Ohio Code 5749.04 – Permit or registration required
No severer shall sever or sell a natural resource in this state without first having obtained a permit from or having registered with the department of natural resources.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5749.04
- Natural resource: means all forms of coal, salt, limestone, dolomite, sand, gravel, natural gas, and oil. See Ohio Code 5749.01
- Severance: means the extraction or other removal of a natural resource from the soil or water of this state. See Ohio Code 5749.01
- Severer: means any person who actually removes the natural resources from the soil or water in this state. See Ohio Code 5749.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
The commissioner may request that the department of natural resources revoke the permit or registration of a severer or owner if the commissioner finds that the severer or owner has failed to comply with section 1509.50 or Chapter 5749 of the Revised Code.
Upon receipt of such a request, that officer may revoke the permit or registration.
Except as provided in section 5749.03 of the Revised Code, before severing a natural resource each severer shall file an application with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner to establish a severance tax account. The application may require the severer to disclose any information the commissioner considers necessary to establish that account.