Current researched answer
Detecting is allowed in specified beach and mowed areas; written permission is required elsewhere.
Pending human review: This machine-researched draft has not been approved for search-engine indexing. Verify the official sources before relying on it.
Location limits
Authorization
Obtain written permission from the area manager before using a detector outside the rule's sand-beach and eligible mowed-area categories.
The cited official material does not state a specific rule for this item.
The cited material does not fully resolve found-property reporting. Do not remove archaeological, burial, tribal, historic, or otherwise protected material; ask the land manager what must be reported.
Final check
Review the live official source and contact the land manager for current site-specific restrictions before visiting.
Always check current posted signs and current land-manager instructions. Rules, closures, designated areas, and permit procedures can change after the source-check date.
Primary evidence
Source 1
Issuing authority: Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules
The rule permits detectors on sand beaches and eligible mowed areas, lists excluded mowed areas, requires written area-manager permission elsewhere, and requires restoration of disturbed ground.
