State Specific Policy Resources: Ohio

Materials Theft

• Scrap Metal and Plastic and Wooden Bulk Merchandise Containers Law
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 47, Ch. 4737 Secondhand Dealers; Junk Yards; § 4737.01 to § 4737.99
• Railroad Scrap: Ohio Rev. Code Title 49, Ch. 4973; § 4973.13 to § 4973.16
• Ohio Admin. Code Ch. 4501:5-3 Scrap Metal Dealers.
• Ohio Homeland Security - Scrap Metal
• Scrap Metal Dealers Registration and Login Page: state Do Not Buy list and electronic reporting
• ReMA Summary of Ohio Metal Scrap Statute (Sept. 30, 2019)

Scrap Yard / Junk Yard Zoning

• Ohio Rev. Code Title 47, Ch. 4737: Secondhand Dealers; Junk Yards
• § 4737.05 Licensing of junk yard definitions.
• § 4737.06 Prohibiting operation of junk yard without license.
• § 4737.07 Issuance of license.
• § 4737.08 Application information.
• § 4737.09 Maintaining fence.
• § 4737.10 Inspections.
• § 4737.11 Enforcement.
• § 4737.12 Determining unzoned industrial areas adjacent to interstate and primary systems.
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 47, Ch. 4738, § 4738.11 Requirements for fencing or otherwise screening view of facilities.

State / Municipal Programs

• Ohio Rev. Code Title 37, Ch. 3736 Recycling, Waste Reduction, Litter Prevention

State Superfund (no SREA equivalent)

• Ohio Rev. Code Title 37, Ch. 3734, § 3734.19 to 3734.30
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 37, Ch. 3745 Environmental Protection Agency
• § 3745.12 Immediate Removal Fund
• § 3745.13 Costs of dealing with unauthorized spill, release or discharge

Stormwater Permitting

• Ohio EPA: STREAMS Applications Information Page
  
  • Industrial Stormwater STREAMS Guide
• Ohio EPA eBusiness Center (Includes STREAMS)

Tire / Rubber

• Ohio Rev. Code Title 1, Ch. 133, § 133.07 Net indebtedness of county - certain securities not considered in calculation. (ReMA note: county or joint county scrap tire facilities not considered in calculating net county indebtedness)
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 3, Ch. 343, § 343.01 Establishment and maintenance of county or joint solid waste management district. (ReMA note: subsection (L) covers whether scrap tires are included in solid waste management district plans. Also references coal combustion with scrap tires in subsection (J)(2))
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 15, Ch. 1551, § 1551.01 Energy definitions. (ReMA note: "energy resource development facility" includes registered or permitted scrap tire recovery facilities)
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 37 Health - Safety - Morals
• Ch. 3704, § 3704.11 Authority of political subdivision not limited - exceptions. (ReMA note: permits for open burning of construction debris do not include any product having a rubber or petroleum base)
• Ch. 3734 Solid and Hazardous Wastes (ReMA note: sections have been grouped below to save space. The right navigation bar on the chapter page provides easy linking to individual sections)
• § 3737.01 to § 3734.13 (ReMA note: Definitions, fees, etc. for solid waste facilities; includes numerous references to scrap tires and scrap tire facilities)
• § 3734.41 Qualifications of licensees and related persons definitions.
• § 3734.50 State solid waste management plan.
• § 3734.53 Contents of county or joint solid waste management district plan.
• § 3734.56 Submission of amended plan and certification.
• § 3734.57 Fees for waste disposal.
• § 3734.573 Fee for generation of solid wastes within district.
• § 3734.70 to § 3734.87 (ReMA note: requirements for Scrap tire collection, storage, monocell, monofill, and recovery facilities)
• § 3734.90 to § 3734.9014 (ReMA note: Tire sales fees)
• § 3734.99 Penalty.
• Ch. 3745, § 3745.11 Fees. (ReMA note: subsections (R) and (S) include scrap tire facility fees)
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 45 Motor Vehicles - Aeronautics - Watercraft
• Ch. 4501, § 4501.01 Motor vehicles definitions.
• Ch. 4513, § 4513.25 Solid tire requirements.

Vehicle Detitling / Dismantling

• Ohio Rev. Code Title 29, Chapter 2981, § 2981.12 Disposal of unclaimed or forfeited property. (ReMA Note: includes disposal by a law enforcement agency of vehicles and vehicle parts forfeited under sections 4549.61 to 4549.63)
• Ohio Revised Code Title 45. Motor Vehicles - Aeronautics - Watercraft (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26 and 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• Chapter 4501: Motor Vehicles - Definitions; General Provisions (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26)
• Chapter 4503: Licensing of Motor Vehicles (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26)
• § 4503.233 Immobilization orders. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26) (ReMA Note: includes rules for disposal to a salvage dealer or scrap metal processing facility by persons receiving title to a vehicle)
• § 4503.234 Order of criminal forfeiture of vehicle. (ReMA Note: includes rules for disposal to a salvage dealer or scrap metal processing facility)
• Chapter 4505: Certificate of Motor Vehicle Title Law (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26 and 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4505.06 Application for certificate of title. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26)
• § 4505.061 Physical inspection certificate of motor vehicle last previously registered in another state. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26)
• § 4505.07 Forms for certificates and applications.
• § 4505.103 Salvage certificate of title (as created by 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4505.11 Surrender and cancellation of certificate of title - issuance of salvage or rebuilt salvage certificate of title. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26 and 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4505.18 Prohibited acts.
• § 4505.19 Prohibited acts involving certificates of title.
• § 4505.191 Scrap metal dealers; validity of title to motor vehicle
• Ch. 4510, § 4510.41 Seizure of vehicle and removal of license plates upon arrest for certain traffic violations - immobilization orders. (ReMA Note: includes rules for disposal to a salvage dealer or scrap metal processing facility)
• Ch. 4511, § 4511.195 Seizing and detaining vehicle if operator has prior conviction. (ReMA note: includes rules for disposal to a salvage dealer or scrap metal processing facility)
• Chapter 4517: Motor Vehicle Dealers, Auction Owners, and Salespersons (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26)
• § 4517.01 Motor vehicle dealer, auction owner and salesperson definitions. (ReMA Note: "Used motor vehicle dealer" includes dismantling, salvaging, or rebuilding motor vehicles.)
• § 4517.03 Established place of business restrictions.
• § 4517.05 Application for used motor vehicle dealer's license; mandatory training.
• Chapter 4519: Special Vehicles (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26)
• § 4519.61 Surrender and cancelling certificate.
• § 4519.69 Application accompanied by physical inspection certificate. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26)
• Ch. 4549, § 4549.62 Offenses with purpose to conceal or destroy identity.
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 47, Ch. 4737: Secondhand Dealers; Junk Yards; § 4737.01 to § 4737.99 (ReMA Note: materials covered under Ohio's metal theft law include "cast aluminum including aluminum motor vehicle parts and rims", "miscellaneous steel" including steel motor vehicle frames, "sheet irons" including motor vehicle body parts made of iron, "motor vehicle nonbody parts", and "catalytic converters")
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 47, Ch. 4738: Motor Vehicle Salvage; § 4738.01 to § 4738.99 (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26)

Abandoned Vehicles

• Ohio Rev. Code Title 5, Chapter 505: Trustees
• § 505.173 Storage of junk motor vehicles.
• § 505.85 Disposal, storage or impoundment of motor vehicles.
• § 505.871 Removal of junk motor vehicle.
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 15, Ch. 1547: Watercraft and Waterways
• § 1547.30 Ordering storage of vessel or outboard motor left on private property.
• § 1547.301 Ordering storage of vessel or motor left in sunken, beached, drifting or docked condition.
• § 1547.302 Disposing of unclaimed vessel or motor.
• § 1547.303 Disposing of abandoned vessel or motor.
• § 1547.304 Abandoned junk vessel or outboard motor on private property.
• § 1547.99 Penalty.
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 45, Ch. 4505, § 4505.101 Certificate of title to unclaimed motor vehicle
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 45, Ch. 4513: Traffic Laws - Equipment; Loads (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 26 and 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4513.60 Vehicle left on private residential or private agricultural property without the permission of person having right to possession of property. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4513.601 Private tow-away zones (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4513.61 Storing vehicles in possession of law enforcement officers or left on public property. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4513.611 Civil actions against towing service or storage facility. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4513.612 Monetary compensation in exchange for authorization to tow; violation (as created by 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4513.62 Disposal of unclaimed vehicles ordered into storage.
• § 4513.63 Photograph and record of information as to abandoned junk vehicles.
• § 4513.64 Willfully leaving abandoned junk motor vehicle.
• § 4513.65 Willfully leaving junk motor vehicle.
• § 4513.67 Operation of towing service. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4513.68 Estimates of cost before towing. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4513.69 Storage facilities; business hours; notice (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• § 4513.70 Civil action against towing service or storage facility by insurance company (as created by 2017 Ohio HB 26 and 2017 Ohio HB 341)
• Ohio Rev. Code Title 49, Ch. 4921, § 4921.25 Towing entities subject to chapter. (as amended by 2017 Ohio HB 341)