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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-309. Retention of firearm by warden upon retirement.

In addition to any of the other benefits provided under the laws relating to the retirement and pension fund of the Department of Wildlife Conservation, a retired game warden shall be entitled to receive upon retirement, by reason of disability or after twenty (20) years' service, the continued custody and possession of the sidearm carried by such member immediately prior to retirement, upon his request.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 3-309, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-311. Wildlife Diversity Program - Review of utilization of funds.

It is the intent of the Legislature to review the performance of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Department of Wildlife Conservation in the utilization of the monies received pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-310 of this title.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 23, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 167, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2007, c. 44, § 2, emerg. eff. April 24, 2007.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-312. Wildlife habitat development program - Contracts with private landowners - Liability.

A. In order to encourage wildlife habitat conservation on private lands, the Department of Wildlife Conservation shall establish a program for wildlife habitat maintenance, enhancement, development, preservation, restoration, and management on private lands. To implement the program, the Department shall enter into multiyear contracts for approved projects on privately owned lands detailing the landowners' responsibilities.
B. The Department shall promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act to implement the program. Such rules may provide for incentives to participate in the program.
C. Nothing in this section or in the contract executed pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be interpreted or construed to constitute a financial or general obligation of the state. No state revenue shall be used to guarantee or pay for any damages to property or injury to persons as a result of the provisions of this section or the contract.
D. 1. Any landowner contracting with the Department pursuant to the provisions of this section:
a.
except as otherwise provided by this subsection, owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for any recreational purposes, or to give any warning of a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity on such premises to persons entering for such purposes,
b.
who either directly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any person to use such property for recreational purposes, does not thereby:
(1)
extend any assurance that the premises are safe for any purpose,
(2)
confer upon such person the legal status of an invitee or licensee,
(3)
assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to person or property caused by an act or omission of such persons.
2. Nothing in this section limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists for:
a.
willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure or activity,
b.
injury suffered in any case where the owner of land charges the person or persons who enter or go on the land for the recreational use thereof.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 171, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1994. Amended by Laws 2003, c. 111, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-313. Law Enforcement Officer Training Account.

There is hereby created within the Wildlife Conservation Fund an account designated as the "Law Enforcement Officer Training Account". The account shall consist of monies designated for deposit to the account by law. All monies accruing to the credit of said account shall be budgeted and expended by the Department of Wildlife Conservation for the training of law enforcement officers employed by the Department. Expenditures from the account shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 318, § 2, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 119.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-314. Advertising.

The Department of Wildlife Conservation may sell advertising in any Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission-approved publication, media production or other informational material produced by the Department. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for accepting or using advertisements as authorized in this section.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 242, § 1, emerg. eff. May 28, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-3-315. Fish or game animal food charitable distribution program.

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation may administer, either directly or through contract with nonprofit or charitable organizations, a program or programs for the distribution of lawfully harvested fish or game animals, or the meat from such fish or game animals, to charitable organizations or nonprofit corporations to be used as food for human consumption. This section shall not prohibit individual transfer, donation or distribution of lawfully harvested fish or game animals which is otherwise authorized by law.
B. The Department or any employee or agent of the Department shall not be liable for damages in any civil suit or subject to criminal prosecution for any injury resulting from the nature, age, condition, or packaging of food distributed as provided for in this section, unless the injury or death is a direct result of the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of the Department or employee or agent of the Department.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 108, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 2002.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-103. Commercial fishing license.

A. No person may take for commercial purposes, by the use of nets, traps, seines and other similar devices, nongame fish from the waters of this state without having first procured a license for such from the Director.
B. Prior to the issuance of each license, the applicant must file with the Director:
1. A true inventory of the equipment to be utilized in the operations of that fisherman;
2. Under special management or research conditions, the Commission may require a good and sufficient surety bond to the Department, by a surety company licensed to do business in this state, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) conditioned upon the observance and the compliance with the provisions of this section and Sections 6-201 and 6-202 of this Code, which bond shall be subject to forfeiture upon the conviction of the violation of any of the provisions of this Code, as provided in paragraph 2, subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code.
C. The fee for a license under this section shall be Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) for residents and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for nonresidents of the State of Oklahoma.
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
E. Commercial fishermen whose licenses have been revoked under subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code may not engage in commercial fishing operations in any manner during such revocation.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-103, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 91, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1994, c. 318, § 3, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-103A. Commercial turtle harvester license.

A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this section, no person may take for commercial purposes, by the use of nets, traps, seines and other similar devices, turtles from this state without having first procured a commercial turtle harvester license from the Director.
B. Any person having procured a commercial turtle harvester license, pursuant to subsection A of this section, may take for commercial purposes by any means, or assist in any such operations, turtles or aquatic turtles from any waters of this state, except from waters located within a city, town or municipality, and such areas designated pursuant to Section 1452 of Title 82 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. Prior to the issuance of each license, the applicant must file with the Director a true inventory of the equipment to be utilized in the operations of that turtle harvester. Such inventory shall be kept current. The inventory may be amended by filing a new inventory at any time.
D. The fee for a license under this section shall be Forty Dollars ($40.00) for residents and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for nonresidents of the State of Oklahoma.
E. The Director shall not issue a commercial turtle harvester license to residents of any other state which does not allow residents of Oklahoma the opportunity to purchase such license in their state.
F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
G. Commercial turtle harvesters whose licenses have been revoked under subsection F of Section 4-101 of this title shall not engage in commercial turtle harvesting operations in any manner during such revocation.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 318, § 4, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 242, § 2, emerg. eff. May 28, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-103B. Commercial turtle buyer's license.

A. No person may buy, transport out of state or export aquatic turtles from this state without having first procured a commercial turtle buyer's license from the Director.
B. The fee for an annual license under this section shall be Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for residents and Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for nonresidents. Prior to the issuance of such license the applicant shall file with the Department a good and sufficient surety bond by a surety company licensed to do business in this state in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) conditioned upon the observance and compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, which bond will be forfeited to the Department upon conviction for the violation of any provision of this section, or Section 4-101 or 5-602 of this title or any rule of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
C. The Director shall not issue a commercial turtle buyer's license to residents of any other state which does not allow residents of Oklahoma the opportunity to purchase such license in their state.
D. Any person who buys or exports aquatic turtles from this state shall pay the Department as a severance fee an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the dollar value of turtles purchased or received from licensed commercial turtle harvesters. The payment shall be computed from the purchase records completed and maintained by the licensee for each and every purchase made. Such purchase records along with the fee and an accurate report of all turtles exported from this state for each month shall be submitted to the Department by the fifteenth day of the following month. The Wildlife Commission shall issue such rules and reporting requirements governing the purchases and exports and shall design all forms necessary for the operation of these provisions.
E. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both fine and imprisonment. In addition, such person shall forfeit his license and not be permitted to renew the license for a one-year period.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 318, § 5, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 242, § 3, emerg. eff. May 28, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-104. Commercial fishing helper's license.

A. No person may employ any helper or assistant in any commercial fishing operation without having first procured from the Director a license for each such person.
B. Such license shall be in the form of a John Doe license and will be valid for the helper or assistant only so long as the helper or assistant works in the presence of the commercial fisherman.
C. The fee for a license under this section shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-104, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-104A. Commercial turtle harvesting helper's license.

A. No person may assist in any commercial turtle harvesting operation without having first procured from the Director a license for each such person.
B. Such license shall be in the form of a John Doe license and will be valid for the helper or assistant only so long as the helper or assistant works under the supervision of a commercial turtle harvester who shall be legally responsible for the actions of such helper or assistant.
C. The fee for a license under this section shall be Forty Dollars ($40.00).
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 318, § 6, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-105. Commercial fisherman's permit to sell out of state.

A. No person may transport or sell nongame fish outside the state without having first procured a commercial fishing license under Section 4-103 of this Code, and without also having first procured from the Director a special permit for transporting or selling such fish.
B. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-105, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-108. Falconer's license.

A. No person may use hawks, falcons, owls, eagles or any other raptor to hunt, chase or take game without having first procured a falconer’s license.
B. All falconers shall have an Oklahoma falconer's license or equivalent license from another state and an Oklahoma hunting license unless legally exempt.
C. The fee for a falconer's license issued by the Director of Wildlife Conservation pursuant to this section shall be Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) for a resident and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for a nonresident. A falconer’s license shall be valid for a period of three (3) years from date of issuance.
D. In lieu of the provisions of subsection C of this section, the Department is authorized to issue a temporary falconer's license for nonresidents not to exceed ten (10) days. The fee for a temporary license shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
E. Any person with a falconer's license whose hunting raptor accidentally kills a wildlife that is out of season or of the wrong species or sex shall leave the dead wildlife where it lies, except that the raptor may feed upon the wildlife prior to leaving the site of the kill.
F. Any person convicted of violating any provision 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, § 4-108, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 91, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1991, c. 116, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2009, c. 65, § 1, emerg. eff. April 20, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-108A. Falconry - Bonding rules and regulations.

The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall issue rules and regulations regarding discretionary bonding for holders of a falconer's license charged with any violation involving falconry or the use of raptors in the taking of wildlife. Said rules may provide that bond be posted in lieu of confiscation of raptors and allow licensee to retain raptors.
Laws 1991, c. 116, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-109. Shoot-to-kill field trial license.

A. No person may take, nor may any organization permit to be taken, during any field trial, any legally acquired domestically reared pheasant, coturnix quail, bobwhite quail, Indian chukars or other similar suitable birds, without that person having first procured a hunting license and without that person or organization having procured an annual license for a field trial from the Director.
B. Permits issued under this section shall be restricted to dog owners, trainers and bona fide dog clubs.
C. The fees for a license for any organization under this section shall be set by the Department in an amount of Five Dollars ($5.00).
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-109, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1978, H.J. Res. No. 1043, § 2.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-111. Fur dealer's license.

A. No person may buy, barter or deal in any fur or pelt of furbearers in this state without having first procured a license for such from the Director.
B. A nonresident fur dealer shall provide advance notice of each and every place where business is transacted. Notice shall be to the Director in the manner prescribed by the Commission.
It shall be illegal and punishable under the provisions of this section, for anyone not having a current fur dealer's license to sell, barter or deal in any fur or pelt of furbearers in this state for shipment of the fur or pelt out of state without having obtained a current license and without reporting said sale to the Director.
C. The fee for a license under this section shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for residents. The fee for a license under this section for nonresidents who reside in a state which charges a fee for a fur dealer's license shall be equivalent to that state's nonresident fee. If no equivalent fee exists in a state where a nonresident resides, the fee for an Oklahoma nonresident fur dealer's license shall be Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).
D. All licenses issued pursuant to this section shall expire on June 30 of each year.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-111, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1978, c. 202, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1985, c. 91, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 124, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Laws 1996, c. 135, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Laws 2003, c. 287, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2008, c. 129, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 2008; Laws 2015, c. 132, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-113. Hunting/fishing annual combination license.

A. Legal residents who are not the individuals exempted from the license requirement as provided in subsection B of Section 4-112 of this title may purchase an annual combination hunting/fishing license from the Director or agents of the Director.
B. The fee for each combination hunting/fishing license issued under this section shall be:
1. For residents eighteen (18) years of age and older for a license that expires one (1) year after the date of issuance – Fifty-two Dollars ($52.00); and
2. For legal residents sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age for a license that expires one (1) year after the date of issuance – Eighteen Dollars ($18.00).
C. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section, Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-113, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 238, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1976; Laws 1981, c. 195, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Laws 1982, c. 154, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Laws 1985, c. 91, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1994, c. 372, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Laws 2003, c. 160, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 287, § 5, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2009, c. 123, § 2, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 317, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Laws 2022, c. 208, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-113.1. Five-year fishing, hunting and hunting/fishing combination licenses.

A. All legal residents who have resided in the state for at least six (6) months may purchase five-year fishing licenses, five-year hunting licenses or five-year combination hunting/fishing licenses from the State Wildlife Conservation Director.
B. The fee for these licenses shall be:
1. Five-year fishing license, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00);
2. Five-year hunting license, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00); and
3. Five-year combination hunting/fishing license, One Hundred Thirty-five Dollars ($135.00).
C. The use of the licenses provided in this section is subject to those restrictions provided by statute and the regulations of the Wildlife Conservation Commission.
D. Should any lifetime license be lost or destroyed, a duplicate will be issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation for a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00).
E. A five-year licensee shall not lose the privileges of such license by a subsequent transfer of residency.
F. 1. In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to subsection B of this section, a person purchasing a five-year fishing, hunting or combination license shall be required to purchase a five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp. Each person shall have the stamp in their possession while hunting, fishing, or taking any wildlife. The fee for the five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp shall be Twelve Dollars ($12.00). The fee for the stamp shall be distributed as follows:
a.
Ten Dollars ($10.00) from each stamp shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund, created in Section 4-141 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, 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
b.
Two Dollars ($2.00) from each stamp shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund, created in Section 4-141 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, 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.
2. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall prescribe, by rule, the form, design, and manner of issuance of the five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp.
3. Within one (1) year of the final retirement, redemption, or defeasance of the obligations created pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee requirements provided for in this subsection shall terminate.
Added by Laws 2008, c. 42, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-113.2. Three-day special use permit – Veterans, nonprofit or charitable organizations.

A. The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall establish a three-day special use permit to be purchased by a landowner for a tract of land that is two hundred (200) acres or more.
B. The special use permit shall allow any veterans and nonprofit or charitable organizations, with the permission of the landowner, to hunt and fish on the tract of land. Those veterans and organizations permitted to hunt and fish on the tract of land shall be exempt from hunting and fishing license requirements for the term that the special use permit is issued.
C. The term for the special use permit shall only be for consecutive days.
D. The price of the special use permit shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
E. The Commission shall promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of this act.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 77, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-113A. Fishing guide license.

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, no person shall assist, accompany, transport, guide or aid persons in the taking of fish for compensation or other considerations without having first procured a license specified in subsection B of this section from the Director or from any of the authorized agents of the Department of Wildlife Conservation.
B. The Department shall promulgate rules for a fishing guide license, for persons who assist, accompany, transport, guide or aid persons in the taking of fish for compensation or other considerations.
C. The fee for a license under this section shall not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) annually.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to landowners or agricultural lessees who provide such services on properties they own or lease.
E. The provisions of this section shall not exempt a person procuring a license pursuant to this section from any other fishing licenses as may be required by law.
F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of 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 such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 268, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-115. Minnow dealer's interstate license.

A. No person may ship or transport minnows for sale into or out of this state without having first procured a license for such from the Director.
B. Commercial minnow export and import:
1. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, no person may harvest, attempt to harvest, assist in harvesting, sell, or buy for the purpose of exporting minnows from the waters of this state or import into this state, without having first procured the proper license for such purposes from the Director. The fees for licenses under this section shall be set by the Commission for persons having an established residence in this state and who have been currently residing in this state for a period of one (1) year or more prior to the issuance of a license and for nonresidents;
2. Prior to the issuance of this license, the applicant shall file with the Department a surety bond issued by a company licensed to do business in this state in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), conditioned upon the observance and compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code. This bond shall be subject to forfeiture upon conviction for the violation of any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or resolutions of the Department;
3. The Commission shall regulate the harvest season, harvest limits, exports limits, size and species to be harvested. The Commission shall issue such other regulations as it deems necessary and shall design all forms necessary for the operation of these provisions;
4. No minnows shall be harvested except during daylight hours from sunrise to sunset as set by the National Weather Service. The Commission shall designate the waters of this state where the harvest of minnows for export purposes shall be permitted;
5. All persons licensed as "Commercial Minnow Export Dealers" shall comply with Sections 6-401 and 6-501 of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code and with all resolutions of the Commission pertaining to the export of minnows from this state; and
6. Provided, however, any person leaving the state possessing three (3) dozen or fewer minnows or any person selling or shipping minnows raised in a regularly licensed commercial minnow hatchery shall be exempt from the licensing provisions of this section.
C. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-115, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1981, c. 195, § 4, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 154, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-116. Minnow dealer's intrastate license - Exceptions.

A. No person may seine, trap, transport or sell minnows within the state for commercial purposes without having first procured a license from the Director.
B. Each applicant for such license shall be a resident of Oklahoma for a period of one (1) year immediately preceding his application, and it must appear to the Director that the applicant does not intend to use the license for the purpose of violating any of the laws of the State of Oklahoma, and that the equipment to be used by the applicant complies with the provisions of Section 6-401 of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code.
C. Persons excepted from the license requirements of this section are:
1. Any person who seines, traps or transports minnows for his own use as bait, if the seine used does not exceed twenty (20) feet in length, and the mesh is no larger than one-fourth (1/4) inch square, or if only one trap is used;
2. Any person under sixteen (16) years of age who seines, traps and sells minnows for commercial purposes within the county of his residence in quantities which do not require a special vehicle for transportation, as described in paragraph 4, subsection A of Section 6-401 of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code;
3. Any retailer selling lawfully acquired minnows.
D. The fees for a license under this section and the fee for renewal of such license shall be determined by the Wildlife Conservation Commission.
E. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-116, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1981, c. 195, § 5, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1982, c. 154, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-117. Minnow dealer's vehicle license.

A. No holder of a license as a commercial minnow dealer in this state may use more than one vehicle to transport minnows without having first procured a license for each additional vehicle from the Director.
B. The fees for each additional license shall be determined by the Wildlife Conservation Commission.
C. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-117, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974; Laws 1981, c. 195, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Laws 1982, c. 154, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1983.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-118. Scientific purposes license.

A. No person may kill or capture wildlife or take their nests or eggs for scientific purposes without having first procured a license from the Director.
B. A scientific purposes license may be issued to anyone sixteen (16) years of age or older when the Director is presented with:
1. A written testimonial from one well-known scientist or from any well-known scientific institution, the testimonial certifying to the good character and fitness of the individual; and
2. A signed application listing
a.
the species sought,
b.
the means to be used to take such species, and
c.
the reason for collection.
C. The annual fee for the license shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00).
D. Each license shall list the species that the licensee is permitted to take, the means of taking and the period during which such may be taken.
E. Each licensee shall report to the Director at the end of each year the number and species of wildlife taken or killed and any other relative collection data as the Department may require.
F. Upon application, licenses may be renewed without complying with the provisions of paragraph 1, subsection B of this section. However, no license may be renewed before the receipt of an annual report.
G. Upon conviction that any licensee killed or captured wildlife, took nests or eggs for other than scientific purposes, or took any game by means other than that described on the license, the licensee shall be punished in the same manner as though the license had never been issued and the license shall be void.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-118, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 91, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 2003, c. 160, § 4, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-119. Trapping licenses.

A. No person may trap any furbearers without having first procured a license from the Director. A furbearer trapping license may be issued only to persons holding a hunting license applicable to their residency.
B. Persons excepted from the license requirements of this section are:
1. Persons holding a resident lifetime hunting license or lifetime combination hunting and fishing license issued pursuant to Section 4-114 of this title; and
2. Resident owners or tenants or the children of an owner or tenant, who trap on land owned or leased by the owner or tenants.
C. The fees for a license under this section shall be:
1. For residents:
a.
Nine Dollars ($9.00) for the use of twenty traps or less, and
b.
Sixty-eight Dollars and fifty cents ($68.50) for a professional trapper, defined as a person using more than twenty traps; and
2. For nonresidents, Three Hundred Forty-five Dollars ($345.00).
D. All licenses issued pursuant to this section shall expire on the last day of February of each year.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection C 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).
F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
G. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of paragraph 2 of subsection C 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 one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-119, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 91, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2003, c. 160, § 5, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2010, c. 317, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-120. Trout license.

A. No person may fish in designated trout waters without having first procured a valid Oklahoma fishing license issued pursuant to Section 4-110 of this title from the Director or authorized agents of the Director.
B. The Commission shall decide the open season for trout fishing and which waters are designated trout waters.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 17, § 4-120, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974. Amended by Laws 1975, c. 238, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1976; Laws 1981, c. 195, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Laws 1982, c. 154, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Laws 1985, c. 91, § 11, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1988, c. 11, § 1, emerg. eff. March 14, 1988; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2003, c. 160, § 6, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 287, § 6, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2010, c. 317, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-121. Noncommercial wildlife breeder's license.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this title or in the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no person may breed or raise wildlife for personal consumption or noncommercial purposes without having first procured a license from the Director.
B. Licenses may be issued to any person that lawfully obtains wildlife, acts in good faith and adheres to the laws of the State of Oklahoma.
C. All licenses issued pursuant to this section shall expire on June 30 of each year.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 279, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 1975. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 112, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 402, § 6, eff. Dec. 1, 1992; Laws 2003, c. 94, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2006, c. 138, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-122. Noncommercial wildlife breeders license - Personal uses.

A. Individuals possessing a noncommercial wildlife breeders license are authorized to breed or raise noncommercial wildlife for personal uses only. Personal uses shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Breeding for a hobby;
2. Educational or scientific purposes;
3. Personal consumption;
4. Release on private property, except any bear or cat that will grow to reach the weight of fifty (50) pounds or more; and
5. Care and rehabilitation of sick or injured wildlife.
B. The fees for a license under this section and all renewals of the license shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00).
C. Noncommercial wildlife breeders are required to abide by all provisions of Sections 5-601 and 5-602 of this title, except for those parts referring to the sale of wildlife, which is not authorized under this license.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 279, § 2, emerg. eff. June 5, 1975. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 91, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 112, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 318, § 9, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994; Laws 2003, c. 160, § 7, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-123. Penalties.

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Sections 4-121 or 4-122 of this title shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and if applicable, shall have his breeder's license revoked. No such person whose license has been revoked shall be eligible to obtain a new license until after the date on which the revoked license would have expired.
Laws 1975, c. 279, § 3, emerg. eff. June 5, 1975; Laws 1994, c. 318, § 10, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-124. Confinement.

All furbearers, except mink, game mammals, game birds, game fish and minnows raised under the provisions of this Code are hereby required to be confined to the lands or waters described in the application, and such wildlife must be confined in such manner as to prohibit mammals, birds and fish belonging to the State of Oklahoma from becoming part of the enterprise.
Laws 1975, c. 279, § 4, emerg. eff. June 5, 1975.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-128. Lake Texoma - Licenses and permits - Exemptions - Fees - Violations - Penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no person shall fish, pursue, harass, catch, kill, take, attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell or transport all or any portion of a fish in Lake Texoma without having first procured a license from the Director or from any authorized agents of the Director.
B. Persons excepted from the license requirements of this section are:
1. Nonresidents under fourteen (14) years of age;
2. Nonresidents in possession of a valid nonresident license issued under Section 4-110 of this title and fishing the Oklahoma portion of Lake Texoma;
3. Holders of parallel special Texas fishing license for Lake Texoma; and
4. A resident holding a valid Oklahoma fishing license or excepted from such by Section 4-110 of this title and fishing only the Oklahoma side of Lake Texoma.
C. The minimum fee for this special Lake Texoma fishing license shall be Six Dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75). Upon action by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, with agreement by the Commission, to raise the fee for the special Texas fishing license for Lake Texoma, the fee for the special Lake Texoma fishing license shall be raised accordingly. Licenses shall be issued in accordance with Sections 4-201 and 4-202 of this title.
D. Revenue received from the sale of this special license for Lake Texoma shall be divided between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall receive seventy percent (70%) of the fees collected. The remaining thirty percent (30%) of the fees collected shall be forwarded by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
E. 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).
Added by Laws 1979, c. 143, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 91, § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 2003, c. 160, § 8, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-128.1. Condition necessary for act to become effective.

This act shall not become effective unless or until:
1. The State of Texas makes provisions for the sale of licenses in Texas that are parallel to the license authorized by this act;
2. The State of Texas provides for payment to this state of not less than seventy percent (70%) of all revenue collected by Texas for licenses parallel to the one authorized by this section; and
3. The State of Texas allows holders of the Oklahoma special Lake Texoma fishing license to fish the State of Texas portion of the lake without requiring them to purchase any other Texas fishing license.
Laws 1979, c. 143, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-135. Permits to control nuisance or damage by wildlife.

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation is authorized to issue permits to landowners, agricultural lessees, or their designated agents with written permission of the landowner or agricultural lessee and to any entity of state, county, or local government to control nuisance or damage by any species of wildlife including, but not limited to, beaver, coyote, deer, bobcat, raccoon and crow under rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. The permits may be issued without limitation by statewide season regulations, bag limits or methods of taking. A permitted landowner, agricultural lessee or a designated agent with written permission of the landowner or agricultural lessee may, with a valid permit issued pursuant to this section, control the wildlife specified in this subsection and feral swine at night to protect marketable agricultural crops, livestock or processed feed, seed or other materials used in the production of an agricultural commodity.
B. Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, the permit to hunt at night shall be valid for a period of up to one (1) year from the date the permit was issued.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5-203.1 of this title, a landowner, agricultural lessee, or designated agent with written permission of the landowner and with a valid permit may use a headlight carried on the person while hunting at night. Nothing in this section shall authorize the use of a headlight mounted on a vehicle or the use of a headlight from a public roadway.
D. Any person who has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a violation of Section 5-203.1 or Section 5-411 of this title within the previous three (3) years shall not be eligible to receive a permit pursuant to this section. The permit can be issued by the local game warden in the county for which the permit is to be used or by the Law Enforcement Division of the Department of Wildlife Conservation.
E. It shall be lawful for any private landowner or designated employee of the landowner or lessee to have a chamber-loaded firearm on property owned by the landowner, and to use the firearm for the purpose of controlling nuisance or damage by any wildlife or feral swine. Nothing in this section shall authorize any convicted felon to carry a firearm.
Added by Laws 1994, c. 318, § 11, emerg. eff. June 8, 1994. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 121, § 3, emerg. eff. April 15, 1998; Laws 2004, c. 193, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2007, c. 5, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 104, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2022, c. 171, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2023, c. 198, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 29. Game and Fish › §29-4-135.1. Nuisance wildlife control operator permits – Requirements – Exemptions – Fees – Violations and penalties.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this title, no person shall trap, capture, possess, transport, relocate or euthanize any nuisance wildlife for commercial purposes under rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission without first procuring a nuisance wildlife control operator permit from the Director of Wildlife Conservation.
B. A nuisance wildlife control operator permit may be issued only to those persons who have successfully completed the nuisance wildlife control operator certification examination provided by the Department of Wildlife Conservation.
C. Employees of any federal, state, county or local governmental entity designated to control nuisance wildlife while on duty shall be exempt from the nuisance wildlife control operator permit and testing requirements set forth in this section.
D. The annual fee for the nuisance wildlife control operator permit shall be Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00).
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for residents and not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for nonresidents.
F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section may have his or her nuisance wildlife control operator permit revoked for a period of up to three (3) years or permanently revoked as deemed appropriate by the Director.
Added by Laws 2014, c. 115, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.