Revised Code.

(B) No person shall purposely feed a wild boar or feral swine.

Last updated April 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.