(a) Watercraft Dwelling Unlawful if a Nuisance; Exception. No person shall use any vessel for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a dwelling, which creates a nuisance, of either permanent or temporary nature, on any of the waters in this Municipality except Lake Erie and the immediately connected harbors and anchorage facilities or in other areas as may be designated for the purpose. (ORC 1547.32)
(b) Discharging Sanitary Systems Prohibited; Exception. Except on the waters of Lake Erie, no person shall launch, moor, dock, use or operate on any of the waters in this Municipality any vessel which contains a sink, toilet or sanitary system which is capable of discharging urine, fecal matter, contents of a chemical commode, kitchen wastes, laundry wastes, slop sink drainage or other household wastes into the waters in this Municipality. Such sink, toilet or sanitary system shall be removed or sealed or made to drain into a tank or reservoir which can be carried or pumped ashore for disposal in a sewage treatment works approved by the Director of Environmental Protection. (ORC 1547.33)
(c) Penalty. Whoever violates subsection (b) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 303.99(b). (ORC 1547.99(F))