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29 OK Stat § 29-6-201 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-201. Operating provisions for commercial fishermen.

|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 necessary in the research and management of the fishery resources of this state.Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-201, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1986, c. 57, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-202 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-202. Contract commercial fishing.

|A. Contracts may be awarded by the Department to commercial fishermen and the contract fee to the Department may be a percentage not to exceed two percent (2%) of the total catch value. |B. Commercial fishermen operating under contract shall operate under all of the provisions of Sections 4-103, 4-104, 4-105, 6-201 and 6-203, with the exception that the Commission may liberalize the type of gear, species to be taken, area of operation, net mesh size and other activities of contractors.Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-202, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-203 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-203. Setting of seasons.

|Seasons on any and all types of commercial fishing shall be set by the Commission. |Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-203, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-204 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-204. Operating provisions for commercial turtle harvesters.

|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; and5. 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 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.Added by Laws 1994, c. 318, § 16, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 130, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-301 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-301. Prohibited means of taking game or nongame fish - 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; andf.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; andb.each line is attended once every twenty-four (24) hours.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; and2. Any person possessing a scientific purpose license authorizing such.Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-301, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 130, § 1; Laws 1979, c. 17, § 1; Laws 1982, c. 36, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Laws 1986, c. 57, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 41, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2000, c. 193, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-301a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-301a. Prohibited means of taking game or nongame fish - Poison, explosive, or electrical shock devices.

|A. No person may use at any time in the waters of this state for taking, catching, capturing or killing any game or nongame fish any of the following instrumentalities: |1. Any rotenone or other poison;2. Dynamite or other explosive; or3. Any electrical device used for shocking purpose.B. Possession of any poison, explosive, device or equipment capable of being used in violation of the provisions of this section, on the bank or in the immediate vicinity of any river, creek, stream, lake or pond shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section.C. Any explosive, device or equipment, and any boat, motor or boat and motor in which the same may be found shall be subject to immediate seizure by any game warden, sheriff or deputy sheriff and any such items shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code to the State of Oklahoma in a proceeding brought for such purpose in the county where such items have been found or seized.D. No person may manufacture, sell, or offer to sell or buy or offer to buy any electrical device designed to shock fish or used for the purpose of shocking fish except when such device is requested by a state or federal agency for scientific fisheries work.E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person, upon conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this section when said violation occurred within two (2) years of a previous conviction for violating said provisions, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, all fishing licenses and fishing privileges within the state of such person shall be revoked for a period of one (1) year from the date of such conviction.F. Persons exempt from the prohibitions of this section shall be:1. The Director, department employees or authorized agents pursuant to their duties; and2. Any person possessing a scientific purpose license authorizing such.Laws 1991, c. 182, § 42, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-304 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-304. Permission to fish upon the land of another.

|A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may fish upon the land of another without the consent of the owner, lessee or occupant of such land. |B. For purposes of this section, consent shall be presumed to be valid for not more than one (1) year, unless the owner, lessee, or occupant specifically grants consent for a specified period of time.C. Excluding land primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or forestry purposes as set forth in Section 1835.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, areas exempt from the above provision are:1. Lands not occupied by a resident thereon, unless notice of objection is conspicuously posted upon the premises by the owner or an agent of the owner; and2. Land of the state which is not leased and occupied by a resident, excluding school land.D. Any ranger investigating a fisherman in the field has a duty to inform the fisherman that it is necessary to obtain the landowner's or occupier's consent to fish on the particular property provided that prosecution for violations of this section can be commenced only upon written complaint of such owner or occupant filed before any court authorized to punish such violation, or upon written complaint to any game ranger, or officer authorized to make arrest for such offenses.E. Trespassing on lands which are fenced and exhibit posted signs at all entrances is hereby prohibited. Trespassing on land primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or forestry purposes as set forth in Section 1835.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes is hereby prohibited. Hunters and fishermen in violation of this provision of this Code shall be subject to fines as outlined in subsection F of this section.F. Any person convicted of violating provisions of this section shall be responsible for any actual damages incurred and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for a first violation of this section. Persons convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be responsible for any actual damages incurred and shall be fined not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by confinement in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-304, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 149, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 48, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2008, c. 64, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-305 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-305. Stocking of private ponds.

|A. The Department may stock fish in privately owned ponds only so long as no fish are illegally taken therefrom or marketed by the owner or with his knowledge or consent. |B. All owners of private ponds, their agents, employees or others who are convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-305, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-306 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-306. Taking of nongame fish.

|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.Added by Laws 1983, c. 85, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 57, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1988, c. 113, § 2, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1997, c. 248, § 3, eff. May 19, 1997.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-401 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-401. Operating provisions for minnow dealers.

|A. No person may seine, trap, transport and/or sell any minnows within this state without having a valid minnow dealer's license unless exempted under Section 4-116 of this title and without observing the following requirements: |1. No seines used for seining minnows may have a mesh larger than one-fourth (1/4) inch square, and no such seine shall be longer than seventy (70) feet in length;2. No licensee may employ more than four helpers or assistants in seining and trapping operations, and each helper or assistant must possess a valid Oklahoma Fishing License;3. No dealer or employees of the dealer may seine and trap in any river, stream or lake of Oklahoma without having first obtained written permission for such from the owners or tenants of the lands through which such waters flow or lie, and any written permit obtained by the dealer must be upon his person while being upon such lands;4. All vehicles used to transport minnows by a licensee in accordance with Sections 4-115 and 4-116 of this title must be equipped in such manner as to aerate the water in the containers by pressure methods and such vehicles or containers shall be marked conspicuously by decals bearing the inscription "Commercial Minnow Dealer", such decals to be furnished by the Department, to be placed on the center of each door or on the sides of the containers, and to be defaced in no manner; and5. All licensees shall send to the Department a true annual summary of all fish and other bait species captured.B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or confined in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-401, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 75, § 1, emerg. eff. March 25, 1988; Laws 1996, c. 242, § 4, emerg. eff. May 28, 1996.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-501 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-501. Blocking minnow and fish movement - Commercial minnow 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 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.Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-501, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1984, c. 274, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 1984; Laws 1992, c. 149, § 10, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-502 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-502. Closing the waters of this state.

|A. Any of the waters of this state may be closed by the Commission to any sort of fishing by any person with or without a license, until such time as the Commission may by resolution declare such waters reopened. |B. No person may fish in such closed waters until and except during such time as the Commission shall reopen those waters for fishing.C. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), nor more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-502, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-503 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-503. City and town wildlife commissions - Powers.

|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 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.Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-503, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
29 OK Stat § 29-6-504 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 29. Game and Fish|§29-6-504. Release of fish in public waters.

|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.Laws 1974, c. 17, § 6-504, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.