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November 1, 2005
WEST JEFFERSON RESIDENT NAMED INTERIM CHIEF OF ODNR
DIVISION OF WATERCRAFT
COLUMBUS, OH West Jefferson resident Michael E. Quinn has been named interim chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Watercraft. He has served as deputy chief of the division since January 2003.
A 33-year veteran of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Quinn came to the Division of Watercraft as law enforcement administrator. He has extensive experience in various areas of law enforcement programs and studied law enforcement at Northwestern University, The Ohio State University and the University of Northern Florida.
The ODNR Division of Watercraft administers Ohio’s recreational boating programs, including watercraft registration and titling operations, and provides grants to local communities for enforcement, education and boating access facilities. The division investigates boating accidents and related fatalities, enforces state boating laws on Ohio’s waterways and provides local community emergency response assistance. These and other Division of Watercraft programs are funded by a portion of the state motor fuel tax, boating registration and titling fees and through federal funding assistance from the Department of Homeland Security.
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