Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-205 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-205
Killing, capturing, mutilating or destroying wildlife
Status: in_force

protected by law - Abandoning body without appropriate disposal -

Revocation of licenses.

A. Excluding furbearers and coyotes, no person may capture,

kill, mutilate or destroy any wildlife protected by law and remove

the head, claws, teeth, hide, antlers, horns or any or all of such

parts from the body with the intent to abandon the body.

B. Excluding furbearers and coyotes, no person may capture or

mutilate any living wildlife protected by law by removing the claws,

teeth, hide, antlers, horns or any or all of such parts from the

body.

C. No person may kill any wildlife protected by law and abandon

the body without disposing of the body in the most appropriate

manner.

D. 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

by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year,

or by both fine and imprisonment.

E. 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-120 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-120
Trout license
Status: in_force

A. No person may fish in designated trout waters without having

first procured a valid Oklahoma fishing license issued pursuant to

Section 4-110 of this title from the Director or authorized agents

of the Director.

B. The Commission shall decide the open season for trout

fishing and which waters are designated trout waters.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-135.2 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-135.2
Nuisance or damage control of coyotes or feral swine
Status: in_force

A. Except during deer gun seasons, a landowner, agricultural

lessee, or their designated agent with written permission from the

landowner or agricultural lessee may control nuisance or damage by

coyotes or feral swine without a permit as provided for in Section

4-135 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes during the day or night,

and without limitation by statewide season regulations or bag

limits, and with the use of any legal means of take, to protect

marketable agricultural crops, livestock or processed feed, seed, or

other materials used in the production of an agricultural commodity.

Landowners or agricultural lessees performing nuisance control

activities shall be required to have a current agricultural

exemption permit issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5-203.1 of Title

29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a landowner, agricultural lessee, or

designated agent of the landowner or lessee may use a headlight,

thermal, or light enhancement device carried on the person, a

vehicle with or without a mounted spotlight or night vision

equipment while controlling nuisance coyotes and feral swine at

night. Nothing in this subsection shall authorize the use of a

headlight, thermal or night vision equipment, or a spotlight from a

public roadway.

C. Any person who has been convicted of, or pleads guilty to, a

violation of Section 5-203.1 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

Section 5-411 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes within a previous

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three-year period shall not control nuisance or damage by coyotes or

feral swine at night.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-204 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-204
Hunting or discharge of firearm near public place -
Status: in_force

Shooting from or across highway or railroad right-of-way.

A. No person may hunt, pursue game or discharge firearms within

four hundred and forty (440) yards of any church, schoolhouse, or

other public place where people may assemble, so as to disturb such

assemblage.

B. No person may shoot from or across a public road or highway

or right-of-way thereof, or railroad right-of-way.

C. 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). Persons convicted of a second or subsequent offense

under this section shall be punished by 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 thirty (30) days, or by both imprisonment and fine.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any peace

officer in the performance of their duties.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-144 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-144
Trap
Status: in_force

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"Trap" or "trapping" is the use of traps, nets, snares,

deadfalls or other devices used for the purpose of killing,

capturing, netting or ensnaring any wildlife.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-143 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-143
Transport
Status: in_force

"Transport" is the carrying or moving by any means, causing to

be carried or moved by any means, or accepting and receiving

wildlife for such carrying or movement.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-207 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-207
Nest or eggs of game birds - Taking or destroying
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to willfully and intentionally take or

destroy at any time the nest or eggs of any game bird, except as

specifically permitted by law. Any person found guilty of a

violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon

conviction thereof shall 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 for thirty (30) days, or by both

such imprisonment and fine.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-112v1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-112v1
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 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

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 sixteen (16) 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 residents born on or before January 1, 1923;

4. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent

(60%) or more;

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

leased by them;

6. Any nonresident under fourteen (14) years of age;

7. 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;

8. 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

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9. 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 hunting game other

than deer, antelope, elk or bear which expires on December 31 of the

year purchased – One Hundred Forty-one Dollars ($141.00).

Nonresidents hunting big game, combination big game and upland game

or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area shall be required to

have this license;

2. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other

than deer, antelope, elk or bear which expires on June 30 of the

fiscal year purchased – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).

Nonresidents hunting big game, combination big game and upland game

or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area shall be required to

have this license;

3. Gun hunting license for deer:

a. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 16,

2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen (17) years of

age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one

antlerless deer allowed during the current calendar

year deer gun season – Thirty Dollars ($30.00),

b. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 16,

2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen (17) years of

age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one

antlered or antlerless deer allowed during the current

calendar year deer gun season – Ninety-nine Dollars

($99.00),

c. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 16,

2021, for nonresidents which shall be valid for

hunting all deer allowed during the current calendar

year deer gun season - Two Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars

($299.00), and

d. during any deer gun season occurring on or after

January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be

valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current

calendar year deer gun season - Two Hundred Seventy-

nine Dollars ($279.00);

4. 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:

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a. during deer archery seasons occurring prior to January

16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen (17) years

of age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one

antlerless deer allowed during the current deer

archery season – Thirty Dollars ($30.00),

b. during deer archery seasons occurring prior to January

16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen (17) years

of age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one

antlered or antlerless deer allowed during the current

deer archery season – Ninety-nine Dollars ($99.00),

c. during deer archery seasons occurring prior to January

16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be valid for

hunting all deer allowed during the current deer

archery season - Two Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars

($299.00), and

d. during any deer archery season occurring on or after

January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be

valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current

deer archery season - Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars

($279.00);

5. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for:

a. during deer primitive firearms seasons occurring prior

to January 16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen

(17) years of age or younger which shall be valid for

hunting one antlerless deer allowed during the current

calendar year deer primitive firearms season – Thirty

Dollars ($30.00),

b. during deer primitive firearms seasons occurring prior

to January 16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen

(17) years of age or younger which shall be valid for

hunting one antlered or antlerless deer allowed during

the current calendar year deer primitive firearms

season – Ninety-nine Dollars ($99.00),

c. during deer primitive firearms seasons occurring prior

to January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be

valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current

calendar year deer primitive firearms season - Two

Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars ($299.00), and

d. during any deer primitive firearms season occurring on

or after January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which

shall be valid for hunting all deer allowed during the

current calendar year deer primitive firearms season -

Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($279.00);

6. Hunting license for antelope for nonresidents – Three

Hundred Five Dollars ($305.00);

7. Hunting license for elk for nonresidents – Three Hundred

Five Dollars ($305.00);

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

than deer, antelope, elk, quail, turkey or bear – Seventy-four

Dollars ($74.00). Nonresidents hunting big game, combination big

game and upland game or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area

shall be required to have this license; and

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

in a commercial hunting area – Five Dollars ($5.00).

D. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall provide a

report to both the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the

Speaker of the House of Representatives by February 1 of 2019 and

2020 setting forth information regarding licenses issued pursuant to

paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of subsection C of this section, which shall

include, but not be limited to:

1. The number of licenses issued during the most recent

respective deer hunting seasons; and

2. A fiscal analysis comparing revenue generated from the fees

of the licenses issued during the most recent respective deer

hunting seasons compared to previous years and whether the deer

hunting license structure is beneficial to the Department.

E. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of

subsection C of this section:

1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee of each license

issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 7 of subsection C of this

section and Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of the license fee

for each license issued pursuant to paragraph 8 of subsection C of

this section shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition

Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-132 of this

title; and

2. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee for each license

issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 8 of subsection C of this

section shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and shall be

deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created pursuant to the

provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.

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 which expires on December 31 of the year purchased -

Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00);

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

age and older which expires on June 30 of the fiscal year purchased

– Thirty-one Dollars ($31.00);

3. Annual hunting license for residents sixteen (16) or

seventeen (17) years of age which expires on December 31 of the year

purchased - Four Dollars ($4.00);

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4. Annual hunting license for residents sixteen (16) or

seventeen (17) years of age which expires on June 30 of the fiscal

year purchased – Six Dollars ($6.00);

5. Ten-day hunting license for residents for small game in a

commercial hunting area - Five Dollars ($5.00);

6. Five-year disability hunting license for residents of this

state 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 -

Ten Dollars ($10.00);

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

years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). 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

b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game

and upland game commercial hunting areas;

8. Gun hunting license for deer for residents under eighteen

(18) years of age – Nine Dollars ($9.00);

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

years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). 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

b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game

and upland game commercial hunting areas;

10. Archery hunting license for deer for residents under

eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);

11. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents

eighteen (18) years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00).

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

b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game

and upland game commercial hunting areas;

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12. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents

under eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);

13. 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;

14. 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; and

15. Bonus, special or additional gun hunting license for deer

for residents - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). 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

b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game

and upland game commercial hunting areas.

G. Residents hunting big game, combination big game and upland

game or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area shall be

required to have one of the following licenses:

1. An annual hunting license issued pursuant to paragraph 1, 2,

3 or 4 of subsection F of this section;

2. An annual hunting and fishing combination license issued

pursuant to Section 4-113 of this title;

3. A five-year hunting license or five-year combination hunting

and fishing license issued pursuant to Section 4-113.1 of this

title; or

4. A lifetime hunting license or lifetime combination hunting

and fishing license issued pursuant to Section 4-114 of this title.

H. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of

paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection F of this section, Five Dollars

($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land

Stamp and shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund

created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.

I. 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.

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J. 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, Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and

b. for nonresidents, One Hundred Forty-five Dollars

($145.00).

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.

K. 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.

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

subsection J 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.

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

subsection J 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-101.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-101.1
Animal
Status: in_force

"Animal" means an organism of the animal kingdom, as

distinguished from the plant kingdom; including any part, product,

egg, or offspring thereof, or the dead body parts thereof, excluding

fossils.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-112 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-112
See the following versions:
Status: in_force

OS 29-4-112v1 (HB 2395, Laws 2017, c. 353, § 3).

OS 29-4-112v2 (SB 1696, Laws 2022, c. 208, § 2).

OS 29-4-112v3 (SB 941, Laws 2024, c. 6, § 3).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-145 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-145
Upland game
Status: in_force

"Upland game" is all game that does not normally live near

water, and includes only squirrels, rabbits, quail, pheasant,

partridge, grouse, prairie chicken, wild turkey, deer, elk and

antelope.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-110 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-110
Fishing licenses
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, no person shall fish, pursue, harass, catch,

kill, take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or

transport all or any portion of fish without having first procured a

license for such from the Director or from any of the authorized

agents of the Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Commission may designate two (2) days per year

in which residents and nonresidents may fish without first procuring

a fishing license pursuant to the provisions of this section.

B. The following legal residents of Oklahoma and the following

nonresidents shall be exempt from the annual fishing license

requirements of subsection C of this section:

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

nonresidents under eighteen (18) years of age;

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

nonresidents sixty-five (65) years of age or older from states which

do not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons sixty-five

(65) years of age or older, provided a legal resident has obtained a

senior citizen lifetime fishing 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. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this

paragraph;

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4. Legal resident owners or tenants, their spouses, parents,

grandparents, children and their spouses, grandchildren and their

spouses who fish in private ponds on land owned or leased by them;

5. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a patient of an

institution of the State of Oklahoma established for the care and

treatment of mental illness or alcohol or drug dependency or any

developmentally disabled person residing in any group home or other

institution or developmentally disabled persons when accompanied by

an attendant of the institution or legal guardian of the patient, or

when fishing on institutional property;

6. Any legal resident or nonresident who is legally blind or

who has any other physical impairment, as certified by a physician

licensed in this state or any state which borders this state, which

prevents the person from properly using fishing apparatus without

the assistance of another person, and any one person actually

accompanying and actually assisting such legally blind or otherwise

physically impaired person while the latter is fishing. This

certification shall be carried by the individual while fishing;

7. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a Job Corps trainee

of this state, provided that the trainees shall have on their

persons a duly authorized identification card issued by their

respective Job Corps Center and shall present the card upon request,

in lieu of a fishing license. The trainees shall return their cards

to their respective Job Corps Center when the trainees leave their

respective Job Corps training programs;

8. Any legal resident having a proven disability which renders

the resident nonambulatory and confined to a wheelchair as certified

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

this state;

9. Any legal resident who is fishing with a pole and line,

trotline, or throwline in streams, natural lakes, natural ponds, and

mine pits in the county in which the person is a resident, or in

streams, natural lakes, natural ponds, and mine pits which form a

part of the boundary line of the county in which the person is a

resident, when using any bait other than commercial or artificial

bait, blood, stink bait, cut fish, and shrimp; and

10. Any legal resident or nonresident participating in an

aquatic education event or clinic sanctioned by the Department of

Wildlife Conservation.

C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, the fishing licenses issued pursuant to the

provisions of this section and the fee for each shall be:

1. Annual fishing license for legal residents eighteen (18)

years of age and older, valid for one (1) year from the date of

issuance - Thirty Dollars ($30.00);

2. Annual fishing license for nonresidents, valid for one (1)

year from the date of issuance - Eighty Dollars ($80.00), provided

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the Commission may enter into reciprocity agreements with states

wherein nonresident license fees shall be in conformity with such

reciprocal agreements;

3. Daily fishing license for residents – Ten Dollars ($10.00);

and

4. Daily fishing license for nonresidents – Twenty-five Dollars

($25.00).

D. Legal residents who have resided in this state for at least

six (6) months and who are receiving Social Security Disability

benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, disability benefits

under the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C.A., Section 231a, postal

employees receiving disability benefits pursuant to 5 U.S.C.,

Section 8451 (1998) or legal residents who are one hundred percent

(100%) disabled and are receiving disability payments from the

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

the Oklahoma Statutes, may purchase a five year disability

combination hunting/fishing license from the Director for Twenty

Dollars ($20.00) for five (5) years.

E. 1. Any person arrested while violating the provisions of

this section who does not meet the requirements of subsection H of

this section, may purchase a substitute temporary thirty-day license

from the arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. 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, One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00).

2. Except as otherwise provided 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.

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

subsection E of this section, any resident of this state 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 such fine and imprisonment.

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

subsection E of this section, any nonresident convicted of violating

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

Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period not more than thirty

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

H. Any person producing proof in court that a current fishing

license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to that

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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 fishing 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-129 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-129
Mussels - Harvesting - Licenses and permits - Fees -
Status: in_force

Violations - Penalties.

A. No person may harvest, or attempt to harvest, or assist in

harvesting, or sell, buy or export mussels from the waters of this

state without having first procured the proper license for such

purposes from the Director of Wildlife Conservation. The fees for

licenses under this section shall be:

1. For a resident license to harvest, or attempt to harvest, or

assist in harvesting, or sell mussels, Fifty Dollars ($50.00);

2. For a nonresident license to harvest, or attempt to harvest,

or assist in harvesting, or sell mussels, said fee shall be One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00);

3. To buy, transport out of state or export mussels, One

Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); prior to the issuance of this license

the applicant shall file with the Department of Wildlife

Conservation a good and sufficient surety bond by a surety company

licensed to do business in this state in the sum of Five Thousand

Dollars ($5,000.00) conditioned upon the observance and compliance

with the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code,

Section 1-101 et seq. of this title, which bond will be subject to

forfeiture upon conviction for the violation of any of the

provisions of this section or any resolution adopted by the

Department; and

4. Any person in the possession of more than twenty (20)

mussels or parts thereof shall be required to have the proper

license as provided for in this section.

B. In addition to the requirements of subsection A of this

section, any person harvesting, selling, buying or exporting mussels

from the waters of this state shall procure an applicable annual

fishing license pursuant to Section 4-110 of this title.

C. Except as otherwise provided for by law, the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Commission shall regulate the harvest season,

gear types to be used, size and species to be harvested and issue

such other rules as it deems necessary and shall design all forms

necessary for the operation of these provisions.

D. It shall be unlawful for anyone to take or possess the

following mussel species or their shells smaller than the following

size limits:

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1. Sand shells, muckets, creepers, grandmas, pocketbooks, lady

fingers, squaw feet or cucumbers, less than three (3) inches minimum

diameter;

2. Maple leaf and three ridge, less than two and three-fourths

(2 3/4) inches minimum diameter;

3. Three knot, less than two (2) inches minimum diameter;

4. Washboards, less than four (4) inches minimum in diameter;

and

5. All other species except Buckhorn and the Ouachita Rock

Pocket Book which are prohibited, less than two and one-half (2 1/2)

inches minimum diameter.

E. All mussels shall be sized immediately after harvesting,

before harvester moves his or her boat or begins another dive.

F. Mussels shall be measured by passing the mussel, shell

included, through a circular measuring device with the appropriate

inside diameter. If the mussel passes through the appropriate

circular measuring device from any angle or direction it is too

small, and must be returned to the water.

G. 1. The maple leaf mussel is the only mussel which shall be

harvested for commercial purposes in the open portion of Grand Lake

and its tributaries.

2. The mussel harvest season on Grand Lake shall be from May 1

to October 30, inclusive. No mussel shall be harvested in the

portion of Grand Lake of the Cherokees from twin bridges north to

the Kansas state line.

H. Nothing in this section shall prevent a person from taking

six (6) or less mussels per day of any size for noncommercial

personal use.

I. 1. Any person who exports mussels from the State of

Oklahoma shall pay the Department as a severance fee an amount not

to exceed one-eighth (1/8) of the dollar value of purchased shells

or a lesser figure as directed by the Commission.

2. Except as otherwise required by this subsection, such funds

shall be used for mussel enforcement, management and/or research.

3. One-fifth (1/5) of the monies collected pursuant to this

subsection not to exceed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00)

annually shall be made available to counties in this state for

beaver control and abatement pursuant to contracts with such

criteria and restrictions required and specified by the Department.

The payment shall be computed from shipping bills of lading and paid

by the 15th day of the following month. The Commission shall issue

such regulations governing exports as it deems necessary and shall

design all forms necessary for the operation of these provisions.

J. No mussels shall be harvested except during daylight hours

from sunrise until sunset. No harvesting shall ever take place in

Tenkiller Lake.

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K. Any person buying or exporting mussels from the waters of

this state shall provide advance notice of each and every place

where such business is transacted. Such notice shall be to the

Director in the manner prescribed by the Commission.

L. 1. Except as provided for in paragraph 3 of this

subsection, any resident of this state convicted of violating

subsection A, C, D, G or J 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 not to exceed

thirty (30) days, or by confiscation of gear and/or mussels pursuant

to the provisions of Section 7-206 of this title or by a combination

of fine, imprisonment and confiscation.

2. Except as provided for in paragraph 3 of this subsection,

any nonresident convicted of violating the provisions of subsection

A, C, D, G or J of this section shall be punished by the imposition

of a fine of not less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($2,500.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by

confiscation of gear and/or mussels pursuant to the provisions of

Section 7-206 of this title or by a combination of fine,

imprisonment and confiscation.

3. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section or of subsection I or K

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 not to exceed thirty (30) days, or

by confiscation of the shipment of mussels pursuant to the

provisions of Section 7-206 of this title, or by a combination of

fine, imprisonment and confiscation. In addition, such person shall

forfeit his or her license and not be permitted to renew the license

for a one-year period.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-9-113 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-9-113
Wildlife citation – Failure to comply
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of the Wildlife Bail Procedure Act, "failure to

comply" with a wildlife citation by a person that has been issued

the citation means failure to:

1. Appear before a district court in response to a wildlife

citation and pay in full any fine, court costs, assessments or fees

imposed;

2. Fully pay or satisfy all fines, court costs, restitution,

assessments or fees imposed as a part of the sentence of any

district court for violation of the wildlife laws of this state; or

3. Otherwise comply with a wildlife citation as provided for in

the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code.

B. A person may be considered guilty of failing to comply with

a wildlife citation as set forth in subsection A of this section

regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation,

complaint or charge was originally issued. Any person convicted of

failing to comply with a wildlife citation as set forth in

subsection A of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor

and shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) or

more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

C. For purposes of the Wildlife Bail Procedure Act, the term

"citation" means any complaint, summons, notice to appear, ticket,

warrant, administrative fine or other official document issued for

the prosecution of the wildlife laws or rules of this state.

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D. If the person charged fails to appear in court in person or

by counsel for arraignment on the charge against them, or fails to

arrange with the court within the time designated on the citation

for a future appearance, on motion of the district attorney, the

court shall issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the person

charged.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-409 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-409
Squirrels
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall bag or

possess more than two (2) days' limit of squirrels after the second

day's hunt. Season dates and bag limits shall be set by the

Wildlife Conservation Commission.

B. No person may cut down or remove a tree being used as a den

or nest by squirrels unless specific permission for such cutting or

removal has been given by the owner or lessee of the land.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-134 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-134
Wildlife Heritage Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be

designated the "Wildlife Heritage Fund". The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all monies received from senior citizen lifetime licenses

issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs 4 through 6 of

subsection B of Section 4-114 of this title 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 Heritage

Fund. Only interest and dividends derived from the principle can be

expended and are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and

expended by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for the

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purposes specified in subsection B 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 B 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.

B. The Wildlife Heritage Fund shall be used by the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Commission for the acquisition of land on a

willing-seller willing-buyer basis only, leasing of land, and the

taking of easements, and for the development, management, and

enhancement of such 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.

C. 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 Heritage Fund created in

subsection A 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

Heritage Fund created in subsection A of this section.

D. 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 to be distributed by said county treasurer

in the manner provided for by law for ad valorem tax payments.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-143 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-143
Rattlesnake hunting permit
Status: in_force

A. All legal residents of Oklahoma and nonresidents may

purchase a five-day rattlesnake permit from the Director or an agent

of the Director which shall allow the person to hunt, pursue, trap,

harass, catch, kill, take, or attempt to take in any manner any

species of rattlesnake during an organized rattlesnake-hunting event

or festival during the five-day period without obtaining a hunting

license issued pursuant to Section 4-112 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

B. The fee for a rattlesnake permit shall be Five Dollars

($5.00).

C. Any person with a hunting license issued pursuant to Section

4-112 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes may hunt rattlesnake

without acquiring a rattlesnake permit issued pursuant to this

section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-149.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-149.1
Wildlife
Status: in_force

"Wildlife" means all wild birds, mammals, fish, reptiles,

amphibians and other wild aquatic forms, and all other animals which

normally can be found in the wild state, regardless of

classification, whether resident, migratory or imported, protected

or unprotected, dead or alive, and shall extend to and include any

and every part of any individual species of wildlife, whether or not

bred, hatched, or born in captivity, and including any part,

product, egg, or offspring thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-112A — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-112A
Hunting - Certificate of competency and safety –
Status: in_force

Exemptions – Apprentice designation.

A. No person thirty (30) years of age or younger may purchase

or receive any hunting license or hunting tag unless the person

possesses and can exhibit a certificate of competency and safety in

the use and handling of firearms from the Department of Wildlife

Conservation. The Department shall charge no fee for the issuance

of certificates. Persons under ten (10) years of age may take the

hunter education course but are not eligible to be tested for and

receive hunter safety certification. A hunter safety certificate

issued by another state or country and approved by the Department of

Wildlife Conservation shall be deemed to meet the requirements of

this section.

B. A youth hunter under sixteen (16) years of age hunting small

game shall be exempt from the hunter safety certification

requirements set forth in subsection A of this section if they are

accompanied by a licensed hunter eighteen (18) years of age or older

who possesses a certificate of hunter safety or is exempt from the

hunter safety certification requirements. The accompanying hunter

shall be in sight of the youth hunter and shall be able to

communicate with the youth hunter in a normal voice without the aid

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of any communication device. A youth hunter who possesses a

certificate of hunter safety may hunt small game without an

accompanying hunter as long as the youth hunter carries the

certification on their person.

C. Persons under thirty (30) years of age who do not possess a

certificate of hunter safety may purchase or receive any hunting

license or permit which is required by law with the designation

apprentice listed on the hunter education line of the license or

permit. A person holding a license or permit with the apprentice

designation shall be allowed to hunt only if they are accompanied by

a licensed hunter eighteen (18) years of age or older who possesses

a certificate of hunter safety or is exempt from the hunter safety

certification requirements or is accompanied by a person exempt from

the hunting license requirements. In addition, all persons under

ten (10) years of age, when hunting big game, regardless of hunter

safety certification, shall be accompanied by a licensed hunter

eighteen (18) years of age or older who possesses a certificate of

hunter safety or is exempt from the hunter safety certification

requirements or is accompanied by a person exempt from the hunting

license requirement. When hunting big game, the accompanying hunter

shall be within arm's length of the apprentice hunter or close

enough so that the accompanying hunter can immediately take control

of the firearm or archery equipment of the apprentice hunter. When

hunting small game, the accompanying hunter shall be in sight of the

apprentice hunter and shall be able to communicate with the

apprentice hunter in a normal voice without the aid of any

communication device.

D. Legal residents who do not possess a certificate of hunter

safety may purchase a lifetime hunting license or lifetime

combination hunting/fishing license with the designation apprentice

listed on the hunter education line of the license. A resident

holding a lifetime license with the apprentice designation shall be

allowed to hunt only if they comply with the accompanying hunter

requirements as set forth in subsection C of this section. Upon

obtaining a certificate of hunter safety, a resident holding a

lifetime license with the apprentice designation shall be entitled

to renew their license without the apprentice designation.

E. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall promulgate

rules necessary for the certification of programs for hunter safety

offered by other public or private organizations.

F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person

who has an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forces,

who is currently on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or

a member of the National Guard. In addition, the provisions of this

section shall not apply to any person who is a resident landowner or

a resident tenant, while hunting game other than deer or antelope,

upon land owned or leased by the person. The provisions of this

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subsection shall not exempt nonresidents owning land in this state

nor any person leasing land, for the purpose of hunting.

G. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less

than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) 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 fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-504 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-504
Release of fish in public waters
Status: in_force

A. No person shall release, deposit, place or permit to be

released, deposited or placed fish in any of the public streams,

public lakes or public ponds whose stocking is controlled by and so

designated by the Wildlife Conservation Commission without the

consent of the Wildlife Conservation Director.

B. Any person 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 One Hundred Dollars

($100.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to

exceed thirty (30) days, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-703 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-703
Prohibition on motor-driven devices within the
Status: in_force

wilderness area.

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may use any motor-

driven conveyance or devices in any portion of the wilderness area

east of Broken Bow Lake.

B. Those persons exempted shall be those state and federal

employees, specified in paragraphs 2 and 3, subsection B of Section

7-702 of this title, in the performance of their duties.

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 Two Hundred Dollars

($200.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to

exceed thirty (30) days, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 7-503 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 7-503
Prohibition on buying, bartering, trading, selling, or offering or exposing for sale protected fish or wildlife - Exceptions - Penalties
Status: in_force

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.

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, § 29-4-107 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-107
Commercial wildlife breeder's license – Nonresident
Status: in_force

cat/bear temporary exhibitor’s permit - Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this title or in the

Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no person may breed, possess or raise

native wildlife, except fish, amphibians, aquatic reptiles, aquatic

invertebrates or exotic livestock, for commercial purposes without

first obtaining a commercial wildlife breeder’s license from the

Director.

B. No person licensed under this section with a commercial

wildlife breeder’s license may sell native cats or bears specified

in subsection E of this section to any person who does not possess a

commercial wildlife breeder's license.

C. A commercial wildlife breeder’s license may be issued to any

person whom the Director believes to be acting in good faith, and

whom the Director believes does not intend to use the license for

the purpose of violating any of the laws of the State of Oklahoma,

and who proves that the brood stock to be used will be obtained in a

lawful manner.

D. The fee for a commercial wildlife breeder’s license issued

under this section, and all renewals of the license, shall be Forty-

eight Dollars ($48.00). All commercial wildlife breeder’s licenses

issued pursuant to this section shall expire on June 30 of each

year.

E. Any person who keeps or maintains any native bear or native

cat that will grow to reach the weight of fifty (50) pounds or more

shall be licensed under this section with a commercial wildlife

breeder’s license. Any person licensed pursuant to this subsection

shall at all times keep such wildlife confined to the premises

described in the commercial wildlife breeder application, and

controlled and restrained in a manner so the life, limb or property

of any person lawfully entering the premises shall not be

endangered. Any person licensed to possess native cats or bears

pursuant to this subsection shall control and restrain the wildlife

so that there is no direct contact between the public and the

wildlife, and the public shall not be allowed to enter into any

enclosures occupied by the wildlife.

F. 1. Any person who is a nonresident or entity not

permanently located within the state which exhibits native cats or

native bears that will grow to reach the weight of fifty (50) pounds

or more in this state on a temporary basis shall be required to

obtain from the Director a nonresident cat or bear temporary

exhibitor’s permit. Any person with a permit issued pursuant to

this paragraph shall be exempt from acquiring a commercial wildlife

breeder’s license issued under this section and shall be exempt from

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the requirements set forth in subsection E of this section. The fee

for a nonresident cat or bear temporary exhibitor’s permit shall be

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and shall be valid for thirty (30)

days. To obtain a nonresident cat or bear temporary exhibitor’s

permit, the person shall be required to hold a valid exhibitor’s

license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture.

2. Any resident of the state who has a commercial wildlife

breeder’s license issued pursuant to this section who wishes to

exhibit native cats or native bears that will grow to reach the

weight of fifty (50) pounds or more at the permanent facility

described in the commercial wildlife breeder’s license or at a

temporary facility shall be required to obtain from the Director a

resident cat or bear exhibitor’s permit. Any person with a permit

issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be required to also have a

commercial wildlife breeder’s license issued under this section and

shall comply with the requirements set forth in subsection E of this

section when not exhibiting the wildlife. The fee for a resident

cat or bear exhibitor’s permit shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and

shall be valid for one (1) year. To obtain a resident cat or bear

exhibitor’s permit the person shall be required to hold a valid

exhibitor’s license issued by the United States Department of

Agriculture.

3. Any person with a permit to exhibit native cats or bears

pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection shall at all times

keep the wildlife controlled and restrained in a manner so the life,

limb, or property of any person lawfully entering the premises where

the wildlife is being exhibited shall not be endangered by the

wildlife. Any person with a permit to exhibit native cats or bears

pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection shall control and

handle the wildlife so there is no direct contact between the public

and the wildlife, and the public shall not be allowed to enter into

any enclosures occupied by the wildlife. Any native cat or bear and

any facility covered under a permit issued pursuant to paragraph 1

or 2 of this subsection shall be available for inspection at all

reasonable times by authorized representatives of the Department.

G. 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) and, if applicable, shall have the wildlife

license of the person revoked. No person whose license has been

revoked shall be eligible to obtain a new license until after the

date on which the revoked license would have expired.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-203 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-203
Setting of seasons
Status: in_force

Seasons on any and all types of commercial fishing shall be set

by the Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-307 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-307
Worker's compensation insurance
Status: in_force

The Commission is hereby empowered and authorized to provide

worker's compensation insurance for the Director and all Department

employees.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-9-111 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-9-111
Wildlife Bail Procedure Act
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Wildlife Bail

Procedure Act”.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-103 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-103
Liberation of propagated and other birds
Status: in_force

All wildlife or domesticated animals hunted for sport

commercially propagated or transported into this state may be

liberated into the wild subject to rules and regulations of the

Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-704 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-704
Prohibition of commercial operations
Status: in_force

A. No person may mine, remove any sand and/or gravel or cut

and/or remove any timber in any portion of the wilderness area.

B. Any person convicted of violating 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 for a period of not less than ten (10) days nor more

than sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-206 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-206
Seizure and forfeiture of certain items, equipment, vehicles and property relating to
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 5vehicles and property relating to hunting and fishing violations.

A. Any game warden, sheriff, deputy sheriff or other peace

officer of this state is authorized to seize any item, equipment,

vehicle or other property, which is used or operated in violation of

any provision of Sections 5-411, 5-412, and 6-301, Section 42 of

this act, subsection A of Section 6-302, paragraph 2 of subsection A

of Section 6-303, subsection A, B, C, D, G, H or K of Section 4-129

of this title, Section 32 of this act, or as otherwise specified by

the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code. Such items, equipment,

vehicles or other such property shall be held as evidence until:

1. A forfeiture or release has been ordered by the court

pursuant to the provisions of this act; or

2. The district attorney of the county in which the item,

equipment, vehicle or other property was seized determines that such

item, equipment, vehicle or other property is not needed for

prosecution of the violation.

Upon such forfeiture by order of the court, or upon such

determination by the district attorney, the court or the district

attorney as the case may be, shall provide for the release of such

item, equipment, vehicle or other property so seized.

B. Notice of seizure and intended forfeiture proceeding shall

be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court for the

county wherein any such item, equipment, vehicle or property, is

seized and shall be given all owners and parties in interest.

C. Notice shall be given according to one of the following

methods:

1. Upon each owner or party in interest whose right, title or

interest is of record in the Tax Commission, by mailing a copy of

the notice by certified mail to the address as given upon the

records of the Tax Commission;

2. Upon each owner or party in interest whose name and address

is known, by mailing a copy of the notice by registered mail to the

last-known address; or

3. Upon all other owners, whose addresses are unknown, but who

are believed to have an interest in such item, equipment, vehicle or

other property, by one publication in a newspaper of general

circulation in the county where the seizure was made.

D. Within sixty (60) days after the mailing or publication of

the notice, the owner of any such item, equipment, vehicle or other

property, and any other party in interest or claimant may file a

verified answer and claim to such item, equipment, vehicle or

property described in the notice of seizure and of the intended

forfeiture proceeding.

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E. If at the end of sixty (60) days after the notice has been

mailed or published there is no verified answer on file, the court

shall hear evidence upon the fact of the unlawful use or intended

unlawful use and shall order the item, equipment, vehicle or

property, forfeited to the state, if such fact is proved.

F. If a verified answer is filed, the forfeiture proceeding

shall be set for hearing.

G. At the hearing the state shall prove beyond a reasonable

doubt by competent evidence that the item, equipment, vehicle or

property was used or operated in a violation of any provision

specified by subsection A of this section. Such items, equipment,

vehicles or other such property shall be held as evidence until a

forfeiture has been declared or release ordered.

H. The claimant of any right, title or interest in the item,

equipment, vehicle or other property may prove the lien, mortgage or

conditional sales contract of the claimant to be bona fide and that

the right, title or interest of the claimant was created without any

knowledge or reason to believe that the item, equipment, vehicle or

property was being operated for the purpose charged.

I. In the event of such proof, the court shall order the item,

equipment, vehicle or property released to the bona fide or innocent

owner, lien holder, mortgagee or vendor if the amount due such

person is equal to, or in excess of, the value of the item,

equipment, vehicle or property as of the date of the seizure. It is

the intention of this section to forfeit only the right, title or

interest of the purchaser.

J. If the amount due to such person is less than the value of

the item, equipment, vehicle or property or if no bona fide claim is

established, the item, equipment, vehicle or property shall be

forfeited to the state and the item, equipment, vehicle or property

shall be sold under judgment of the court, as on sale upon

execution, except as otherwise provided for in subsection M of this

section.

K. Property taken or detained pursuant to this section shall

not be repleviable, but shall be deemed to be in the custody of the

office of the district attorney of the county wherein the property

was seized, subject only to the orders and decrees of the court or

the official having jurisdiction thereof.

L. The proceeds of the sale of any such item, equipment,

vehicle or property pursuant to the provisions of this section shall

be distributed as follows, in the order indicated:

1. To the bona fide or innocent purchaser, conditional sales

vendor or mortgagee of the item, equipment, vehicle or property, if

any, up to the amount of the interest of such person in the item,

equipment, vehicle or property, when the court declaring the

forfeiture orders a distribution to such person;

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2. To the payment of the actual expenses of preserving the

property; and

3. The balance to be apportioned, one-fourth (1/4) to the

Department of Wildlife Conservation and three-fourths (3/4) to the

district court in which such proceedings were brought.

M. Whenever any item, equipment, vehicle or property is

forfeited under this section and there is no innocent claimant

thereof, the district court of jurisdiction may order that the item,

equipment, vehicle or property seized may be retained by the

Department of Wildlife Conservation for its official use.

N. If the court finds that the item, equipment, vehicle or

property was not used in a violation of any provision specified by

subsection A of this section, the court shall order the item,

equipment, vehicle or property released to the owner as the right,

title or interest of the owner appears on record in the Tax

Commission as of the seizure.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-503 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-503
City and town wildlife commissions - Powers
Status: in_force

A. Any city council or board of town trustees in any city or

incorporated town owning and operating a lake may establish a

Wildlife Conservation Commission of three or more members, to be

appointed by the city mayor or the board's president.

B. All such appointed commissioners shall serve for a period

coterminous with that mayor's or president's term of office and the

appointment shall terminate at the end of such term of office.

C. Each commission so appointed, or each city or incorporated

town owning and operating a lake, shall have exclusive control and

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jurisdiction of fishing and hunting in said lake, including any

portion that may be on a highway or section line road; provided that

no such commission, city or town shall pass any ordinance or

regulation contrary to the State Wildlife Conservation laws and

regulations adopted by the Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-204 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-204
Operating provisions for commercial turtle harvesters
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this

section, no person may net or trap aquatic turtles for commercial

purposes or assist in such operations or buy, barter, trade or

export any aquatic turtles from this state without having first

obtained a valid commercial turtle harvester's license and without

observing the following requirements:

1. All types of traps shall have an identification tag with the

owner's name and license number attached and the name and license

number of all persons authorized to operate the traps or nets;

2. Aquatic turtles may be harvested for commercial purposes

only from private ponds, with permission of the pond owner and from

municipal lakes, with written permission of the municipal authority;

3. Traps and nets must be cleaned and emptied at least once

every forty-eight (48) hours;

4. Any game or nongame fish trapped or netted during a turtle

harvesting operation shall be immediately released to the water; and

5. Legally taken nongame fish and their parts may be utilized

for bait in turtle harvesting operations.

B. No person may take for commercial purposes by any means, or

assist in any such operations, turtles or aquatic turtles from any

scenic river area of this state as such areas are designated

pursuant to Section 1452 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

from any major river channel specifically designated by rule by the

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Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be restricted from

commercial turtle or aquatic turtle harvesting.

C. The Commission may promulgate other rules it deems necessary

to implement the provisions of this section.

D. Any equipment used in violation of this section shall be

confiscated and become the property of the Department or disposed of

according to law.

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 for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-107.2v2 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-107.2v2
Permit - Management of depredating animals by use of
Status: in_force

aircraft - Violations.

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

is authorized to issue a permit to a person to engage in the

management of depredating animals by use of aircraft. The permit

may be issued without limitation by statewide season regulations or

bag limits.

B. The permit holder may contract with and authorize other

persons to engage in the management of depredating animals by use of

an aircraft, provided that the permit holder accompanies the

authorized person while engaging in the activity and, if engaging in

the activity on private property, the authorized person has consent

of the landowner. Any person contracting with or authorized by a

permit holder pursuant to this subsection shall not be required to

have a permit to engage in the management of depredating animals by

use of aircraft. If contracting or authorizing other persons to

engage in the management of depredating animals by use of an

aircraft, the permit holder shall inform the person of the

importance of safely keeping his or her aim and fire beneath the

horizon. The permit holder shall have the authorized person sign a

disclosure stating that the person is aware of the dangers of aiming

and shooting over the horizon. The permit holder shall retain a

copy of the disclosure for a reasonable period of time. Personnel

of the Department of Defense and law enforcement shall not be

required to sign a disclosure.

C. 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. The permit

shall be carried in the aircraft when performing management by the

use of aircraft. Each permit holder, authorized person pursuant to

subsection B of this section and pilot shall comply with all Federal

Aviation Regulations for the specific type of aircraft. The

Department shall not require the pilot to hold a specific type of

pilot's license. The Department shall also not require the permit

holder or pilot to carry liability insurance.

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 Department shall not require the names of

the persons authorized by or contracting with the permit holder

pursuant to subsection B of this section. The permit shall include,

but is not limited to, the following information:

1. The name and address of the permit holder;

2. A description of the animals to be taken;

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

authorized to be taken; and

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4. The issue and expiration date of the permit.

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 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 or a person authorized

by or contracting with the permit holder pursuant to subsection B of

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 from the dates of

October 1 through January 15 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.

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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

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 with any firearm by the use of aircraft; and

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3. "Aircraft" means manned fixed-wing and non-fixed-wing

aircraft registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-104.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-104.1
Commercial purposes
Status: in_force

"Commercial purposes" shall mean to manage on a business basis

or engage in any transaction or exchange for consideration,

including barter, the offer to sell or possession with intent to

sell for profit, or monetary gain.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-410 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-410
Hawks, falcons, owls, eagles
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may knowingly and

willfully, by means of any device, molest, injure or kill any

species of hawk, falcon, owl or eagle, their nests, eggs or young.

B. Birds exempt from this provision are:

1. Any species of hawk or owl in the act of destroying domestic

birds or fowl;

2. Any species of hawk, falcon, owl or eagle, except those

species prohibited by federal law, when taken by a licensed falconer

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for use in the practice of falconry, as provided in Section 5-206 of

this Code.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-10-101 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-10-101
Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact
Status: in_force

The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is hereby enacted into

law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein,

in the form substantially as follows:

ARTICLE 1. FINDINGS, DECLARATION OF POLICY, AND PURPOSE

A. The participating states find that the following provisions

apply:

1. Wildlife resources are managed in trust by the respective

states for the benefit of all residents and visitors;

2. The protection of the wildlife resources of a state is

materially affected by the degree of compliance with state statutes,

laws, ordinances, regulations, and administrative rules relating to

the management of such resources;

3. The preservation, protection, management, and restoration of

wildlife contributes immeasurably to the aesthetic, recreational,

and economic aspects of such natural resources;

4. Wildlife resources are valuable without regard to political

boundaries; therefore, every person should be required to comply

with wildlife preservation, protection, management and restoration

laws, ordinances, regulations, and administrative rules of the

participating states as a condition precedent to the continuance or

issuance of any license to hunt, fish, trap, or possess wildlife;

5. Violation of wildlife laws interferes with the management of

wildlife resources and may endanger the safety of persons and

property;

6. The mobility of many wildlife law violators necessitates the

maintenance of channels of communication among the various states;

7. In most instances, a person who is cited for a wildlife

violation in a state other than that person's own state:

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a. is required to post collateral or a bond to secure

appearance for a trial at a later date,

b. is taken into custody until the collateral or bond is

posted, or

c. is taken directly to court for an immediate

appearance;

8. The purpose of the enforcement practices set forth in

paragraph 7 of this subsection is to ensure compliance with the

terms of a wildlife citation by the cited person who, if permitted

to proceed after receiving the citation, could return to the home

state of the person and disregard their duty under the terms of the

citation;

9. In most instances, a person receiving a wildlife citation in

the home state of the person is permitted to accept the citation

from the officer at the scene of the violation and immediately

proceed after agreeing or being instructed to comply with the terms

of the citation;

10. The practices described in paragraph 7 of this subsection

cause unnecessary inconvenience and, at times, a hardship for the

person who is unable at the time to post collateral, furnish a bond,

stand trial, or pay a fine and is thus compelled to remain in

custody until some alternative arrangement is made; and

11. The enforcement practices described in paragraph 7 of this

subsection consume an undue amount of law enforcement time.

B. It is the policy of the participating states to:

1. Promote compliance with the statutes, laws, ordinances,

regulations, and administrative rules relating to management of

wildlife resources in their respective states;

2. Recognize the suspension of wildlife license privileges of

any person whose license privileges have been suspended by a

participating state and may treat the suspension as if it had

occurred in their state;

3. Allow a violator, except as provided in subsection B of

Article 3 of this compact, to accept a wildlife citation and proceed

without delay, whether or not a resident of the state in which the

citation was issued, provided that the home state of the violator is

party to this compact;

4. Report to the appropriate participating state, as provided

in the compact manual, any conviction recorded against any person

whose home state was not the issuing state;

5. Allow the home state to recognize and treat convictions

recorded against its residents, which convictions occurred in a

participating state, as though they occurred in the home state;

6. Extend cooperation to its fullest extent among the

participating states for enforcing compliance with the terms of a

wildlife citation issued in one participating state to a resident of

another participating state;

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7. Maximize effective use of law enforcement personnel and

information; and

8. Assist court systems in the efficient disposition of

wildlife violations.

C. The purpose of this compact is to:

1. Provide a means through which participating states may join

in a reciprocal program to effectuate the policies enumerated in

subsection B of this article in a uniform and orderly manner; and

2. Provide for the fair and impartial treatment of wildlife

violators operating within participating states in recognition of

the violator's right to due process and the sovereign status of a

participating state.

ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS

As used in this compact, unless the context requires otherwise,

the following definitions apply:

1. "Citation" means any summons, complaint, summons and

complaint, ticket, penalty assessment, or other official document

that is issued to a person by a game warden, wildlife officer or

other peace officer for a wildlife violation and that contains an

order requiring the person to respond;

2. "Collateral" means any cash or other security deposited to

secure an appearance for trial in connection with the issuance by a

game warden, wildlife officer or other peace officer of a citation

for a wildlife violation;

3. "Compliance" with respect to a citation means the act of

answering a citation through an appearance in a court or tribunal,

or through the payment of fines, costs, and surcharges, if any;

4. "Conviction" means a conviction, including any court

conviction, for any offense that is related to the preservation,

protection, management, or restoration of wildlife and that is

prohibited by state statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or

administrative rule. The term also includes the forfeiture of any

bail, bond, or other security deposited to secure appearance by a

person charged with having committed any such offense, the payment

of a penalty assessment, a plea of nolo contendere, and the

imposition of a deferred or suspended sentence by the court;

5. "Court" means a court of law, including magistrate's court

and the justice of the peace court;

6. "Home state" means the state of primary residence of a

person;

7. "Issuing state" means the participating state which issues a

wildlife citation to the violator;

8. "License" means any license, permit, or other public

document that conveys to the person to whom it was issued the

privilege of pursuing, possessing, or taking any wildlife regulated

by statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule of a

participating state;

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9. "Licensing authority" means the commission, department or

division within each participating state that is authorized by law

to issue or approve licenses or permits to hunt, fish, trap, or

possess wildlife;

10. "Participating state" means any state that enacts

legislation to become a member of this wildlife compact;

11. "Personal recognizance" means an agreement by a person made

at the time of issuance of the wildlife citation that the person

will comply with the terms of the citation;

12. "State" means any state, territory, or possession of the

United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, the provinces of Canada, and other countries;

13. “Suspension" means any revocation, denial, or withdrawal of

any or all license privileges, including the privilege to apply for,

purchase, or exercise the benefits conferred by any license;

14. "Terms of the citation" means those conditions and options

expressly stated in the citation;

15. "Wildlife" means all species of animals including mammals,

birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, and crustaceans, which

are defined as "wildlife" and are protected or otherwise regulated

by statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule in a

participating state. Species included in the definition of

"wildlife" for purposes of this compact are based on state or local

law;

16. "Wildlife law" means any statute, law, regulation,

ordinance, or administrative rule developed and enacted for the

management of wildlife resources and the uses thereof;

17. "Wildlife officer" means any individual authorized by a

participating state to issue a citation for a wildlife violation;

and

18. "Wildlife violation" means any cited violation of a

statute, law, regulation, ordinance, or administrative rule

developed and enacted for the management of wildlife resources and

the uses thereof.

ARTICLE 3. PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING STATE

A. When issuing a citation for a wildlife violation, a wildlife

officer shall issue a citation to any person whose primary residence

is in a participating state in the same manner as though the person

were a resident of the issuing state and may not require the person

to post collateral to secure appearance, subject to the exceptions

noted in subsection B of this article, if the officer receives the

recognizance of the person that the person will comply with the

terms of the citation.

B. Personal recognizance is acceptable if:

1. Not prohibited by state or local law or the compact manual;

and

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2. The violator provides adequate proof of identification to

the wildlife officer.

C. Upon conviction or failure of a person to comply with the

terms of a wildlife citation, the appropriate official shall report

the conviction or failure to comply to the licensing authority of

the participating state in which the wildlife citation was issued.

The report must be made in accordance with procedures specified by

the issuing state and must contain information as specified in the

compact manual as minimum requirements for effective processing by

the home state.

D. Upon receipt of the report of conviction or noncompliance

pursuant to subsection C of this article, the licensing authority of

the issuing state shall transmit to the licensing authority of the

home state of the violator the information in form and content as

prescribed in the compact manual.

ARTICLE 4. PROCEDURE FOR HOME STATE

A. Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of the

issuing state reporting the failure of a violator to comply with the

terms of a citation, the licensing authority of the home state shall

notify the violator and may initiate a suspension action in

accordance with the suspension procedures of the home state and may

suspend the license privileges of the violator until satisfactory

evidence of compliance with the terms of the wildlife citation has

been furnished by the issuing state to the home state licensing

authority. Due process safeguards will be accorded.

B. Upon receipt of a report of conviction from the licensing

authority of the issuing state, the licensing authority of the home

state may enter the conviction in its records and may treat the

conviction as though it occurred in the home state for the purposes

of the suspension of license privileges if the violation resulting

in a suspension could have been the basis for suspension of license

privileges in the home state.

C. The licensing authority of the home state shall maintain a

record of actions taken and shall make reports to issuing states as

provided in the compact manual.

ARTICLE 5. RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF SUSPENSION

A. All participating states may recognize the suspension of

license privileges of any person by any participating state as

though the violation resulting in the suspension had occurred in

their state and could have been the basis for suspension of license

privileges in their state.

B. Each participating state shall communicate suspension

information to other participating states in form and content as

contained in the compact manual.

ARTICLE 6. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS

Except as expressly required by this compact, nothing herein may

be construed to affect the right of any participating state to apply

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any of its laws relating to license privileges to any person or

circumstance or to invalidate or prevent any agreement or other

cooperative arrangement between a participating state and a

nonparticipating state concerning wildlife law enforcement.

ARTICLE 7. COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR - PROCEDURES

A. For the purposes of administering this compact and to serve

as a governing body for the resolution of all matters relating to

the operation of this compact, a board of compact administrators is

established. The board is composed of one representative from each

of the participating states to be known as the compact

administrator. The compact administrator must be appointed by the

head of the licensing authority of each participating state and

serves and is subject to removal in accordance with the laws of the

state the compact administrator represents. A compact administrator

may provide for the discharge of duties and the performance of

functions as a board member by an alternate. An alternate is not

entitled to serve unless written notification of the identity of the

alternate has been given to the board.

B. Each member of the board of compact administrators is

entitled to one vote. No action of the board is binding unless

taken at a meeting at which a majority of the total number of the

votes by the board are cast in favor thereof. Action by the board

may be only at a meeting at which a majority of the participating

states is represented.

C. The board shall elect annually from its membership a

presiding officer and a vice presiding officer.

D. The board shall adopt bylaws not inconsistent with the

provisions of this compact or the laws of a participating state for

the conduct of its business and may amend and rescind its bylaws.

E. The board may accept for any of its purposes and functions

under this compact any and all donations and grants of money,

equipment, supplies, materials, and services, conditional or

otherwise, from any state, the United States, or any governmental

agency, and receive, utilize, and dispose of the same.

F. The board may contract with, or accept services or personnel

from, any governmental or intergovernmental agency, individual,

firm, or corporation, or any private nonprofit organization or

institution.

G. The board shall formulate all necessary procedures and

develop uniform forms and documents for administering the provisions

of this compact. All procedures and forms adopted pursuant to board

action must be contained in a compact manual.

ARTICLE 8. ENTRY INTO COMPACT AND WITHDRAWAL

A. This compact becomes effective at such time as it is adopted

in a substantially similar form by two or more states.

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B. 1. Entry into the compact must be made by resolution of

ratification executed by the authorized officials of the applying

state and submitted to the presiding officer of the board.

2. The resolution must substantially be in the form and content

as provided in the compact manual and must include the following:

a. a citation of the authority from which the state is

empowered to become a party to this compact,

b. an agreement of compliance with the terms and

provisions of this compact, and

c. an agreement that compact entry is with all states

participating in the compact and with all additional

states legally becoming a party to the compact.

3. The effective date of entry must be specified by the

applying state but may not be less than sixty (60) days after notice

has been given by the:

a. presiding officer of the board of the compact

administrators, or

b. secretariat of the board to each participating state

that the resolution from the applying state has been

received.

C. A participating state may withdraw from participation in

this compact by official written notice to each participating state,

but withdrawal does not become effective until ninety (90) days

after the notice of withdrawal is given. The notice must be

directed to the compact administrator of each member state.

Withdrawal of any state does not affect the validity of this compact

as to the remaining participating states.

ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPACT

A. This compact may be amended from time to time. Amendments

must be presented in resolution form to the presiding officer of the

board of the compact administrators and must be initiated by one or

more participating states.

B. Adoption of an amendment requires endorsement by all

participating states and becomes effective thirty (30) days after

the date of the last endorsement.

C. Failure of a participating state to respond to the compact

presiding officer within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt

of a proposed amendment constitutes endorsement thereof.

ARTICLE 10. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

This compact must be liberally construed so as to effectuate the

purposes stated herein. The provisions of this compact are

severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this

compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any

participating state or the United States, or the applicability

thereof to any government, agency, individual, or circumstance is

held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the compact is not

affected thereby. If this compact is held contrary to the

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constitution of any participating state, the compact remains in full

force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and

effect as to the participating state affected as to all severable

matters.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-702 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-702
Ingress and egress
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may enter any of the

wilderness area.

B. Persons exempt from the above prohibition shall be:

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1. Persons possessing prior written permission from the

Department;

2. Departmental employees directly concerned with the

management of the area;

3. Employees of the Forestry Service directly concerned with

the protection of the area from fire; and

4. Persons concerned with the scientific study of the natural

resources of the state, who are authorized by the Department.

C. Any person convicted of violating 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), or by imprisonment in the

county jail for a period not more than thirty (30) days, or by both

such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-121 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-121
Minnows
Status: in_force

"Minnows" are small nongame fish commonly used for bait and

include bluntnose, bullhead minnows, chubs, dace, darters, fatheads,

killifish, small carp, small goldfish, shiners and stonerollers.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-303 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-303
Taking of nongame fish
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 130

A. No person may take, kill, or catch or attempt to take, kill,

or catch any nongame fish from the waters of this state or assist in

any such endeavor in any manner except as follows:

1. By all legal hook and line methods in state waters legally

open to these methods; and

2. By nets or seines used to take nongame fish only in such

waters as are declared open to such nets or seines by the

Commission. Such nets or seines shall:

a. be hoop nets with a mesh size no smaller than three-

inch square mesh, or gill nets, trammel nets, or

seines with a mesh size no smaller than four-inch

square mesh, and

b. have the name and address of the owner attached

thereto if the net is to be left unattended, and

c. be attended once every twenty-four (24) hours.

Each license holder shall be limited to a maximum of three

hundred (300) feet of net or a total of four hoop nets in the water

at any time.

No fish taken pursuant to this noncommercial netting provision

can be sold or transported from the state.

Noncommercial netting shall be prohibited statewide during April

and May annually; and

3. By arrows, gigs, ropes, grab hooks, spears, and spearguns

used by divers equipped with self-contained underwater breathing

apparatus. Such gigs or spears may have no more than three points

with not more than two barbs on each point; and

4. By noodling; and

5. By cast nets and handheld dip nets used to take only nongame

fish as bait for personal use in all waters of the state except

those closed by the Commission. The cast nets shall have a mesh

size no greater than three-eighths-inch square mesh; and

6. By trawl nets pulled by motor-driven boats. Such nets may

be used to take only nongame fish as bait for personal use in all

waters of the state except those closed by the Commission. Trawl

nets may not exceed three (3) feet in diameter with no greater than

three-eighths-inch square mesh.

B. The Commission shall have authority to designate by

regulation areas, waters of this state, or parts thereof for the

taking, catching, or killing of nongame fish by noodling or by the

use of arrows, gigs, cast nets, dip nets, spears, ropes, grab hooks,

and spearguns used by divers equipped with self-contained underwater

breathing apparatus, and to also designate the times such may be

used.

C. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any

person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall

be punished by the imposition of a fine not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00).

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2. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section by netting, snaglining or selling nongame fish shall be

punished by imposition of a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00), 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 nongame fish when said violation occurred within two (2)

years of a previous conviction for violating said provisions, shall

be punished by imposition of 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 all fishing privileges within the state of such

person shall be revoked for a period of one (1) year from the date

of such conviction.

D. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the taking of nongame

fish by licensed commercial fishing and commercial minnow seining as

provided for in Sections 6-201, 6-202 and 6-401 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-116.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-116.1
Game warden
Status: in_force

"Game warden" is a duly authorized employee of the Department

whose primary duties are the enforcement of the wildlife

conservation laws of Oklahoma. Whenever the word "ranger" appears

in this title it shall have the same meaning as "game warden".
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-112v2 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-112v2
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

subsection E of this section and the following nonresidents shall be

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exempt from the annual nonresident hunting licenses required

pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section:

1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) 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 residents born on or before January 1, 1923;

4. 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;

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

leased by them;

6. Any nonresident under fourteen (14) years of age;

7. 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;

8. 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

9. 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 hunting game other

than deer, antelope, elk or bear which expires one (1) year after

the date of issuance – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).

Nonresidents hunting big game or combination big game and upland

game in a commercial hunting area shall be required to have this

license;

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 – Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($279.00);

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 – Two Hundred Seventy-

nine Dollars ($279.00);

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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 – Two Hundred Seventy-

nine Dollars ($279.00);

5. Hunting license for antelope for nonresidents – Three

Hundred Five Dollars ($305.00);

6. Hunting license for elk for nonresidents – Three Hundred

Five Dollars ($305.00);

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

than deer, antelope, elk, quail, turkey or bear – Seventy-four

Dollars ($74.00). Nonresidents hunting big game or combination big

game and upland game in a commercial hunting area shall be required

to have this license; and

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

in a commercial hunting area – Five Dollars ($5.00).

D. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of

subsection C of this section:

1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee of each license

issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 7 of subsection C of this

section and Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of the license fee

for each license issued pursuant to paragraph 8 of subsection C of

this section shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition

Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-132 of this

title; and

2. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee for each license

issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 8 of subsection C of this

section shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and shall be

deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created pursuant to the

provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.

E. Except as otherwise provided, the annual resident hunting

licenses issued pursuant to this subsection shall expire one (1)

year after the date of issuance. 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-one Dollars ($31.00);

2. Annual hunting license for residents sixteen (16) or

seventeen (17) years of age – Six Dollars ($6.00);

3. Ten-day hunting license for residents for small game in a

commercial hunting area - Five Dollars ($5.00);

4. Five-year disability hunting 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

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pursuant to Section 31 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes - Ten

Dollars ($10.00);

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

years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). 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. Gun hunting license for deer for residents under eighteen

(18) years of age – Nine Dollars ($9.00);

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

years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). 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 the 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. Archery hunting license for deer for residents under

eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);

9. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents

eighteen (18) years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00).

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 the exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,

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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;

10. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents

under eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);

11. 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;

12. 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; and

13. Bonus, special or additional gun hunting license for deer

for residents - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). 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 the 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.

F. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of

paragraph 1 of subsection E of this section, Five Dollars ($5.00) of

the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and

shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created

pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.

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 this state. 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

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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, Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and

b. for nonresidents, One Hundred Forty-five Dollars

($145.00).

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.

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, § 29-3-311 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-311
Wildlife Diversity Program - Review of utilization of
Status: in_force

funds.

It is the intent of the Legislature to review the performance of

the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Department of

Wildlife Conservation in the utilization of the monies received

pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-310 of this title.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-116 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-116
Game mammal
Status: in_force

"Game mammal" is any mammalian species normally sought after by

sportsmen and protected by this Code, or any part of such animal.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-103 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-103
Gates Creek Dam
Status: in_force

The Gates Creek Dam, created under 29 O.S.1971, Section 741, and

the waters impounded thereby, shall be under the control of the

Department for the benefit of the people of the State of Oklahoma,

and the Commission shall have authority to make reasonable rules and

regulations regarding the use thereof for said purposes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-201 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-201
Operating provisions for commercial fishermen
Status: in_force

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A. No person may net, trap or seine for commercial purposes or

assist in such operations or buy, barter or trade any fish without

having first obtained a valid commercial fishing license and without

observing the following requirements:

1. No nets, traps, seines and other similar devices shall be

used closer than one hundred (100) yards from the shore.

2. Except as otherwise provided, no type of set or unattended

equipment or gear may have a mesh size of less than three (3) inches

square nor shall such be set within four (4) feet of the surface of

the water. Exceptions may be provided by the Department:

a. under specific contracts with the Department.

b. under experimental netting operations conducted by

Department employees or under strict supervision of

departmental personnel.

c. for operations conducted for the specific commercial

collection of shad and turtles, the Department may

liberalize the type of gear, mesh size and activities

of this type of operation. Such liberalization shall

be approved by the Commission.

3. All types of set or unattended equipment shall have

identification tags, as prescribed by the Department, attached while

such equipment is set or unattended in the waters of this state.

4. All commercial fishing operations shall be done under the

supervision of a game warden or other regular employee of the

Department.

5. No commercial fishermen may possess, have in their

possession at their places of business or transport any species of

game fish or any striped bass hybrid.

6. All licensees shall send to the Department a true monthly

and annual summary of all fish captured and captured and returned to

the waters of the state.

7. Any other regulations the Commission decides by resolution.

B. Any equipment used in violation of this section may be

confiscated and disposed of according to the law.

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 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 conviction of

violating the provisions of this section shall prevent licensee from

obtaining for a period of one (1) year any subsequent commercial

fishing or helper's license or a commercial fishing contract.

Conviction of violating any of the provisions of this section shall

require mandatory forfeiture of any nets, traps, seines, or similar

devices used during said prohibited act. Any such items forfeited

shall become the property of the Department to be used as deemed

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necessary in the research and management of the fishery resources of

this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-138 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-138
Wildlife Conservation Passports – Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may establish

special use permits to be designated the:

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1. "Annual Wildlife Conservation Passport"; and

2. "Three-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport".

A Passport shall be required of all persons not otherwise exempt

as provided for in subsection C of this section, who enter or use

land owned or managed by the Commission and that has been designated

by the Commission as requiring a Passport.

B. The Commission may establish and assess:

1. A fee not more than Ten Dollars ($10.00) above the cost of

an annual resident hunting license for residents and not more than

Thirty Dollars ($30.00) above such cost for nonresidents for the

Annual Wildlife Conservation Passport; and

2. A fee of not more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for

residents and not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for nonresidents

for the Three-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport.

Each person, not otherwise exempt as provided for in subsection

C of this section, entering or using a designated area of land shall

be required to have a Passport in their possession while in the

area.

C. The following persons shall be exempt from the Passport

requirements of this section:

1. All persons who possess a valid Oklahoma fishing, hunting or

combination license, a lifetime resident or nonresident fishing,

hunting, or combination license, a senior citizen lifetime fishing

or hunting license, or a disability fishing or hunting license;

2. Persons under eighteen (18) years of age; and

3. Students and instructors participating in bona fide

educational tours or activities sponsored or organized by an

educational institution or entity or any other organized event

sanctioned in advance by the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

Sponsors of such activities shall provide notice of the date and

number of persons participating in the activity to the Department of

Wildlife Conservation for approval not less than twenty (20) days

prior to the date of the activity.

D. 1. Any person arrested while violating the provisions of

this section may purchase a temporary thirty-day license from the

arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. The fee for a

substitute license purchased pursuant to the provisions of this

subsection shall be:

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

this state, and

b. One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00) for

nonresidents.

2. 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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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-124 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-124
Confinement
Status: in_force

All furbearers, except mink, game mammals, game birds, game fish

and minnows raised under the provisions of this Code are hereby

required to be confined to the lands or waters described in the

application, and such wildlife must be confined in such manner as to

prohibit mammals, birds and fish belonging to the State of Oklahoma

from becoming part of the enterprise.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-135.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-135.1
Nuisance wildlife control operator permits – Requirements – Exemptions – Fees –
Status: in_force

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 3Requirements – Exemptions – Fees – Violations and penalties.

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

trap, capture, possess, transport, relocate or euthanize any

nuisance wildlife for commercial purposes under rules promulgated by

the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission without first

procuring a nuisance wildlife control operator permit from the

Director of Wildlife Conservation.

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B. A nuisance wildlife control operator permit may be issued

only to those persons who have successfully completed the nuisance

wildlife control operator certification examination provided by the

Department of Wildlife Conservation.

C. Employees of any federal, state, county or local

governmental entity designated to control nuisance wildlife while on

duty shall be exempt from the nuisance wildlife control operator

permit and testing requirements set forth in this section.

D. The annual fee for the nuisance wildlife control operator

permit shall be Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00).

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

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

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

Dollars ($200.00) for residents and not less than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) for nonresidents.

F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section may have his or her nuisance wildlife control operator

permit revoked for a period of up to three (3) years or permanently

revoked as deemed appropriate by the Director.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-103 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-103
Commercial fishing license
Status: in_force

A. No person may take for commercial purposes, by the use of

nets, traps, seines and other similar devices, nongame fish from the

waters of this state without having first procured a license for

such from the Director.

B. Prior to the issuance of each license, the applicant must

file with the Director:

1. A true inventory of the equipment to be utilized in the

operations of that fisherman;

2. Under special management or research conditions, the

Commission may require a good and sufficient surety bond to the

Department, 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 the compliance with the provisions of this

section and Sections 6-201 and 6-202 of this Code, which bond shall

be subject to forfeiture upon the conviction of the violation of any

of the provisions of this Code, as provided in paragraph 2,

subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code.

C. The fee for a license under this section shall be Seventy-

five Dollars ($75.00) for residents and Two Hundred Dollars

($200.00) for nonresidents of the State of Oklahoma.

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.

E. Commercial fishermen whose licenses have been revoked under

subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code may not engage in

commercial fishing operations in any manner during such revocation.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-138 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-138
Resident
Status: in_force

"Resident" is any individual who has an established bona fide or

actual residence in Oklahoma for a period of not less than sixty

(60) consecutive days immediately preceding the date the application

for a license, permit, stamp, or any other issue of the Department

is submitted. The burden of establishing proof of residency shall

be on the person claiming residency status. A person holding a

valid driver license or permit to operate a motor vehicle shall be

deemed to be a resident of the state issuing the license or permit.

For a valid Oklahoma driver license to be used as the sole source of

proof of residency, it shall have been issued not less than sixty

(60) days prior to submission of the application. If a person does

not hold a valid driver license, the Department may consider other

reliable documentation for establishing proof of residency

including, but not limited to, property tax receipts, resident

income tax returns, voter registration, motor vehicle or vessel

registrations, and other public records documenting residence.

Residency status of children under eighteen (18) years of age is

presumed to be that of the custodial parent, including a custodial

parent when there is a joint custody order and the physical custody

of the child is shared by both parents, or legal guardian unless

otherwise documented. Ownership or possession of real property in

the state by a person residing outside the state shall not qualify

the person as a resident. A person shall not be entitled to claim

multiple states of residence, except as follows:

1. A person who is not otherwise a resident of the state and is

a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and is on active

duty and permanently assigned to a military installation located in

the state shall be eligible to qualify as a resident if the person

presents with the license application a certificate of assignment in

the state from a commanding officer or designated representative. A

spouse or dependent of the person who is not otherwise a resident of

the state, is living within the same household and is similarly

certified by a commanding officer, shall also be eligible to qualify

as a resident;

2. The residency of a person shall not terminate upon entering

the Armed Forces of the United States. A member of the Armed Forces

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of the United States on active duty, and any dependents of the

member, is presumed to retain residency status in the state for

purposes of purchasing any annual license issued by the Department

of Wildlife Conservation as long as the member is on active duty as

verified by valid military documentation; and

3. The residency status of any person, excluding a member of

the Armed Forces of the United States while on active duty as

verified by valid military documentation and any dependents of the

member, shall terminate if the person obtains any resident hunting,

fishing, trapping license or permit or valid driver license issued

by another state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-108A — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-108A
Falconry - Bonding rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall issue rules and

regulations regarding discretionary bonding for holders of a

falconer's license charged with any violation involving falconry or

the use of raptors in the taking of wildlife. Said rules may

provide that bond be posted in lieu of confiscation of raptors and

allow licensee to retain raptors.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-501 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-501
Blocking minnow and fish movement - Commercial minnow
Status: in_force

harvesting restrictions - Seizure and forfeiture of certain items -

Fines and penalties.

A. No person may place or cause to be placed in any creek,

river, or stream in Oklahoma any stationary dam, net, trap, or

obstacle of any nature for the purpose of blocking or partially

blocking any minnow or fish movement up, down, into, or out of any

creek, river, or stream. Commercial minnow harvest shall be

prohibited for a distance of one-half (1/2) mile below any structure

that diverts, partially diverts, blocks, or partially blocks normal

fish movement. This section shall not be construed as to prohibit

persons licensed to commercially seine minnows as provided for in

the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code from using seines no longer

than forty (40) feet in length and no more than one-fourth-inch mesh

of nonmetallic material as a temporary block in waters open to the

harvest of minnows nor prohibit those legally licensed to dip shad

from harvesting shad in the tailwaters of this state. "Temporary

block" shall mean no more than four (4) hours at any one location in

any twenty-four-hour period.

B. Any dam, net, trap or other obstacle used and operated or

intended for use in violation of the provisions of this section

shall be removed and is subject to immediate seizure by any person

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authorized to enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code if such person determines the object can be

seized. A seized obstacle shall be held as evidence by order of the

district attorney in the county where such item was seized until a

forfeiture has been declared or a release ordered. Upon competent

evidence at a hearing, held for such purpose, that the obstacle was

used and operated or intended for use in violation of this section,

the court shall order said obstacle forfeited to the state. Upon

forfeiture, such items shall be sold at public auction and the

proceeds from the sale shall be apportioned one-fourth (1/4) to the

Department of Wildlife Conservation and three-fourths (3/4) to the

district court in which such proceeding was brought. Any item

unable to be seized or sold for any reason may be destroyed under

the supervision of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Director.

C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine not less than Two Hundred

Dollars ($200.00) 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 one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-601 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-601
Controls on noxious aquatic plants
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:

1. Import into;

2. Transport in;

3. Place or cause to be placed in the waters of; or

4. Cultivate or cause to propagate in the waters of;

this state any noxious aquatic plant or seed or reproductive part

thereof.

B. Noxious aquatic plant shall be any aquatic plant which may

cause injury to the environment of the state and declared to be

noxious by regulation of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Commission.

C. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision

of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction

shall be punished by the imposition of 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 for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days, or by both said fine and imprisonment.

D. In addition to the criminal penalties provided herein, the

Commission may enforce the provisions of this section by injunctive

action.

E. The Commission may, on order, grant to any individual such

conditional exceptions to this section as are not injurious to the

environment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-705 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-705
Prohibition on removal of wildlife and plants
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may collect, remove,

lure, chase or cause to be removed, lured or chased any wildlife

from the wilderness area or collect, remove or cause to be collected

or removed any plant life from the wilderness area.

B. Persons exempt from the above subsection are:

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1. Departmental employees pursuant to their duties; or

2. Any person who has obtained prior specific written

permission from the Director and who, at the time of such activity,

has evidence of that permission upon his person.

C. 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, § 29-2-114 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-114
Game bird
Status: in_force

"Game bird" is a bird species normally sought after by

sportsmen, and includes only all species of brant, cranes, doves,

ducks, gallinules, geese, grouse, partridge, pheasant, quail,

prairie chickens, rails, snipes, swans, tinamous, wild turkeys,

woodcock, and any part thereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-306 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-306
Taking of nongame fish
Status: in_force

A. Any boat or vessel, boat trailer, motor, fishing device,

vehicle, or equipment used or operated in violation of the

provisions of Section 2 of this act, Section 6-301a, subsection A of

Section 6-302, paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-303 or

Section 4-129 of this title or as otherwise provided by the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Code shall be subject to immediate seizure

pursuant to Section 7-206 of this title by any game warden, sheriff,

deputy sheriff, or other peace officer and held as evidence until a

forfeiture has been declared or release ordered.

B. Upon conviction for a violation of the provisions of Section

2 of this act, Section 6-301a, subsection A of Section 6-302,

paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-303 or Section 4-129 of

this title, any such items, equipment or vehicles used or operated

in such violation, shall be subject to forfeiture proceedings

pursuant to Section 7-206 of this title brought for such purpose by

the district attorney in the county where such items, equipment or

vehicles are seized. Such items, equipment and vehicles shall be

subject to mandatory forfeiture if said violation occurred within

two (2) years of a previous conviction of said person for violating

the provisions specified in this section.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-406.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-406.1
Double-crested Cormorant - Nuisance
Status: in_force

The Double-Crested Cormorant, often popularly referred to as a

"water turkey", is hereby declared a nuisance. As such, the

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will work with the

United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oklahoma

Congressional Delegation to eliminate international treaty

protection for the cormorant and implement maximum control measures,

including but not limited to setting hunting seasons as appropriate.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-122 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-122
Nongame birds
Status: in_force

"Nongame birds" are all birds not game birds.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-212 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-212
Obstruction of shooting, hunting, fishing and trapping
Status: in_force

prohibited - Landowner's rights - Penalties - Exemptions.

A. A person may not willfully obstruct or impede the

participation of any individual in the lawful activity of shooting,

hunting, fishing or trapping in this state. Provided, that nothing

in this section shall prohibit a landowner or lessee from exercising

their lawful rights of prohibiting hunting, fishing or trapping on

their land, or any other legal right.

B. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be

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 Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).

C. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be

liable to the person to whom they interfered with for all costs and

damages resulting therefrom. If said person holds an Oklahoma

hunting, fishing or trapping license at the time of conviction, such

license shall be revoked.

D. This section of law shall not prevent a game warden from

performing his enforcement duties and any Department of Wildlife

Conservation employee from performing his duties in working with the

sportsmen of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-201 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-201
Punishment for violations not otherwise provided for
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of violating any section of this Code, for

which there is otherwise no penalty, shall 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 less than ten

(10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and

imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-601 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-601
Common carrier requirements
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided by law, no railroad, express company or

other common carrier or any agent, servant or employee thereof may

receive for transportation or transport any wildlife or endangered

or rare species in this state.

B. All such companies in this state shall keep a copy of this

Code on file at each of their shipping offices in this state for the

information of their employees.

C. Any aforesaid company, its agents, servants or employees

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, § 29-5-413 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-413
Mounted specimens of wildlife - Seizure of items,
Status: in_force

equipment, vehicles or other property.

A. Mounted specimens of wildlife shall be considered as the

type of wildlife they represent for purposes of enforcement of

Sections 5-202, 5-203.1, 5-401, 5-411 or 8-104 of this title.

B. Such mounted specimens shall not be placed alongside state

highways or interstate highways for the purpose of enforcing this

title.

C. Any item, equipment, vehicle or other property which is used

or operated in violation of Sections 5-203.1, 5-401, 5-411 or 8-104

of this title pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not

be subject to seizure and forfeiture under the provisions of this

title unless it is the second or subsequent violation of the

provisions of this section by the person.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-302 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-302
Wildlife Conservation Fund
Status: in_force

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A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund to be known as the Wildlife Conservation Fund, which shall

consist of all monies heretofore or hereafter appropriated to, on

deposit in, or credited to the State Game and Fish Fund created by

Section 115 of Title 29 of the 1951 Oklahoma Statutes, and, in

addition thereto, all license fees, penalties, fines or forfeitures

and bond forfeitures collected by the state, any subdivision

thereof, any public official or any other person for the violation

of the wildlife conservation laws of this state, and all donations

for such purposes as well as all monies received by the Department

and all interest accruing therefrom. All monies accruing to the

fund shall be subject to the following budgetary limitations:

1. Full-time-equivalent employees;

2. Personal services expenditures;

3. Federal fund expenditures; and

4. Total expenditures.

B. The expenditures of the Wildlife Conservation Fund shall be

under the control and supervision of the Commission, and all claims

against said fund shall be paid on its itemized voucher form,

prepared by said Commission and sworn to by the claimant, and/or

vendor's invoices as authorized under Section 86.1, Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes. All such claims when duly signed and sworn to

shall be audited by the Commission and/or designated employees and,

upon final approval, vouchers which are payable from said fund shall

be forwarded to the Director of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services. Upon approval thereof, warrants shall issue

according to law, and said warrants shall be paid by the State

Treasurer from said fund. A reserve fund of not less than One

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) shall be maintained to be

used in emergencies only, by and with the consent of the Governor,

and an additional reserve fund of not less than Two Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($200,000.00) shall be maintained for the liquidation of

unissued licenses purchased by authorized agents for sale which have

remained unsold when such unissued licenses are returned for refunds

as provided for by law.

C. All fees, monies or funds arising from the operation and

transactions of the Commission and from the application and

administration of the laws and regulations pertaining to the

wildlife resources of the state and from the sale of property used

for said purposes shall be expended and used by said Commission for

the control, management, restoration, conservation and regulation of

the wildlife resources of the state, including the purchase or other

acquisition of property for said purposes, and for the

administration of the laws pertaining thereto and for no other

purposes.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-124 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-124
Nonresident
Status: in_force

A "nonresident" is any individual who is a resident of another

state, or who has resided in Oklahoma less than sixty (60) days,

whether or not he intends to make Oklahoma his home during that

period.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-101 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-101
Dams constructed by the U.S.; safety zones
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this

section, no person shall enter, swim, wade, operate a boat or

operate or float any floating device in any safety zone as defined

in Section 2-139 of this title. This provision shall not be

construed to prohibit fishing from the bank or shore when otherwise

lawful.

B. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall have

the authority to maintain buoy lines, cable nets or any other device

which it may find necessary to keep persons, boats or floating

devices out of the safety zone and shall have authority to erect

signs or other warning devices to mark the existence and extent of

safety zones. The Department shall be exempt from any penalty

should it fail to comply with this provision.

C. In all water bounded by a turbine outlet, a continuous

warning signal by means of a horn shall be sounded for a period of

five (5) minutes prior to the opening of the gates of the dam and

the releasing of water through the same, in order that the public

shall have notice thereof.

D. Subsections A and B of this section shall not be applicable

to the waters below any particular dam when, and to the extent that,

such application would be in conflict with the laws of the United

States or valid rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Further, the lack of any line, net, device or sign, pursuant to

subsection B of this section, shall not prevent a violation of

subsection A from taking effect.

E. The provisions of this section shall apply to the safety

zone below all federal dams. Notwithstanding the provisions of

subsection A of this section, persons may enter and wade in the

safety zone below the dams on the Salt Plains Lake, Tenkiller Lake,

Fort Supply Lake, Copan Lake, Hulah Lake, and Canton Lake.

F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

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

($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment in

the county jail not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both such fine

and imprisonment.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-205 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-205
Required clothing for hunting
Status: in_force

A. No person after January 1, 1980, may hunt any deer or elk

with legal firearms unless such person is wearing a head covering

and an outer garment above the waistline, both totaling five hundred

(500) square inches or more of clothing, both consisting of daylight

fluorescent orange color totaling not less than four hundred (400)

square inches, and both to be worn conspicuously on the person.

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 Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-313 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-313
Law Enforcement Officer Training Account
Status: in_force

There is hereby created within the Wildlife Conservation Fund an

account designated as the "Law Enforcement Officer Training

Account". The account shall consist of monies designated for

deposit to the account by law. All monies accruing to the credit of

said account shall be budgeted and expended by the Department of

Wildlife Conservation for the training of law enforcement officers

employed by the Department. Expenditures from the account 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-123 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-123
Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Sections 4-

121 or 4-122 of this title shall be punished by a fine of not less

than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00), and if applicable, shall have his breeder's license

revoked. No such person whose license has been revoked shall be

eligible to obtain a new license until after the date on which the

revoked license would have expired.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-504 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-504
Fur dealers' register reports
Status: in_force

A. All persons engaged in the business of buying raw pelts of

furbearers or predators, as defined in this Code, shall keep a daily

register showing the name and address of every person from whom such

pelts were purchased, the number of such person's trapping license,

or his hunting license in lieu thereof, the number and kinds of

pelts purchased and the price paid.

B. Such daily register shall be open to the Director, game

wardens, or authorized agents.

C. All such fur dealers shall report on the first day of each

month during and one month after the close of the fur season of all

furs bought, and such report shall be forwarded to the Director.

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

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

Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-415A — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-415A
Webpage link for special license program for meat
Status: in_force

processors.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall post on

its "Hunters Against Hunger" webpage a link to the webpage from the

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry on the

special license available for licensed meat processors.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-141 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-141
Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund
Status: in_force

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There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund

for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be designated

the “Oklahoma Wildlife Land 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 Sections 4-110, 4-

112 and 4-113 of this title from fees for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land

Stamp and required to be deposited in the fund, subsection G of

Section 4-114 of this title from fees for the Lifetime Oklahoma

Wildlife Land Stamp and required to be deposited in the fund and any

other monies received from fees for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp

and required to be deposited in the fund. All monies accruing to

the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be expended

by the Commission as follows:

1. An amount equal to Four Dollars ($4.00) per stamp to be used

to retire the obligations and related expenses as authorized

pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes or to

purchase, lease, or purchase easements on real property to be used

as public hunting, fishing, and trapping areas; and

2. An amount equal to fifty cents ($0.50) per stamp to be used

by the Commission for management of the real property acquired

pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes or

acquired with proceeds from the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-411 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-411
Antelope, moose, whitetail or mule deer, bear, elk,
Status: in_force

mountain lion, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, wild turkey or

subspecies - Hunting, selling, buying - Seizure of meat, head, hide

or any part of carcass.

A. 1. Except for owners and operators of farmed or commercial

cervidae facilities licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed

Cervidae Act, no person, including but not limited to persons

licensed for commercial hunting or wildlife breeders, may hunt,

chase, capture, shoot, shoot at, wound, attempt to take or take,

attempt to kill or kill, or slaughter an antelope, moose, whitetail

or mule deer, bear, elk, mountain lion, Rocky Mountain bighorn

sheep, wild turkey, or any subspecies except in open season under

Section 5-401 of this title.

2. Unless legally harvested from a commercial hunting area, no

person shall sell, offer for sale or buy or offer to buy an

antelope, moose, whitetail or mule deer, bear, elk, mountain lion,

rocky mountain bighorn sheep, wild turkey, or any subspecies or any

parts thereof, except as provided by:

a. rules prescribed by the Wildlife Conservation

Commission,

b. any federal laws or regulations, or

c. the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.

3. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to

prevent a hide, antlers or horns from a legally taken whitetail or

mule deer, elk, moose, antelope or Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from

being sold or traded by a person who legally harvested or who

legally possesses the hide, antlers or horns, including a person who

has obtained legal possession of the hide, antlers, or horns after

being given to the person for taxidermic preparation. Except as

otherwise provided, any antlers or horns sold or traded pursuant to

this subsection shall have been removed from the skull of the animal

in such a way as to leave no portion of the skull attached. The

owner or operator of a farmed or commercial cervidae facility may

sell or trade the antlers or horns of a farmed or commercial

cervidae with the skull attached as provided for in the Oklahoma

Farmed Cervidae Act. Upon request, the Director of Wildlife

Conservation may grant an exemption from the restrictions of this

paragraph to allow a person who has legally harvested or who is in

legal possession of the antlers or horns from a legally taken animal

to sell or trade the antler or horns with the skull attached.

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B. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in their

possession any meat, head, hide or any part of the carcass of any

wildlife not legally taken.

2. Any meat, head, hide or any part of the carcass of any

wildlife not legally taken shall be subject to immediate seizure by

a game warden.

3. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to

privately owned domesticated animals designated by the Wildlife

Conservation Commission or farmed cervidae facilities licensed

pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.

C. Persons excepted from the provisions of this section are:

1. Department employees when in the performance of their

duties; and

2. Authorized agents when appointed under Section 3-202 of this

title.bighorn sheep, wild turkey or subspecies - Hunting, selling, buying - Seizure of meat, head, hide or

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-602 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-602
General prohibition against transporting wildlife -
Status: in_force

Exceptions.

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

1. Any wildlife or parts thereof, nests of wildlife, their eggs

or their young; or

2. Any endangered or threatened species.

B. Exceptions to paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section

are:

1. Dead fish or wildlife legally taken by licensed hunters or

fishermen for noncommercial purposes may be possessed, shipped, or

transported into or within the borders of this state if it is

accompanied by or has attached the appropriate certificate, license,

or tag as may be required by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Code, rules, or the laws of another state;

2. Rough fish products that have been completely processed into

food or other products that legally taken fish may yield may be

exported from the state;

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3. Any rough fish taken by licensed commercial fishermen who

have been issued a special permit as required by Section 4-105 of

this title by the Director of Wildlife Conservation may be shipped,

transported, or exported pursuant to the permit;

4. Any fish or wildlife lawfully bred or propagated may be

shipped or transported within the confines of this state or exported

out of this state;

5. Any wildlife for which the Director has given an individual

specific written authority for its transportation into or out of the

state;

6. Any farmed cervidae licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed

Cervidae Act; or

7. Any deceased, intact cervidae in transit into this state to

a taxidermist who is in good standing with the Secretary of State.

C. An owner or operator of a commercially licensed hunting

facility shall be permitted to transport cervidae from one in-state

hunt facility to another in-state hunt facility without a permit

issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine not less than Fifty Dollars

($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), 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.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-111 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-111
Furbearer
Status: in_force

"Furbearer" is any animal whose fur or pelt has commercial value

and includes specifically: beaver, badger, bobcat, fox, mink,

muskrat, opossum, otter, raccoon, skunk and weasel.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-104A — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-104A
Commercial turtle harvesting helper's license
Status: in_force

A. No person may assist in any commercial turtle harvesting

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 under the supervision of a commercial turtle

harvester who shall be legally responsible for the actions of such

helper or assistant.

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C. The fee for a license under this section shall be Forty

Dollars ($40.00).

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, § 29-5-201 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-201
Means of taking wildlife - Exceptions - Fines and
Status: in_force

punishments.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this section or in rules

promulgated by the Wildlife Conservation Commission, no person may

utilize at any time, for the purpose of killing or capturing any

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game mammal, game bird, nongame bird or exotic wildlife, the

following means:

1. Any trap, net, snare, cage, pitfall, baited hook or similar

device;

2. Any drug, poison, narcotic, explosive or similar substance;

3. Any swivel or punt gun of greater caliber than ten (10)

gauge;

4. Any device which generates electricity; or

5. Any device which noticeably suppresses noise from a firearm,

commonly known as a suppressor or silencer, unless it is registered

in compliance with the requirements of federal law.

B. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, no person

shall hunt wildlife or exotic wildlife by computer-assisted remote

control hunting.

C. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, no person

shall engage in any activity that provides, sells, offers for sale,

assists in, or provides facilities for computer-assisted remote

control hunting of wildlife or exotic wildlife.

D. The following persons shall be exempt from the prohibition

in subsection A of this section:

1. The Director, departmental employees and authorized agents

when capturing wildlife for propagation or management purposes;

2. Any person, group or governmental agency the Director may by

written permit authorize, where any species of nongame birds are

causing a nuisance or undue economic loss, as may be determined by

the Director. Such permit shall state the method of control and

specific procedures and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by

the Director;

3. Any person possessing a scientific purposes license under

Section 4-118 of this title;

4. 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; or

5. Any person using nonlethal, nonchemical capture or restraint

of animals on licensed commercial hunt areas for management, viewing

or photographic purposes.

E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any

person using a device as described in paragraph 5 of subsection A of

this section from the requirements and provisions of federal law,

federal regulations and federal tax requirements for lawful use of

the device.

F. A person shall be exempt from the prohibition in subsection

B of this section if the person is permanently physically disabled

so that the person is physically incapable of using a firearm,

crossbow, or conventional bow as certified in writing by a physician

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licensed to practice medicine. A person who has received

certification as provided for in this paragraph shall have in his or

her possession written evidence of the certification while in the

field hunting.

G. A person shall be exempt from the prohibition in subsection

C of this section if the person is engaged in providing facilities

for, assisting in, selling, or offering for sale a computer-assisted

remote control hunting activity for a person who is physically

disabled as described in subsection F of this section. The

physically disabled person shall be physically present where the

hunting activity is occurring and be in control and operating the

computer-assisted remote control means to take wildlife or exotic

wildlife.

H. 1. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

subsection A 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).

2. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

subsection B or C 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 not

exceeding one (1) year, or by both the fine and imprisonment. In

addition, the court may order that the hunting or fishing license

and privileges of any person convicted of violating the provisions

of subsection B or C of this section be revoked for a period of not

less than one (1) year but not exceeding five (5) years. The cost

of reinstating a hunting or fishing license revoked pursuant to this

subsection for residents shall be Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for

each license and for nonresidents shall be Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) for each license. The reinstatement fee shall be in

addition to any other fees required for the hunting or fishing

license.

3. Any person convicted of a wildlife offense which involves a

species of wildlife listed in Section 5-411 of this title, involves

a species of wildlife referenced in Section 5-412 of this title or

involves the unlawful possession, taking or killing of the wildlife

from an unlawful hunt, chase, trap, capture, shooting, killing or

slaughter while using a suppressed firearm during the commission of

the wildlife offense, in addition to any other penalty otherwise

provided for in law, 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 not exceeding one

(1) year, or by both the fine and imprisonment. In addition, the

court may order that the hunting or fishing license and privileges

of the person be revoked for a period of not less than one (1) year

but not exceeding five (5) years.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-109.3 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-109.3
Exhibit
Status: in_force

“Exhibit” means to display a wild animal to members of the

general public for any reason.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-204 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-204
Ownership of wildlife
Status: in_force

All wildlife found in this state is the property of the state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-106.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-106.1
Day
Status: in_force

"Day" is a period of time consisting of twenty-four (24) hours

from midnight to midnight.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-310 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-310
Wildlife Diversity Program - Wildlife Diversity Fund
Status: in_force

A. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall include on each state

individual income tax return form for tax years beginning after

December 31, 2001, and each state corporate tax return form for tax

years beginning after December 31, 2001, an opportunity for the

taxpayer to donate from a tax refund for the benefit of the Oklahoma

Wildlife Diversity Program.

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B. For purposes of this section, "nongame wildlife" means any

species of wildlife not legally classified as a game species or

furbearer by statute or by rule adopted pursuant to statute.

C. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, all monies

generated pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be paid to

the State Treasurer and placed to the credit of the Wildlife

Diversity Fund.

D. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving

fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be

designated the "Wildlife Diversity Fund". The fund shall be a

continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

consist of all monies received under the provisions of subsection C

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 Diversity 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 purpose of preserving, protecting, perpetuating and enhancing

nongame wildlife in this state. Any monies withdrawn from said fund

by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for investment

pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be for the purpose of

preserving, protecting, perpetuating and enhancing nongame wildlife

in this state. 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.

E. If a taxpayer makes a donation pursuant to subsection A of

this section in error, such taxpayer may file a claim for refund at

any time within three (3) years from the due date of the tax return.

Such claims shall be filed pursuant to the provisions of Section

2373 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes and, if allowed, shall be

paid pursuant to the provisions of said section. Prior to the

apportionment set forth in subsection C of this section, an amount

equal to the total amount of refunds made pursuant to this

subsection during any one (1) year shall be deducted from the total

donations received pursuant to this section during the following

year and such amount deducted shall be paid to the State Treasurer

and placed to the credit of the Income Tax Withholding Refund

Account.

F. Pursuant to Section 2368.18 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, the income tax checkoff contained in this section is

hereby reauthorized effective January 1, 2022.

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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-401A — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-401A
Determination of overpopulation of deer -
Status: in_force

Implementation of plan pursuant to Section 5-401.

The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall immediately develop a

plan to address the overpopulation of deer in various areas of this

state. If the Commission determines pursuant to Section 5-401 of

Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes that there is an overpopulation of

deer in one or more of the areas, the Commission shall implement

such portions of the plan as are appropriate pursuant to Section 5-

401 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-109 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-109
Shoot-to-kill field trial license
Status: in_force

A. No person may take, nor may any organization permit to be

taken, during any field trial, any legally acquired domestically

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reared pheasant, coturnix quail, bobwhite quail, Indian chukars or

other similar suitable birds, without that person having first

procured a hunting license and without that person or organization

having procured an annual license for a field trial from the

Director.

B. Permits issued under this section shall be restricted to dog

owners, trainers and bona fide dog clubs.

C. The fees for a license for any organization under this

section shall be set by the Department in an amount of Five Dollars

($5.00).

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 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-301 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-6-301
Prohibited means of taking game or nongame fish -
Status: in_force

Trotline, throwline, limbline, or jugline.

A. Except as specifically provided, 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. A trotline or throwline, except when:

a. the name and address of the owner are attached thereto

when used in lakes of over one hundred (100) surface

acres or navigable rivers and streams;

b. no more than three such lines are used at any one time

by a person;

c. no more than a total of one hundred hooks are used by

a person, such hooks being spaced at least twenty-four

(24) inches apart;

d. such line is not set within three (3) feet of the

surface of any reservoir at any point beyond six (6)

feet from either point of attachment, provided that

this provision shall not apply to waters which are

less than three (3) feet in depth in Salt Plains and

Fort Supply Reservoirs;

e. each line is attended and inspected or removed once

every twenty-four (24) hours; and

f. the main line is constructed of nonmetallic material.

2. A limbline or jugline to which hooks are attached, except

when:

a. the name and address of the owner are attached thereto

when used in lakes of over one hundred (100) surface

acres or navigable rivers and streams; and

b. each line is attended once every twenty-four (24)

hours.

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B. No person shall take fish from a trotline, throwline,

jugline, or limbline of another person without permission from that

person.

C. 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).

D. Persons exempt from the prohibitions of this section shall

be:

1. The Director, department employees or authorized agents when

catching, taking or killing any fish for propagation, management or

scientific purposes; and

2. Any person possessing a scientific purpose license

authorizing such.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-1001 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-1001
Use of certain mechanical fishing devices prohibited -
Status: in_force

Penalties.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to fish in any waters of

this state by:

1. Leaving visibly unattended for a period of more than six (6)

hours any mechanical fishing device which automatically recoils when

a fish strikes, including, but not limited to, the device commonly

known as a "yo-yo";

2. Use of any mechanical fishing device which automatically

recoils when a fish strikes, including, but not limited to, the

device commonly known as a "yo-yo", that does not have the name of

the owner and the owner's address attached thereto; or

3. Stringing or suspending any device, described in paragraph 1

of this subsection, from any horizontal line across any channel or

navigable waterway, or attaching more than ten of any such devices

from any one line or support.

B. Any line or lines to which mechanical fishing devices are

attached shall be:

1. Made of nonmetallic material only;

2. No greater than 50 feet in length; and

3. Placed or suspended without restricting or impeding boat

navigation between any two such lines.

C. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be

fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00).

D. Any mechanical fishing device being used in violation of

this section shall be confiscated as contraband.

E. No line or lines to which mechanical fishing devices are

attached shall be placed in any body of water used by boats, unless

marked so as to be visible to such boats using any such body of

water at any time of the day or night.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-706 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-706
Prohibition on permanent structures
Status: in_force

With the exception of internal fences and existing Department

buildings, no additional permanent structures may be erected or

maintained in any part of the wilderness area east of Broken Bow

Lake.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-401a — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-401a
Violation of state environmental regulatory agency
Status: in_force

provision or rule causing death of fish or wildlife.

A. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision

of or fails to perform any duty imposed by a state environmental

regulatory agency pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes or rules

promulgated thereto, which violation causes the death of fish or

other wildlife, shall in addition to the penalties provided by law

be liable to pay the state an amount equal to the sum of money

reasonably necessary to restock such waters. Such liability shall

include replacement cost of fish killed, based on the most recent

fish values as officially published by the American Fishery Society,

Southern Division, all other costs required for such restocking,

including but not limited to shipment and handling, or replenish

such wildlife and all cost incurred in investigating, locating or

establishing the responsible person, firm or corporation as

determined by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.

B. Such amount may be recovered by a state environmental

regulatory agency on behalf of the state in a civil action brought

in the district court with all such monies being provided to the

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. The Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Commission shall reimburse the state environmental

regulatory agency issuing the violation for all expenses incurred.

C. For purposes of this section, a "state environmental

regulatory agency" is defined as the State Department of

Agriculture, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the Department of

Environmental Quality, the Department of Mines and the Department of

Public Safety.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-132.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-132.1
Processed paddlefish eggs
Status: in_force

"Processed paddlefish eggs" are any eggs taken from paddlefish

that have gone through a process which makes the eggs into the

product caviar or into a caviar-like product.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-402 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-402
Activities in other states injurious
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the Commission to initiate appropriate

legal action in the Federal Court or through notification or

cooperative arrangements with the wildlife conservation authorities

of other states or the federal government in all cases where actions

of individuals, firms or corporations in other states carry on

activities which are injurious to wildlife of this state.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-502 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-502
General prohibition on possession of wildlife -
Status: in_force

Exceptions.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may possess:

1. Any wildlife or parts thereof during the closed season for

that particular wildlife species;

2. Any endangered or threatened species or parts thereof at any

time; or

3. Any native bear or native cat that will grow to reach the

weight of fifty (50) pounds or more.

B. Persons exempt from provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of

subsection A of this section are:

1. Persons storing lawfully taken wildlife in any home freezer

or cold storage locker;

2. Persons possessing items, including but not limited to

hides, heads or horns as specimens or trophies;

3. Persons possessing wild waterfowl taken in compliance with

and under provisions of federal laws pertaining thereto;

4. Persons possessing legally obtained wildlife, from a source

other than the wild, as pets or for the purpose of training hunting

dogs, except as provided for by law or under rules promulgated by

the Wildlife Conservation Commission; or

5. Persons possessing farmed cervidae and licensed pursuant to

the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.

C. Persons possessing products for human consumption that have

been taken, processed, labeled and transported in accordance with

the laws of the state of origin and federal law shall be exempt from

the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of this

section. Provided:

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1. The person processing or offering the product for sale shall

retain all necessary documents to evidence the state of origin of

the wildlife or farmed cervidae product; and

2. Nothing in this subsection shall allow a person to sell

protected wildlife taken in this state except as otherwise provided

by law.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in their

possession any meat, head, hide, or any part of the carcass of any

wildlife not legally taken.

E. The applicable commercial or noncommercial wildlife

breeder’s license shall be obtained if any wildlife is being

propagated.

F. Possession of game during the closed season, except as above

provided, shall be prima facie evidence that the game was taken

during a closed season.

G. Any person convicted of violating any provision 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 thirty (30) days,

or by both.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-401 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-401
Wildlife Conservation Commission - Seasons - Rules
Status: in_force

A. The Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to

declare an open season on wildlife in any counties or parts of

counties of this state where, in the judgment of the Commission,

such wildlife exists in sufficient quantity to warrant such open

season, and such open season shall be declared by Commission

resolution not less than ten (10) days before the season is opened.

B. The Commission may designate any two (2) consecutive days

after the open season declared for hunting deer to be senior

citizen’s hunting days. During those two (2) days only legal

residents of Oklahoma who are sixty-four (64) years of age or older

may hunt deer provided the person has a valid license as otherwise

provided by law.

C. The Commission is further authorized to declare an open

season on mountain lions and black bears.

D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, the

Commission is further authorized to prescribe rules necessary to the

proper conduct and policing of such open season, the amount and kind

of wildlife that may be taken, and the dates and time limits of such

season.

E. Any bowfishing season set for nongame fish by the Commission

for the Upper Illinois River shall include the following:

1. Upstream from the Horseshoe Bend boat ramp to where State

Highway 51 crosses the Illinois River bowfishing is permitted from

June 1 to March 31; and

2. Upstream from where State Highway 51 crosses the Illinois

River bowfishing is permitted from December 1 through March 31.

F. The Commission is further authorized to require any person

participating in such open season or hunting in open areas during

open season to procure, under rules prescribed by the Commission, a

special permit or license to participate in such season or hunt in

such areas during open season and to charge residents not to exceed

Twenty Dollars ($20.00), nonresidents not to exceed Seventy-five

Dollars ($75.00) and further providing that Five Dollars ($5.00) of

this fee shall be set aside for compensation to Oklahoma surface

holders participating in the Acres for Wildlife Program at a rate to

be determined by the Wildlife Conservation Commission. No

exemptions shall be permitted.

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G. Open seasons, closed seasons, bag limits, catch limits,

possession limits and territorial limitations set forth in the

statutes of this state, pertaining to wildlife of every sort, are

hereby declared to be based on the existence of a normal population

of such species of wildlife, compatible with and not damaging to the

proper agricultural use of the lands of the state.

H. Such seasons, catch limits, bag limits, possession limits

and territorial limitations as set by statute shall prevail and be

in full force and effect for each and every species of wildlife to

which they pertain so long as the population or numbers of such

wildlife species remain normal or are not damaging or endangering

crops or proper agricultural use of the lands of the state.

I. The Commission in session, and after having given ten (10)

days’ public notice of such meeting being called and the purpose of

such meeting, the species of wildlife to be considered and the

reasons therefor, shall have the right to determine if there does or

does not exist a normal population of the wildlife species under

consideration, which does or does not endanger the crops of the

state or of any certain areas, or the agricultural use of the lands

therein. In the event the consideration is other than statewide,

the Commission shall meet at the most convenient place to the people

of the area in the area being considered. All meetings shall be

open to the public and proper records of those appearing and

testifying shall be made. If the Commission, after hearing and

after investigation, finds that the populations of the wildlife

species under hearing are not normal or that they are not compatible

to the agricultural use of the lands or are damaging or endangering

the farm crops of the area, they shall, by administrative order,

make the necessary changes by either extending, shortening, opening

or closing such seasons, and change such bag limits, catch limits

and possession limits, and regulate methods or devices for taking,

killing or capturing of the wildlife species affected in any area or

areas covered by the notice of meeting and hearing, except as

otherwise set by the Legislature.

J. Such administrative order shall take effect after

publication in at least one newspaper of general state circulation,

or in a newspaper having circulation in the territory affected. A

copy of all such orders shall, before publication, be filed with the

Secretary of State, and such order shall not be construed as

authorizing the Commission to change any penalty for violating any

game law or regulation or change the amount of any license

established by the Legislature.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-141 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-141
Shall
Status: in_force

"Shall" is used in this Code as imposing an obligation to act.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-208 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-208
Falconry field meets
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Code shall prevent an organized group from

holding field meets which are conducted according to provisions of

state falconry regulations, provided such meets shall first be

registered with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and

held in accordance with rules declared by the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-101 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-3-101
Creation of Department and Commission - Rules,
Status: in_force

regulations and policies - Successor of former Commission and

Department.

A. There is hereby created a Department of Wildlife

Conservation and a Wildlife Conservation Commission in and for the

State of Oklahoma, under Section 1, Article XXVI, of the

Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, and such Department shall be

governed by the State Wildlife Conservation Director, which position

is created in Section 3-104 of this Code, under such rules,

regulations and policies as may be prescribed by the Commission.

Such rules and regulations and amendments thereto, as adopted by the

Commission, shall be filed and recorded in the office of the

Secretary of State.

B. The Department, Commission and the officers thereof, as

herein set forth, are hereby made the legal successors of the

Wildlife Conservation Department and Commission created by Section

1, Article XXVI of the Oklahoma Constitution and enacted by Section

122, Title 29, Oklahoma Statutes 1957. Such Department, Commission

and the officers thereof are hereby empowered to take charge of

records, books, papers, information, property, funds, obligations

and appropriations now in the possession of the former Wildlife

Department and Commission and shall perform all duties now enjoined

upon such former Department and Commission.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-109 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-109
Endangered
Status: in_force

"Endangered" refers to any wildlife species or subspecies in the

wild or in captivity whose prospects of survival and reproduction

are in immediate jeopardy and includes those species listed as

endangered by the federal government, as well as any species or

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subspecies identified as threatened by Oklahoma statute or

Commission resolution.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-701 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-701
Lands contained in the wilderness area
Status: in_force

A tract of land, legally described as: All of Sections 5, 6, 7,

8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, all in Township 3 South, Range 26 East,

and all of Sections 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 24, 25, and portions of

Sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 14, 23, 26, all in Township 3 South of Base

line, Range 25 East of the Indian Base and Meridian, situated in the

County of McCurtain, State of Oklahoma, now owned in fee simple by

the Department, is hereby designated as a wilderness area.

Insofar as humanly possible, those portions east of Broken Bow

Lake are to be retained in a natural state with only nature

operating to alter existing conditions.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-106 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-4-106
Commercial hunting area licenses - Big game or upland
Status: in_force

game.

A. No person may propagate or hold in captivity any wildlife or

domesticated animals hunted for sport for commercial hunting area

purposes without having procured a license from the Director of the

Department of Wildlife Conservation. Licenses shall be classified

as big game, upland game, or a combination of big game and upland

game.

1. A big game license shall be required for legally acquired

exotic ungulates, domesticated animals so designated by the Oklahoma

Wildlife Conservation Commission, exotic swine, and legally acquired

whitetail and mule deer, turkey and other species of big game

lawfully taken under the provisions of subsection A of Section 5-411

and Section 5-401 of this title. Wildlife that has been crossbred

with exotic wildlife shall be considered native and not exotic

unless documentation shows otherwise.

2. An upland game license shall be required for legally

acquired captive-raised pheasants, all species of quail, Indian

chukars, water fowl, and other similar or suitable gallinaceous

birds; and shall include turkey if no other big game species are

listed on the license/application.

B. Before obtaining a license or a renewal of a license the

applicant shall submit proof that such wildlife or domesticated

animals hunted for sport will be or have been secured from a source

other than the wild stock in this state. Any person obtaining or

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renewing a license shall submit a true and complete inventory of

said animals before a license shall be approved. Each license shall

specifically list the different species and/or subspecies to be

hunted on the listed hunting area or premises.

C. Any game warden of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife

Conservation shall have authority to inspect any and all records and

invoices pertaining to the commercial hunting operations of any

person licensed or requesting licensure pursuant to this section and

additionally shall have the authority to inspect any and all

facilities, equipment and property connected to the hunting

operation of any person licensed or requesting licensure pursuant to

this section.

D. 1. The annual fee for a commercial hunting area license for

upland game under this section shall be One Hundred Dollars

($100.00).

2. The annual fee for a commercial hunting area license for:

a. big game pursuant to this section shall be Two Hundred

Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or

b. a combination of big game and upland game pursuant to

this section shall be Three Hundred Fifty Dollars

($350.00).

E. All licenses issued pursuant to this section shall expire on

June 30 of each year.

F. Exemptions from this license requirement shall be operators

of running pens used for the performance test or training of dogs.

Operators of such running pens may acquire coyotes from wild stock

without having to possess a fur dealer's license for such purpose

and no license shall be required of those involved in performance

testing or training dogs in such running pens so long as no other

wildlife are taken or hunted in any manner.

G. 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.

H. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall have the commercial hunting area license revoked. No

new license shall be issued for a period of six (6) months from and

after the date on which the revocation order becomes effective.

I. The Department is authorized to promulgate rules pertaining

to commercial hunting areas.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-102.1 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-7-102.1
Harvesting of shad by licensed bait dealers
Status: in_force

Licensed Oklahoma bait dealers may harvest shad immediately

below Pensacola Dam after filing a waiver of liability with the

Grand River Dam Authority.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-2-129 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-2-129
Possession
Status: in_force

"Possession" is the retention and control of the thing referred

to and may be either actual or constructive possession.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-8-102 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-8-102
Effect of headings
Status: in_force

Article and section headings contained herein shall not be

deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope,

meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section

hereof.
Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-407 — OK Code / Title 29 / Section 29-5-407
Quail
Status: in_force

A. The hunting or killing of quail may be only by use of a

shotgun, longbow or by falconry, and then only between sunrise and

sunset.

B. At no time shall any quail or covey be shot while resting on

the ground, commonly called "pot shooting."