FREE PERMIT REQUIRED TO USE THE SUNDAY CREEK LANDS.
A free permit is required to use this area. Permits can be obtained from the following sources:
Division of Wildlife Sunday Creek Coal Company
360 East State Street 68 West Columbus Street
Athens, OH 45701 Nelsonville, OH 45764
As indicated on the back of the permit, while using the Sunday Creek Coal Company area the permittee agrees to:
(1) respect the rights of the property owner,
(2) be careful in handling firearms,
(3) obey all laws of the Ohio Revised Code and Division of Wildlife rules and regulations reported in the Ohio Administrative Code,
(4) observe rules of safety and speed on area roads,
(5) leave the area immediately if requested by a Company employee or employee of the Division of Wildlife, and
(6) surrender any permit immediately upon revocation.
The permittee further agrees NOT to:
(1) damage fences, forest plantings, trees, etc.,
(2) litter the area or dump any rubbish or garbage,
(3) remove anything, including trees and parts of trees, plantings, stone, gravel, rocks, etc.,
(4) use or possess any alcoholic beverage or any illegal or controlled substance,
(5) hunt near buildings,
(6) trap beaver without special permission of the Company, and only while in season and with the legally required license and permit,
(7) swim on Company lands,
(8) use off-road vehicles of any kind on Company lands for recreational purposes,
(9) cut firewood except by permit issued by the Company, and
(10) camp or start a campfire.
This free permit is not valid unless signed and carried.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Further information may be obtained from the Wildlife District Four Office, 360 E. State Street, Athens, Ohio 45701; telephone (740) 589-9930.
TURN IN A POACHER
Ohio’s TIP, “Turn In a Poacher,” program is helping curtail poaching throughout the state. TIP is designed to involve the public in reporting wildlife violations. Citizens who observe wildlife violations should call the TIP toll-free hotline, 1-800-POACHER.
Return to list of southeast Ohio wildlife areas.