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Entrepreneurship: Laws and Regulations

Sources to help you start a business

How can I be sure I am operating legally?

Use the library licensed and freely websites below to learn about the laws, codes, and zoning requirements where you plan to operate your business.

Legal Research - Library Licensed Databases

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Legal research service providing access to case laws, state and federal statutes, administrative codes, public records, law journals, law reviews and more.

Ohio Regulations - Free Websites

Ohio Administrative Code
Updated for all regulations passed and filed.
Ohio Revised Code
All statutes of a permanent and general nature of the state as revised and consolidated into general provisions, titles, chapters, and sections including all bills passed and filed.

Zoning - Free Websites

Hancock Regional Planning Commission
Zoning maps and ordinances for the city of Findlay and Hancock County, Ohio townships.
How to make sure you are following zoning laws
Before starting a home-based business or planning construction, you should find out how your property is zoned and what your local zoning laws