An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3639 By: Dempsey of the House
and
David of the Senate
An Act relating to hunting; amending 29 O. S. 2021,
Section 4-112, which relates to hunting licenses;
modifying fees; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Hunting
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-112. A. Except as otherwise provided for in the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservatio n Code or the Oklahoma Fa rmed Cervidae
Act, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take or
attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or
transport all or any portion of any wildlife except fish, without
having first procured a license from the De partment of Wildlife
Conservation. The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall designate
a consecutive Saturday and Sunday in September of each year as free
hunting days in which residents of this state may hunt without first
procuring a hunting license pu rsuant to the provision s of this
section.
B. The following legal residents of Oklahoma s hall be exempt
from the annual hunting license requirement of paragraph 1 of
subsection F of this section and the following nonresidents shal l be
exempt from the annua l nonresident hunting l icenses required
pursuant to paragraph paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection C of this
section:
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1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) years o f age;
2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older
provided they have obtained a s enior citizen lifetime hunting or
combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to the provisions
of Section 4-114 of this title;
3. Legal residents born on or before January 1, 1923;
4. Legal resident veterans having a d isability of sixty percent
(60%) or more;
5. Legal resident owners or tenants who hunt on land owned or
leased by them;
6. Any nonresident under fourteen (14) years of age;
7. Legal residents having a proven disability which renders
them nonambulatory and confines them to a wheelcha ir, as certified
by a physician licensed in this state or in any state which borders
this state;
8. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (18) years
of age who is in the physical custody of a child care facilit y as
defined by Section 402 of Tit le 10 of the Oklahoma S tatutes; and
9. Any legal resident or nonresident hunting, pursui ng,
trapping, harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to
take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organiz ed
rattlesnake-hunting event or fes tival and who has a rat tlesnake
permit issued pursuant to Section 4 -143 of this title.
C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife
Conservation Code, the nonresident hunting licenses issued pursuant
to this section and the fee for each li cense shall be:
1. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other
than deer, antelope, elk or bear which expires on December 31 of the
year purchased – One Hundred Forty-one Dollars ($141.00).
Nonresidents hunting big game, combination big ga me and upland game
or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area shall be required to
have this license;
2. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting g ame other
than deer, antelope, elk or bear which expires o n June 30 of the ENR. H. B. NO. 3639 Page 3
fiscal year purchased – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
Nonresidents hunting big game, combinatio n big game and upland game
or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting a rea shall be required to
have this license;
3. Gun hunting license for deer:
a. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 16,
2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen (17) years of
age or younger which shall be valid for hunting on e
antlerless deer allowed during the current calendar
year deer gun season seasons – Thirty Dollars
($30.00),
b. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 16,
2021, for youth nonresidents seven teen (17) years of
age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one
antlered or antlerless deer allowed during the current
calendar year deer gun season seasons – Ninety-nine
Dollars ($99.00), and
c. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 16 ,
2021, for nonresidents which shall be v alid for
hunting all deer allowed during the curr ent calendar
year deer gun season - Two Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars
($299.00), and
d. during any deer gun season occurring on or after
January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be
valid for hunting all deer allowed du ring the current
calendar year deer gun season - Two Hundred Seventy-
nine Dollars ($279.00);
4. Archery hunting license for deer for nonresidents which
shall expire on January 15 of the calendar year after the year
purchased or, if purchased during th e deer archery season, it shall
expire at the end of that deer archery season:
a. during deer archery season s occurring prior to January
16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen (17) years
of age or younger which shall be valid for hunti ng one
antlerless deer allowed during the current d eer
archery season seasons – Thirty Dollars ($30.00),
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b. during deer archery seasons occurring prior to January
16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seve nteen (17) years
of age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one
antlered or antlerless dee r allowed during the current
deer archery season seasons – Ninety-nine Dollars
($99.00), and
c. during deer archery seasons occurring prior to January
16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be valid for
hunting all deer allowed during the current deer
archery season - Two Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars
($299.00), and
d. during any deer archery season occurring on or after
January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be
valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current
deer archery season - Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars
($279.00);
5. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for:
a. during deer primitive firearms s easons occurring prior
to January 16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen
(17) years of age or younger which shall be valid for
hunting one antlerless deer allowed during the current
calendar year deer primitive firearms season seasons –
Thirty Dollars ($30.00),
b. during deer primitive firearms seasons occurring prior
to January 16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen
(17) years of age or younger which shall be valid for
hunting one antlered or antlerless deer allowed during
the current calendar year deer primitive firearms
season seasons – Ninety-nine Dollars ($99.00), and
c. during deer primitiv e firearms seasons occurring prior
to January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be
valid for hunting all deer allowed duri ng the current
calendar year deer primitive firearms season - Two
Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars ($299.00), and
d. during any deer primitive firearms season occurring on
or after January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which
shall be valid for hunting all deer allowed during the ENR. H. B. NO. 3639 Page 5
current calendar year deer primitive firearms season -
Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($279.00);
6. Hunting license for antelope for nonresidents – Three
Hundred Five Dollars ($305.00);
7. Hunting license for elk for nonresidents – Three Hundred
Five Dollars ($305.00);
8. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other
than deer, antelope, elk, quail, turkey or bear – Seventy-four
Dollars ($74.00). Nonresidents hunting big game, combination big
game and upland game or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area
shall be required to have this license; and
9. Ten-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting small game
in a commercial hunting area – Five Dollars ($5.00).
D. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall provide a
report to both the President Pro Temp ore of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives by February 1 of 2019 and
2020 setting forth information re garding licenses issued pursuant to
paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of subsection C of this section, which shall
include, but not be limited to:
1. The number of licenses issued during the most recent
respective deer hunting seasons; and
2. A fiscal analysis compa ring revenue generated from the fees
of the licenses issued during the most recent respective deer
hunting seasons compared to prev ious years and whether the deer
hunting license structure is beneficial to the Department.
E. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
subsection C of this section:
1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee of each license
issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 7 of subsection C of this
section and Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of the license fee
for each license issued pursuant to paragraph 8 of subsection C of
this section shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition
Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-132 of this
title; and
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2. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee for each licens e
issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 8 of subse ction C of this
section 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.
F. Except as otherwise provided, the resident hunting licens es
issued pursuant to this section and the fee for each license shall
be:
1. Annual hunting license for residents eighteen (18) years of
age and older which expires on December 31 of the year purchased -
Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00);
2. Annual hunting li cense for residents eighteen (18) years of
age and older which expires on June 30 of the fiscal year purchased
– Thirty-one Dollars ($31.00);
3. Annual hunting license for residents sixteen (16) or
seventeen (17) years of age which expires on December 31 of the year
purchased - Four Dollars ($4.00);
4. Annual hunting license for re sidents sixteen (16) or
seventeen (17) years of age which expires on June 30 of the fiscal
year purchased – Six Dollars ($6.00);
5. Ten-day hunting license for residents for sm all game in a
commercial hunting area - Five Dollars ($5.00);
6. Five-year disability hunting license for residents of this
state for at least six (6) months who are receiving Social Security
Disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits or
disability benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C.A.,
Section 231a, or residents who are one-hundred-percent disabled and
are receiving disability payments from the Multiple Injury Trust
Fund pursuant to Section 31 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes -
Ten Dollars ($10.00);
7. Gun hunting license for deer for resident s eighteen (18)
years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). The following
persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
successor, certifying that the person is a disabl ed ENR. H. B. NO. 3639 Page 7
veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-
percent rate, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combination bi g game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
8. Gun hunting license for deer for residents under eighteen
(18) years of age – Nine Dollars ($9.00);
9. Archery hunting license for deer for residents eighteen (18)
years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). The following
persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Ve terans Affairs or its
successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
veteran in receipt of compensation at the one -hundred-
percent rate, and
b. residents hunting in big gam e or combination big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
10. Archery hunting license for deer for residents under
eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
11. Primitive firearms hun ting license for deer for residents
eighteen (18) years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00).
The following persons shall b e exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-
percent rate, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
12. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents
under eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
13. Hunting license for elk for residents - Fifty Dollars
($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big game and
upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt fro m this
license; ENR. H. B. NO. 3639 Page 8
14. Hunting license for antelope fo r residents – Fifty Dollars
($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combina tion big game and
upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from this
license; and
15. Bonus, special or addition al gun hunting license for deer
for residents - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). The following persons
shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-
percent rate, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas.
G. Residents hunting big game, combination big game and upland
game or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area shall be
required to have one of the following licenses:
1. An annual hunting license i ssued pursuant to paragraph 1, 2,
3 or 4 of subsection F of this section;
2. An annual hunting and fishing combination lice nse issued
pursuant to Section 4-113 of this title;
3. A five-year hunting license or five -year combination hunting
and fishing license issued pursuant to Section 4-113.1 of this
title; or
4. A lifetime hunting license or lifetime combination hunting
and fishing license issued pursuant to Section 4 -114 of this title.
H. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection F 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 La nd Fund
created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 -141 of this title.
I. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
require a hunting license, resident or nonresident, of any pers on
merely because the person participates, as owner or ha ndler of an ENR. H. B. NO. 3639 Page 9
entry, as an official, or as a spectator in the conduct of a field
trial or performance test of dogs, whether a resident or nonresident
of the State of Oklahoma. No license to hunt shall be required of
any person engaged in training or working dogs, provided that person
is in no way engaged in hunting and does not take o r attempt to take
in any manner any game.
J. 1. Any person arrested for hunting game other than deer,
antelope, elk, bear or turkey without a valid hunting license as
required by the provisions of subsection A of this section may
purchase a substitute te mporary thirty-day license from the
arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. Proof of hunter
safety certification will not be required for the temporary
substitute license. The fee for a substitute license purchased
pursuant to the provisions of th is subsection shall be:
a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and
b. for nonresidents, One Hundred Forty -five Dollars
($145.00).
2. Except as otherwise provided for b y this subsection, 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, manag ing, preserving, and
protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat .
K. Any person producing proof in court that a current hunting
license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to that
person was in force at the time of the alleged offense shall be
entitled to dismissal of a charge of violating this section u pon
payment of court costs. If proof of a current hunting license
issued by the Department to the person that was in force at the time
of the alleged offense is presented to the court or distri ct
attorney within seventy-two (72) hours after the violation, the
charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
L. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for by
subsection J of this section, any resident convicted of violating
the provisions of this section shall be punished by the imposit ion
of a fine of not less than Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00) 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.
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M. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for by
subsection J of this section, any nonresident convicted of violating
the provisions of this section shall be punished by the imposition
of a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ( $200.00) nor more
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imp risonment in the
county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by b oth.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason w hereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passa ge and approval.
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Passed the House of Representa tives the 17th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of th e House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 19th day of May, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Okl ahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________