Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-503 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-503
Prohibition on buying, bartering, trading, selling, or offering or exposing for sale
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 6offering or exposing for sale protected fish or wildlife -

Exceptions - Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided for by law, no person may buy,

barter, trade, sell or offer, or expose for sale all or any part of

any fish or wildlife or the nest or eggs of any bird, protected by

law. The carcasses or any parts thereof of legally acquired

furbearing animals or coyotes may be purchased, bartered, traded,

sold or offered for sale. The fur or pelt of legally acquired

squirrels may be purchased, bartered, traded, sold or offered for

sale.

B. Persons licensed to propagate or sell fish or wildlife

pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Code and persons who have documentation of legally purchased fish or

wildlife or parts thereof for resale are exempt from the provisions

of this section.

C. All wildlife or parts thereof seized pursuant to the

provisions of this section and determined to be unfit for release in

a suitable locale shall be sold. The proceeds from said sale shall

be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund.

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D. No person shall buy, barter, trade, or sell, within this

state, any furbearing animal, game animal, or game fish, or any part

thereof, acquired from a source within or outside of this state

unless at the time and place of each such sale, the seller shall

possess an invoice signed by the person from whom said seller

purchased said animals or fish, which shall contain a statement of

the source from which said animals or fish were acquired, and the

species and quantity of each species, or parts thereof, delivered to

said seller.

E. Persons who have obtained legal possession of wildlife or

parts of wildlife after being given to the person for taxidermic

preparation or processing of the meat for consumption shall be

permitted to dispose of such, unless otherwise prohibited by law,

under rules established by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Commission.

F. The animal, bird, fish, or part thereof shall be confiscated

by the arresting authority and forwarded to the Commission to be

held until the matter is resolved. If a person violating the

provisions of this section is convicted, the Commission shall retain

and properly dispose of the confiscated animal, bird, fish, or part

thereof. If a person accused of violating the provisions of this

section is acquitted, the confiscated animal, bird, fish, or part

thereof shall be returned to the possession of the person from whom

it was confiscated.

G. The first violation of any of the provisions of this section

shall be punishable by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars

($100.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period not less than ten (10)

days nor more than sixty (60) days, or by both said fine and

imprisonment.

Subsequent violations of the provisions of this section shall be

punishable by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not

less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or by both

said fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-403 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-403
Bullfrogs
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may take, kill or

capture more than fifteen (15) bullfrogs in any one day during open

season as declared by the Commission; nor may any person sell

bullfrogs or ship them out of the state at any time.

B. Persons exempt from the above subsection are persons

licensed under Section 4-102 of this Code, who take, kill, capture,

sell or ship those bullfrogs raised in their enterprise.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-102 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-102
Members of Commission - Appointment and confirmation -
Status: in_force

Eligibility - Term - Travel expenses.

A. The Commission shall consist of one member from each of

eight districts of the state, such districts to include the areas as

follows:

District No. 1: Ottawa, Delaware, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers,

Washington, Tulsa, Pawnee and Osage Counties.

District No. 2: Adair, Sequoyah, Cherokee, Wagoner, Muskogee,

Haskell, McIntosh and Okmulgee Counties.

District No. 3: LeFlore, Latimer, Pittsburg, Atoka, Pushmataha,

McCurtain, Choctaw, Bryan, Marshall, Carter and Love Counties.

District No. 4: Creek, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Seminole,

Pottawatomie, Pontotoc, Hughes, Johnston and Coal Counties.

District No. 5: Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, McClain, Garvin,

Murray and Payne Counties.

District No. 6: Blaine, Kingfisher, Canadian, Caddo, Grady,

Comanche, Stephens, Jefferson and Cotton Counties.

District No. 7: Ellis, Dewey, Roger Mills, Custer, Beckham,

Washita, Kiowa, Greer, Jackson, Harmon and Tillman Counties.

District No. 8: Cimarron, Texas, Beaver, Harper, Woodward,

Woods, Major, Alfalfa, Grant, Garfield, Kay and Noble Counties.

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B. Each Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor of the

State of Oklahoma, by and with the consent of the State Senate of

the State of Oklahoma, and shall be removed only for cause, as

provided by law for the removal of officers not subject to

impeachment, pursuant to Sections 1181 through 1197 of Title 22 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

C. The term of office of each such member shall be eight (8)

years, except that the first appointed members shall hold office for

terms as follows: the member appointed from District No. 1 shall

hold office until July 1 following his appointment, and the members

appointed from Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall hold office

until July 1 of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and

eighth succeeding calendar years, respectively. In the event the

Governor fails to fill a vacancy within thirty (30) days following

such vacancy, the remaining members of the Commission may appoint a

qualified person to fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of

the term.

D. The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel

expenses as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-415 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-415
Release of unclaimed, processed, lawfully harvested
Status: in_force

venison.

A person or business operating as a meat processor in this state

may release any unclaimed, processed, lawfully harvested venison to

the Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Hunters Against Hunger

Program after a period of ninety (90) days following notification by

telephone to the person who brought the wild game for processing

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that the wild game has been processed and is available for

collection. The meat processor shall receive the normal

reimbursement fee from Hunters Against Hunger.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-125 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-125
Noodling
Status: in_force

"Noodling" is the taking of fish by use of hands only.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-411.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-411.1
Taxidermist sale of unclaimed specimen - Requirements
Status: in_force

A. Any taxidermist may sell any unclaimed specimen left in his

or her possession in excess of six (6) months following notification

by telephone that the specimen is completed provided that such

person complies with the following requirements:

1. Each taxidermist shall keep on file the name, address,

hunting license number, and any other information as may be required

by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation relating to the

owner of the unclaimed specimen;

2. Each taxidermist shall provide to the hunter who brings in a

specimen a form to read as follows: "When your specimen is

finished, you will be notified by telephone that your specimen is

ready for pick up. If you do not pick up and pay any balances on

your specimen within six (6) months after that call, Oklahoma law

allows taxidermists to sell any unclaimed specimen to recover costs

in preparing the specimen."; and

3. Each taxidermist may sell the unclaimed specimen for an

amount not to exceed the original price for mounting, preserving,

tanning, or otherwise preparing the unclaimed specimen and any cost

for notification, and shall only sell the unclaimed specimen to

legal residents of Oklahoma.

B. As used in this section, “taxidermist” means a person who,

for consideration, mounts, preserves, or otherwise prepares the body

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of any bird, animal, or fish, or any other part thereof, for

display.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-139 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-139
Migratory bird permit - Sandhill Crane permit –
Status: in_force

Violation – Penalty.

A. Any person who hunts, takes, or attempts to take any

migratory bird shall be required to obtain from the Director any

federally required permit for migratory birds.

B. The fee for a migratory bird permit under subsection A of

this section shall be Two Dollars ($2.00) for residents and

nonresidents. By July 1, 2004, the Wildlife Conservation Commission

shall develop and implement an Internet-based electronic application

by which persons may apply for a migratory bird permit. For any

person who makes application for and fills out the required

information for the migratory bird permit by means of the Internet,

the two-dollar fee shall be waived.

C. In addition to the permit required in subsection A of this

section, any person who hunts, takes, or attempts to take a Sandhill

Crane shall be required to obtain from the Director a Sandhill Crane

permit. The fee for a Sandhill Crane permit shall be Two Dollars

($2.00) for residents and nonresidents. No persons shall be exempt

from the permit requirements of this subsection.

D. Persons exempt from the migratory bird permit requirements

of subsections A and B of this section are:

1. Persons under sixteen (16) years of age;

2. Persons age sixty-four (64) or older; and

3. A landowner hunting only on their own property.

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-308 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-308
Rewards
Status: in_force

The Department may offer and pay a standing reward in any amount

not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the

capture and conviction, or for evidence leading to the capture and

conviction, of any person violating any of the wildlife conservation

laws of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-8-101 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-8-101
Liberal interpretation
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Code, being necessary for the welfare of

the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to

effect the purpose and object hereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-128 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-128
Lake Texoma - Licenses and permits - Exemptions - Fees -
Status: in_force

Violations - Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no person shall

fish, pursue, harass, catch, kill, take, attempt to take in any

manner, use, have in possession, sell or transport all or any

portion of a fish in Lake Texoma without having first procured a

license from the Director or from any authorized agents of the

Director.

B. Persons excepted from the license requirements of this

section are:

1. Nonresidents under fourteen (14) years of age;

2. Nonresidents in possession of a valid nonresident license

issued under Section 4-110 of this title and fishing the Oklahoma

portion of Lake Texoma;

3. Holders of parallel special Texas fishing license for Lake

Texoma; and

4. A resident holding a valid Oklahoma fishing license or

excepted from such by Section 4-110 of this title and fishing only

the Oklahoma side of Lake Texoma.

C. The minimum fee for this special Lake Texoma fishing license

shall be Six Dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75). Upon action by

the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, with agreement by the

Commission, to raise the fee for the special Texas fishing license

for Lake Texoma, the fee for the special Lake Texoma fishing license

shall be raised accordingly. Licenses shall be issued in accordance

with Sections 4-201 and 4-202 of this title.

D. Revenue received from the sale of this special license for

Lake Texoma shall be divided between the Oklahoma Department of

Wildlife Conservation and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall receive

seventy percent (70%) of the fees collected. The remaining thirty

percent (30%) of the fees collected shall be forwarded by the

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to the Texas Parks and

Wildlife Department.

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-135 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-135
Permits to control nuisance or damage by wildlife
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation is authorized to

issue permits to landowners, agricultural lessees, or their

designated agents with written permission of the landowner or

agricultural lessee and to any entity of state, county, or local

government to control nuisance or damage by any species of wildlife

including, but not limited to, beaver, coyote, deer, bobcat, raccoon

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and crow under rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Commission. The permits may be issued without

limitation by statewide season regulations, bag limits or methods of

taking. A permitted landowner, agricultural lessee or a designated

agent with written permission of the landowner or agricultural

lessee may, with a valid permit issued pursuant to this section,

control the wildlife specified in this subsection and feral swine at

night to protect marketable agricultural crops, livestock or

processed feed, seed or other materials used in the production of an

agricultural commodity.

B. Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, the permit

to hunt at night shall be valid for a period of up to one (1) year

from the date the permit was issued.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5-203.1 of this

title, a landowner, agricultural lessee, or designated agent with

written permission of the landowner and with a valid permit may use

a headlight carried on the person while hunting at night. Nothing

in this section shall authorize the use of a headlight mounted on a

vehicle or the use of a headlight from a public roadway.

D. Any person who has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a

violation of Section 5-203.1 or Section 5-411 of this title within

the previous three (3) years shall not be eligible to receive a

permit pursuant to this section. The permit can be issued by the

local game warden in the county for which the permit is to be used

or by the Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Wildlife

Conservation.

E. It shall be lawful for any private landowner or designated

employee of the landowner or lessee to have a chamber-loaded firearm

on property owned by the landowner, and to use the firearm for the

purpose of controlling nuisance or damage by any wildlife or feral

swine. Nothing in this section shall authorize any convicted felon

to carry a firearm.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-203 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-203
Issuance of licenses through electronic point of sale
Status: in_force

system - Promulgation of rules.

A. Every dealer appointed to issue licenses as provided for in

Section 3-202 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be required

to issue every license by means of an electronic point of sale

system beginning no later than January 1, 2013.

B. By January 1, 2013, the Wildlife Conservation Commission

shall promulgate rules establishing:

1. The duties of a dealer;

2. Procedures for issuing licenses and remitting license fees;

3. A collection fee to be retained by the dealer;

4. Reporting requirements;

5. Penalties for any violation of the rules; and

6. Any other rule deemed necessary by the Commission.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-106.1a — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-106.1a
Computer-assisted remote control hunting
Status: in_force

“Computer-assisted remote control hunting” means the use of a

computer or any other device, equipment, or software to remotely

control the hunting, taking, or attempt to take wildlife.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-8-103 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-8-103
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Code.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-602 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-602
Confinement of wildlife to premises
Status: in_force

A. Except for native cats or bears which are exhibited under an

exhibitor’s permit issued to a person pursuant to Section 4-107 of

this title, all furbearers, game mammals, game birds, game fish and

minnows raised under the provisions of this Code shall be confined

to the lands or waters described in the application, and the

wildlife shall be confined in a manner as to prohibit mammals, birds

and fish belonging to the State of Oklahoma from becoming part of

the enterprise.

B. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be

fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-305 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-305
Cooperative wildlife restoration projects
Status: in_force

A. The State of Oklahoma hereby assents to the provisions of:

1. The Act of Congress which was approved September 2, 1937,

and is found at 16 U.S.C. Section 669, as amended; and

2. The Act of Congress which was approved August 9, 1950, and

is found at 16 U.S.C. Section 777, as amended.

B. The Commission is hereby authorized, empowered and directed

to perform such acts as may be necessary for the conduct and

establishment of cooperative wildlife restoration projects, as

defined in such respective acts, in compliance with such acts and

the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the

Interior thereunder.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-113 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-113
Hunting/fishing annual combination license
Status: in_force

A. Legal residents who are not the individuals exempted from

the license requirement as provided in subsection B of Section 4-112

of this title may purchase an annual combination hunting/fishing

license from the Director or agents of the Director.

B. The fee for each combination hunting/fishing license for

residents eighteen (18) years of age and older which expires one (1)

year after the date of issuance – Fifty-two Dollars ($52.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-127 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-127
Other powerful light
Status: in_force

"Other powerful light" is any illuminating source or light

enhancement device designed to be carried on one's person,

including, but not limited to, flashlights, floodlights

(spotlights), hand lanterns, carbide lamps, nightscopes, and/or

similar lights carried on one's person and not designed to be

attached to or a part of a motor vehicle or water conveyance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-113.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-113.1
Three-year hunting/fishing combination license
Status: in_force

A. All legal residents who have resided in the state for at

least six (6) months may purchase a three (3) year combination

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hunting/fishing license from the State Wildlife Conservation

Director.

B. The fee for the three (3) year combination hunting/fishing

license shall be One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00).

C. The use of the license provided in this section is subject

to those restrictions provided by statute and the regulations of the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.

D. Should any lifetime license be lost or destroyed, a

duplicate will be issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation

for a fee not more than Ten Dollars ($10.00).

E. A three (3) year licensee shall not lose the privileges of

such license by a subsequent transfer of residency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-401 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-401
Deleterious, noxious or toxic substances
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may

deposit, place, throw, or permit to be deposited, placed or thrown,

any lime, dynamite or other explosive, poison, drug, sawdust, salt

water, crude oil or any other deleterious, noxious or toxic

substance in any waters of this state, or in any place where such

substances may run or be washed into such waters.

B. Those persons exempt from subsection A of this section shall

be:

1. The Department's authorized agents and employees when they

shall use drugs, chemicals and other substances in connection with

any fish count, scientific test or for improvement; and

2. Those holders of a scientific purposes license which

specifically authorizes taking wildlife in such manner.

C. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of

this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), and each day or part of day during which such action is

continued or repeated shall be a separate offense. Provided, that

the party responsible for the control of any salt water, crude oil

or other deleterious substances causing a violation of this section

and resulting from drilling, production, transmission, storage or

other operation of the petroleum industry shall be reported to the

Oklahoma Corporation Commission and if corrective action is not

taken immediately then criminal proceedings shall be had as herein

provided. The Corporation Commission is also given the express

power to order whatever corrective action is necessary to abate the

pollution and is given the authority to enforce the order by any

action against the lease or well. Such action shall be reported by

the Wildlife Department to the appropriate agency.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-113.2 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-113.2
Three-day special use permit – Veterans, nonprofit or
Status: in_force

charitable organizations.

A. The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall establish a

three-day special use permit to be purchased by a landowner for a

tract of land that is two hundred (200) acres or more.

B. The special use permit shall allow any veterans and

nonprofit or charitable organizations, with the permission of the

landowner, to hunt and fish on the tract of land. Those veterans

and organizations permitted to hunt and fish on the tract of land

shall be exempt from hunting and fishing license requirements for

the term that the special use permit is issued.

C. The term for the special use permit shall only be for

consecutive days.

D. The price of the special use permit shall not exceed Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

E. The Commission shall promulgate rules to enforce the

provisions of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-116 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-116
Minnow dealer's intrastate license - Exceptions
Status: in_force

A. No person may seine, trap, transport or sell minnows within

the state for commercial purposes without having first procured a

license from the Director.

B. Each applicant for such license shall be a resident of

Oklahoma for a period of one (1) year immediately preceding his

application, and it must appear to the Director that the applicant

does not intend to use the license for the purpose of violating any

of the laws of the State of Oklahoma, and that the equipment to be

used by the applicant complies with the provisions of Section 6-401

of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code.

C. Persons excepted from the license requirements of this

section are:

1. Any person who seines, traps or transports minnows for his

own use as bait, if the seine used does not exceed twenty (20) feet

in length, and the mesh is no larger than one-fourth (1/4) inch

square, or if only one trap is used;

2. Any person under sixteen (16) years of age who seines, traps

and sells minnows for commercial purposes within the county of his

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residence in quantities which do not require a special vehicle for

transportation, as described in paragraph 4, subsection A of Section

6-401 of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code;

3. Any retailer selling lawfully acquired minnows.

D. The fees for a license under this section and the fee for

renewal of such license shall be determined by the Wildlife

Conservation Commission.

E. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-109.2 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-109.2
Exotic livestock
Status: in_force

"Exotic livestock" means commercially raised animals of the

families bovidae, cervidae, anticopridae and ratites, and animals of

the order Galliformes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-148.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-148.1
Wild
Status: in_force

"Wild" means any wildlife, whether or not raised in captivity,

that normally are found in a state of nature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-312 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-312
Wildlife habitat development program - Contracts with
Status: in_force

private landowners - Liability.

A. In order to encourage wildlife habitat conservation on

private lands, the Department of Wildlife Conservation shall

establish a program for wildlife habitat maintenance, enhancement,

development, preservation, restoration, and management on private

lands. To implement the program, the Department shall enter into

multiyear contracts for approved projects on privately owned lands

detailing the landowners' responsibilities.

B. The Department shall promulgate rules pursuant to the

Administrative Procedures Act to implement the program. Such rules

may provide for incentives to participate in the program.

C. Nothing in this section or in the contract executed pursuant

to subsection A of this section shall be interpreted or construed to

constitute a financial or general obligation of the state. No state

revenue shall be used to guarantee or pay for any damages to

property or injury to persons as a result of the provisions of this

section or the contract.

D. 1. Any landowner contracting with the Department pursuant

to the provisions of this section:

a. except as otherwise provided by this subsection, owes

no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or

use by others for any recreational purposes, or to

give any warning of a dangerous condition, use,

structure, or activity on such premises to persons

entering for such purposes,

b. who either directly or indirectly invites or permits

without charge any person to use such property for

recreational purposes, does not thereby:

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(1) extend any assurance that the premises are safe

for any purpose,

(2) confer upon such person the legal status of an

invitee or licensee,

(3) assume responsibility for or incur liability for

any injury to person or property caused by an act

or omission of such persons.

2. Nothing in this section limits in any way any liability

which otherwise exists for:

a. willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against

a dangerous condition, use, structure or activity,

b. injury suffered in any case where the owner of land

charges the person or persons who enter or go on the

land for the recreational use thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-108.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-108.1
Domesticated animal
Status: in_force

"Domesticated animal" means an animal kept for pleasure or for

utility, that has adapted to life in association with and to the use

of human beings, and shall not include animals which normally can be

found in the wild state, unless specifically so designated by the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-112v3 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-112v3
Hunting licenses
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code or the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no person may

hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take or attempt to take in

any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or transport all or any

portion of any wildlife except fish, without having first procured a

license from the Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Commission shall designate a consecutive

Saturday and Sunday in September of each year as free hunting days

in which residents of this state may hunt without first procuring a

hunting license pursuant to the provisions of this section.

B. The following legal residents of Oklahoma shall be exempt

from the annual hunting license requirement of paragraph 1 of

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subsection F of this section and the following nonresidents shall be

exempt from the annual nonresident hunting licenses required

pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section:

1. Legal residents under eighteen (18) years of age;

2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older

provided they have obtained a senior citizen lifetime hunting or

combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to the provisions

of Section 4-114 of this title;

3. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent

(60%) or more and registered with the veterans registry created by

the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the

veteran has previously received an exemption pursuant to this

paragraph, no registration with the veterans registry shall be

required;

4. Legal resident owners or tenants who hunt on land owned or

leased by them;

5. Any nonresident under eighteen (18) years of age;

6. Legal residents having a proven disability which renders

them nonambulatory and confines them to a wheelchair, as certified

by a physician licensed in this state or in any state which borders

this state;

7. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (18) years

of age who is in the physical custody of a child care facility as

defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

8. Any legal resident or nonresident hunting, pursuing,

trapping, harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to

take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized

rattlesnake-hunting event or festival and who has a rattlesnake

permit issued pursuant to Section 4-143 of this title.

C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, the nonresident hunting licenses issued pursuant

to this section and the fee for each license shall be:

1. Annual hunting license for nonresidents which expires one

(1) year after the date of issuance – Two Hundred Eight Dollars

($208.00);

2. Gun hunting license for deer for nonresidents which shall be

valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current calendar year

deer gun season - Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) in addition to the

nonresident annual hunting license required in paragraph 1 of this

subsection;

3. Archery hunting license for deer for nonresidents which

shall expire on January 15 of the calendar year after the year

purchased or, if purchased during the deer archery season, it shall

expire at the end of that deer archery season - Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) in addition to the nonresident annual hunting license

required in paragraph 1 of this subsection;

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4. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for nonresidents

which shall be valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current

calendar year deer primitive firearms season - Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) in addition to the nonresident annual hunting license

required in paragraph 1 of this subsection;

5. Hunting license for antelope for nonresidents – Five Hundred

Five Dollars ($505.00);

6. Hunting license for elk for nonresidents – Five Hundred Five

Dollars ($505.00);

7. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other

than deer, antelope, elk, quail, turkey, bear, or waterfowl –

Seventy-four Dollars ($74.00);

8. Annual youth hunting license for nonresidents under eighteen

(18) years of age, which shall include all species and all seasons

for which a hunting license is required – One Hundred Fifty Dollars

($150.00);

9. Five-day youth hunting license for nonresidents under

eighteen (18) years of age, which shall include all species and all

seasons for which a hunting license is required – Seventy-five

Dollars ($75.00); and

10. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting winged

upland game, excluding wild turkey, in a commercial hunting area –

Fifteen Dollars ($15.00).

D. These licenses shall be required for hunting in a commercial

hunt area:

1. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting big game

or combination big game – Seventy-four Dollars ($74.00);

2. Ten-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting small game

and upland winged game, excluding turkeys – Twenty Dollars ($20.00);

3. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting big game or

combination big game – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00);

and

4. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting winged

upland game, excluding wild turkey, in a commercial hunting area –

Fifteen Dollars ($15.00).

E. For the purpose of hunting in a commercial hunting area,

nonresidents who acquire a license pursuant to subsection D of this

section shall be exempted from licensure requirements in subsection

C of this section.

F. Except as otherwise provided, the resident hunting licenses

issued pursuant to this section and the fee for each license shall

be:

1. Annual hunting license for residents eighteen (18) years of

age and older – Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00);

2. Annual youth hunting license for residents under eighteen

(18) years of age, which shall include all species and all season

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for which a hunting license is required – Twenty-five Dollars

($25.00);

3. Ten-day hunting license for residents for small game and

upland winged game, excluding wild turkeys in a commercial hunting

area - Five Dollars ($5.00);

4. Five-year disability hunting combination hunting/fishing

license for residents for at least six (6) months who are receiving

Social Security Disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income

benefits or disability benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act,

45 U.S.C.A., Section 231a, or residents who are one-hundred-percent

disabled and are receiving disability payments from the Multiple

Injury Trust Fund pursuant to Section 31 of Title 85A of the

Oklahoma Statutes - Twenty Dollars ($20.00);

5. Gun hunting license for deer for residents eighteen (18)

years of age or older, which shall include all deer allowed for

harvesting during gun season - Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00). The

following persons shall be exempt:

a. residents with proper certification from the United

States Department of Veterans Affairs or its

successor, certifying that the person is a disabled

veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-

percent rate and registered with the veterans registry

created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans

Affairs; provided that if the veteran has previously

received an exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,

no registration with the veterans registry shall be

required, and

b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game

and upland game commercial hunting areas;

6. Archery hunting license for deer for residents eighteen (18)

years of age or older, which shall include all deer allowed for

harvesting during archery season - Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00).

The following persons shall be exempt:

a. residents with proper certification from the United

States Department of Veterans Affairs or its

successor, certifying that the person is a disabled

veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-

percent rate and registered with the veterans registry

created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans

Affairs; provided that if the veteran has previously

received an exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,

no registration with the veterans registry shall be

required, and

b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game

and upland game commercial hunting areas;

7. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents

eighteen (18) years of age or older, which shall include all deer

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allowed for harvesting during primitive firearm season - Thirty-five

Dollars ($35.00). The following persons shall be exempt:

a. residents with proper certification from the United

States Department of Veterans Affairs or its

successor, certifying that the person is a disabled

veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-

percent rate and registered with the veterans registry

created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans

Affairs; provided that if the veteran has previously

received an exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,

no registration with the veterans registry shall be

required, and

b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game

and upland game commercial hunting areas;

8. Hunting license for elk for residents - Fifty Dollars

($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big game and

upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from this

license;

9. Hunting license for antelope for residents – Fifty Dollars

($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big game and

upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from this

license.

G. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to

require a hunting license, resident or nonresident, of any person

merely because the person participates, as owner or handler of an

entry, as an official, or as a spectator in the conduct of a field

trial or performance test of dogs, whether a resident or nonresident

of the State of Oklahoma. No license to hunt shall be required of

any person engaged in training or working dogs, provided that person

is in no way engaged in hunting and does not take or attempt to take

in any manner any game.

H. 1. Any person arrested for hunting game other than deer,

antelope, elk, bear or turkey without a valid hunting license as

required by the provisions of subsection A of this section may

purchase a substitute temporary thirty-day license from the

arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. Proof of hunter

safety certification will not be required for the temporary

substitute license. The fee for a substitute license purchased

pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be:

a. for legal residents, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00),

and

b. for nonresidents, Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).

2. Except as otherwise provided for by this subsection, the

fees from licenses purchased pursuant to the provisions of this

subsection shall be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund to

be used exclusively for developing, managing, preserving, and

protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.

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I. Any person producing proof in court that a current hunting

license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to that

person was in force at the time of the alleged offense shall be

entitled to dismissal of a charge of violating this section upon

payment of court costs. If proof of a current hunting license

issued by the Department to the person that was in force at the time

of the alleged offense is presented to the court or district

attorney within seventy-two (72) hours after the violation, the

charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.

J. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for by

subsection H of this section, any resident convicted of violating

the provisions of this section shall be punished by the imposition

of a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more

than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county

jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both.

K. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for by

subsection H of this section, any nonresident convicted of violating

the provisions of this section shall be punished by the imposition

of a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more

than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the

county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both.

L. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-118 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-118
Hunting or taking
Status: in_force

"Hunting or taking" is pursuing, killing, capturing, trapping,

snaring and netting wildlife, and all lesser acts such as

disturbing, harrying, worrying or placing, setting, drawing or using

any net, trap or other device used to take wildlife and includes

specifically every attempt to take and every assistance to other

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persons in taking or attempting to take wild animals, except that

the definitions of "taking" and "hunting" wildlife shall not include

disturbing, harrying or worrying wild game in field trials or

performance tests of dogs nor the act of any person in participating

as owner, handler, trainer, official or member of an audience

observing such trials, whether resident or nonresident, where wild

game is not killed.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-114 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-114
Lifetime fishing or combination hunting and fishing
Status: in_force

licenses.

A. All legal residents who have resided in the state for at

least six (6) months and intend to remain residents may purchase

lifetime fishing licenses or lifetime combination hunting and

fishing licenses from the State Wildlife Conservation Director.

B. The fee for these licenses shall be:

1. Lifetime fishing license, Three Hundred Seventy-five Dollars

($375.00);

2. Lifetime combination hunting and fishing license, One

Thousand Twenty-four Dollars ($1,024.00);

3. Senior citizen lifetime fishing license for persons sixty-

five (65) years of age or older, Thirty Dollars ($30.00); and

4. Senior citizen lifetime combination hunting and fishing

license for persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older, Sixty

Dollars ($60.00).

C. Legal resident having proper certification from the United

States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor certifying

that the person is a disabled veteran and registered with the

veterans registry created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans

Affairs may purchase a disability lifetime combination hunting and

fishing license from the State Wildlife Conservation Director. The

fees for the license shall be as follows:

1. Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for veterans having a

disability of less than sixty percent (60%); and

2. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for veterans having a

disability of sixty percent (60%) or more.

D. The use of the licenses provided in this section are subject

to those restrictions provided by statute and the regulations of the

Wildlife Conservation Commission. Except as otherwise provided for

in this section, each lifetime hunting license issued pursuant to

subsections B and C of this section shall be in lieu of all annual

hunting licenses and all special season permits.

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E. Should any lifetime license be lost or destroyed, a

duplicate will be issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation

for a fee not more than Ten Dollars ($10.00).

F. A lifetime licensee shall not lose the privileges of such

license by a subsequent transfer of residency.

G. A person who is sixty-four (64) years of age shall be

eligible to purchase a senior citizen lifetime license issued

pursuant to paragraphs 4 through 6 of subsection B of this section

during the calendar year in which the person turns sixty-five (65)

years of age.

H. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-106 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-106
Commissioner
Status: in_force

"Commissioner" is an individual who is a member of the

"Commission."
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-103B — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-103B
Commercial turtle buyer's license
Status: in_force

A. No person may buy, transport out of state or export aquatic

turtles from this state without having first procured a commercial

turtle buyer's license from the Director.

B. The fee for an annual license under this section shall be

Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for residents and Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) for nonresidents. Prior to the issuance of such license

the applicant shall file with the Department a good and sufficient

surety bond by a surety company licensed to do business in this

state in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) conditioned

upon the observance and compliance with the provisions of the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, which bond will be forfeited to

the Department upon conviction for the violation of any provision of

this section, or Section 4-101 or 5-602 of this title or any rule of

the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.

C. The Director shall not issue a commercial turtle buyer's

license to residents of any other state which does not allow

residents of Oklahoma the opportunity to purchase such license in

their state.

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D. Any person who buys or exports aquatic turtles from this

state shall pay the Department as a severance fee an amount equal to

three percent (3%) of the dollar value of turtles purchased or

received from licensed commercial turtle harvesters. The payment

shall be computed from the purchase records completed and maintained

by the licensee for each and every purchase made. Such purchase

records along with the fee and an accurate report of all turtles

exported from this state for each month shall be submitted to the

Department by the fifteenth day of the following month. The

Wildlife Commission shall issue such rules and reporting

requirements governing the purchases and exports and shall design

all forms necessary for the operation of these provisions.

E. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this

section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not

less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), nor more than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30)

days, or by both fine and imprisonment. In addition, such person

shall forfeit his license and not be permitted to renew the license

for a one-year period.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-105 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-105
Commission
Status: in_force

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"Commission" is that body created and authorized by Article XXVI

of the Oklahoma Constitution and refers to the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-103 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-103
Functions, powers and duties of the Commission
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

constitute an advisory, administrative and policymaking board for

the protection, restoration, perpetuation, conservation,

supervision, maintenance, enhancement, and management of wildlife in

this state as provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code.

B. The Director shall consult with the Commission regarding the

administration of the affairs of the Department of Wildlife

Conservation. The Commission is authorized and empowered to require

from the Director complete reports and information relative to the

affairs of the Department at the time and in the manner the

Commission may deem advisable.

C. The Commission shall meet in regular session at least nine

times per year not to exceed one meeting per month with not more

than two consecutive calendar months between meetings and in special

sessions as may be called by the Chair or a majority of the

Commission. The Commission may hold any regular or special session

at any location within this state. Should a location be chosen

other than Commission headquarters in Oklahoma City for a regular or

special meeting, notice shall be posted at Commission headquarters

in Oklahoma City and advertised in the local newspaper of the city

in which the meeting is to be held, at least one time during each of

the two (2) weeks prior to the meeting. The advertisements shall

include time, date, and address of location of the meeting.

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D. In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by

law, the Commission shall:

1. Institute an affirmative action plan for hiring women and

minorities throughout the agency;

2. Elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary, who shall perform

the duties required of them by statutes, rules of the Commission,

and the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma. The chair, vice

chair, and secretary shall receive no extra compensation;

3. Appoint a Director, and determine the qualifications of the

Director and all assistants and employees. A Commissioner shall not

be eligible for employment in any position within the Department;

4. Prescribe rules and policies for the transaction of its

business and the control of the Department;

5. Develop and implement a plan to provide step raises for

Commission employees so that discrepancies of pay levels within a

pay grade are eliminated;

6. Acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or devise, waters, real

property, and personal property incident to the exercise of its

functions and to maintain, operate, and dispose of the same;

7. Acquire real property by condemnation only when the Attorney

General or other counsel deems it an appropriate means of clearing

title from willing or unavailable sellers;

8. Supervise the establishment, extension, improvement, and

operation of the wildlife refuges, propagation areas or stations,

public hunting areas, public fishing areas, game management areas,

and fish hatcheries;

9. Prescribe the manner of cooperation with the Oklahoma

Tourism and Recreation Department, colleges and universities within

the state, other state agencies, any agency of the federal

government, and any city, town, school district, or any other agency

or organization in study of conservation and propagation of wildlife

and in the establishment, maintenance, and operation of visual

educational facilities, recreational facilities, and hunting and

fishing facilities, in the study and propagation of wildlife;

10. Supervise the letting of all contracts and purchases for

the Department, with all purchases of personal property to be made

through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;

11. Authorize all claims or expenditures prior to incurring

payment except as otherwise provided in this Code;

12. Prescribe rules on the use of Department-owned vehicles by

the Director, department heads and other essential employees as the

Commission deems necessary in order to perform their duties;

13. Prescribe rules for the sale of all regular or special

licenses;

14. Publicize and encourage the conservation and appreciation

of wildlife and all other natural resources;

15. Regulate the seasons and harvest of wildlife;

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16. Promulgate rules to sell fishing and hunting licenses via

the Internet;

17. Annually report to the Governor and the Legislature on the

complete operation, activities, and plans of the Department,

together with such recommendations for future activities as the

Commission may deem to be in the best interest of the state; and

18. Provide the Governor and the Legislature with an annual

inventory of all property and equipment.

E. Five (5) years after the effective date of this act, and

every five (5) years thereafter, the Commission shall prepare a

report for the Legislature with proposed licensing fees based on the

latest Consumer Price Index year-to-date percent change release as

of the date of the annual average county wage data release from the

Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce for

Legislature approval or rejection.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-304 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-304
Permission to fish upon the land of another
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may fish upon the

land of another without the consent of the owner, lessee or occupant

of such land.

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B. For purposes of this section, consent shall be presumed to

be valid for not more than one (1) year, unless the owner, lessee,

or occupant specifically grants consent for a specified period of

time.

C. Excluding land primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or

forestry purposes as set forth in Section 1835.2 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, areas exempt from the above provision are:

1. Lands not occupied by a resident thereon, unless notice of

objection is conspicuously posted upon the premises by the owner or

an agent of the owner; and

2. Land of the state which is not leased and occupied by a

resident, excluding school land.

D. Any ranger investigating a fisherman in the field has a duty

to inform the fisherman that it is necessary to obtain the

landowner's or occupier's consent to fish on the particular property

provided that prosecution for violations of this section can be

commenced only upon written complaint of such owner or occupant

filed before any court authorized to punish such violation, or upon

written complaint to any game ranger, or officer authorized to make

arrest for such offenses.

E. Trespassing on lands which are fenced and exhibit posted

signs at all entrances is hereby prohibited. Trespassing on land

primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or forestry purposes as set

forth in Section 1835.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes is

hereby prohibited. Hunters and fishermen in violation of this

provision of this Code shall be subject to fines as outlined in

subsection F of this section.

F. Any person convicted of violating provisions of this section

shall be responsible for any actual damages incurred and shall be

punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more

than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the

county jail for thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and

imprisonment for a first violation of this section. Persons

convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section shall

be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be responsible for any

actual damages incurred and shall be fined not less than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), or by confinement in the county jail for not less than

thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine

and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-128 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-128
Person
Status: in_force

"Person" is an individual, firm, corporation, association or

partnership and includes agent, employee and principal.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-406 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-406
Migratory birds
Status: in_force

No person may hunt, capture or kill any species of migratory

birds, including but not limited to ducks, brant, and geese, except

as provided in the Treaties of the United States and Acts of

Congress relating to such endeavors, and as annually fixed by the

federal department in control of migratory birds and the Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-140 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-140
Transfer of land stamp fees to operation fund
Status: in_force

Any fees received for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and

required to be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund shall be

transferred to an operation fund.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-131 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-131
Predatory bird
Status: in_force

"Predatory bird" is any bird which preys upon another bird or

mammal for food, and includes specifically all eagles, falcons,

hawks and owls.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-119 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-119
Inhabited
Status: in_force

Occupied by a person as a place of settled residence.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-8-104 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-8-104
Resolution penalty provision
Status: in_force

It shall be a misdemeanor to violate any Commission rule or

regulation promulgated by the Commission under the authority granted

in this Code. Any person so violating shall, upon conviction, be

punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more

than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the county

jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-206 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-206
Falconry provisions – Use – Transportation - Fine
Status: in_force

A. Falconry is a legal method for hunting and taking resident

Oklahoma game, pursuant to the provisions of this section.

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B. Any exotic species of hawk, falcon, owl, eagle, or other

raptor and any native species of hawk, falcon, owl, eagle, or other

raptor as provided in Section 5-410 of this title, may be used for

the sport of falconry. Hawks, falcons, owls, eagles, and other

raptors which are bred in captivity in accordance with federal

regulations may be sold, possessed, traded or bartered, by persons

licensed as required under Section 4-107 of this title, and may be

possessed, trained and used only by persons licensed under Section

4-108 of this title.

C. Hawks, falcons, owls, eagles, and other raptors may be

transported into and out of the state, only as provided by Sections

7-602 and 7-801 of this title. However, persons possessing a valid

Oklahoma falconer's license or equivalent license from another state

and who are in compliance with federal law may transport raptors

into and out of the state without notifying the Director of Wildlife

Conservation.

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-105 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-105
Powers and duties of the Director - Succession of
Status: in_force

interest.

A. Immediately upon the appointment of the Director, he shall

become vested with the duties and powers of the management and

control of the Department under such provisions, orders, rules and

regulations as may be prescribed by the Commission, and in addition

thereto shall have the following specific powers and duties:

1. To manage and control, under the supervision of the

Commission, all wildlife refuges and real or personal properties

which are held, operated or maintained by the Department.

2. To appoint and employ such assistants, department heads,

rangers, clerical help and other employees as the Commission may

deem necessary, subject to the approval of the Commission. The

Director shall fix and determine the salaries and wages to be paid

under and subject to the rules and regulations as promulgated by the

Commission; and the Director shall supervise and direct all

employees of either the Commission or the Department and may

suspend, discharge, station or transfer them at any time that, in

his judgment, the Commission or the state will be best served

thereby.

3. To approve or disapprove and pay all legal claims for

services rendered or expenses incurred by rangers and other

employees of the Department in accordance with the schedules

therefor and the rules and regulations previously adopted by the

Commission.

4. To establish and maintain a proper system of bookkeeping and

accounting under the supervision of the State Auditor and Inspector.

5. To promote and manage wildlife propagation by raising and

distributing the same over the state at the direction of the

Commission; to capture, propagate, transport, buy, sell or exchange

any species of fish, game, furbearing animals and protected birds

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needed for stocking the lands or waters of the state; and to feed,

provide and care for such fish, animals and birds.

6. To make a complaint and cause proceedings to be commenced

against any person for violation of any of the laws for the

conservation of wildlife with the sanction of the district attorney

of the county in which such proceedings are brought, and shall not

be required to give security for costs. The Director may also

appear in behalf of the people in any court of competent

jurisdiction in any prosecution for a violation of any of the laws

for the protection of wildlife, and may prosecute the same in the

same manner and with the same authority as the district attorney of

the county where such proceedings are pending in cases where such

attorney is unable to be present or refuses to prosecute such case.

7. To make emergency purchases of equipment, materials and

supplies under rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission.

B. All duties and authority imposed or conferred upon the

former Wildlife Conservation Director by any statute, rule or

regulation of the Commission are hereby imposed and conferred upon

the Director until such time as the Commission or the Legislature

shall, by appropriate measure, change such duties or authority

imposed by said Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-103 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-103
Buy
Status: in_force

"Buy" is to obtain an item by an exchange for consideration, and

includes barter, offer to buy or the act of buying.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-402 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-402
Punishment for violations of this article
Status: in_force

A. Any person convicted of violating any provision of Section

5-203 and Sections 5-401 through 5-410 of this title, shall be

punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor

more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Any person convicted of

violating any provision of Sections 5-411 and 5-412 of this title,

shall be punished by a fine not less than Seven Hundred Fifty

Dollars ($750.00) nor more than One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty

Dollars ($1,250.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not

less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both

such fine and imprisonment.

B. The State of Oklahoma, on relation of the district attorney,

is hereby authorized to institute legal action against the owner or

operator of any air, land or water conveyances, firearms or other

items or equipment used, if the owner or operator is found guilty of

a violation of Section 5-411 or 5-412 of this title.

The legal proceedings shall subject all of the above-mentioned

items to seizure and forfeiture proceedings pursuant to Section 7-

206 of this title, if it is found that the items were used as an aid

in violation of Section 5-411 or 5-412 of this title.

C. A court in this state, on relation of the district attorney,

may order the suspension, revocation, or denial of the hunting and

fishing license privileges of a person found guilty of violation of

Section 5-411 or 5-412 of this title for a period of time as

determined by the court to be consistent with the violation

committed and based on previous conviction history, not to exceed a

maximum of ten (10) years. Upon completion of the suspension or

revocation period, the person may apply for a new hunting or fishing

license or reinstatement of the lifetime license the person held by

paying a reinstatement fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for

residents and Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for nonresidents. The

reinstatement fee shall be in addition to any other fees required

for the hunting and fishing license.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-144 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-144
Black bear hunting license
Status: in_force

A. No person may hunt or take black bear without having first

procured a license from the Director of Wildlife Conservation or an

agent of the Director.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 99

B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall decide

the open season, the bag limits, and territorial limitations for

hunting or taking black bear.

C. The fees for a license issued pursuant to this section shall

be:

1. For legal residents, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and

2. For nonresidents, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

D. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in

subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in

paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall

be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)

nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in

the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by

both said fine and imprisonment.

E. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in

subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in

paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall

be punished by a fine of not less than Eight Hundred Dollars

($800.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6)

months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

F. A resident in possession of a lifetime hunting license or a

lifetime combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to the

provisions of Section 7 of this act prior to and after the effective

date of this act shall be exempt from the annual black bear license

requirement of subsection A of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-136 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-136
Regulation
Status: in_force

"Regulation" refers to an instrument which is legislative in

nature, is of general effect, has statewide application, is either

substantive or procedural, and which is promulgated pursuant to the

Administrative Procedures Act.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-502 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-502
Closing the waters of this state
Status: in_force

A. Any of the waters of this state may be closed by the

Commission to any sort of fishing by any person with or without a

license, until such time as the Commission may by resolution declare

such waters reopened.

B. No person may fish in such closed waters until and except

during such time as the Commission shall reopen those waters for

fishing.

C. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars

($10.00), nor more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-108 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-108
Director
Status: in_force

"Director" is that official heading the "Department" and refers

to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Director, under Article XXVI

of the Oklahoma Constitution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-208 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-208
Payment of administrative fine in lieu of bond – Deposit
Status: in_force

and use of fines.

A. Any person arrested for violation of any rule promulgated by

the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may, in lieu of

posting bond, pay an administrative fine equal to one-half (1/2) of

the current bond schedule, as prepared by the Administrative Office

of the Courts pursuant to Section 1115.3 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. The amount of the fine shall be rounded to the nearest

five-dollar increment.

B. Any fines collected pursuant to this section shall be

payable to the Department of Wildlife Conservation and shall be

deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund to be used exclusively

for developing, managing, conserving, and protecting wildlife and

wildlife habitat.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-301 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-301
Upland winged game license — Licensed commercial hunt
Status: in_force

areas.

A. The Director of Wildlife Conservation or an agent of the

Director may provide a resident and nonresident a five-day paper

hunting license for upland winged game, excluding wild turkeys, at a

licensed commercial hunt area.

B. The five-day paper license issued pursuant to this section

shall only be valid for hunting upland winged game, excluding wild

turkeys, at a licensed commercial hunt area only.

C. The fees for a five-day paper license issued pursuant to

this section shall be:

1. For residents, Five Dollars ($5.00); and

2. For nonresidents, Five Dollars ($5.00).

D. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall have

authority to promulgate and enforce rules governing the issuance and

enforcement of such five-day paper licenses issued pursuant to this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-401 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-401
Operating provisions for minnow dealers
Status: in_force

A. No person may seine, trap, transport and/or sell any minnows

within this state without having a valid minnow dealer's license

unless exempted under Section 4-116 of this title and without

observing the following requirements:

1. No seines used for seining minnows may have a mesh larger

than one-fourth (1/4) inch square, and no such seine shall be longer

than seventy (70) feet in length;

2. No licensee may employ more than four helpers or assistants

in seining and trapping operations, and each helper or assistant

must possess a valid Oklahoma Fishing License;

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3. No dealer or employees of the dealer may seine and trap in

any river, stream or lake of Oklahoma without having first obtained

written permission for such from the owners or tenants of the lands

through which such waters flow or lie, and any written permit

obtained by the dealer must be upon his person while being upon such

lands;

4. All vehicles used to transport minnows by a licensee in

accordance with Sections 4-115 and 4-116 of this title must be

equipped in such manner as to aerate the water in the containers by

pressure methods and such vehicles or containers shall be marked

conspicuously by decals bearing the inscription "Commercial Minnow

Dealer", such decals to be furnished by the Department, to be placed

on the center of each door or on the sides of the containers, and to

be defaced in no manner; and

5. All licensees shall send to the Department a true annual

summary of all fish and other bait species captured.

B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)

nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or confined in the

county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both

such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-305 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-305
Investment of fees
Status: in_force

In order to equalize the expenditure of fees derived from the

sale of lifetime licenses, the Department may invest such fees in

any investment permitted by a written investment policy adopted by

the Wildlife Conservation Commission; provided, all investments

shall be made in accordance with the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent

Investor Act. The interest derived therefrom may be expended by the

Commission in the same manner as the Wildlife Conservation Fund,

under Section 3-302 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-109.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-109.1
Exotic wildlife
Status: in_force

"Exotic wildlife" includes any and all species of wildlife that

are not indigenous to, or that may not be found in the wild in, the

continental United States.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-101 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-101
License usage - Application - Termination and revocation
Status: in_force

- Duplication - Check-in of certain wildlife carcasses - Violation

and penalty.

A. All licenses and permits issued by the Director of Wildlife

Conservation, the Department of Wildlife Conservation or by any of

its agents shall be used only in conformity with the provisions of

this title and the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Commission.

B. All persons making application for any licenses required by

this section shall produce a valid license to operate a motor

vehicle or other positive proof of identification, age and

residency, and any such license issued shall show such data as well

as the date and time of issuance.

C. All licenses are nontransferable. No person shall alter,

change, lend or transfer any license. No person shall use or borrow

a license which has not been issued to that person by the Director,

the Department or by any of its agents pursuant to the provisions of

this section.

D. No person may engage in activities requiring a license

without that person's carrying such license on their person and

producing the same for an inspection upon the demand of any Oklahoma

citizen or game warden.

E. Any person required to produce a license must also identify

themselves as the person to whom such license was issued, and

failure or refusal to comply shall be deemed prima facie evidence of

a violation of this section.

F. Unless otherwise provided in this Code:

1. Licenses issued pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C and

paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection E of Section 4-112 of this title

and paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection B of Section 4-113 of this

title and paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection C and paragraph 1 of

subsection E of Section 4-110 of this title shall expire one (1)

year after the date issued. Unless otherwise specified, all other

licenses shall expire December 31 for the year issued; and

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2. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of

this title may have any or all licenses held by that person or the

privilege of applying for, purchasing or exercising the benefits

conferred by the licenses revoked by the Department in accordance

with rules promulgated by the Commission or by a court of competent

jurisdiction for a period of not less than one (1) year. For

purposes of this paragraph, a court conviction, a plea of guilty, a

plea of nolo contendere, the imposition of a deferred or suspended

sentence by a court, or forfeiture of bond shall be deemed a

conviction.

G. Should any license or permit issued pursuant to Part 1 of

Article IV of this title be lost or destroyed, duplicates will be

issued by the Department at a fee of One Dollar and fifty cents

($1.50).

H. Upon harvesting any whitetail or mule deer, or any other

wildlife where the hunter, according to Commission rules, is

required to check the wildlife in at a Department check station, the

taker of the wildlife shall:

1. Securely attach the name of the taker, time of harvest, date

of harvest and license number to the carcass of the wildlife;

2. Check in the carcass of the wildlife electronically using

the online check station provided on the official website of the

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation or as prescribed by

rule of the Commission, within twenty-four (24) hours of leaving the

hunt area and in all cases prior to processing the carcass; and

3. Not remove evidence of the sex of the animal until after the

carcass of the animal has been checked in.

I. It shall be unlawful for any license or permit holder to

knowingly make a false statement or give false information to any

authorized hunter check station or to an authorized Department

employee when complying with the provisions of subsection H of this

section. Information which may be collected at a Department check

station shall include but not be limited to the name, address,Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 2cked in.

I. It shall be unlawful for any license or permit holder to

knowingly make a false statement or give false information to any

authorized hunter check station or to an authorized Department

employee when complying with the provisions of subsection H of this

section. Information which may be collected at a Department check

station shall include but not be limited to the name, address,

license or permit number and signature of the taker, the date, time,

county, method or weapon of the kill, sex and weight of carcass,

whether or not the animal was taken on public hunting land and if so

in what area, or any other information which may be required by the

Commission.

J. 1. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section or of making a false statement or giving any false

information in order to acquire any license or permit, pursuant to

the provisions of this section, shall be punishable by a fine of not

less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred

Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a

period not to exceed ten (10) days, or by both such fine and

imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent

violation of the provisions of this section or of making a false

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statement or giving any false information in order to acquire any

license or permit, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall

be punishable by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars

($250.00) nor more than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed ten (10)

days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

2. Any hunting or fishing license issued to a person by the

Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be automatically revoked

upon conviction of the person of violating the provisions of this

section. The revocation shall be for a period set by the court of

not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years. If the

court does not set a period, the revocation shall be for one (1)

year from the date of the conviction. During this period of

revocation, the Department shall not issue the person a hunting or

fishing license. If the court does not set a revocation period, the

Department shall not issue that person a license within one (1) year

of the conviction of the person pursuant to this section. A person

who has a license or permit revoked pursuant to this section shall

surrender the revoked license or permit to the court, or the court

may order the defendant to surrender the license or permit directly

to an officer from the Department of Wildlife Conservation present

at the hearing. If the license or permit is surrendered to the

court, the court shall send the Department of Wildlife Conservation

the revoked license. The court shall also send the Department a

copy of the judgment of conviction. For purposes of this section,

"conviction" shall include a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to an

offense or the imposition of deferred adjudication for an offense.

In lieu of sending a paper copy of the documents and information

required by this subsection, the court clerk may transmit the

conviction information by using an electronic method authorized by

the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

K. Any person who has had their license privileges revoked

shall not be entitled to purchase, apply for, or exercise the

benefits conferred by any license until the revocation period has

expired or the person has obtained approval from the Director. Any

person violating the provisions of this subsection, upon conviction,

shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), or by imprisonment in a county jail for a term of not

more than ninety (90) days or by both the fine and imprisonment.

Upon conviction under this subsection, the previously granted

license revocation period shall be extended by two (2) additional

years.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-140 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-140
Sell or sale
Status: in_force

"Sell or sale" is to exchange for consideration and includes

barter, the offer to sell or possession with intent to sell.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-213 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-213
Crossbow and longbow - Mechanical assistance to hold at
Status: in_force

full or partial draw – Air bows – Stamp required.

A. The use of crossbows and conventional longbows with a device

that permits the bow to be held mechanically at full or partial

draw, shall be a legal hunting method during any open season when

conventional longbows are a legal means of take.

B. The use of air bows shall be a legal hunting method during

any open season when rifles are a legal means of take. No person

may hunt or take during the open season with an air bow unless the

person has first obtained a stamp issued by the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Commission for a one-time fee of Twenty Dollars

($20.00).

C. At such time as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act

is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition

to include air bows and air guns, the stamp pursuant to subsection B

of this section shall no longer be required, and authorization for

the continual use of air bows as a legal means of take shall be

established by rules promulgated by the Commission.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-107 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-107
Department
Status: in_force

"Department" is that agency created and authorized by Article

XXVI of the Oklahoma Constitution, which has charge of managing

Oklahoma's wildlife and refers to the Oklahoma Department of

Wildlife Conservation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-203.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-203.1
"Headlighting" - Hunting from boat with firearm -
Status: in_force

Harassment, attempt to capture, take or kill with aid of motor-

driven land, air or water conveyance.

A. Except as provided in Section 3 of this act, no person may

attempt to take, take, attempt to catch, catch, attempt to capture,

capture, attempt to kill or kill any deer, feral animal or other

wildlife except fish and frogs by the use of a vehicle-mounted

spotlight or other powerful light at night, by what is commonly

known as "headlighting". Provided, however, nothing in this section

shall prevent one from possessing a .22 caliber rimfire rifle or .22

pistol and a light carried while in pursuit of furbearers with

hounds during the legal, open furbearers season, while possessing a

valid hunting license.

B. It shall be illegal to hunt from a boat with a firearm from

sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise. This shall not

pertain to hunting of waterfowl enroute from bank to blind with

unloaded shotguns.

C. Except as provided for in this section and in Section 3 of

this act, no person may harass, attempt to capture, capture, attempt

to take or take, kill or attempt to kill any wildlife with the aid

of any motor-driven land, air or water conveyance. A nonambulatory

person may hunt from said conveyances with written permission of the

Director of Wildlife Conservation. A person may hunt from an air

conveyance if issued a permit pursuant to Section 4-107.2 of this

title. Nothing in this section shall prevent the use of motor-

driven land or water conveyances for following dogs in the act of

hunting, when use is restricted to public roads or waterways.

Motor-driven land or water conveyances may be used on private

property for following dogs in the act of hunting with the

permission of the landowner or occupant.

D. Employees of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,

and Forestry Wildlife Services Division and the United States

Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services while engaged in

wildlife management activities for the protection of agriculture,

property, human health and safety and natural resources shall be

exempt from the provisions of this section.

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a

fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a first

offense and not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for a

second offense or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less

than ten (10) days nor more than one (1) year, and by confiscation

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pursuant to Section 5-402 of this title or by such fine,

imprisonment and confiscation.

F. A district court, upon request by the district attorney,

shall order the hunting and fishing license privileges of a person

convicted of a violation of this section suspended, revoked, or

denied for a period not less than one (1) year nor more than ten

(10) years. Upon completion of the period of suspension,

revocation, or denial of licensure, the person may apply for a new

hunting or fishing license or request a reinstatement of a lifetime

license, if the person previously held a lifetime license. The

person applying for a new or reinstated license shall be required to

pay a reinstatement fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for

residents of this state and a reinstatement fee of Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) for nonresidents. This fee shall be in addition

to any other fees required for the hunting and fishing license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-120 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-120
Lease
Status: in_force

"Lease" is a contractual relationship by which one party obtains

a right to the possession and usage of a certain space, property, or

subsurface rights for a definite period of time. In the event a

person is permitted to come upon the land to perform some specific

act, such as hunting, that individual has no "lease" but only

"license" to do that act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-10-103 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-10-103
Forfeiture of hunting, trapping, or fishing licenses –
Status: in_force

Notice - Penalties.

A. When the Department of Wildlife Conservation receives notice

of the suspension of the hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges of

a person by a participating issuing state as set forth in the

Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, the Department shall determine

whether the violation leading to the suspension could have led to

the forfeiture of privileges under the law of this state. If the

Department determines that the privileges of the person could have

been forfeited, the Department may suspend the privileges to hunt,

trap, or fish in this state of the person for the same period as

imposed by the participating state not to exceed the maximum limits

allowed by state law.

B. When the Department receives notice of a conviction of a

state resident from the licensing authority of the participating

issuing state, the Department may treat the conviction as if it had

occurred in this state and shall determine whether the conviction

could have led to the forfeiture of the hunting, trapping, or

fishing privileges of the resident under state law. If the

Department determines that the privileges of the resident could have

been forfeited, the Department may suspend the privileges of the

resident to hunt, trap, or fish in this state for the same period as

the issuing state, not to exceed the limit that could have been

imposed under state law.

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C. Notice of the suspension shall be sent to the person, who

shall surrender any current Oklahoma hunting, trapping, or fishing

licenses to the Department within ten (10) days.

D. A person whose privileges have been suspended and who hunts,

traps, or fishes in this state, who applies for or purchases any

licenses or permits to hunt, trap, or fish in this state, or who

refuses to surrender any current hunting, trapping, or fishing

licenses as required pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-301 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-301
Dispositions of monies from fines and forfeitures -
Status: in_force

Reports and transmittals.

A. All monies received from fines and forfeitures for violation

of the Wildlife Conservation laws shall, when collected by the court

clerk, be deposited by such clerk as follows:

1. Fifty percent (50%) thereof with the county treasurer to be

credited to the general fund of the county and so reported;

2. Fifty percent (50%) shall be transmitted to the State

Wildlife Conservation Fund by cash voucher and so reported.

B. All transmittals of funds under this section shall be

accompanied by a report showing the name of the court, the number of

the case, the style of the case and the amount of fine and

forfeiture in each separate instance.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-107.2v1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-107.2v1
Permit - Management of depredating animals by use of
Status: in_force

aircraft - Violations.

A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

is authorized to issue a permit to a person who holds a big game

commercial hunting area license issued pursuant to Section 4-106 of

this title, to any landowner or to any person who has contracted

with a landowner to manage depredating animals to engage in the

management of depredating animals by use of aircraft only on land

listed in the commercial hunting area license for a person who holds

a big game commercial hunting area license or only on land owned by

the landowner. The permit may be issued without limitation by

statewide season regulations or bag limits. The permit shall be

carried in the aircraft when performing management by the use of

aircraft.

B. A pilot of an aircraft used for the management of

depredating animals shall maintain a daily flight log and report.

The daily flight log shall be current and available for inspection

by employees of the Department at reasonable times. Each permit

holder and pilot shall comply with all Federal Aviation Regulations

for the specific type of aircraft.

C. Applications for a permit shall be submitted to the

Department and shall contain all information as required by the

Department. The Department may issue a permit if it finds that it

will aid in the management of depredating animals. The Department

may deny the permit if it finds that it will have a deleterious

effect on indigenous species. The permit shall include, but is not

limited to, the following information:

1. The name and address of each authorized person;

2. A description of the animals and number of animals

authorized to be taken;

3. A description of the area from which the animals are

authorized to be taken; and

4. The issue and expiration date of the permit.

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D. A permit to manage depredating animals issued pursuant to

this section shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the

date of issuance. Permits may be renewed by filing an application

for renewal with the Department.

E. The annual fee for a permit to manage depredating animals

issued pursuant to this section shall be Two Hundred Dollars

($200.00).

F. Not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to managing

depredating animals by use of an aircraft, a permit holder shall

notify the Department of the date, time, and area on which

management will occur. Notification may be made by telephone, fax,

or electronic means, as determined by the Department.

G. The holder of a permit to manage depredating animals issued

pursuant to this section shall file with the Department within

thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar quarter or on

termination of the permit, whichever occurs first, a report on a

form prescribed by the Department showing:

1. The name, address, and permit number of the permit holder;

2. The name and address of the pilot and any other person

participating in the flights;

3. The number and description of the depredating animals

managed under the permit;

4. The types of depredating animals authorized to be managed

under the permit;

5. Dates and times of authorized flights; and

6. Any other information required by the Department.

H. It shall be unlawful for a person issued a permit to manage

depredating animals pursuant to this section to:

1. Hunt, shoot, shoot at, kill, or attempt to kill from an

aircraft any wildlife, domesticated animal, or livestock other than

the depredating animals authorized by the permit;

2. Intentionally disturb, haze, or buzz any wildlife,

domesticated animal, or livestock by the use of an aircraft other

than the depredating animals authorized by the permit; or

3. Take or attempt to take any depredating animal for any

purpose other than is necessary for the protection of land, water,

wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or crops.

I. During designated deer hunting seasons as specified in rules

promulgated by the Department of Wildlife Conservation, it shall be

unlawful to take or attempt to take depredating animals without

first obtaining a special permit from the local game warden or other

authorized employee of the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

J. 1. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($1,500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed

sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person

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convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall have the

permit issued pursuant to this section revoked. No new permit shall

be issued for a period of six (6) months from and after the date on

which the revocation order becomes effective.

2. In addition to the criminal penalties specified by this

section, the Department may:

a. assess an administrative penalty of not more than Ten

Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per day of

noncompliance, or

b. bring an action for injunctive relief granted by a

district court.

3. A district court may grant injunctive relief to prevent a

violation of, or to compel compliance with, any of the provisions of

this section or any rule promulgated pursuant to this section, or

order, license or permit issued pursuant to this section.

4. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Department from

seeking penalties in district court in the maximum amount allowed by

law.

5. Any person assessed an administrative penalty may be

required to pay, in addition to the penalty amount and interest,

attorney fees and costs associated with the collection of the

penalties.

6. The Department or the district attorney of the appropriate

district of Oklahoma may bring an action in district court for the

criminal prosecution of a violation by any person of a provision of

this section or any rule promulgated pursuant to this section, or

order, license or permit issued pursuant to this section. The

assessment of penalties in an administrative enforcement proceeding

shall not prevent the subsequent assessment by a court of the

maximum criminal penalties for violations of this section.

K. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Section

4-106 of this title shall have the permit issued pursuant to this

section revoked. No new permit shall be issued for a period of six

(6) months from and after the date on which the revocation order

becomes effective.

L. As used in this section:

1. "Depredating animal" means feral hogs, coyotes, and

crossbreeds between coyotes and dogs;

2. "Management by the use of aircraft" means to manage

depredating animals by counting, photographing, relocating,

capturing, or hunting by the use of aircraft; and

3. "Aircraft" means non-fixed-wing aircraft.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-137 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-137
Controlled hunt choice fees
Status: in_force

In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the Department

of Wildlife Conservation is authorized to impose a fee of not more

than Ten Dollars ($10.00) per controlled hunt choice pursuant to

rules promulgated by the Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-304 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-304
Lease of lands - Advertisement
Status: in_force

A. The Commission is hereby authorized to lease any lands owned

by the State of Oklahoma under the control and management of said

Commission under such terms and conditions as the Commission may

prescribe and for the following purposes:

1. For grazing or agricultural purposes when the same will not

be inconsistent with state or federal laws, rules or regulations;

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2. For oil, gas and other mineral rights for a term of five (5)

years or as long thereafter as oil and gas and other minerals may be

produced therefrom in paying quantities.

B. The Commission shall advertise any lands which it proposes

to lease on a competitive basis and may accept or reject all bids

received.

C. All oil, gas and mineral leases executed by the Commission

shall provide for reservation to the state of a royalty of not less

than one-eighth (1/8) part of all oil, gas or minerals produced from

the leased premises or, in lieu thereof, the market value of a one-

eighth (1/8) part, and the payment of an annual delay rental a

minimum of One Dollar ($1.00) per acre per year or such larger sum

which shall be fixed by the Commission in advance of the

advertisement of such lands.

D. Profits derived from all bonuses, rents and royalties shall

be deposited in the State Wildlife Conservation Fund.

E. Nothing contained within this section shall affect the land

or minerals and mineral rights under the jurisdiction and control of

the Commissioners of the Land Office of the State of Oklahoma, or

any other department or agency of government.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-304.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-304.1
Lyndol Fry Waterfowl Refuge
Status: in_force

The waterfowl refuge portion of the Hugo Oklahoma Wildlife

Management Area shall be renamed as the Lyndol Fry Waterfowl Refuge.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-121.2 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-121.2
Native wildlife
Status: in_force

"Native wildlife" means any and all species of wildlife that are

indigenous to, or that may be found in the wild in, the United

States.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-202 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-202
Attempted violation
Status: in_force

Every person who attempts to violate any provision or section of

this Code shall upon conviction be punished in the same manner as if

he had completed the act that constitutes that violation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-403 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-403
Removal and disposition of dead fish
Status: in_force

A. Any person who catches or obtains fish in any manner

whatsoever from the waters of this state and such fish are dead when

taken, or die as a result of such act, shall remove those fish from

such waters and shall bury or burn them, except nothing in this

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 149

section shall prevent noncommercial fishermen from returning fish

remains to the lakes and reservoirs of this state.

B. No person may bury or burn any such dead fish in any place

where they are liable to become exposed through erosion or where

such land is at any time subject to overflow.

C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less

than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not

more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and

shall further reimburse a state agency for the costs that agency

incurred in the authorized clearing of the waters and/or land of

those dead fish.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-302 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-302
The taking of game fish - Bag limits - Penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person may take, kill or catch from any river, creek,

lake, state pond or privately owned pond which is stocked by state

or federal fish hatchery any game fish except by means of hook and

line attached to a pole or rod, throwline, trotline or with speargun

used by divers equipped with self-contained underwater breathing

apparatus, except for white bass which may be taken by the use of a

gig and blue and channel catfish which may be taken by noodling. No

person may sell, offer to sell or have in possession for the purpose

of selling any game fish. Game species open to taking by speargun

include all except black bass, crappie, striped bass, walleye,

northern pike and trout. Upon receiving information that damage to

the fish population is occurring in any of the waters of this state,

the Wildlife Conservation Commission shall give notice and hold a

hearing to determine such fact and may, upon good cause shown,

regulate the taking of fish to any extent necessary to protect fish

in said waters of this state.

B. Fish taken under subsection A of this section shall be in

accordance with the method of taking, length limits and bag limits

which shall be set by Commission resolution. Except in certain

areas specifically designated as less in rules promulgated by the

Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Commission shall not

promulgate any rule restricting a person from using up to seven rods

while fishing.

C. No nonresident may have upon leaving the state more than a

two-day bag limit of any species of game fish.

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D. It shall be unlawful for any person to use in the waters of

this state a speargun having more than three points with more than

two barbs on each point.

E. 1. The portions of the Illinois River and its tributaries

above the Horseshoe Bend Boat Ramp on Tenkiller Reservoir shall be

open for the taking of nongame fish and white bass by gigging from

December 1 through March 1 of each year. The portions of the

Illinois River and its tributaries above United States Highway 62

and State Highway 51 shall be open for the taking of nongame fish

and white bass by gigging from December 1 through March 31 of each

year.

2. Except as otherwise provided for in this paragraph,

motorized boats may be used in the upper Illinois River above the

Horseshoe Bend boat ramp. Jet skis, jet boats and similar non-

propeller-driven watercraft shall be prohibited in the Illinois

River above the confluence with Barren Fork Creek, except when used

for law enforcement, hazard removal or search and rescue purposes.

F. 1. Except as otherwise provided for in this subsection, any

person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section

shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars

($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

2. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this

section by netting, snaglining or selling game fish shall be

punished by imposition of a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or

by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person, upon

conviction of a second or subsequent violation of the provisions of

this section by netting, snaglining or selling game fish when said

violation occurred within two (2) years of a previous conviction for

violating said provisions, shall be punished by a fine of not less

than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a

period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and

imprisonment. In addition, all fishing licenses and fishing

privileges within the state of the person shall be revoked for a

period of one (1) year from the date of the conviction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-136 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-136
Special use permits to use private land leased and
Status: in_force

administered by the Department.

A. The Wildlife Conservation Commission may establish an annual

special use permit which would be required of all persons who hunt

or fish or otherwise use private lands leased and administered by

the Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Department shall not

require a special use permit for persons traveling through such

private land in a motor vehicle, unless the person is also involved

in hunting or fishing or other use of the private land for which a

special permit is required. The Commission may establish a three-

day special use permit which would allow residents to use the

private land administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation

for nonhunting- or nonfishing-related activities for up to three (3)

consecutive days.

B. The Commission may establish and assess a fee for an annual

resident and nonresident special use permit or a three-day resident

special use permit to use the private land leased and administered

by the Department. The fees from permits purchased pursuant to the

provisions of this section shall be expended by the Department

exclusively for lease payments and for developing, managing,

preserving, and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat on the

private land leased and administered by the Department.

C. Legal residents of Oklahoma who are under eighteen (18)

years of age on the first day of the current calendar year or are

sixty-four (64) years of age or older shall be exempt from the

permit requirements of this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-102 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-102
Tagging wildlife or domesticated animals hunted for
Status: in_force

sport to be removed from commercial hunting areas.

A. No person may remove any propagated or released wildlife or

domesticated animals hunted for sport which are killed at a

commercial hunting area, including exotic wildlife, without

attaching a tag to each of such killed wildlife or domesticated

animals hunted for sport.

B. The tags shall be supplied by the Commission at a cost of no

more than Ten Dollars ($10.00); provided, that there shall be no fee

for tags for females of the Cervidae family which are hunted for

sport and killed at a commercial hunting area. The tags shall

contain such information as the Commission may require and shall be

numbered consecutively.

C. Such tag must remain attached to the individual wildlife or

domesticated animals hunted for sport until prepared and consumed

and shall not be used more than once.

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or

by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty (60) days, or

by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-404 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-404
Cottontail or swamp rabbits
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may ship either a

live or dead cottontail or swamp rabbit from this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-301 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-301
Limitation on predator control devices - Procedures for
Status: in_force

use.

A. No person may set or use at any time any poison, cyanide

coyote getter, or other similar device, using cyanide gas or other

poisonous gas as the lethal agent, for the purpose of killing

predators, except in accordance with the following conditions and

procedures:

1. Signs of a size and character and with wording to be

determined by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and

Forestry indicating the presence of cyanide coyote getters or other

similar device using cyanide gas or other poisonous gas as the

lethal agent, shall be posted on all properties where the coyote

getters are set to the right and left of all entrances from public

roads and highways and from adjacent lands.

2. All signs as required by this article shall be in place

twenty-four (24) hours before the devices are set and shall be

properly maintained in place during the permission period herein

provided.

3. A game warden may issue a permit for the setting of such

devices and such permit must be obtained prior to the setting of

such devices. Each permit shall be made in triplicate, the original

to be retained by the landowner concerned, one copy retained by the

game warden and the other copy mailed immediately to the Department

for its permanent record.

4. In applying for a permit, the landowner shall state the

number of devices to be set and the approximate location to the

nearest forty (40) acres.

5. All signs required by this section shall be removed at the

end of the permission period, unless the permit is renewed prior to

the expiration date thereof.

6. No predator control devices shall be on any property without

the written permission of the record owner or lessee thereof.

B. Predatory control conducted by the Oklahoma Department of

Agriculture, Food, and Forestry or the Department of Wildlife

Conservation shall be exempt from the provisions of paragraphs 3 and

4 of subsection A of this section.

C. The Director of the Department of Wildlife Conservation may

issue depredation permits to landowners for control of any nuisance

wildlife.

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine not less than Fifty Dollars

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($50.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than

thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-142 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-142
Tailwater
Status: in_force

"Tailwater" is the first one thousand (1,000) feet of stream

below the base of the reservoir dam.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-123 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-123
Nongame fish
Status: in_force

"Nongame fish" are all fish not game fish.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-504 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-504
Importation, sale, possession of aigrettes, plumes,
Status: in_force

feathers, quills, wings, etc.

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may import, sell or

possess for sale aigrettes, egret plumes and the feathers, quills,

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heads, wings, tails, skins or parts of skins of wild birds, either

raw or manufactured, or any endangered or rare species.

B. Exemptions to the above subsection A are:

1. Importations, sales or possession for sale for scientific or

educational purposes.

2. The feathers or plumes of domestic fowl of any kind.

C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or

by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-202.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-202.1
Revocation of hunting or fishing license
Status: in_force

A. Any hunting or fishing license issued to a person by the

Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be automatically revoked

on final conviction of the person of an offense under subsection J

of Section 5-202 of this title. The revocation shall be for a

period set by the court of not less than one (1) year or more than

ten (10) years. If the court does not set a period, the revocation

shall be for one (1) year from the date the conviction becomes

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final. During this period of revocation, the Department shall not

issue that person a hunting or fishing license. If the court does

not set a period, the Department shall not issue that person a

license before the first anniversary of the date the conviction

becomes final.

B. A person who has a license or permit revoked under this

section shall surrender the revoked license or permit to the court,

or the court may order the defendant to surrender the license or

permit directly to an officer from the Department of Wildlife

Conservation present at the hearing. If the license or permit is

surrendered to the court, the court shall send the Department of

Wildlife Conservation the revoked license. The court shall also

send the Department a copy of the judgment of conviction. In lieu

of sending a paper copy of the documents and information required by

this subsection, the court clerk may transmit the conviction

information by using an electronic method authorized by the

Department of Wildlife Conservation.

C. For purposes of this section, “final conviction” shall

include a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or the imposition of

deferred adjudication for an offense.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-122 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-122
Noncommercial wildlife breeders license - Personal uses
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 84

A. Individuals possessing a noncommercial wildlife breeders

license are authorized to breed or raise noncommercial wildlife for

personal uses only. Personal uses shall include, but not be limited

to:

1. Breeding for a hobby;

2. Educational or scientific purposes;

3. Personal consumption;

4. Release on private property, except any bear or cat that

will grow to reach the weight of fifty (50) pounds or more; and

5. Care and rehabilitation of sick or injured wildlife.

B. The fees for a license under this section and all renewals

of the license shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00).

C. Noncommercial wildlife breeders are required to abide by all

provisions of Sections 5-601 and 5-602 of this title, except for

those parts referring to the sale of wildlife, which is not

authorized under this license.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-315 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-315
Fish or game animal food charitable distribution
Status: in_force

program.

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation may administer,

either directly or through contract with nonprofit or charitable

organizations, a program or programs for the distribution of

lawfully harvested fish or game animals, or the meat from such fish

or game animals, to charitable organizations or nonprofit

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 34

corporations to be used as food for human consumption. This section

shall not prohibit individual transfer, donation or distribution of

lawfully harvested fish or game animals which is otherwise

authorized by law.

B. The Department or any employee or agent of the Department

shall not be liable for damages in any civil suit or subject to

criminal prosecution for any injury resulting from the nature, age,

condition, or packaging of food distributed as provided for in this

section, unless the injury or death is a direct result of the gross

negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of the

Department or employee or agent of the Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-209 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-209
Trespassing of facility licensed pursuant to Oklahoma
Status: in_force

Farmed Cervidae Act or commercial hunting area - Punishment.

A. Any person who willfully enters a facility licensed pursuant

to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act or a commercial hunting area

licensed pursuant to Section 4-106 of this title without permission

by the owner shall be deemed guilty of trespass and, upon conviction

thereof, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed One Thousand Five

Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00).

B. Any person who willfully enters a facility licensed pursuant

to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act or a big game commercial hunting

area licensed pursuant to Section 4-106 of this title or willfully

shoots from or across a public road, highway or railroad right-of-

way onto the facility or big game commercial hunting area and hunts,

takes or attempts to take a cervidae or wildlife without permission

by the owner shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon

conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two

Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) nor more than Ten Thousand

Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 145

exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and

in addition, the court shall order restitution for actual damages

incurred. For purposes of this subsection, "actual damages"

includes, but is not limited to, damages to real or personal

property wherein the person willfully entering a licensed facility

hunts, shoots, shoots at, kills, attempts to kill, disturbs, hazes,

takes, or attempts to take any personal property of the owner

without permission from the owner.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-306 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-306
Retirement plans - Monies exempt from attachment, etc. -
Status: in_force

Exception of qualified domestic orders.

A. There is hereby created an Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Department Retirement Fund for the purpose of providing revenues for

any retirement plan adopted by the Commission for the employees of

the Department.

B. The method of calculation of benefits shall be the same for

all employees covered under any plan adopted pursuant to this

section.

C. No retirement plan adopted pursuant to this section shall

pay any benefits or vest any benefits based on years of service

credit related to years a plan member did not work or provide other

public service.

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D. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall

compile a quarterly financial report of all the funds of the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Department Retirement Fund on a

fiscal year basis. The report shall be compiled pursuant to uniform

reporting standards prescribed by the Oklahoma State Pension

Commission for all state retirement systems. The report shall

include several relevant measures of investment value, including

acquisition cost and current fair market value with appropriate

summaries of total holdings and returns. The report shall contain

combined and individual rate of returns of the investment managers

by category of investment, over periods of time. The Department

shall include in the quarterly reports all commissions, fees or

payments for investment services performed on behalf of the

Department. The report shall be distributed to the Governor, the

Oklahoma State Pension Commission, the Legislative Service Bureau,

the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate.

E. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the right of a

person to an annuity or a retirement allowance, to the return of

contributions, annuity, or retirement allowance itself, any optional

benefit, or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under

the provisions of this section, the monies in the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Department Retirement Fund, are hereby exempt from levy

and sale, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever,

and shall be unassignable except as in this section specifically

provided.

F. 1. The provisions of subsection E of this section shall not

apply to a qualified domestic order as provided pursuant to this

subsection.

2. The term "qualified domestic order" means an order issued by

a district court of this state, pursuant to the domestic relations

laws of the State of Oklahoma, which relates to the provision of

marital property rights to a spouse or former spouse of a member of

any retirement fund created pursuant to subsection A of this

section, or to the provision of support for a minor child or

children, and which creates or recognizes the existence of the right

of an alternate payee, or assigns to an alternate payee the right,

to receive a portion of the benefits payable with respect to a

member and amounts payable to a plan participant of any retirement

plan created pursuant to subsection A of this section.

3. For purposes of the payment of marital property, to qualify

as an alternate payee, a spouse or former spouse must have been

married to the related member for a period of not less than thirty

(30) continuous months immediately preceding the commencement of the

proceedings from which the qualified domestic order issues.

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4. A qualified domestic order is valid and binding on the

Commission or the entity responsible for the Retirement Fund and the

related member only if it meets the requirements of this subsection.

5. A qualified domestic order shall clearly specify:

a. the name and last-known mailing address, if any, of

the member and the name and mailing address of the

alternate payee covered by the order,

b. the amount or percentage of the member's benefits to

be paid by the Commission or the entity responsible

for the Retirement Fund to the alternate payee,

c. the number of payments or period to which such order

applies,

d. the characterization of the benefit as to marital

property rights or child support, and

e. each plan to which such order applies.

6. A qualified domestic order meets the requirements of this

subsection only if such order:

a. does not require the Commission or the entity

responsible for the Retirement Fund to provide any

type or form of benefit, or any option not otherwise

provided under state law as relates to the retirement

plan,

b. does not require the Commission or the entity

responsible for the Retirement Fund to provide

increased benefits, and

c. does not require the payment of benefits to an

alternate payee which are required to be paid to

another alternate payee pursuant to another order

previously determined to be a qualified domestic order

or an order recognized by the retirement plan as a

valid order prior to the effective date of this

section.

7. A qualified domestic order shall not require payment of

benefits to an alternate payee prior to the actual retirement date

or withdrawal of the related member.

8. The obligation of the Commission or the entity responsible

for the Retirement Fund to pay an alternate payee pursuant to a

qualified domestic order shall cease upon the death of the related

member.

9. This subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of

the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29

U.S.C.A., Section 1001 et seq., as amended from time to time, or

rules promulgated thereunder, and court cases interpreting said act.

10. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

promulgate such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions

of this subsection.

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11. An alternate payee who has acquired beneficiary rights

pursuant to a valid qualified domestic order shall fully comply with

all provisions of the rules promulgated by the Commission pursuant

to this section in order to continue receiving benefits.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-10-104 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-10-104
Suspension of hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges
Status: in_force

– Notice - Penalties.

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation may suspend the

hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges of any resident of this

state upon notification from the licensing authority of a

participating state as set forth in the Interstate Wildlife Violator

Compact, that the resident has failed to comply with the terms of a

citation issued for a wildlife violation. The suspension remains in

effect until the Department receives satisfactory evidence of

compliance from the issuing state.

B. Notice of the suspension must be sent to the resident, who

shall surrender all current Oklahoma hunting, trapping, or fishing

licenses to the Department within ten (10) days.

C. A person who hunts, traps, or fishes, who applies for or

purchases licenses or permits, or who refuses to surrender any

current hunting, trapping, or fishing licenses in violation of this

section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a

fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than

Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-121 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-121
Noncommercial wildlife breeder's license
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this title or in the

Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no person may breed or raise wildlife

for personal consumption or noncommercial purposes without having

first procured a license from the Director.

B. Licenses may be issued to any person that lawfully obtains

wildlife, acts in good faith and adheres to the laws of the State of

Oklahoma.

C. All licenses issued pursuant to this section shall expire on

June 30 of each year.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-135 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-135
Threatened
Status: in_force

"Threatened" refers to any wildlife species or subspecies in the

wild or in captivity that, although not presently threatened with

extinction, are in such small numbers throughout their range that

they may become an endangered species within the foreseeable future

or that they may be endangered if their environment deteriorates.

Threatened species and subspecies include those species and

subspecies listed as "threatened" by the federal government as well

as any species or subspecies identified as threatened by Oklahoma

statutes or Commission resolution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-202 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-202
Authorized agents - Penalty for false representation
Status: in_force

A. No person shall represent himself to be an authorized agent

of the Commission, the Department or the Director unless such person

has been so appointed by written order of the Director or the

Commission, which order shall specifically state the purpose and

limits of authority to be exercised by such agent.

B. Any person so representing himself and who in fact is not

duly appointed shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not

less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period

not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-205.3 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-205.3
Arrest without warrant
Status: in_force

A game warden without warrant may arrest a person for any

wildlife violation of which the arresting game warden or another

peace officer or wildlife enforcement officer in communication with

the arresting game warden has visual or electronic perception

including perception by aircraft, radio, or electronically enhanced

night vision equipment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-147 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-147
Waters of this state
Status: in_force

"Waters of this state" shall mean any river, stream, creek,

bayou, oxbow and any impoundment constructed with public funds,

provided, that impoundments constructed on private lands under the

watershed protection and flood prevention programs of the U. S.

Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, shall not be

included as waters of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-108 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-108
Falconer's license
Status: in_force

A. No person may use hawks, falcons, owls, eagles or any other

raptor to hunt, chase or take game without having first procured a

falconer’s license.

B. All falconers shall have an Oklahoma falconer's license or

equivalent license from another state and an Oklahoma hunting

license unless legally exempt.

C. The fee for a falconer's license issued by the Director of

Wildlife Conservation pursuant to this section shall be Forty-five

Dollars ($45.00) for a resident and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)

for a nonresident. A falconer’s license shall be valid for a period

of three (3) years from date of issuance.

D. In lieu of the provisions of subsection C of this section,

the Department is authorized to issue a temporary falconer's license

for nonresidents not to exceed ten (10) days. The fee for a

temporary license shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).

E. Any person with a falconer's license whose hunting raptor

accidentally kills a wildlife that is out of season or of the wrong

species or sex shall leave the dead wildlife where it lies, except

that the raptor may feed upon the wildlife prior to leaving the site

of the kill.

F. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-103a — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-103a
Special permits for designated species
Status: in_force

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may, by order,

authorize the Department of Wildlife Conservation to issue, in

addition to regular permits issued under this title, up to five

special permits each year for designated species. The special

permits, which may be co-branded in association with the Governor,

shall be sold at public auction or by sealed bid, raffle, or

lottery. In the case of mountain lions and wildlife for which no

open season currently exists, the permits shall be conducted by

raffle. The Department may contract with nonprofit organizations or

charitable causes to conduct the public auctions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-203 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-203
Carrying firearms while training dogs
Status: in_force

A. A hunting dog trainer may carry shotguns or firearms on

public or private property, other than state parks where hunting

game to kill is prohibited, while training bird hunting dogs

provided that:

1. The trainer notifies the game warden in the region prior to

going into the field;

2. The trainer has a dog training shoot to kill license, issued

by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The fee for

the license shall not exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) per year;

3. The trainer has a current receipt from a licensed commercial

or noncommercial game breeder of the propagated bird which is being

released for the training purposes, stating the number of birds and

the date obtained or has proof that the bird was reared by the

trainer; and

4. All propagated birds so used are tagged or banded prior to

their release. The use of a bird hunting dog may be permitted in

the legal hunting of quail, dove, prairie chickens, pheasant and

waterfowl.

B. A person may carry a pistol while training a bird dog

without having met the provisions of paragraphs 1 through 4 of

subsection A of this section.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 107
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-102 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-102
Bag limit
Status: in_force

"Bag limit" is the number of any kind of wildlife permitted to

be taken in any one day or one open season, as the case may be.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-104 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-104
Commercial fishing helper's license
Status: in_force

A. No person may employ any helper or assistant in any

commercial fishing operation without having first procured from the

Director a license for each such person.

B. Such license shall be in the form of a John Doe license and

will be valid for the helper or assistant only so long as the helper

or assistant works in the presence of the commercial fisherman.

C. The fee for a license under this section shall be Fifty

Dollars ($50.00).

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-303 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-303
Acquisition of property - Payments in lieu of tax
Status: in_force

payments.

A. The Commission may acquire, by purchase, gift, grants,

grant-in-aid from the federal government, or from any other source

public or private, all property or money necessary, useful or

convenient for its use in carrying out the objects and purposes of

this Code.

B. Any and all gifts, grants, royalties and rentals received by

the Commission shall, however, be allocated and used in the same

manner as Wildlife Conservation Funds, except that gifts given for

specified purposes by the donor shall be used for such specified

purposes.

C. On any land acquired by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, after the effective date of this act, the

Commission shall annually make in lieu of tax payments equal to the

average ad valorem tax per acre paid on similar land in that county.

Said payments shall be made from any funds created in or pursuant to

the authority granted by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code.

The payments shall be made by the Commission within sixty (60) days

from receipt of an itemized statement from the county treasurer of

the county in which the land is located.

D. The provisions of subsection C of this section shall be

applicable to any lands acquired by or on behalf of the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Commission pursuant to Section 5 of this act

and the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority may enter into such

agreements with the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission as may

be required for the Commission to make such in lieu payments with

respect to real property title to which is held by the Oklahoma

Capitol Improvement Authority until title is transferred to the

Commission as provided by Section 5 of this act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-126 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-126
Open season
Status: in_force

"Open season" is that season during which protected wildlife may

be lawfully taken and, in absence of statutes, is regulated by the

Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-411.2 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-411.2
Taxidermy specimen of native wildlife - Estate sale
Status: in_force

A. A taxidermy specimen of native wildlife may be sold at an

estate sale only if the specimen is a part of the personal property

of an owner whose estate is being liquidated at the sale and the

Director of Wildlife Conservation grants written permission prior to

the sale. The Director may require submission of any documents or

information as is necessary to determine the reason for and type of

sale that is being conducted.

B. 1. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a

taxidermy specimen of:

a. privately owned domesticated animal as defined in

Section 2-108.1 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

b. farmed cervidae from a farmed cervidae facility licensed

pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act,

c. any exotic wildlife as defined in Section 2-109.1 of

Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

d. any wildlife or domesticated animal legally harvested

from a commercial hunting area licensed pursuant to

Section 4-106 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statues, and

e. any native wildlife, the selling, buying, or trading of

which is otherwise allowed by state law.

2. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to

allow the selling, buying or trading of a taxidermy specimen of any

wildlife which is otherwise prohibited by state law or by federal

law or regulation, including but not limited to migratory birds.

C. For purposes of this section:

1. “Estate sale” means a type of sale or auction to dispose of

a substantial portion of the real or personal property owned by a

person who is recently deceased or owned by a person who must

dispose of property to facilitate a move into a situation where the

person will be unable to keep the property, such as to an assisted

living facility, retirement community, rest home or other living

quarters. Estate sales may be held by the survivors of a deceased,

by a person unable to keep the property because of a move, ordered

by a court or mandated in the will of a deceased. Estate sales may

be conducted by a professional auctioneer or liquidator who may

charge the estate a percentage of the revenues from the sales and

other fees and costs incurred; and

2. “Taxidermy specimen” means the body of any native wildlife,

or any other part thereof, that has been mounted, preserved or

otherwise prepared for display.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-113A — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-113A
Fishing guide license
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, no person shall assist, accompany, transport,

guide or aid persons in the taking of fish for compensation or other

considerations without having first procured a license specified in

subsection B of this section from the Director or from any of the

authorized agents of the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

B. The Department shall promulgate rules for a fishing guide

license, for persons who assist, accompany, transport, guide or aid

persons in the taking of fish for compensation or other

considerations.

C. The fee for a license under this section shall not exceed

Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) annually.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 78

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to landowners

or agricultural lessees who provide such services on properties they

own or lease.

E. The provisions of this section shall not exempt a person

procuring a license pursuant to this section from any other fishing

licenses as may be required by law.

F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not

to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-101 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-101
Definitions of words and phrases
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases when used in this Code shall,

for the purposes of this Code, have the meanings respectively

ascribed to them in this article, except where the context otherwise

requires.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-105 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-105
Commercial fisherman's permit to sell out of state
Status: in_force

A. No person may transport or sell nongame fish outside the

state without having first procured a commercial fishing license

under Section 4-103 of this Code, and without also having first

procured from the Director a special permit for transporting or

selling such fish.

B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-133.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-133.1
Public road
Status: in_force

"Public road" means any governmental or corporate roadway where

ingress and egress by vehicular traffic is not restricted and the

roadway is routinely used by the general public.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-304 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-304
Wildlife refuges or Wildlife Management Areas - Entry
Status: in_force

with dog or gun prohibited - Exceptions.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may enter

upon any state or federal wildlife refuge or Wildlife Management

Area with a dog, a gun, or a bow.

B. Exceptions to the above provisions are when the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Commission and/or the Oklahoma Tourism and

Recreation Commission may by resolution permit:

1. The holding of field trials by duly authorized sportsmen’s

clubs; or

2. Such hunting, killing, or trapping of wildlife from such

refuge or Wildlife Management Area; provided, however, that Lake

Murray State Park shall not be utilized for the killing or trapping

of natural wildlife and shall remain a wildlife preserve.

C. 1. Upon authorization for the hunting, killing, or trapping

of wildlife from any such refuge or Wildlife Management Area by the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission pursuant to subsection B

of this section, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

require nonresidents to schedule with the Department of Wildlife

Conservation in order to receive written authorization to use such

refuge or Wildlife Management Area.

2. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall create a

lottery system as needed for the distribution of permits authorizing

nonresidents to hunt, kill, or trap wildlife from such refuge or

Wildlife Management Area and shall charge a permit fee not to exceed

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

3. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this

section.

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or

by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) days

nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and

imprisonment for the first violation. A subsequent violation shall

result in the suspension of privileges to hunt, kill, or trap within

such refuge or Wildlife Management Area.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-101 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-101
Hunting, trapping, killing etc., of propagated wildlife
Status: in_force

or domesticated animals - Licenses - Permits - Invoices - Records -

Violations - Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this title, commercial

hunting areas are subject to neither seasons or bag limit. Holders

of commercial hunting area licenses may permit properly licensed

persons to hunt, use, give away, sell, transport, trap or kill,

within the confines of the commercial hunting area, any propagated

wildlife or domesticated animals hunted for sport.

B. If said wildlife or domesticated animals or parts thereof

are shipped or transported from the confines of the commercial

hunting area, the commercial hunting area license holder or his

lawfully appointed agent shall sign a written invoice which shall

accompany such wildlife or domesticated animal to its final

destination. Such invoice shall list:

1. The propagator's permit number;

2. The kind and number of each species killed, sold, given

away, transported or shipped;

3. The name and address of the recipient; and

4. The date received from licensee;

and shall state that he has fully complied with the provisions of

this section.

C. These invoices shall be evidence of rightful possession and

ownership of lawfully taken wildlife.

D. A copy of such invoices must be permanently kept for at

least three (3) years from date of expiration of license by the

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commercial propagator and must also include whether the wildlife was

shipped alive or dead.

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or

by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty (60) days, or

by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-10-102 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-10-102
Enforcement and administration of Interstate Wildlife
Status: in_force

Violator Compact.

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall enforce the

Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact as set forth in Section 1 of

this act and shall do all things within the jurisdiction of the

Department that are appropriate in order to effectuate the purposes

and the intent of the compact.

B. The Director of the Department of Wildlife Conservation is

authorized on behalf of the state to enter or withdraw from the

Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact pursuant to the terms of

Article 8 of the compact.

C. The Director is authorized to adopt amendments to the

Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact pursuant to the terms of

Article 9 of the compact.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-202 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-202
Contract commercial fishing
Status: in_force

A. Contracts may be awarded by the Department to commercial

fishermen and the contract fee to the Department may be a percentage

not to exceed two percent (2%) of the total catch value.

B. Commercial fishermen operating under contract shall operate

under all of the provisions of Sections 4-103, 4-104, 4-105, 6-201

and 6-203, with the exception that the Commission may liberalize the

type of gear, species to be taken, area of operation, net mesh size

and other activities of contractors.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-302 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-302
State fish hatcheries - Disturbing waters, ponds,
Status: in_force

property.

A. Except for Departmental employees pursuant to their duties,

or persons specifically authorized by Commission resolution, no

person may:

1. Molest or disturb the waters, ponds or property of any state

fish hatchery;

2. Place or cause to be placed in such waters or ponds any

substances or things injurious to the health or safety of fish

confined therein;

3. Hunt, pursue, chase, injure, capture or kill in any manner

any fish confined in such hatcheries, waters or ponds; or

4. Hunt, pursue, injure or kill upon state hatchery grounds any

protected wildlife.

B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five

Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than sixty

(60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-601 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-601
Wildlife breeders' sale and transportation of wildlife -
Status: in_force

Tags for selling - Invoices - Records.

A. All licensed wildlife breeders may sell and transport any

live wildlife for propagation purposes, may sell and transport

minnows for bait if such are lawfully possessed or raised pursuant

to this Code, and may sell and transport any live or dead wildlife

for food upon compliance with the hereinafter set forth subsections.

B. All wildlife sold for food must be tagged with a metal tag

to be supplied by the Department at reasonable prices, such tag to

contain such information as the Director may require.

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C. All tags shall remain attached to the individual animal,

bird or fish until prepared for the consumer and may not be used

more than once.

D. The breeder must keep permanent records for up to five (5)

years on all wildlife sold and raised and shall contain:

1. The kind and number of species sold, killed, given away,

transported or shipped;

2. The name and address of the recipient or consignee; and

3. The date of the transaction.

E. Such records shall be available for inspection at all

reasonable times by authorized representatives of the Department.

F. All wildlife dealers may retain their wildlife for a period

of up to one hundred twenty (120) days after their licenses expire.

G. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of

this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty

Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-202 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-202
Permission to hunt, take, fish or engage in recreational
Status: in_force

activity upon land of another.

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may hunt or take by

any means or method upon the land of another without the consent of

the owner, lessee or occupant of such land.

B. For purposes of this section, consent shall be presumed to

be valid for not more than one (1) year, unless the owner, lessee,

or occupant specifically grants consent for a specified period of

time.

C. Excluding land primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or

forestry purposes as set forth in Section 1835.2 of Title 21 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, areas exempt from the provisions of subsection A

of this section are lands belonging to this state which are not

leased and occupied by a resident, excluding school land.

D. Any game warden investigating a hunter in the field has the

duty to inform the hunter that it is necessary to obtain the consent

of the landowner, lessee or occupant to hunt or take on the

particular property. Prosecution for violations of the provisions

of this section may be commenced only upon written complaint of such

owner, lessee or occupant filed before any court authorized to

punish such violation, or upon written complaint to any game warden

or officer authorized to make arrest for such offenses.

E. No person shall operate a motor-driven conveyance on lands

that are fenced and posted or are in cultivation without permission

of the landowner, lessee or occupant.

F. The consent of any owner, lessee or occupant of land

authorizing a person to hunt, take, fish or engage in any

recreational activity upon the land of any such owner, lessee or

occupant shall not be construed to create any additional duty of

care or impose any additional liability other than specified by

Sections 16-71.2 and 16-71.3 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

G. The obtaining of consent from any owner, lessee or occupant

of land authorizing a person to hunt, take, fish or engage in any

recreational activity shall not relieve the authorized person using

the land from any obligation which the person may have in the

absence of obtaining such consent to exercise care in the use of

such land and in activities thereon, or from the legal consequences

of failure to employ such care.

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H. 1. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under

subsection A of this section that the accused had express or implied

permission or legal authority to be on the property.

2. If an accused reasonably believed he or she was upon

property for which they had permission to be upon, it shall be an

affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection A of this

section that the accused had with him or her, on his or her person,

written permission from the surface owner, surface lessee, hunting

lessee, or lawful occupant to be upon such person's land while the

accused was upon any adjoining property. This defense shall not be

available to the accused if:

a. the accused has previously pled guilty, nolo

contendere, or has been convicted of any act of

trespass or has been found civilly liable of any act

of trespass, or

b. the accused, while the accused was upon the adjoining

property, does not have with him or her, on his or her

person, the written permission specified in this

paragraph.

I. Any person convicted for the first time of violating any

provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and

punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($1,500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for thirty (30)

days, or by both fine and imprisonment.

J. Any person convicted for the second or subsequent time of

violating any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor and punished by the imposition of a fine of not less

than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) nor more than Two

Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment in the

county jail for not less than six (6) months, or by both fine and

imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-110 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-110
Fishing
Status: in_force

"Fishing" is defined as the taking or attempting to take fish or

other aquatic dwelling organisms by hook and line, seine, trap or

such other means as may be designated as legal by the provisions of

this Code or by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-408 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-408
Raccoons
Status: in_force

No person may cut down or remove a tree being used as a den by

raccoons unless specific permission for such cutting or removal has

been given by the owner or lessee of the land.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-115 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-115
Game fish
Status: in_force

“Game fish” is a fish normally sought after by sportsmen, and

includes only largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white bass, spotted

bass, black crappie, white crappie, northern pike, trout, sauger,

saugeye, striped bass, hybrid striped bass, walleye, blue catfish

and channel catfish. Blue catfish and channel catfish are herein

defined to mean “forked tail” catfish.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-801 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-801
Exotic wildlife - Penalties for releasing
Status: in_force

A. No exotic wildlife may be released into the wilds of

Oklahoma without first obtaining written permission of the Director.

B. Any person releasing such exotic wildlife into the wilds of

Oklahoma in violation of the provisions of this section shall be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall

be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)

nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or by imprisonment in

the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or by

both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-130 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-130
Predator
Status: in_force

"Predator" is any mammal or bird which preys upon another mammal

or bird for food.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-104 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-104
Director of Wildlife Conservation - Creation of office
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the office of Director of Wildlife

Conservation, under Section 3, Article XXVI of the Constitution of

the State of Oklahoma, to be appointed by a majority vote of the

entire Commission, who shall be removed only for cause and after

public hearing by the Commission. His duties and compensation for

his services shall be fixed by a majority vote of the entire

Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-203 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-203
Oaths of office - Bonds
Status: in_force

A. Oaths of office are required from the following and in the

following order:

1. Each member of the Commission shall take the oath required

of other state officers, under Section 36.2A of Title 51 of the

Oklahoma Statutes;

2. Each game warden and any other employee the Commission deems

necessary, at the time of his appointment, shall take and subscribe

to an oath of office in a form to be determined by the Commission.

B. Bonds are required of the Director, each game warden and any

other employee the Commission deems necessary. Each, at the time of

his appointment, shall file with the Secretary of State a good and

sufficient surety bond to the state, set in an amount determined by

the Commission, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the

duties of his office, and approved by the office of the Attorney

General. The premium on such bonds shall be paid by the Department.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-103b — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-103b
Setback and conservation easements
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission and the

Department of Wildlife Conservation shall not enter into or approve

a setback or conservation easement that includes a setback related

to energy or agricultural structures and regarding a threatened,

endangered or candidate species that is more restrictive than those

created pursuant to federal law, rules or guidelines.

B. Prior to entering into or approving a conservation easement

or setback pursuant to subsection A of this section, the Commission

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and the Department shall review all information and studies

presented to the Commission or Department by a public or private

entity affected by the proposed conservation easement or setback.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-103A — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-103A
Commercial turtle harvester license
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this

section, no person may take for commercial purposes, by the use of

nets, traps, seines and other similar devices, turtles from this

state without having first procured a commercial turtle harvester

license from the Director.

B. Any person having procured a commercial turtle harvester

license, pursuant to subsection A of this section, may take for

commercial purposes by any means, or assist in any such operations,

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 38

turtles or aquatic turtles from any waters of this state, except

from waters located within a city, town or municipality, and such

areas designated pursuant to Section 1452 of Title 82 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

C. Prior to the issuance of each license, the applicant must

file with the Director a true inventory of the equipment to be

utilized in the operations of that turtle harvester. Such inventory

shall be kept current. The inventory may be amended by filing a new

inventory at any time.

D. The fee for a license under this section shall be Forty

Dollars ($40.00) for residents and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for

nonresidents of the State of Oklahoma.

E. The Director shall not issue a commercial turtle harvester

license to residents of any other state which does not allow

residents of Oklahoma the opportunity to purchase such license in

their state.

F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

G. Commercial turtle harvesters whose licenses have been

revoked under subsection F of Section 4-101 of this title shall not

engage in commercial turtle harvesting operations in any manner

during such revocation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-309 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-309
Retention of firearm by warden upon retirement
Status: in_force

In addition to any of the other benefits provided under the laws

relating to the retirement and pension fund of the Department of

Wildlife Conservation, a retired game warden shall be entitled to

receive upon retirement, by reason of disability or after twenty

(20) years' service, the continued custody and possession of the

sidearm carried by such member immediately prior to retirement, upon

his request.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-201 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-201
Game wardens - Enforcement of laws - Operation of
Status: in_force

certain vehicles and vessels - Refusal to stop - Bribes.

A. All things being equal, veterans of World War II, the

Korean, the Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars shall be appointed as game

wardens when vacancies occur.

B. All persons appointed game wardens shall be peace officers

and have the full powers of peace officers of the State of Oklahoma

in the enforcement of the provisions of this Code and are authorized

to:

1. Enforce all state laws on Department-owned or Department-

managed lands;

2. Enforce all other laws of this state;

3. Make arrests for wildlife conservation violations and

nonconservation-related crimes with the same power and authority as

sheriffs are vested with and in cooperation with other law

enforcement officers and agencies;

4. Take into possession any and all protected wildlife, or any

part thereof, killed, taken, shipped or in any possession contrary

to the law, and the wildlife or parts thereof may be disposed of as

determined by the Director or any court of competent jurisdiction;

5. Make a complaint and cause proceedings to be commenced

against any person for violation of any of the laws for the

protection and propagation of wildlife, with the sanction of the

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prosecuting or district attorney of the county in which the

proceedings are brought, and shall not be required to give security

for costs;

6. Be an authorized agent of the Commission or Department under

Section 3-202 of this title in addition to duties as a game warden;

and

7. Assist in enforcement of the state fire laws, upon request

of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.

C. 1. Pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, a game

warden may operate a vehicle owned or leased by the Department upon

a roadway during the hours of darkness without lighted headlamps,

clearance lamps, or other illuminating devices. As used in this

paragraph, "roadway" shall include any street or highway in this

state except an interstate highway, a limited access highway, a

state trunk highway, or any street or highway within the limits of

an incorporated area.

2. Pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, a game warden

may operate a vessel upon any waters of this state during the hours

of darkness without the illuminating devices required by Section

4207 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

3. A game warden may operate a vehicle or vessel without the

illuminating devices specified in this subsection only if the

operation:

a. is made in the performance of the duties of the game

warden pursuant to the provisions of the Code, and

b. (1) will aid in the accomplishment of a lawful arrest

for any violation of the Code or any rule or

regulation promulgated thereto, or

(2) will aid in ascertaining whether a violation of

the Code or any rule or regulation promulgated

thereto has been or is about to be committed.

D. Any person who refuses to stop a vehicle or boat when

requested to do so by a game warden in the performance of the duties

of the game warden is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is

punishable by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)

nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

E. Any game warden who solicits or accepts any bribe or money

or other thing of value in connection with the performance of duty

as a game warden shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and,

upon conviction, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be summarily removed from office.

F. Pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section

and the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, a game warden shall not

have authority to use or place a game or wildlife camera on private

property without the permission of the owner or controller of the

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property or pursuant to a warrant issued by a court of competent

jurisdiction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-9-114 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-9-114
Penalties
Status: in_force

A. 1. In addition to any other penalties provided for in the

Wildlife Bail Procedure Act or any other applicable law, when a

person fails to comply with a wildlife citation or a sentence for a

violation of wildlife laws or rules, the district court which has

jurisdiction of the citation or which issued the sentence shall mail

a notice to the person informing them that if they do not appear in

the district court or pay all fines, court costs, assessments or

fees, and any penalties imposed within thirty (30) days from the

date of mailing, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

shall be notified to begin procedures to forfeit or suspend any

license, permit, stamp or other issue of the Department held by the

person.

2. Upon receipt of a report from a district court of a failure

to comply with a wildlife citation or sentence as set forth in

paragraph 1 of this subsection the Department shall suspend or

forfeit the license, permit, stamp or other issue of the Department

held by the person until satisfactory evidence of compliance with

the wildlife citation or sentence of the district court is furnished

to the Department by the district court. Upon receipt of

notification of compliance from the district court, the Department

shall terminate the suspension action, unless the suspension is

otherwise required.

B. Except as provided for in subsection C of this section, when

the district court notifies the Department of Wildlife Conservation

of a failure to comply with a wildlife citation or failure to comply

with a sentence of the district, the court shall assess a

reinstatement fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each charge or

sentence on which the person failed to make satisfaction, regardless

of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was

originally issued. The reinstatement fee shall be in addition to

any fine, court costs and other assessments, fees or penalties. The

district court shall remit all reinstatement fees to the Department

in accordance with the provisions of state law. The Department

shall deposit the entire amount of each reinstatement fee in the

Wildlife General Fund.

C. The district court shall waive the reinstatement fee

provided for in subsection B of this section if the failure to

comply with a wildlife citation was the result of the person

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enlisting in or being drafted into the armed services of the United

States of America, being called into service as a member of a

reserve component of the military service of the United States of

America, volunteering for active duty or being called into service

as a member of the Oklahoma National Guard or volunteering for

active duty and being absent from Oklahoma because of military

service.

D. A person whose privileges have been suspended as provided

for in this section and who hunts, traps or fishes in this state,

who applies for or purchases any license or permit to hunt, trap, or

fish in this state, or who refuses to surrender any current hunting,

trapping or fishing licenses as required pursuant to this section

shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less

than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-121.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-121.1
Night or nighttime
Status: in_force

"Night" or "nighttime" means a period of time between sunset and

sunrise.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-303 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-303
Private parks, preserves, clubs or resorts
Status: in_force

The owner or lessee in possession of any private park, preserve,

club or resort shall have authority to make and enforce any

additional rules and regulations not inconsistent with the wildlife

conservation laws for the protection of wildlife within said private

park, preserve, club or resort.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-132 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-132
Wildlife habitat stamp - Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation is hereby authorized

to issue an Oklahoma Wildlife Habitat Stamp to any person upon the

voluntary payment of a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00). Said fee shall

be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund created in

subsection C of this section.

B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

promulgate rules specifying the form, design, and manner of issuance

of said wildlife habitat stamp.

C. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be

designated the "Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund". The fund shall be

a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all monies received pursuant to the provisions of this

section by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. The

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to

invest all or part of the monies of said fund in any investment

permitted by a written investment policy adopted by the Wildlife

Conservation Commission; provided, all investments shall be made in

accordance with the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Any

interest or dividends accruing from such investments shall be

deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund. All monies

accruing to the credit of said fund are hereby appropriated and may

be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Commission for the purposes specified in subsection D of this

section. Any monies withdrawn from said fund by the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Commission for investment pursuant to this

subsection shall be deemed to be for the purposes specified in

subsection D of this section. Expenditures from said fund shall be

made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims

filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.

D. The Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund shall be used by the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for the acquisition on a

willing-seller willing-buyer basis only, leasing, taking of

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easements, development, management, and enhancement of lands

acquired pursuant to this section for the following purposes:

1. Management of game animals, protected animals and birds,

furbearing animals, game birds, fish, and their restoration,

propagation, and protection; and

2. Creation and management of public hunting, fishing, and

trapping areas as places where the public may hunt, fish, or trap as

authorized by law.

E. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may accept

private contributions, grants, and donations made for the purposes

of this section. Any monies received pursuant to this subsection

shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund created in

subsection C of this section. Any property received pursuant to

this subsection which is not suitable for the purposes of this

section may be sold by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission

and the proceeds from such sales shall be deposited in the Wildlife

Land Acquisition Fund created in subsection C of this section.

F. Whenever the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission

acquires title to land pursuant to this section, the Commission

shall annually make in lieu of tax payments equal to the average ad

valorem tax per acre paid on similar land in that county. Said

payments shall be made to the county treasurer of the county in

which the land is located.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-104 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-104
Closed season
Status: in_force

"Closed season" is all other times than open season, and is the

period during which protected wildlife may not be lawfully taken.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-119 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-119
Trapping licenses
Status: in_force

A. No person may trap any furbearers without having first

procured a license from the Director. A furbearer trapping license

may be issued only to persons holding a hunting license applicable

to their residency.

B. Persons excepted from the license requirements of this

section are:

1. Persons holding a resident lifetime hunting license or

lifetime combination hunting and fishing license issued pursuant to

Section 4-114 of this title; and

2. Resident owners or tenants or the children of an owner or

tenant, who trap on land owned or leased by the owner or tenants.

C. The fees for a license under this section shall be:

1. For residents:

a. Nine Dollars ($9.00) for the use of twenty traps or

less, and

b. Sixty-eight Dollars and fifty cents ($68.50) for a

professional trapper, defined as a person using more

than twenty traps; and

2. For nonresidents, Three Hundred Forty-five Dollars

($345.00).

D. All licenses issued pursuant to this section shall expire on

the last day of February of each year.

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section shall

be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)

nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section shall

be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or by

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imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6)

months, or by both said fine and imprisonment.

G. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section shall be punished by a

fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than

One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county

jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine

and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-117 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-117
Headlighting
Status: in_force

"Headlighting" is the use of any light or light enhancement

device commonly known as a nightscope in conjunction with a firearm,

longbow or crossbow, from the period of sunset to sunrise for the

taking of wildlife.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-118 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-118
Scientific purposes license
Status: in_force

A. No person may kill or capture wildlife or take their nests

or eggs for scientific purposes without having first procured a

license from the Director.

B. A scientific purposes license may be issued to anyone

sixteen (16) years of age or older when the Director is presented

with:

1. A written testimonial from one well-known scientist or from

any well-known scientific institution, the testimonial certifying to

the good character and fitness of the individual; and

2. A signed application listing

a. the species sought,

b. the means to be used to take such species, and

c. the reason for collection.

C. The annual fee for the license shall be Ten Dollars

($10.00).

D. Each license shall list the species that the licensee is

permitted to take, the means of taking and the period during which

such may be taken.

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E. Each licensee shall report to the Director at the end of

each year the number and species of wildlife taken or killed and any

other relative collection data as the Department may require.

F. Upon application, licenses may be renewed without complying

with the provisions of paragraph 1, subsection B of this section.

However, no license may be renewed before the receipt of an annual

report.

G. Upon conviction that any licensee killed or captured

wildlife, took nests or eggs for other than scientific purposes, or

took any game by means other than that described on the license, the

licensee shall be punished in the same manner as though the license

had never been issued and the license shall be void.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-301a — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-301a
Prohibited means of taking game or nongame fish -
Status: in_force

Poison, explosive, or electrical shock devices.

A. No person may use at any time in the waters of this state

for taking, catching, capturing or killing any game or nongame fish

any of the following instrumentalities:

1. Any rotenone or other poison;

2. Dynamite or other explosive; or

3. Any electrical device used for shocking purpose.

B. Possession of any poison, explosive, device or equipment

capable of being used in violation of the provisions of this

section, on the bank or in the immediate vicinity of any river,

creek, stream, lake or pond shall be prima facie evidence of a

violation of the provisions of this section.

C. Any explosive, device or equipment, and any boat, motor or

boat and motor in which the same may be found shall be subject to

immediate seizure by any game warden, sheriff or deputy sheriff and

any such items shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code to the State

of Oklahoma in a proceeding brought for such purpose in the county

where such items have been found or seized.

D. No person may manufacture, sell, or offer to sell or buy or

offer to buy any electrical device designed to shock fish or used

for the purpose of shocking fish except when such device is

requested by a state or federal agency for scientific fisheries

work.

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or

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by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person, upon

conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this section when

said violation occurred within two (2) years of a previous

conviction for violating said provisions, shall be punished by a

fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than

One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county

jail for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such

fine and imprisonment. In addition, all fishing licenses and

fishing privileges within the state of such person shall be revoked

for a period of one (1) year from the date of such conviction.

F. Persons exempt from the prohibitions of this section shall

be:

1. The Director, department employees or authorized agents

pursuant to their duties; and

2. Any person possessing a scientific purpose license

authorizing such.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-139 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-139
Safety zone
Status: in_force

"Safety zone" is only that water area below any dam for the

distance of fifty (50) yards from the base of the dam; or, if there

is a turbine outlet extending from the dam, then the area between

the base of the dam and the furthermost point of the turbine outlet.

In no instance shall this zone include the land adjacent to those

waters.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-107.2 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-107.2
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 29-4-107.2v1 (HB 1920, Laws 2013, c. 149, § 1).

OS 29-4-107.2v2 (HB 2952, Laws 2018, c. 77, § 1).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-111 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-111
Fur dealer's license
Status: in_force

A. No person may buy, barter or deal in any fur or pelt of

furbearers in this state without having first procured a license for

such from the Director.

B. A nonresident fur dealer shall provide advance notice of

each and every place where business is transacted. Notice shall be

to the Director in the manner prescribed by the Commission.

It shall be illegal and punishable under the provisions of this

section, for anyone not having a current fur dealer's license to

sell, barter or deal in any fur or pelt of furbearers in this state

for shipment of the fur or pelt out of state without having obtained

a current license and without reporting said sale to the Director.

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C. The fee for a license under this section shall be One

Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for residents. The fee for a license

under this section for nonresidents who reside in a state which

charges a fee for a fur dealer's license shall be equivalent to that

state's nonresident fee. If no equivalent fee exists in a state

where a nonresident resides, the fee for an Oklahoma nonresident fur

dealer's license shall be Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).

D. All licenses issued pursuant to this section shall expire on

June 30 of each year.

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred

Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to

exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-146 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-146
Vehicle mounted spotlight
Status: in_force

"Vehicle mounted spotlight" is any light attached to a motor

vehicle or water conveyance or of the type designed to be so

attached.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-405 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-405
Furbearers
Status: in_force

A. A person may hunt, kill, capture or otherwise take or

destroy any furbearer pursuant to this section or pursuant to rules

promulgated by the Wildlife Conservation Commission.

B. A person may kill furbearers actually found destroying

livestock, poultry or exotic livestock. A person may also run or

chase a fox, bobcat and raccoon with dogs for sport only. For

purposes of this section, the term "exotic livestock" means

commercially raised exotic livestock including animals of the

families bovidae, cervidae and antilocapridae or birds of the ratite

group.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-133 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-133
Protected wildlife
Status: in_force

"Protected wildlife" is all wildlife which is accorded some

measure of protection in the time or manner of taking other than

restrictions in the use of artificial lights or poison.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-115 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-115
Minnow dealer's interstate license
Status: in_force

A. No person may ship or transport minnows for sale into or out

of this state without having first procured a license for such from

the Director.

B. Commercial minnow export and import:

1. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, no person may harvest, attempt to harvest, assist

in harvesting, sell, or buy for the purpose of exporting minnows

from the waters of this state or import into this state, without

having first procured the proper license for such purposes from the

Director. The fees for licenses under this section shall be set by

the Commission for persons having an established residence in this

state and who have been currently residing in this state for a

period of one (1) year or more prior to the issuance of a license

and for nonresidents;

2. Prior to the issuance of this license, the applicant shall

file with the Department a surety bond issued by a company licensed

to do business in this state in the sum of One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), conditioned upon the observance and compliance with the

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provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code. This bond

shall be subject to forfeiture upon conviction for the violation of

any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or

resolutions of the Department;

3. The Commission shall regulate the harvest season, harvest

limits, exports limits, size and species to be harvested. The

Commission shall issue such other regulations as it deems necessary

and shall design all forms necessary for the operation of these

provisions;

4. No minnows shall be harvested except during daylight hours

from sunrise to sunset as set by the National Weather Service. The

Commission shall designate the waters of this state where the

harvest of minnows for export purposes shall be permitted;

5. All persons licensed as "Commercial Minnow Export Dealers"

shall comply with Sections 6-401 and 6-501 of the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code and with all resolutions of the Commission

pertaining to the export of minnows from this state; and

6. Provided, however, any person leaving the state possessing

three (3) dozen or fewer minnows or any person selling or shipping

minnows raised in a regularly licensed commercial minnow hatchery

shall be exempt from the licensing provisions of this section.

C. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-1-101 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-1-101
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Code, and is hereinafter referred to as "this

Code."
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-207 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-207
Unlawful offenses related to wildlife - Restitution
Status: in_force

A. When a person is convicted of a wildlife offense which

involves a species of wildlife listed in Section 5-411 of this title

or a species referenced in Section 5-412 of this title and involves

the unlawful possession, taking or killing of the wildlife from an

unlawful hunt, chase, trap, capture, shooting, killing or slaughter,

netting, shocking, or poisoning, by any means, the court, in

addition to the execution of sentence in whole or in part, shall

order the convicted defendant to provide restitution to the Oklahoma

Department of Wildlife Conservation.

The amount of restitution shall be not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)

depending on the species, the type of specimen and the value of that

animal to the wildlife resources of the state. The Department of

Wildlife Conservation shall provide the court with a recommendation

on the replacement cost. The court shall also take into

consideration any previous convictions for violations of any fish

and wildlife laws or regulations by the offender.

B. When a person is convicted of a wildlife offense which

involves any species of wildlife other than those listed or

referenced in Sections 5-411 and 5-412 of this title and involves

the unlawful possession, taking or killing of the wildlife from an

unlawful hunt, chase, trap, capture, shooting, killing or slaughter,

netting, shocking, or poisoning, by any means, the court, in

addition to the execution of sentence in whole or in part, shall

order the convicted defendant to provide restitution to the Oklahoma

Department of Wildlife Conservation. The amount of restitution

shall be not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five

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Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) depending on the species, the type of

specimen and the value of that animal to the wildlife resources of

the state. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall provide

the court with a recommendation on the replacement cost. The court

shall also take into consideration any previous convictions for

violations of any fish and wildlife laws or regulations by the

offender.

C. One hundred percent (100%) of the amount of restitution

shall be forfeited to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife

Conservation in the event of a guilty plea or a conviction.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-305 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-305
Stocking of private ponds
Status: in_force

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A. The Department may stock fish in privately owned ponds only

so long as no fish are illegally taken therefrom or marketed by the

owner or with his knowledge or consent.

B. All owners of private ponds, their agents, employees or

others who are convicted of violating the provisions of this section

shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more

than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-314 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-314
Advertising
Status: in_force

The Department of Wildlife Conservation may sell advertising in

any Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission-approved publication,

media production or other informational material produced by the

Department. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

promulgate rules establishing criteria for accepting or using

advertisements as authorized in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-112 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-112
Gallinaceous game bird
Status: in_force

"Gallinaceous game bird" means a heavy-bodied, short, broad

winged, fowl-like bird commonly sought after by sportsmen and

includes pheasant, prairie chicken, quail and turkey.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-132 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-132
Predatory mammal
Status: in_force

"Predatory mammal" is any mammal which preys upon another mammal

or bird for food, and includes only coyote and wolf.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-102 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-102
Pensacola Dam - Fishing limitations after closing dam
Status: in_force

Whenever the gates of the Pensacola Dam, commonly called the

Grand River Dam, or any of its spillways shall be closed by proper

authority, fishing in the waters within a distance of one-half (1/2)

mile below such dam or spillways shall be limited to sport fishing

for a period of twenty-four (24) hours after such closing, and shall

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then be open for commercial fishing for a period of forty-eight (48)

hours after the expiration of the twenty-four (24) hours from such

closing. Nothing in this Code shall prohibit the taking of game or

nongame fish by noodling during the times and in the waters

described in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-137 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-137
Reservoir
Status: in_force

"Reservoir" is defined as a body of water formed by an

impounding dam structure, the size of which shall be designated by

the surface at water supply, conservation, designated or power pool

elevation as indicated by the governing agency.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-107.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-107.1
Circuses – Application of act
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall not be construed to apply to

circuses.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-204 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-204
Procedures
Status: in_force

The Commission shall operate under the provisions of the

Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act in adopting, amending or

repealing any rule or regulation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-113 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-113
Game
Status: in_force

"Game," when used alone, refers to mammals and birds and does

not include fish.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-130 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-130
Waterfowl hunting stamp - Fee - Duration - Violations -
Status: in_force

Exemptions.

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, no person may hunt or take any waterfowl during

the open season on waterfowl unless the person has first obtained an

Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp or license from the Director or

authorized agents of the Director. Each person shall have the stamp

or license in their possession when hunting or taking any waterfowl.

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B. Persons excepted from the Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp

or license requirement of this section are:

1. Legal residents of Oklahoma under eighteen (18) years of

age; and

2. Legal residents of Oklahoma sixty-five (65) years of age or

older.

C. The Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp fee and waterfowl

license shall be for:

1. Residents eighteen (18) years of age or older – Twenty

Dollars ($20.00); and

2. Nonresidents eighteen (18) years of age or older – Thirty

Dollars ($30.00).

D. 1. The collection and remittance procedures applicable to

hunting license fees under this title shall apply to waterfowl stamp

or license fees.

2. The waterfowl stamp or license issued pursuant to this

section shall expire on June 30 of each year.

E. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may prescribe,

by regulation, the form, design and manner of issuance, if any, of

the waterfowl stamp, which could include the selection of art for

such stamp from an art contest regulated by the Commission.

F. 1. Any person arrested for hunting or taking any waterfowl

during the open season on waterfowl without a valid Oklahoma

waterfowl hunting stamp or license as required by the provisions of

subsection A of this section may purchase a substitute temporary

thirty-day stamp or license from the arresting game warden in lieu

of posting bond. Proof of hunter safety certification shall not be

required for the temporary substitute stamp or license. The fee for

a substitute stamp or license purchased pursuant to the provisions

of this subsection shall be:

a. for legal residents – One Hundred Dollars ($100.00),

and

b. for nonresidents – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars

($175.00).

2. The fees from the temporary stamp and license purchased

pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in

the Wildlife Conservation Fund, to be used exclusively in this

state, for the purpose of developing, managing, preserving,

restoring and maintaining wetland habitats and for the conservation

and management of waterfowl and ecologically related species.

G. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of

this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-

five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

H. Nothing in this title shall prohibit a person from hunting

waterfowl exclusively on their own property without an Oklahoma

waterfowl hunting stamp or license.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-203 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-203
Aiding and/or abetting
Status: in_force

Every person who counsels, aids or abets another in the

violation of any provision or section of this Code shall upon

conviction be punished in the same manner as the principal offender.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-205.2 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-205.2
Jurisdiction for commission of offense
Status: in_force

The jurisdiction for the commission of an offense of the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code shall be in the county in which

such offense occurred unless the wildlife offense is committed on

the boundary of two or more counties, then the jurisdiction for the

commission of an offense pursuant to the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code shall be in either county. If the offense of the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code is committed within five hundred

(500) yards of the boundary of two or more counties and the officer

does not know in which county such offense occurred then the

jurisdiction shall be in either county.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-303.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-303.1
Paddlefish products
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person shall possess:

1. The eggs of more than one paddlefish that are still attached

to the egg membrane; or

2. More than three (3) pounds combined of processed paddlefish

eggs or fresh paddlefish eggs that have been removed from the egg

membrane.

B. Except as otherwise provided, no person shall ship into or

out of, transport into or out of, have in possession with the intent

to so transport, or cause to be removed from this state raw

unprocessed, processed, or frozen paddlefish eggs. No person shall

transport paddlefish with viscera out of the state.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

1. The Director of the Department of Wildlife Conservation,

employees of the Department of Wildlife Conservation or authorized

agents of the Department who are acting pursuant to their duties;

2. Any paddlefish products which are derived from lawfully

propagated fish licensed under rules promulgated by the Wildlife

Conservation Commission;

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3. Any paddlefish products to which the Director has given an

individual specific written authority to transport the product into

or out of the state; and

4. Any processed and packaged paddlefish products imported into

the state if accompanied by an invoice stating the point of

origination of the paddlefish product.

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less

than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand

Dollars ($10,000.00) for the first offense and not less than Two

Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) nor more than Twenty-five Thousand

Dollars ($25,000.00) for a second offense, or by imprisonment in the

county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or by

confiscation of any equipment used in violation of this section

pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-206 of this title, or by a

combination of fine, imprisonment and confiscation.

E. In addition to other penalties provided for in this section,

any person convicted of taking, possessing or transporting, or

acting as an accessory in taking, possessing or transporting

processed or unprocessed paddlefish products with a current market

value exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) shall upon

conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not

less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) nor more than Twenty-

five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county

jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine

and imprisonment. In addition to the fine and imprisonment provided

for in this subsection, any item, equipment, vehicle or other

property which is used or operated in violation of this section

shall be seized and may be sold pursuant to the provisions of

Section 7-206 of this title. The proceeds of the sale of any item,

equipment, vehicle or property that is distributed to the Department

of Wildlife Conservation shall be used by the Department to combat

the unlawful taking and possession of paddlefish in this state.

F. In addition to other penalties provided for in this section,

all fishing licenses and all fishing privileges within the state

held by a person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be revoked for a period of not less than one (1) year

from the date of conviction.