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Witness alleges Ohio wildlife rule exceeds legislative intent; JCAR staff finds no statutory violations
Summary
At its first 2025 meeting the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review heard testimony from Dean Koch alleging the Ohio Division of Wildlife's five-year rule review lacks accurate fiscal analysis and exceeds legislative intent; committee staff reported no prong violations and moved the item to the review agenda.
The Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review heard public testimony alleging statutory overreach in Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife rules and a lack of accurate fiscal analysis during a five-year review.
Dean Koch, a witness appearing before the committee, told members the rule and the agency's review process “exceeds the legislative intent” and that the rule’s fiscal analysis and summary are inadequate. "It's 15 33 6 41," Koch said, referring to the statute he cited, and described the statute as authoring a three‑strike approach that, in his view, extended misdemeanor punishments to business suspensions…
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