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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-135.2. Nuisance or damage control of coyotes or feral swine.

A. Except during deer gun seasons, a landowner, agricultural lessee, or their designated agent with written permission from the landowner or agricultural lessee may control nuisance or damage by coyotes or feral swine without a permit as provided for in Section 4-135 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes during the day or night, and without limitation by statewide season regulations or bag limits, and with the use of any legal means of take, to protect marketable agricultural crops, livestock or processed feed, seed, or other materials used in the production of an agricultural commodity. Landowners or agricultural lessees performing nuisance control activities shall be required to have a current agricultural exemption permit issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5-203.1 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a landowner, agricultural lessee, or designated agent of the landowner or lessee may use a headlight, thermal, or light enhancement device carried on the person, a vehicle with or without a mounted spotlight or night vision equipment while controlling nuisance coyotes and feral swine at night. Nothing in this subsection shall authorize the use of a headlight, thermal or night vision equipment, or a spotlight from a public roadway.
C. Any person who has been convicted of, or pleads guilty to, a violation of Section 5-203.1 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes or Section 5-411 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes within a previous three-year period shall not control nuisance or damage by coyotes or feral swine at night.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 171, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-136. Special use permits to use private land leased and administered by the Department.

A. The Wildlife Conservation Commission may establish an annual special use permit which would be required of all persons who hunt or fish or otherwise use private lands leased and administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Department shall not require a special use permit for persons traveling through such private land in a motor vehicle, unless the person is also involved in hunting or fishing or other use of the private land for which a special permit is required. The Commission may establish a three-day special use permit which would allow residents to use the private land administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation for nonhunting- or nonfishing-related activities for up to three (3) consecutive days.
B. The Commission may establish and assess a fee for an annual resident and nonresident special use permit or a three-day resident special use permit to use the private land leased and administered by the Department. The fees from permits purchased pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be expended by the Department exclusively for lease payments and for developing, managing, preserving, and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat on the private land leased and administered by the Department.
C. Legal residents of Oklahoma who are under eighteen (18) years of age on the first day of the current calendar year or are sixty-four (64) years of age or older shall be exempt from the permit requirements of this section.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 66, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 56, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 298, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 174, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2002; Laws 2008, c. 87, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 2008; Laws 2016, c. 134, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 2016.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-137. Controlled hunt choice fees.

In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the Department of Wildlife Conservation is authorized to impose a fee of not more than Ten Dollars ($10.00) per controlled hunt choice pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 203, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 2001. Amended by Laws 2018, c. 123, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-138. Wildlife Conservation Passports – Exemptions.

A. The Wildlife Conservation Commission may establish special use permits to be designated the:
1. "Annual Wildlife Conservation Passport"; and
2. "Three-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport".
A Passport shall be required of all persons not otherwise exempt as provided for in subsection C of this section, who enter or use land owned by the Commission and that has been designated by the Commission as requiring a Passport.
B. The Commission may establish and assess:
1. A fee of not more than One Dollar ($1.00) above the cost of an annual resident hunting or fishing license for the Annual Wildlife Conservation Passport; and
2. A fee of not more than Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for the Three-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport.
Each person, not otherwise exempt as provided for in subsection C of this section, entering or using a designated area of land shall be required to have a Passport in their possession while in the area.
C. The following persons shall be exempt from the Passport requirements of this section:
1. All persons who possess a valid Oklahoma fishing, hunting or combination license, a lifetime resident or nonresident fishing, hunting, or combination license, a senior citizen lifetime fishing or hunting license, or a disability fishing or hunting license;
2. Persons under sixteen (16) years of age; and
3. Students and instructors participating in bona fide educational tours or activities sponsored or organized by an educational institution or entity or any other organized event sanctioned in advance by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Sponsors of such activities shall provide notice of the date and number of persons participating in the activity to the Department of Wildlife Conservation for approval not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date of the activity.
D. 1. Any person arrested while violating the provisions of this section may purchase a temporary thirty-day license from the arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. The fee for a substitute license purchased pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be:
a.
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for legal residents of this state, and
b.
Ninety Dollars ($90.00) for nonresidents.
2. The fees from licenses purchased pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund to be used exclusively for developing, managing, preserving and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 130, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 38, § 1; Laws 2015, c. 167, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-139. Migratory bird permit - Sandhill Crane permit – Violation – Penalty.

A. Any person who hunts, takes, or attempts to take any migratory bird shall be required to obtain from the Director any federally required permit for migratory birds.
B. The fee for a migratory bird permit under subsection A of this section shall be Two Dollars ($2.00) for residents and nonresidents. By July 1, 2004, the Wildlife Conservation Commission shall develop and implement an Internet-based electronic application by which persons may apply for a migratory bird permit. For any person who makes application for and fills out the required information for the migratory bird permit by means of the Internet, the two-dollar fee shall be waived.
C. In addition to the permit required in subsection A of this section, any person who hunts, takes, or attempts to take a Sandhill Crane shall be required to obtain from the Director a Sandhill Crane permit. The fee for a Sandhill Crane permit shall be Two Dollars ($2.00) for residents and nonresidents. No persons shall be exempt from the permit requirements of this subsection.
D. Persons exempt from the migratory bird permit requirements of subsections A and B of this section are:
1. Persons under sixteen (16) years of age;
2. Persons age sixty-four (64) or older; and
3. A landowner hunting only on their own property.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
Added by Laws 2003, c. 160, § 11, eff. July 1, 2003. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 282, § 1, emerg. eff. May 10, 2004; Laws 2013, c. 174, § 1.
NOTE: Laws 2004, c. 84, § 1 repealed by Laws 2005, c. 1, § 35, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-141. Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund.

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be designated the “Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received pursuant to the provisions of Sections 4-110, 4-112 and 4-113 of this title from fees for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and required to be deposited in the fund, subsection G of Section 4-114 of this title from fees for the Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and required to be deposited in the fund and any other monies received from fees for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and required to be deposited in the fund. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be expended by the Commission as follows:
1. An amount equal to Four Dollars ($4.00) per stamp to be used to retire the obligations and related expenses as authorized pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes or to purchase, lease, or purchase easements on real property to be used as public hunting, fishing, and trapping areas; and
2. An amount equal to fifty cents ($0.50) per stamp to be used by the Commission for management of the real property acquired pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes or acquired with proceeds from the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 513, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2004. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 304, § 3, emerg. eff. June 6, 2005; Laws 2010, c. 317, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-143. Rattlesnake hunting permit.

A. All legal residents of Oklahoma and nonresidents may purchase a five-day rattlesnake permit from the Director or an agent of the Director which shall allow the person to hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take, or attempt to take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized rattlesnake-hunting event or festival during the five-day period without obtaining a hunting license issued pursuant to Section 4-112 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. The fee for a rattlesnake permit shall be Five Dollars ($5.00).
C. Any person with a hunting license issued pursuant to Section 4-112 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes may hunt rattlesnake without acquiring a rattlesnake permit issued pursuant to this section.
Added by Laws 2005, c. 304, § 5, emerg. eff. June 6, 2005.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-144. Black bear hunting license.

A. No person may hunt or take black bear without having first procured a license from the Director of Wildlife Conservation or an agent of the Director.
B. The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall decide the open season, the bag limits, and territorial limitations for hunting or taking black bear.
C. The fees for a license issued pursuant to this section shall be:
1. For legal residents, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and
2. For nonresidents, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
D. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
E. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 27, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-203. Issuance of licenses through electronic point of sale system - Promulgation of rules.

A. Every dealer appointed to issue licenses as provided for in Section 3-202 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be required to issue every license by means of an electronic point of sale system beginning no later than January 1, 2013.
B. By January 1, 2013, the Wildlife Conservation Commission shall promulgate rules establishing:
1. The duties of a dealer;
2. Procedures for issuing licenses and remitting license fees;
3. A collection fee to be retained by the dealer;
4. Reporting requirements;
5. Penalties for any violation of the rules; and
6. Any other rule deemed necessary by the Commission.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 85, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-101. Hunting, trapping, killing etc., of propagated wildlife or domesticated animals - Licenses - Permits - Invoices - Records - Violations - Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this title, commercial hunting areas are subject to neither seasons or bag limit. Holders of commercial hunting area licenses may permit properly licensed persons to hunt, use, give away, sell, transport, trap or kill, within the confines of the commercial hunting area, any propagated wildlife or domesticated animals hunted for sport.
B. If said wildlife or domesticated animals or parts thereof are shipped or transported from the confines of the commercial hunting area, the commercial hunting area license holder or his lawfully appointed agent shall sign a written invoice which shall accompany such wildlife or domesticated animal to its final destination. Such invoice shall list:
1. The propagator's permit number;
2. The kind and number of each species killed, sold, given away, transported or shipped;
3. The name and address of the recipient; and
4. The date received from licensee;
and shall state that he has fully complied with the provisions of this section.
C. These invoices shall be evidence of rightful possession and ownership of lawfully taken wildlife.
D. A copy of such invoices must be permanently kept for at least three (3) years from date of expiration of license by the commercial propagator and must also include whether the wildlife was shipped alive or dead.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-101, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1992, c. 149, § 2, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-102. Tagging wildlife or domesticated animals hunted for sport to be removed from commercial hunting areas.

A. No person may remove any propagated or released wildlife or domesticated animals hunted for sport which are killed at a commercial hunting area, including exotic wildlife, without attaching a tag to each of such killed wildlife or domesticated animals hunted for sport.
B. The tags shall be supplied by the Commission at a cost of no more than Ten Dollars ($10.00); provided, that there shall be no fee for tags for females of the Cervidae family which are hunted for sport and killed at a commercial hunting area. The tags shall contain such information as the Commission may require and shall be numbered consecutively.
C. Such tag must remain attached to the individual wildlife or domesticated animals hunted for sport until prepared and consumed and shall not be used more than once.
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-102, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 353, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-202.1. Revocation of hunting or fishing license.

A. Any hunting or fishing license issued to a person by the Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be automatically revoked on final conviction of the person of an offense under subsection J of Section 5-202 of this title. The revocation shall be for a period set by the court of not less than one (1) year or more than ten (10) years. If the court does not set a period, the revocation shall be for one (1) year from the date the conviction becomes final. During this period of revocation, the Department shall not issue that person a hunting or fishing license. If the court does not set a period, the Department shall not issue that person a license before the first anniversary of the date the conviction becomes final.
B. A person who has a license or permit revoked under this section shall surrender the revoked license or permit to the court, or the court may order the defendant to surrender the license or permit directly to an officer from the Department of Wildlife Conservation present at the hearing. If the license or permit is surrendered to the court, the court shall send the Department of Wildlife Conservation the revoked license. The court shall also send the Department a copy of the judgment of conviction. In lieu of sending a paper copy of the documents and information required by this subsection, the court clerk may transmit the conviction information by using an electronic method authorized by the Department of Wildlife Conservation.
C. For purposes of this section, “final conviction” shall include a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or the imposition of deferred adjudication for an offense.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 200, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 370, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-203. Carrying firearms while training dogs.

A. A hunting dog trainer may carry shotguns or firearms on public or private property, other than state parks where hunting game to kill is prohibited, while training bird hunting dogs provided that:
1. The trainer notifies the game warden in the region prior to going into the field;
2. The trainer has a dog training shoot to kill license, issued by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The fee for the license shall not exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) per year;
3. The trainer has a current receipt from a licensed commercial or noncommercial game breeder of the propagated bird which is being released for the training purposes, stating the number of birds and the date obtained or has proof that the bird was reared by the trainer; and
4. All propagated birds so used are tagged or banded prior to their release. The use of a bird hunting dog may be permitted in the legal hunting of quail, dove, prairie chickens, pheasant and waterfowl.
B. A person may carry a pistol while training a bird dog without having met the provisions of paragraphs 1 through 4 of subsection A of this section.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-203, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 184, § 1; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2010, c. 80, § 1, emerg. eff. April 12, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-203.2. Restrictions on laser sighting devices - Exceptions.

A. Except for battery-powered scoping devices that project a light or dot inside the scope and pin sight lights on archery equipment, no person shall use a laser sighting device as a hunting aid.
B. Nothing in this section shall prevent a person from possessing a .22 caliber rimfire rifle or pistol with a laser sighting device while hunting or taking furbearers with hounds during the legal, open furbearer season, while possessing a valid hunting license.
C. As used in this section, "laser sighting device" means any artificial light of any form that casts or reflects a beam of light onto or otherwise illuminates wildlife.
D. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to persons who are:
1. One hundred percent (100%) disabled as certified by the Social Security Administration;
2. One hundred percent (100%) disabled as certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and registered with the veterans registry created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; or
3. Certified as being legally blind by a physician licensed in this state or any state which borders this state if the person is hunting on private property and is accompanied by a licensed hunter.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
F. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall promulgate any rule necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 261, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 229, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-204. Hunting or discharge of firearm near public place - Shooting from or across highway or railroad right-of-way.

A. No person may hunt, pursue game or discharge firearms within four hundred and forty (440) yards of any church, schoolhouse, or other public place where people may assemble, so as to disturb such assemblage.
B. No person may shoot from or across a public road or highway or right-of-way thereof, or railroad right-of-way.
C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00). Persons convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) nor more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for thirty (30) days, or by both imprisonment and fine.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any peace officer in the performance of their duties.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-204, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 154, § 1, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1988, c. 208, § 2, eff. July 1, 1988; Laws 1993, c. 264, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1999, c. 122, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 1999; Laws 2011, c. 142, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-205. Required clothing for hunting.

A. No person after January 1, 1980, may hunt any deer or elk with legal firearms unless such person is wearing a head covering and an outer garment above the waistline, both totaling five hundred (500) square inches or more of clothing, both consisting of daylight fluorescent orange color totaling not less than four hundred (400) square inches, and both to be worn conspicuously on the person.
B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-205, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1978, c. 113, § 1; Laws 1985, c. 67, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-206. Falconry provisions – Use – Transportation - Fine.

A. Falconry is a legal method for hunting and taking resident Oklahoma game, pursuant to the provisions of this section.
B. Any exotic species of hawk, falcon, owl, eagle, or other raptor and any native species of hawk, falcon, owl, eagle, or other raptor as provided in Section 5-410 of this title, may be used for the sport of falconry. Hawks, falcons, owls, eagles, and other raptors which are bred in captivity in accordance with federal regulations may be sold, possessed, traded or bartered, by persons licensed as required under Section 4-107 of this title, and may be possessed, trained and used only by persons licensed under Section 4-108 of this title.
C. Hawks, falcons, owls, eagles, and other raptors may be transported into and out of the state, only as provided by Sections 7-602 and 7-801 of this title. However, persons possessing a valid Oklahoma falconer's license or equivalent license from another state and who are in compliance with federal law may transport raptors into and out of the state without notifying the Director of Wildlife Conservation.
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-206, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 16, § 1, emerg. eff. March 4, 1975; Laws 1986, c. 76, § 1, eff. July 1, 1986; Laws 1991, c. 116, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 149, § 3, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992; Laws 2009, c. 65, § 2, emerg. eff. April 20, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-207. Nest or eggs of game birds - Taking or destroying.

It shall be unlawful to willfully and intentionally take or destroy at any time the nest or eggs of any game bird, except as specifically permitted by law. Any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for thirty (30) days, or by both such imprisonment and fine.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-207, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-208. Falconry field meets.

Nothing in this Code shall prevent an organized group from holding field meets which are conducted according to provisions of state falconry regulations, provided such meets shall first be registered with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and held in accordance with rules declared by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Laws 1975, c. 16, § 3, emerg. eff. March 4, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-212. Obstruction of shooting, hunting, fishing and trapping prohibited - Landowner's rights - Penalties - Exemptions.

A. A person may not willfully obstruct or impede the participation of any individual in the lawful activity of shooting, hunting, fishing or trapping in this state. Provided, that nothing in this section shall prohibit a landowner or lessee from exercising their lawful rights of prohibiting hunting, fishing or trapping on their land, or any other legal right.
B. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
C. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be liable to the person to whom they interfered with for all costs and damages resulting therefrom. If said person holds an Oklahoma hunting, fishing or trapping license at the time of conviction, such license shall be revoked.
D. This section of law shall not prevent a game warden from performing his enforcement duties and any Department of Wildlife Conservation employee from performing his duties in working with the sportsmen of this state.
Laws 1987, c. 142, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-213. Crossbow and longbow - Mechanical assistance to hold at full or partial draw – Air bows – Stamp required.

A. The use of crossbows and conventional longbows with a device that permits the bow to be held mechanically at full or partial draw, shall be a legal hunting method during any open season when conventional longbows are a legal means of take.
B. The use of air bows shall be a legal hunting method during any open season when rifles are a legal means of take. No person may hunt or take during the open season with an air bow unless the person has first obtained a stamp issued by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for a one-time fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
C. At such time as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition to include air bows and air guns, the stamp pursuant to subsection B of this section shall no longer be required, and authorization for the continual use of air bows as a legal means of take shall be established by rules promulgated by the Commission.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 393, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 253, § 1, emerg. eff. May 11, 2022.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 213 of this title to provide consistency in numbering.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-401A. Determination of overpopulation of deer - Implementation of plan pursuant to Section 5-401.

The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall immediately develop a plan to address the overpopulation of deer in various areas of this state. If the Commission determines pursuant to Section 5-401 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes that there is an overpopulation of deer in one or more of the areas, the Commission shall implement such portions of the plan as are appropriate pursuant to Section 5-401 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2000, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. April 14, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-402. Punishment for violations of this article.

A. Any person convicted of violating any provision of Section 5-203 and Sections 5-401 through 5-410 of this title, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Any person convicted of violating any provision of Sections 5-411 and 5-412 of this title, shall be punished by a fine not less than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) nor more than One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. The State of Oklahoma, on relation of the district attorney, is hereby authorized to institute legal action against the owner or operator of any air, land or water conveyances, firearms or other items or equipment used, if the owner or operator is found guilty of a violation of Section 5-411 or 5-412 of this title.
The legal proceedings shall subject all of the above-mentioned items to seizure and forfeiture proceedings pursuant to Section 7-206 of this title, if it is found that the items were used as an aid in violation of Section 5-411 or 5-412 of this title.
C. A court in this state, on relation of the district attorney, may order the suspension, revocation, or denial of the hunting and fishing license privileges of a person found guilty of violation of Section 5-411 or 5-412 of this title for a period of time as determined by the court to be consistent with the violation committed and based on previous conviction history, not to exceed a maximum of ten (10) years. Upon completion of the suspension or revocation period, the person may apply for a new hunting or fishing license or reinstatement of the lifetime license the person held by paying a reinstatement fee of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for residents and Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for nonresidents. The reinstatement fee shall be in addition to any other fees required for the hunting and fishing license.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-402, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 113, § 1, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 35, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2010, c. 80, § 2, emerg. eff. April 12, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-403. Bullfrogs.

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may take, kill or capture more than fifteen (15) bullfrogs in any one day during open season as declared by the Commission; nor may any person sell bullfrogs or ship them out of the state at any time.
B. Persons exempt from the above subsection are persons licensed under Section 4-102 of this Code, who take, kill, capture, sell or ship those bullfrogs raised in their enterprise.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-403, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-404. Cottontail or swamp rabbits.

Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may ship either a live or dead cottontail or swamp rabbit from this state.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-404, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1992, c. 149, § 6, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-405. Furbearers.

A. A person may hunt, kill, capture or otherwise take or destroy any furbearer pursuant to this section or pursuant to rules promulgated by the Wildlife Conservation Commission.
B. A person may kill furbearers actually found destroying livestock, poultry or exotic livestock. A person may also run or chase a fox, bobcat and raccoon with dogs for sport only. For purposes of this section, the term "exotic livestock" means commercially raised exotic livestock including animals of the families bovidae, cervidae and antilocapridae or birds of the ratite group.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-405, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 171, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Laws 1993, c. 36, § 7, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1996, c. 135, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2006, c. 131, § 2, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 110, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2021, c. 29, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-406. Migratory birds.

No person may hunt, capture or kill any species of migratory birds, including but not limited to ducks, brant, and geese, except as provided in the Treaties of the United States and Acts of Congress relating to such endeavors, and as annually fixed by the federal department in control of migratory birds and the Commission.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-406, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-406.1. Double-crested Cormorant - Nuisance.

The Double-Crested Cormorant, often popularly referred to as a "water turkey", is hereby declared a nuisance. As such, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation will work with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation to eliminate international treaty protection for the cormorant and implement maximum control measures, including but not limited to setting hunting seasons as appropriate.
Laws 1992, c. 158, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1992.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-407. Quail.

A. The hunting or killing of quail may be only by use of a shotgun, longbow or by falconry, and then only between sunrise and sunset.
B. At no time shall any quail or covey be shot while resting on the ground, commonly called "pot shooting."
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-407, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 318, § 14, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-409. Squirrels.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall bag or possess more than two (2) days' limit of squirrels after the second day's hunt. Season dates and bag limits shall be set by the Wildlife Conservation Commission.
B. No person may cut down or remove a tree being used as a den or nest by squirrels unless specific permission for such cutting or removal has been given by the owner or lessee of the land.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-409, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 149, § 7, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. April 10, 1995; Laws 2021, c. 29, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-410. Hawks, falcons, owls, eagles.

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may knowingly and willfully, by means of any device, molest, injure or kill any species of hawk, falcon, owl or eagle, their nests, eggs or young.
B. Birds exempt from this provision are:
1. Any species of hawk or owl in the act of destroying domestic birds or fowl;
2. Any species of hawk, falcon, owl or eagle, except those species prohibited by federal law, when taken by a licensed falconer for use in the practice of falconry, as provided in Section 5-206 of this Code.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-410, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1975, c. 16, § 2, emerg. eff. March 4, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-411.1. Taxidermist sale of unclaimed specimen - Requirements.

A. Any taxidermist may sell any unclaimed specimen left in his or her possession in excess of six (6) months following notification by telephone that the specimen is completed provided that such person complies with the following requirements:
1. Each taxidermist shall keep on file the name, address, hunting license number, and any other information as may be required by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation relating to the owner of the unclaimed specimen;
2. Each taxidermist shall provide to the hunter who brings in a specimen a form to read as follows: "When your specimen is finished, you will be notified by telephone that your specimen is ready for pick up. If you do not pick up and pay any balances on your specimen within six (6) months after that call, Oklahoma law allows taxidermists to sell any unclaimed specimen to recover costs in preparing the specimen."; and
3. Each taxidermist may sell the unclaimed specimen for an amount not to exceed the original price for mounting, preserving, tanning, or otherwise preparing the unclaimed specimen and any cost for notification, and shall only sell the unclaimed specimen to legal residents of Oklahoma.
B. As used in this section, “taxidermist” means a person who, for consideration, mounts, preserves, or otherwise prepares the body of any bird, animal, or fish, or any other part thereof, for display.
Added by Laws 2010, c. 155, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-411.2. Taxidermy specimen of native wildlife - Estate sale.

A. A taxidermy specimen of native wildlife may be sold at an estate sale only if the specimen is a part of the personal property of an owner whose estate is being liquidated at the sale and the Director of Wildlife Conservation grants written permission prior to the sale. The Director may require submission of any documents or information as is necessary to determine the reason for and type of sale that is being conducted.
B. 1. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a taxidermy specimen of:
a. privately owned domesticated animal as defined in Section 2-108.1 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
b. farmed cervidae from a farmed cervidae facility licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act,
c. any exotic wildlife as defined in Section 2-109.1 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
d. any wildlife or domesticated animal legally harvested from a commercial hunting area licensed pursuant to Section 4-106 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statues, and
e. any native wildlife, the selling, buying, or trading of which is otherwise allowed by state law.
2. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to allow the selling, buying or trading of a taxidermy specimen of any wildlife which is otherwise prohibited by state law or by federal law or regulation, including but not limited to migratory birds.
C. For purposes of this section:
1. “Estate sale” means a type of sale or auction to dispose of a substantial portion of the real or personal property owned by a person who is recently deceased or owned by a person who must dispose of property to facilitate a move into a situation where the person will be unable to keep the property, such as to an assisted living facility, retirement community, rest home or other living quarters. Estate sales may be held by the survivors of a deceased, by a person unable to keep the property because of a move, ordered by a court or mandated in the will of a deceased. Estate sales may be conducted by a professional auctioneer or liquidator who may charge the estate a percentage of the revenues from the sales and other fees and costs incurred; and
2. “Taxidermy specimen” means the body of any native wildlife, or any other part thereof, that has been mounted, preserved or otherwise prepared for display.
Added by Laws 2011, c. 128, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-412. Endangered or threatened species or subspecies.

Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may possess, hunt, chase, harass, capture, shoot at, wound or kill, take or attempt to take, trap or attempt to trap any endangered or threatened species or subspecies without specific written permission of the Director. In no event, however, may that permission conflict with federal law.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-412, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 172, § 3, emerg. eff. June 18, 1985; Laws 1992, c. 149, § 8, emerg. eff. April 30, 1992; Laws 2010, c. 80, § 3, emerg. eff. April 12, 2010.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-412.1. Publication of listing of endangered or threatened species or subspecies.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall print a listing of those endangered or threatened species or subspecies protected by this act as part of the published general hunting regulations booklet printed each year.
Laws 1985, c. 172, § 4, emerg. eff. June 18, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-413. Mounted specimens of wildlife - Seizure of items, equipment, vehicles or other property.

A. Mounted specimens of wildlife shall be considered as the type of wildlife they represent for purposes of enforcement of Sections 5-202, 5-203.1, 5-401, 5-411 or 8-104 of this title.
B. Such mounted specimens shall not be placed alongside state highways or interstate highways for the purpose of enforcing this title.
C. Any item, equipment, vehicle or other property which is used or operated in violation of Sections 5-203.1, 5-401, 5-411 or 8-104 of this title pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be subject to seizure and forfeiture under the provisions of this title unless it is the second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section by the person.
Added by Laws 1991, c. 182, § 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 2015, c. 208, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-415. Release of unclaimed, processed, lawfully harvested venison.

A person or business operating as a meat processor in this state may release any unclaimed, processed, lawfully harvested venison to the Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Hunters Against Hunger Program after a period of ninety (90) days following notification by telephone to the person who brought the wild game for processing that the wild game has been processed and is available for collection. The meat processor shall receive the normal reimbursement fee from Hunters Against Hunger.
Added by Laws 2012, c. 137, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-504. Fur dealers' register reports.

A. All persons engaged in the business of buying raw pelts of furbearers or predators, as defined in this Code, shall keep a daily register showing the name and address of every person from whom such pelts were purchased, the number of such person's trapping license, or his hunting license in lieu thereof, the number and kinds of pelts purchased and the price paid.
B. Such daily register shall be open to the Director, game wardens, or authorized agents.
C. All such fur dealers shall report on the first day of each month during and one month after the close of the fur season of all furs bought, and such report shall be forwarded to the Director.
D. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-504, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 39, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-601. Wildlife breeders' sale and transportation of wildlife - Tags for selling - Invoices - Records.

A. All licensed wildlife breeders may sell and transport any live wildlife for propagation purposes, may sell and transport minnows for bait if such are lawfully possessed or raised pursuant to this Code, and may sell and transport any live or dead wildlife for food upon compliance with the hereinafter set forth subsections.
B. All wildlife sold for food must be tagged with a metal tag to be supplied by the Department at reasonable prices, such tag to contain such information as the Director may require.
C. All tags shall remain attached to the individual animal, bird or fish until prepared for the consumer and may not be used more than once.
D. The breeder must keep permanent records for up to five (5) years on all wildlife sold and raised and shall contain:
1. The kind and number of species sold, killed, given away, transported or shipped;
2. The name and address of the recipient or consignee; and
3. The date of the transaction.
E. Such records shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by authorized representatives of the Department.
F. All wildlife dealers may retain their wildlife for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days after their licenses expire.
G. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-601, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-5-602. Confinement of wildlife to premises.

A. Except for native cats or bears which are exhibited under an exhibitor’s permit issued to a person pursuant to Section 4-107 of this title, all furbearers, game mammals, game birds, game fish and minnows raised under the provisions of this Code shall be confined to the lands or waters described in the application, and the wildlife shall be confined in a manner as to prohibit mammals, birds and fish belonging to the State of Oklahoma from becoming part of the enterprise.
B. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 5-602, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 318, § 15, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994; Laws 2003, c. 188, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003.