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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; 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 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.
2023 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; 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.
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.
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.
2023 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; or
3. Any electrical device used for shocking purpose.
B. Possession of any poison, explosive, device or equipment capable of being used in violation of the provisions of this section, on the bank or in the immediate vicinity of any river, creek, stream, lake or pond shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section.
C. Any explosive, device or equipment, and any boat, motor or boat and motor in which the same may be found shall be subject to immediate seizure by any game warden, sheriff or deputy sheriff and any such items shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code to the State of Oklahoma in a proceeding brought for such purpose in the county where such items have been found or seized.
D. No person may manufacture, sell, or offer to sell or buy or offer to buy any electrical device designed to shock fish or used for the purpose of shocking fish except when such device is requested by a state or federal agency for scientific fisheries work.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person, upon conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this section when said violation occurred within two (2) years of a previous conviction for violating said provisions, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, all fishing licenses and fishing privileges within the state of such person shall be revoked for a period of one (1) year from the date of such conviction.
F. Persons exempt from the prohibitions of this section shall be:
1. The Director, department employees or authorized agents pursuant to their duties; and
2. Any person possessing a scientific purpose license authorizing such.
Laws 1991, c. 182, § 42, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 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; and
2. Land of the state which is not leased and occupied by a resident, excluding school land.
D. Any ranger investigating a fisherman in the field has a duty to inform the fisherman that it is necessary to obtain the landowner's or occupier's consent to fish on the particular property provided that prosecution for violations of this section can be commenced only upon written complaint of such owner or occupant filed before any court authorized to punish such violation, or upon written complaint to any game ranger, or officer authorized to make arrest for such offenses.
E. Trespassing on lands which are fenced and exhibit posted signs at all entrances is hereby prohibited. Trespassing on land primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or forestry purposes as set forth in Section 1835.2 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes is hereby prohibited. Hunters and fishermen in violation of this provision of this Code shall be subject to fines as outlined in subsection F of this section.
F. Any person convicted of violating provisions of this section shall be responsible for any actual damages incurred and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for a first violation of this section. Persons convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be responsible for any actual damages incurred and shall be fined not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by confinement in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
5. All licensees shall send to the Department a true annual summary of all fish and other bait species captured.
B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or confined in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-6-601. Controls on noxious aquatic plants.

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.
Laws 1976, c. 121, § 1, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-101. Dams constructed by the U.S.; safety zones.

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.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-101, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 182, § 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2009, c. 157, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-102. Pensacola Dam - Fishing limitations after closing dam.

Whenever the gates of the Pensacola Dam, commonly called the Grand River Dam, or any of its spillways shall be closed by proper authority, fishing in the waters within a distance of one-half (1/2) mile below such dam or spillways shall be limited to sport fishing for a period of twenty-four (24) hours after such closing, and shall then be open for commercial fishing for a period of forty-eight (48) hours after the expiration of the twenty-four (24) hours from such closing. Nothing in this Code shall prohibit the taking of game or nongame fish by noodling during the times and in the waters described in this section.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-102, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 251, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-103. Gates Creek Dam.

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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-103, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-201. Punishment for violations not otherwise provided for.

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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-201, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-203. Aiding and/or abetting.

Every person who counsels, aids or abets another in the violation of any provision or section of this Code shall upon conviction be punished in the same manner as the principal offender.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-203, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-205. Killing, capturing, mutilating or destroying wildlife 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.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 134, § 1, operative Oct. 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 182, § 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 149, § 11, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992; Laws 2013, c. 286, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2021, c. 370, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-207. Unlawful offenses related to wildlife - Restitution.

A. When a person is convicted of a wildlife offense which involves a species of wildlife listed in Section 5-411 of this title or a species referenced in Section 5-412 of this title and involves the unlawful possession, taking or killing of the wildlife from an unlawful hunt, chase, trap, capture, shooting, killing or slaughter, netting, shocking, or poisoning, by any means, the court, in addition to the execution of sentence in whole or in part, shall order the convicted defendant to provide restitution to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The amount of restitution shall be not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) depending on the species, the type of specimen and the value of that animal to the wildlife resources of the state. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall provide the court with a recommendation on the replacement cost. The court shall also take into consideration any previous convictions for violations of any fish and wildlife laws or regulations by the offender.
B. When a person is convicted of a wildlife offense which involves any species of wildlife other than those listed or referenced in Sections 5-411 and 5-412 of this title and involves the unlawful possession, taking or killing of the wildlife from an unlawful hunt, chase, trap, capture, shooting, killing or slaughter, netting, shocking, or poisoning, by any means, the court, in addition to the execution of sentence in whole or in part, shall order the convicted defendant to provide restitution to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The amount of restitution shall be not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) depending on the species, the type of specimen and the value of that animal to the wildlife resources of the state. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall provide the court with a recommendation on the replacement cost. The court shall also take into consideration any previous convictions for violations of any fish and wildlife laws or regulations by the offender.
C. One hundred percent (100%) of the amount of restitution shall be forfeited to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation in the event of a guilty plea or a conviction.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 182, § 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 80, § 4, emerg. eff. April 12, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-208. Payment of administrative fine in lieu of bond – Deposit and use of fines.

A. Any person arrested for violation of any rule promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may, in lieu of posting bond, pay an administrative fine equal to one-half (1/2) of the current bond schedule, as prepared by the Administrative Office of the Courts pursuant to Section 1115.3 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The amount of the fine shall be rounded to the nearest five-dollar increment.
B. Any fines collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the Department of Wildlife Conservation and shall be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund to be used exclusively for developing, managing, conserving, and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 44, § 4, emerg. eff. April 24, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-209. Trespassing of facility licensed pursuant to Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act or commercial hunting area - Punishment.

A. Any person who willfully enters a facility licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act or a commercial hunting area licensed pursuant to Section 4-106 of this title without permission by the owner shall be deemed guilty of trespass and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00).
B. Any person who willfully enters a facility licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act or a big game commercial hunting area licensed pursuant to Section 4-106 of this title or willfully shoots from or across a public road, highway or railroad right-of-way onto the facility or big game commercial hunting area and hunts, takes or attempts to take a cervidae or wildlife without permission by the owner shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and in addition, the court shall order restitution for actual damages incurred. For purposes of this subsection, "actual damages" includes, but is not limited to, damages to real or personal property wherein the person willfully entering a licensed facility hunts, shoots, shoots at, kills, attempts to kill, disturbs, hazes, takes, or attempts to take any personal property of the owner without permission from the owner.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 63, § 2, eff. July 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 266, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 142, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2012, c. 11, § 5, emerg. eff. April 4, 2012.
NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 116, § 1 repealed by Laws 2012, c. 11, § 6, emerg. eff. April 4, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-302. State fish hatcheries - Disturbing waters, ponds, property.

A. Except for Departmental employees pursuant to their duties, or persons specifically authorized by Commission resolution, no person may:
1. Molest or disturb the waters, ponds or property of any state fish hatchery;
2. Place or cause to be placed in such waters or ponds any substances or things injurious to the health or safety of fish confined therein;
3. Hunt, pursue, chase, injure, capture or kill in any manner any fish confined in such hatcheries, waters or ponds; or
4. Hunt, pursue, injure or kill upon state hatchery grounds any protected wildlife.
B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-302, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-303. Private parks, preserves, clubs or resorts.

The owner or lessee in possession of any private park, preserve, club or resort shall have authority to make and enforce any additional rules and regulations not inconsistent with the wildlife conservation laws for the protection of wildlife within said private park, preserve, club or resort.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-303, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-304. Wildlife refuges or Wildlife Management Areas - Entry with dog or gun prohibited - Exceptions.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may enter upon any state or federal wildlife refuge or Wildlife Management Area with dog, gun or bow.
B. Exceptions to the above provisions are when the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission and/or the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission may by resolution permit:
1. The holding of field trials by duly authorized sportsmen's clubs; or
2. Such hunting, killing or trapping of wildlife from such refuge or Wildlife Management Area; provided, however, that Lake Murray State Park shall not be utilized for killing or trapping of natural wildlife and shall remain a wildlife preserve.
C. Any person convicted of violating provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for the first violation. A subsequent violation shall result in the suspension of privileges to hunt, kill, or trap within such refuge or Wildlife Management Area.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-304, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 149, § 12, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992; Laws 2022, c. 19, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-304.1. Lyndol Fry Waterfowl Refuge.

The waterfowl refuge portion of the Hugo Oklahoma Wildlife Management Area shall be renamed as the Lyndol Fry Waterfowl Refuge.
Added by Laws 1997, c. 248, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1997.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-305. Cooperative wildlife restoration projects.

A. The State of Oklahoma hereby assents to the provisions of:
1. The Act of Congress which was approved September 2, 1937, and is found at 16 U.S.C. Section 669, as amended; and
2. The Act of Congress which was approved August 9, 1950, and is found at 16 U.S.C. Section 777, as amended.
B. The Commission is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary for the conduct and establishment of cooperative wildlife restoration projects, as defined in such respective acts, in compliance with such acts and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior thereunder.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-305, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-401. Deleterious, noxious or toxic substances.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may deposit, place, throw, or permit to be deposited, placed or thrown, any lime, dynamite or other explosive, poison, drug, sawdust, salt water, crude oil or any other deleterious, noxious or toxic substance in any waters of this state, or in any place where such substances may run or be washed into such waters.
B. Those persons exempt from subsection A of this section shall be:
1. The Department's authorized agents and employees when they shall use drugs, chemicals and other substances in connection with any fish count, scientific test or for improvement; and
2. Those holders of a scientific purposes license which specifically authorizes taking wildlife in such manner.
C. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and each day or part of day during which such action is continued or repeated shall be a separate offense. Provided, that the party responsible for the control of any salt water, crude oil or other deleterious substances causing a violation of this section and resulting from drilling, production, transmission, storage or other operation of the petroleum industry shall be reported to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and if corrective action is not taken immediately then criminal proceedings shall be had as herein provided. The Corporation Commission is also given the express power to order whatever corrective action is necessary to abate the pollution and is given the authority to enforce the order by any action against the lease or well. Such action shall be reported by the Wildlife Department to the appropriate agency.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-401, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 262, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-401a. Violation of state environmental regulatory agency 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.
Laws 1993, c. 145, § 263, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-402. Activities in other states injurious.

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.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-402, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-7-403. Removal and disposition of dead fish.

A. Any person who catches or obtains fish in any manner whatsoever from the waters of this state and such fish are dead when taken, or die as a result of such act, shall remove those fish from such waters and shall bury or burn them, except nothing in this section shall prevent noncommercial fishermen from returning fish remains to the lakes and reservoirs of this state.
B. No person may bury or burn any such dead fish in any place where they are liable to become exposed through erosion or where such land is at any time subject to overflow.
C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall further reimburse a state agency for the costs that agency incurred in the authorized clearing of the waters and/or land of those dead fish.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-403, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1982, c. 130, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1982; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.