Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 800 - Department of Wildlife Conservation › Chapter 30 - Department of Wildlife Lands Management › Subchapter 1 - Use of Department Managed Lands › Section 800:30-1-7 - Livestock and feral hogs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Livestock.
It is unlawful for any person to willfully or
				neglectfully allow unauthorized livestock to encroach upon any lands owned or
				managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
(b)
Horses.
No person shall
				ride, drive, lead or keep a horse or other livestock on lands owned or managed
				by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, except Honobia Creek WMA
				and Three Rivers WMA, during the period of October 1 through January 1 and
				spring turkey season, annually without prior written approval from the Oklahoma
				Department of Wildlife Conservation. Individuals or parties of less than 25 may
				ride on areas with prior written approval of the local biologist during the
				closed period if no hunting conflict is determined by the biologist. U.S.
				Forest Service regulations shall apply to those lands owned by the Forest
				Service. See
				800:25-7-71
				[REVOKED] (renumbered to
				800:30-1-20)
				also.
(c)
Use of
				horses.
Hunting on, from or with the aid of horses or mules on WMAs
				(except U.S. Forest Service lands, Honobia Creek WMA and Three Rivers WMA) is
				prohibited during daylight hours during the period of October 1 - January 1 and
				during spring turkey season. Persons holding nonambulatory permits or motor
				vehicle permits are exempt.
(d)
Feral hogs.
Feral hogs may be taken on lands owned or managed by
				the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation during any established hunting
				season with methods authorized by the Department for that hunting season,
				except that during any open deer and/or turkey season only appropriate methods,
				hunting hours, and weapons for that deer and/or turkey season are authorized
				for taking or pursuing feral hogs. The following WMAs are closed to all hog
				hunting: Hackberry Flat, Kaw, Sandy Sanders and Waurika. No feral hogs may be
				removed alive from a WMA.
Amended at 8 Ok Reg 2427, eff 6-13-91 ; Amended at 9 Ok
					 Reg 4081, eff 9-21-92 (emergency) ; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3397, eff 7-1-93 ;
					 Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3282, eff 7-25-97 ; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 4276, eff 8-20-98
					 (emergency) ; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1671, eff 5-31-99 ; Amended at 19 Ok Reg
					 1545, eff 7-1-02 
					 1 ; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2539, eff
					 7-1-02 
					 1 ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1895, eff
					 4-21-03 (emergency) 
					 2 ; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1482, eff
					 6-1-04 
					 2 ; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2656, eff
					 7-11-09 ; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1757, eff 4-13-12 (emergency) ; Amended at 30 Ok
					 Reg 745, eff 6-1-13
1 The agency promulgated two
					 permanent amended versions of this Section (800:30-1-7 ) with the same
					 effective date (7-1-02). Both versions were published in the 2002 and 2003
					 Supplements.
2 The agency reconciled the two
					 2002 versions of this Section through emergency rulemaking on 4-21-03 and
					 permanent rulemaking on 6-1-04.