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Ohio investigating harvest of wild ginseng
TweetCOLUMBUS (AP) — State wildlife officers have identified dozens of ginseng harvesting violations in their effort to protect the medicinal herb.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says officers have uncovered more 60 violations involving more than 30 people. No one has been charged.
Ron Rogers, wildlife law-enforcement supervisor for central Ohio, says the state regulates ginseng to discourage over-harvesting, preserve the wild plants and allow them to reach maturity.
Last year, 3,626 pounds of ginseng were legally harvested in Ohio’s mature woodlands. The dried roots sell for $400 a pound.
Potential violations include digging ginseng without landowner permission, off-season collecting or possession, failure to maintain accurate records and failure to certify ginseng before export.
Comments
So now the state has control of ginseng ? Taking timber rights by eminent domain can only be next . This will protect valuable timber resources, right ?
Yes, they do have the right to monitor, and they should have the right to. If not people would rape our beautiful Ohio woodland of all the ginseng or any other profitable naturally growing plant. You can grow your own or harvest off your own land all the state wants is records. Just like any business is required to keep records. The violations in this article were people who were harvesting ginseng off state and federal land without permission or permits AKA "poaching".
This is a complete waste of taxpayer resources. The average Ohioian would not even notice nor be adversely affected by the poaching of ginseng. So quit "poaching" my tax dollars for ridiculous causes.
"The average Ohioian" you mean the uneducated Ohioan? Trust me I can go on all day naming bigger waste of tax payers that have less of an impact on our lives!!
Control the dandelions . I hear that they are being used to make wine and cooked for greens . Tax this valuable resource !
The ginseng industry is a multi million dollar year taxed income for Ohio. Not exactly the same scale as the dandelion industry, but dandelions do make good jelly. I do understand your point Stan, but trust me the government makes a lot more on ginseng then, they spend on it protecting it.