(a) No person shall hunt, trap, kill or attempt to kill any bird, animal, amphibian, or other wildlife by the use of firearms, bow and arrow, air rifle, net, cage or any other means unless authorized to do so for wildlife management or other lawful purpose.
(b) No person shall knowingly injure any bird nest or remove or injure any bird egg unless authorized to do so for wildlife management or other lawful purpose.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree for each subsequent offense.
(ORC 1531.08)