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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-102. Costs in civil proceeding to be proved by affidavit - Taxation and collection.

All fees and sums paid by either party for fees of witnesses and other necessary expenses, in any civil action or proceeding, shall be proved by affidavit of the party or of some person knowing the same to have been paid; and all such fees shall be taxed and collected from the party ordered or adjudged to pay the costs.
R.L. 1910, § 3241.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-105. Collection on execution.

It shall be the duty of the sheriff or other officer collecting costs on executions, in this state, to pay the costs collected to the clerk of the court from which the execution issued, or to the justice, and take a receipt therefor.
R.L. 1910, § 3245. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 122, § 10, emerg. eff. April 27, 1967.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-106. Clerk to hold costs or fees for person entitled - Time for filing claims.

It shall be the duty of the court clerk receiving any costs or fees belonging to any other person, to deposit the same in the court fund subject to the order of the person entitled thereto, and to pay the same over on request; and if such costs or fees shall not be claimed by the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year of receipt, except in all cases where jurisdiction is continuing, and by the end of the fiscal year after the year in which final judgment is granted, they shall become the property of the court fund, provided that any unexpended court costs or money belonging to litigants shall be mailed by the court clerk to the proper attorney of record.
R.L. 1910, § 3246. Amended by Laws 1949, p. 219, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 122, § 11; Laws 1969, c. 211, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1969; Laws 2004, c. 288, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-112. Secretary to keep record of all fees.

He shall keep an account of all fees in a book provided for that purpose, showing the amount charged and the amount received, from whom and for what purpose, and the date thereof. The footings for each month shall, at the close thereof, be legibly and correctly entered in said book, opposite the month during which the same have been collected or charged, showing the amount charged, the amount received and the amount remaining due and unpaid.
R.L. 1910, § 3254.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-121. Fees for printing legal notices.

A. In all cases where publication of legal notices is required or allowed by law, the person or official desiring publication shall be required to pay:
1. For all matters other than tabular matter, fourteen cents ($0.14) per word for first insertion, and thirteen cents ($0.13) per word for each subsequent insertion, with each separate group of numerals included in the matter to be counted as one word, regardless of the number of digits involved;
2. Effective November 1, 2005, for all matters other than tabular matter, fifteen cents ($0.15) per word for first insertion, and fourteen cents ($0.14) per word for each subsequent insertion, with each separate group of numerals included in the matter to be counted as one word, regardless of the number of digits involved; and
3. For all tabular matter, in not to exceed eight-point type, including but not limited to, lists of persons, firms, and corporations whose personal property taxes are delinquent and lists of lands and town lots upon which taxes are delinquent, seventy cents ($0.70) per line per newspaper column in width, for first insertion, and sixty-five cents ($0.65) per line per newspaper column in width, for each subsequent insertion.
B. The county treasurer shall collect the cost of publication of lists of lands and town lots sold for delinquent taxes at original sale or resale from the individuals purchasing the lands and town lots at the sale or resale involved, and shall deposit all monies collected to the credit of the fund of the county which paid the cost of publication. The publisher of the notice shall be paid for the publication of the notice from the general fund of the county or, if monies are not available in the general fund of the county at the time of publication, from the “Resale-Property Fund” of the county.
R.L.1910, § 3258. Amended by Laws 1919, c. 167, p. 241, § 1; Laws 1929, c. 248, p. 318, § 1; Laws 1953, p. 116, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 218, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967; Laws 1973, c. 31, § 1, emerg. eff. April 18, 1973; Laws 1977, c. 35, § 1; Laws 1979, c. 76, § 1, eff. July 1, 1979; Laws 1981, c. 31, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 22, § 1; Laws 1988, c. 159, § 1, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1994, c. 93, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2000, c. 135, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 65, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-151.1. Statement of ownership of monies - Use for legal notices.

The clerk of the district court shall accept monies only as ordered by the court or as required by law. Upon delivery of monies, a written statement of ownership of the monies, including the name and mailing address of the owner, shall be provided to the court clerk. Unless amended through judicial proceeding, the court clerk shall use this information for case-related mailings and other legal notices, including notice of proceedings relating to unclaimed property.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 172, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-152.1. Civil actions - Charges in addition to flat fee.

A. In civil cases, the court clerk shall collect and deposit in the court fund the following charges in addition to the flat fee:
1. For posting notices and filing certificates required by statute
$30.00
2. For the filing of any counterclaim or setoff pursuant to Section 1758 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes
$20.00
3. For mailing by any type of mail writs, warrants, orders, process, command, or notice for each person
$10.00
4. For the actual cost of all postage in each case in excess of
$10.00
5. For serving or endeavoring to serve each writ, warrant, order, process, command, or notice for each person in one or more counties.
$50.00
provided that if more than one person is served at the same address, one flat fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) may be charged
6. For sheriff's fees on court-ordered sales of real or personal property
$75.00
7. When a jury is requested
$349.00
8. For issuing each summons for each person
$10.00
9. For services of a court reporter at each trial held in the case
$20.00
10. For filing a motion for summary judgment or summary disposition of issue(s)
$50.00
The fees prescribed in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this subsection shall be paid by the court clerk into the Sheriff's Service Fee Account, created pursuant to the provisions of Section 514.1 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, of the sheriff in the county where service is made or attempted or where the sheriff's sale occurs. All other fees shall be deposited into the local court fund in the county where collected.
B. The fee prescribed in paragraph 7 of subsection A of this section shall be paid at the time of the pretrial conference by the party requesting a jury.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 105, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 293, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 212, § 10, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1978, c. 305, § 2, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1980, c. 18, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1980; Laws 1983, c. 273, § 8, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1984, c. 268, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1984; Laws 1986, c. 61, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 223, § 19, operative July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 181, § 3, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 63, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1988, c. 327, § 2, operative Aug. 1, 1988; Laws 1989, c. 205, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws 1996, c. 339, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 400, § 11, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 58, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 38, § 5, emerg. eff. April 7, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 404, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 440, § 5, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 5, § 21, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004; Laws 2006, c. 195, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2010, c. 51, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2010, c. 420, § 2, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2016, c. 362, § 4, eff. July 1, 2016.
NOTE: Laws 2003, c. 348, § 1 repealed by Laws 2004, c. 5, § 22, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-152.2. Fee for posting notice.

In all applications filed with the district court clerk when posting of notices is required by statute, the district court clerk shall cause said notice to be posted, and a fee of twenty cents ($0.20) per mile shall be paid out of the local court fund to the person performing said service.
Added by Laws 1971, c. 105, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 273, § 9, operative July 1, 1983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-152.3. Poundage fee and court costs in condemnation proceedings.

Every condemnor, be it the state, a political subdivision thereof, or a private entity, shall be liable for poundage fee and court costs in a condemnation proceeding; provided, however, that in an inverse condemnation proceeding the condemnor shall not be liable for the poundage fee and court costs incurred by the condemnee if the court or a jury finds there has been no taking or damage of the condemnee's property, or any interest therein, by the condemnor. Those public entities which are restricted by law from advancing costs shall be allowed to file the condemnation proceeding without costs prepayment, but at the termination of each such case, the court clerk will render to the condemnor an itemized bill for costs and shall claim payment of all costs due in the case.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 293, § 7, eff. Oct. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 97, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-152.4. License fees.

In any proceeding for issuance of a license other than a marriage license, the court clerk shall collect at the time of filing the application for said license, court costs in the same amounts as required in civil cases in addition to other fees prescribed by law.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 223, § 20, operative July 1, 1986.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-152A. Civil warrant, body attachment or bench warrant, fee for issuance of.

For the issuance of each civil warrant, body attachment, or bench warrant requiring the arrest of a party to an action for failure to pay court costs, fines, fees, or assessments, the court clerk shall charge and collect a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00). The fee shall be included in the execution bond amount on the face of the civil warrant, body attachment, or bench warrant which is issued for the defendant's failure to pay and shall be in addition to the delinquent amount owed by the defendant. This fee shall be deposited in the court clerk's revolving fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 220 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 132, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-153.1. Driving under influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance within municipality - Costs.

In any case in which a defendant is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance within a municipality with a municipal court:
1. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the costs charged in the case as provided for in Section 153 of this title shall be paid to the municipality if the arresting officer was an employee of the law enforcement agency of the municipality; and
2. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the costs charged in the case as provided for in Section 153 of this title shall be paid to the District Attorneys Council Revolving Fund to defray the costs of prosecution.
Added by Laws 1983, c. 273, § 11, operative July 1, 1983. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 238, § 31, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 303, § 28, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2004, c. 321, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2016, c. 172, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-153.2. Sheriff's Service Fee.

In any criminal case in which a defendant is arrested for a violation of state law, Five Dollars ($5.00) of the costs charged in said case as provided for in Section 153 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be paid to the Sheriff's Service Fee Account of the sheriff of the county in which the arrest was made. This fee shall be in addition to the fee authorized by Section 153 of Title 28 of the Oklahoma Statutes and shall be used to defer the costs associated with arrest.
Added by Laws 1990, c. 151, § 2, operative July 1, 1990.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-153.3. Bond or security filing fee.

The district court clerk or municipal court clerk shall charge a fee of Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) for the initial filing of any bond or any security deposited with the district court clerk or municipal court clerk for the subsequent court appearance of the defendant, which fee shall be assessed as an additional court cost to the defendant. The district court clerk shall remit on a monthly basis Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) of every thirty-five-dollar fee imposed on a defendant booked into a jail to the Sheriff's Jail Fund as established by the county commissioners or to a special revenue fund of the entity operating a jail. The municipal court clerk shall make such remittance to a special revenue fund of the entity operating the jail for the municipality or to a fund designated by the municipal governing body for operating a jail housing municipal prisoners.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 386, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 164, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-154. Fees in lieu of other enumerated charges.

The flat fees herein provided for shall be in lieu of the charges enumerated in 28 O.S.1961, Section 31, as amended by Section 6, Chapter 122, O.S.L.1967, and the court clerks, from and after the effective date of this act, shall no longer be required to list, itemize or charge pursuant to the schedule therein enumerated, except for proceedings after judgment, and except as herein specifically set out.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 359, § 4, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-155. Additional deposits in certain cases.

In addition to the flat fees herein provided for, the clerk shall require such additional deposits from time to time as might be needed to pay witness fees, appraisers' fees, mileage fees, or other authorized expenses.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 359, § 5, eff. July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 105, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1971.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-155.1. Fees for preparing and transmitting record for appellate review.

A. In nonjury trials, the clerk of the district court shall charge the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for preparing, assembling, indexing, and transmitting the record for appellate review. This fee shall be paid by the party taking the appeal and shall be entered as costs in the action. If more than one party to the action shall prosecute an appeal from the same judgment or order, the fee shall be paid by the party whose petition in error is determined by the district court or by the appellate court to commence the principal appeal. The fees collected hereunder shall be paid into the court fund.
B. In jury trials, the clerk of the district court shall charge the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for preparing, assembling, indexing, and transmitting the record for appellate review. This fee shall be paid by the party taking the appeal and shall be entered as costs in the action. If more than one party to the action shall prosecute an appeal from the same judgment or order, the fee shall be paid by the party whose petition in error is determined by the district court or by the appellate court to commence the principal appeal. The fees collected hereunder shall be paid into the court fund.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 214, § 7. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 105, § 5. Renumbered from Title 28, § 55 by Laws 1971, c. 105, § 7. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 293, § 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1975; Laws 1978, c. 212, § 12, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1992, c. 134, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1996, c. 339, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2003, c. 440, § 7, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-156. Notice of publication - Deposit or proof of direct billing.

A. In all cases or proceedings in the district courts or other courts of record, in which notice by publication is required or requested, the court clerk at the time of the filing of the petition shall:
1. Collect a deposit in the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) which shall be in addition to all other fees required by law and shall be used only for the purpose of paying the publisher's fee for publishing such notice or notices; or
2. Accept proof of a direct billing agreement between a publisher authorized to publish such notice or notices and the person filing the petition. Proof of such an agreement may consist of a list of persons with whom a publisher has such an agreement which shall be provided by the publisher to the court clerk and updated no more often than monthly nor less often than annually or by a letter from the publisher addressed to the court clerk stating the existence of such an agreement.
B. In the event it cannot be ascertained at the time the petition is filed that notice by publication will be required or requested and the required deposit for publication is not paid at that time, the court clerk shall, upon the filing of an affidavit for service by publication, a verified petition or any other pleading requiring notice by publication, follow the procedure provided in subsection A of this section to secure payment for the publication.
C. Any deposit or part thereof which is not actually charged for publication costs shall be refunded.
D. Prior to accepting any final decree or dismissal for filing in any case in which notice by publication is required or requested, the court clerk shall collect for transmittal to the publisher such fees as are necessary to pay for all costs of publication or have on file a statement or receipt from the publisher that the same have been paid and, provided further, that proof of publication shall be held by the court clerk but not filed until such time as such publication fees have been collected in full or such statement or receipt from the publisher that the same have been paid has been filed.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 359, § 6, eff. July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 1974, c. 175, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1974; Laws 1993, c. 131, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 28. Fees › §28-157. Charges not affected by this act.

The charges for filing mechanics' and materialmen's liens, notary public bonds, statutory bonds, licensing fees, transmittal of funds other than attorneys' fees (poundage) shall not be affected by this act, and in those counties where newspaper fees and library fees are presently authorized by law, the clerk shall be entitled to deduct from the flat fee herein established whatever charges for the same as are presently authorized by law.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 359, § 7, eff. July 1, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-102. Bag limit.

"Bag limit" is the number of any kind of wildlife permitted to be taken in any one day or one open season, as the case may be.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-102, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 48, § 1.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-106.1a. Computer-assisted remote control hunting.

“Computer-assisted remote control hunting” means the use of a computer or any other device, equipment, or software to remotely control the hunting, taking, or attempt to take wildlife.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 104, § 2, emerg. eff. May 2, 2008.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-108.1. Domesticated animal.

"Domesticated animal" means an animal kept for pleasure or for utility, that has adapted to life in association with and to the use of human beings, and shall not include animals which normally can be found in the wild state, unless specifically so designated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Laws 1991, c. 182, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-109. Endangered.

"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 subspecies identified as threatened by Oklahoma statute or Commission resolution.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-109, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1985, c. 172, § 1, emerg. eff. June 18, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-109.1. Exotic wildlife.

"Exotic wildlife" includes any and all species of wildlife that are not indigenous to, or that may not be found in the wild in, the continental United States.
Laws 1991, c. 182, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 214, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-110. Fishing.

"Fishing" is defined as the taking or attempting to take fish or other aquatic dwelling organisms by hook and line, seine, trap or such other means as may be designated as legal by the provisions of this Code or by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-110, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-111. Furbearer.

"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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-111, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1977, c. 171, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-112. Gallinaceous game bird.

"Gallinaceous game bird" means a heavy-bodied, short, broad winged, fowl-like bird commonly sought after by sportsmen and includes pheasant, prairie chicken, quail and turkey.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-112, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-114. Game bird.

"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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-114, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1992, c. 149, § 1, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-115. Game fish.

"Game fish" is a fish normally sought after by sportsmen, and includes only largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white bass, spotted bass, black crappie, white crappie, northern pike, trout, sauger, saugeye, striped bass, walleye, blue catfish and channel catfish. Blue catfish and channel catfish are herein defined to mean "forked tail" catfish.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-115, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 402, § 1, eff. Dec. 1, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-116.1. Game warden.

"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".
Laws 1991, c. 182, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-117. Headlighting.

"Headlighting" is the use of any light or light enhancement device commonly known as a nightscope in conjunction with a firearm, longbow or crossbow, from the period of sunset to sunrise for the taking of wildlife.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-117, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 121, § 1, emerg. eff. April 15, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-118. Hunting or taking.

"Hunting or taking" is pursuing, killing, capturing, trapping, snaring and netting wildlife, and all lesser acts such as disturbing, harrying, worrying or placing, setting, drawing or using any net, trap or other device used to take wildlife and includes specifically every attempt to take and every assistance to other persons in taking or attempting to take wild animals, except that the definitions of "taking" and "hunting" wildlife shall not include disturbing, harrying or worrying wild game in field trials or performance tests of dogs nor the act of any person in participating as owner, handler, trainer, official or member of an audience observing such trials, whether resident or nonresident, where wild game is not killed.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-118, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-120. Lease.

"Lease" is a contractual relationship by which one party obtains a right to the possession and usage of a certain space, property, or subsurface rights for a definite period of time. In the event a person is permitted to come upon the land to perform some specific act, such as hunting, that individual has no "lease" but only "license" to do that act.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-120, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-121. Minnows.

"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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-121, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-121.2. Native wildlife.

"Native wildlife" means any and all species of wildlife that are indigenous to, or that may be found in the wild in, the United States.
Laws 1991, c. 182, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1993, c. 214, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-124. Nonresident.

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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-124, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-127. Other powerful light.

"Other powerful light" is any illuminating source or light enhancement device designed to be carried on one's person, including, but not limited to, flashlights, floodlights (spotlights), hand lanterns, carbide lamps, nightscopes, and/or similar lights carried on one's person and not designed to be attached to or a part of a motor vehicle or water conveyance.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-127, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 121, § 2, emerg. eff. April 15, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-132. Predatory mammal.

"Predatory mammal" is any mammal which preys upon another mammal or bird for food, and includes only coyote and wolf.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-132, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1977, c. 171, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1977.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-132.1. Processed paddlefish eggs.

"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.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 121, § 4, emerg. eff. April 15, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-135. Threatened.

"Threatened" refers to any wildlife species or subspecies in the wild or in captivity that, although not presently threatened with extinction, are in such small numbers throughout their range that they may become an endangered species within the foreseeable future or that they may be endangered if their environment deteriorates. Threatened species and subspecies include those species and subspecies listed as "threatened" by the federal government as well as any species or subspecies identified as threatened by Oklahoma statutes or Commission resolution.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-135, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1985, c. 172, § 2, emerg. eff. June 18, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-136. Regulation.

"Regulation" refers to an instrument which is legislative in nature, is of general effect, has statewide application, is either substantive or procedural, and which is promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-136, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-137. Reservoir.

"Reservoir" is defined as a body of water formed by an impounding dam structure, the size of which shall be designated by the surface at water supply, conservation, designated or power pool elevation as indicated by the governing agency.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-137, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-139. Safety zone.

"Safety zone" is only that water area below any dam for the distance of fifty (50) yards from the base of the dam; or, if there is a turbine outlet extending from the dam, then the area between the base of the dam and the furthermost point of the turbine outlet. In no instance shall this zone include the land adjacent to those waters.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-139, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-144. Trap.

"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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-144, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-145. Upland game.

"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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-145, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-147. Waters of this state.

"Waters of this state" shall mean any river, stream, creek, bayou, oxbow and any impoundment constructed with public funds, provided, that impoundments constructed on private lands under the watershed protection and flood prevention programs of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, shall not be included as waters of this state.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 2-147, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-2-149.1. Wildlife.

"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.
Laws 1991, c. 182, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-101. Creation of Department and Commission - Rules, 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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-101, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-102. Members of Commission - Appointment and confirmation - Eligibility - Term - Travel expenses.

A. The Commission shall consist of one member from each of eight districts of the state, such districts to include the areas as follows:
District No. 1: Ottawa, Delaware, Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Rogers, Washington, Tulsa, Pawnee and Osage Counties.
District No. 2: Adair, Sequoyah, Cherokee, Wagoner, Muskogee, Haskell, McIntosh and Okmulgee Counties.
District No. 3: LeFlore, Latimer, Pittsburg, Atoka, Pushmataha, McCurtain, Choctaw, Bryan, Marshall, Carter and Love Counties.
District No. 4: Creek, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Seminole, Pottawatomie, Pontotoc, Hughes, Johnston and Coal Counties.
District No. 5: Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, McClain, Garvin, Murray and Payne Counties.
District No. 6: Blaine, Kingfisher, Canadian, Caddo, Grady, Comanche, Stephens, Jefferson and Cotton Counties.
District No. 7: Ellis, Dewey, Roger Mills, Custer, Beckham, Washita, Kiowa, Greer, Jackson, Harmon and Tillman Counties.
District No. 8: Cimarron, Texas, Beaver, Harper, Woodward, Woods, Major, Alfalfa, Grant, Garfield, Kay and Noble Counties.
B. Each Commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, by and with the consent of the State Senate of the State of Oklahoma, and shall be removed only for cause, as provided by law for the removal of officers not subject to impeachment, pursuant to Sections 1181 through 1197 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. The term of office of each such member shall be eight (8) years, except that the first appointed members shall hold office for terms as follows: the member appointed from District No. 1 shall hold office until July 1 following his appointment, and the members appointed from Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall hold office until July 1 of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth succeeding calendar years, respectively. In the event the Governor fails to fill a vacancy within thirty (30) days following such vacancy, the remaining members of the Commission may appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term.
D. The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-102, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1978, c. 86, § 1; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 14, operative July 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-103a. Special permits for designated species.

The Wildlife Conservation Commission may, by order, authorize the Department of Wildlife Conservation to issue, in addition to regular permits issued under this title, up to five (5) special permits each year for designated species. The special permits shall be sold at public auction or by sealed bid. The Department may contract with nonprofit organizations or charitable causes to conduct the public auctions.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 46, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-103b. Setback and conservation easements.

A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Department of Wildlife Conservation shall not enter into or approve a setback or conservation easement that includes a setback related to energy or agricultural structures and regarding a threatened, endangered or candidate species that is more restrictive than those created pursuant to federal law, rules or guidelines.
B. Prior to entering into or approving a conservation easement or setback pursuant to subsection A of this section, the Commission and the Department shall review all information and studies presented to the Commission or Department by a public or private entity affected by the proposed conservation easement or setback.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 315, § 1, emerg. eff. May 30, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-104. Director of Wildlife Conservation - Creation of office.

There is hereby created the office of Director of Wildlife Conservation, under Section 3, Article XXVI of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, to be appointed by a majority vote of the entire Commission, who shall be removed only for cause and after public hearing by the Commission. His duties and compensation for his services shall be fixed by a majority vote of the entire Commission.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-104, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-202. Authorized agents - Penalty for false representation.

A. No person shall represent himself to be an authorized agent of the Commission, the Department or the Director unless such person has been so appointed by written order of the Director or the Commission, which order shall specifically state the purpose and limits of authority to be exercised by such agent.
B. Any person so representing himself and who in fact is not duly appointed shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-202, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-203. Oaths of office - Bonds.

A. Oaths of office are required from the following and in the following order:
1. Each member of the Commission shall take the oath required of other state officers, under Section 36.2A of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. Each game warden and any other employee the Commission deems necessary, at the time of his appointment, shall take and subscribe to an oath of office in a form to be determined by the Commission.
B. Bonds are required of the Director, each game warden and any other employee the Commission deems necessary. Each, at the time of his appointment, shall file with the Secretary of State a good and sufficient surety bond to the state, set in an amount determined by the Commission, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and approved by the office of the Attorney General. The premium on such bonds shall be paid by the Department.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-203, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-205.2. Jurisdiction for commission of offense.

The jurisdiction for the commission of an offense of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code shall be in the county in which such offense occurred unless the wildlife offense is committed on the boundary of two or more counties, then the jurisdiction for the commission of an offense pursuant to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code shall be in either county. If the offense of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code is committed within five hundred (500) yards of the boundary of two or more counties and the officer does not know in which county such offense occurred then the jurisdiction shall be in either county.
Laws 1991, c. 182, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-205.3. Arrest without warrant.

A game warden without warrant may arrest a person for any wildlife violation of which the arresting game warden or another peace officer or wildlife enforcement officer in communication with the arresting game warden has visual or electronic perception including perception by aircraft, radio, or electronically enhanced night vision equipment.
Laws 1991, c. 182, § 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-301. Dispositions of monies from fines and forfeitures - Reports and transmittals.

A. All monies received from fines and forfeitures for violation of the Wildlife Conservation laws shall, when collected by the court clerk, be deposited by such clerk as follows:
1. Fifty percent (50%) thereof with the county treasurer to be credited to the general fund of the county and so reported;
2. Fifty percent (50%) shall be transmitted to the State Wildlife Conservation Fund by cash voucher and so reported.
B. All transmittals of funds under this section shall be accompanied by a report showing the name of the court, the number of the case, the style of the case and the amount of fine and forfeiture in each separate instance.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-301, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-302. Wildlife Conservation Fund.

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.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-302, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 382, § 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 117.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-303. Acquisition of property - Payments in lieu of tax payments.

A. The Commission may acquire, by purchase, gift, grants, grant-in-aid from the federal government, or from any other source public or private, all property or money necessary, useful or convenient for its use in carrying out the objects and purposes of this Code.
B. Any and all gifts, grants, royalties and rentals received by the Commission shall, however, be allocated and used in the same manner as Wildlife Conservation Funds, except that gifts given for specified purposes by the donor shall be used for such specified purposes.
C. On any land acquired by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, after the effective date of this act, the Commission shall annually make in lieu of tax payments equal to the average ad valorem tax per acre paid on similar land in that county. Said payments shall be made from any funds created in or pursuant to the authority granted by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code. The payments shall be made by the Commission within sixty (60) days from receipt of an itemized statement from the county treasurer of the county in which the land is located.
D. The provisions of subsection C of this section shall be applicable to any lands acquired by or on behalf of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission pursuant to Section 5 of this act and the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority may enter into such agreements with the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission as may be required for the Commission to make such in lieu payments with respect to real property title to which is held by the Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority until title is transferred to the Commission as provided by Section 5 of this act.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-303, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 120, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Laws 2004, c. 513, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-304. Lease of lands - Advertisement.

A. The Commission is hereby authorized to lease any lands owned by the State of Oklahoma under the control and management of said Commission under such terms and conditions as the Commission may prescribe and for the following purposes:
1. For grazing or agricultural purposes when the same will not be inconsistent with state or federal laws, rules or regulations;
2. For oil, gas and other mineral rights for a term of five (5) years or as long thereafter as oil and gas and other minerals may be produced therefrom in paying quantities.
B. The Commission shall advertise any lands which it proposes to lease on a competitive basis and may accept or reject all bids received.
C. All oil, gas and mineral leases executed by the Commission shall provide for reservation to the state of a royalty of not less than one-eighth (1/8) part of all oil, gas or minerals produced from the leased premises or, in lieu thereof, the market value of a one- eighth (1/8) part, and the payment of an annual delay rental a minimum of One Dollar ($1.00) per acre per year or such larger sum which shall be fixed by the Commission in advance of the advertisement of such lands.
D. Profits derived from all bonuses, rents and royalties shall be deposited in the State Wildlife Conservation Fund.
E. Nothing contained within this section shall affect the land or minerals and mineral rights under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of the Land Office of the State of Oklahoma, or any other department or agency of government.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-304, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-305. Investment of fees.

In order to equalize the expenditure of fees derived from the sale of lifetime licenses, the Department may invest such fees in any investment permitted by a written investment policy adopted by the Wildlife Conservation Commission; provided, all investments shall be made in accordance with the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act. The interest derived therefrom may be expended by the Commission in the same manner as the Wildlife Conservation Fund, under Section 3-302 of this title.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-305, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 216, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-308. Rewards.

The Department may offer and pay a standing reward in any amount not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the capture and conviction, or for evidence leading to the capture and conviction, of any person violating any of the wildlife conservation laws of this state.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-308, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 67, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.