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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
HOUSE BILL 4086 By: Wallace
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to game and fish; requiring and
creating licenses, permits, and stamps; requiring and
creating commercial wildlife licenses; limiting
noncommercial activities; establishing fishing
licenses; establishing hunting licenses; amending 29
O.S. 2021, Section 4-101, which relates to certain
licenses and fees; eliminating certain expiration
dates; eliminating certain fee ; amending 29 O.S.
2021, Section 4-110, which relates to certain fishing
licenses and fees; eliminating certain license s and
exemptions; eliminating certain fees; estab lishing
licenses and fees by Commission rules; amending fines
and penalties; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112,
which relates to certain hunting licenses and fees;
establishing new licenses and fees by Commission
rules; eliminating certain licenses and exemptions;
eliminating certain fees; amending fines and
penalties; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-132,
which relates to the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund;
eliminating certain s tamp; removing certain required
deposited monies; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-
134, which relates to the Wil dlife Heritage Fund;
removing certain required deposited mon ies; amending
29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-141, which relates to the
Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund; removing certain
required deposited monies; repealing 29 O.S. 2021,
Sections 4-103, 4-104, and 4-105, which relate to
commercial fishing licenses and associated licen ses;
repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-103A, 4-103B, and
4-104A, which relate to commercial turtle harvesting
licenses and associated licenses; repealing 29 O.S.
2021, Section 4-106, which relates t o licenses for
holding animals hunted for sport; repealin g 29 O.S.
2021, Section 4-107, which relates to commercial
wildlife breeder's licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021,
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Sections 4-108 and 4-108A, which relate to falconer's
licenses, rules, and regulations; repealing 29 O.S.
2021, Section 4-109, which relates to shoot-to-kill
field licenses; repeali ng 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-
111, which relates to fur dealer 's licenses;
repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-113, 4-113.1, 4-
113.2, and 4-114, which relate to certain combined
hunting and fishing licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021,
Section 4-113A, which relates to fishing guide
licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-115, 4-
116, and 4-117, which relate to minnow dealer's
licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-118,
which relates to scient ific purposes licenses;
repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-119, which relates
to trapping licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section
4-120, which relates to trout licenses; repealing 29
O.S. 2021, Sections 4-121, 4-122, and 4-123, which
relate to noncommercial wildlife breeder 's licenses
and fees; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-124,
which relates to confinement of wild animals raised
under this title; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-
128 and 4-128.1, which relate to licensing for Lake
Texoma; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-129, which
relates to mussels harves ting licenses and fees;
repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-130, which relates
to waterfowl hunting and fees; repealing 29 O.S.
2021, Section 4-135.1, which relates to nuisance
wildlife permits; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-
136, which relates to special use permits relat ing to
hunting or fishing; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section
4-138, which relates wildlife special use permits;
repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-140, which relates
to certain wildlife stamps required, exceptions, and
fees; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-143, which
relates to rattlesnake hunting permits; repealing 29
O.S. 2021, Section 4-144, which relates to black bear
hunting licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-
203, which relates to carrying f irearms while
training dogs; providing for codification; and
providing effective dates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOP LE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codi fied
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.1 of Title 29, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
LICENSES
A. Except as otherwise provided by this act, no person shall
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, including fish, or enter any land owned,
leased, or managed by the Department of Wildlife Conservation unless
the person has first obtained a license, permit, or stamp from the
Director of the Department or any authorized agent of the
Department.
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife C onservation Commission shal l
prescribe, by rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance , and
the fees for such licenses, permits, and stamps; and any rules
necessary to implement the provisions of this section; provided that
the Commission shall of fer, but not be limited to, a three-hundred-
sixty-five-day hunting and fishing license.
C. The Commission may, by rule or resolution, designate
discounts, sales, or exemptions to any license , permit, and stamp.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be co dified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.2 of Title 29, unless
there is created a du plication in numbering, reads as follows:
LICENSES FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
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A. Except as otherwise provided in this act, no person shall
breed, possess, or raise, sell, buy, or transport out of state,
export, take, accompany, transport, outfit, guide, or aid persons in
taking for commercial purposes any wildlife, including fish, wi thout
first having procured a license for such purposes from the Director
of the Department of Wildlife Conservation pursuant to the rules
promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission sh all
prescribe, by rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance , and
the fees for such licenses, permits, and stamps; and any rules
necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
section shall:
1. Have the commercial license revoked and forfeit the
privileges provided by t he license. No new license shall be issue d
for a period of at least one ( 1) year from and after the date on
which the revocation order becomes effective; and
2. Be punished by a fine of no t less than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), or by imprisonment i n the county jail for a period not
to exceed six (6) months, or by confiscati on of gear, or by a
combination of fine, imprisonment, and confiscation.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.3 of Title 29, unless
there is created a duplication in numberi ng, reads as follows:
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LICENSES FOR NONCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING WILDLIFE
A. Except as otherwise provided in this title or in the
Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no pe rson may breed or raise wildlife
for personal consumption or noncommer cial purposes, or kill or
capture wildlife or take their nests or eggs for scientific purposes
without having first procured a license from the Director of the
Department of Wildlife Conservat ion.
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Co nservation Commission shall
prescribe, by rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance, and
the fees for such licenses, permits, and stamps; and any rules
necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
section shall:
1. Have the noncommercial license revoked and forfeit the
privileges provided by the license. No new license shall be issued
for a period of at least six (6) months from and after the date on
which the revocation order becomes effect ive; and
2. Be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars
($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.4 of Title 29, unless
there is created a duplica tion in numbering, reads as follows:
FISHING LICENSE AUTH ORITY
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The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall prescribe,
by administrative rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance,
and fees for fishing licenses.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.5 of Title 29, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
HUNTING LICENSE AUTHORITY
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall prescribe,
by administrative rule, the form, type, des ign, manner of issuance,
and fees for hunting licenses.
SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-101, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-101. A. All licenses and permits issued by t he
Director of Wildlife Conservation, the Department of Wildlife
Conservation or by any of its a gents shall be used only in
conformity with the provisions of this title and the rules
promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
B. All persons making application for any licenses required by
this section shall produce a valid license to operate a motor
vehicle or other positive pro of of identification, age and
residency, and any such license issued shall show such data as well
as the date and time of issuance.
C. All licenses are nontransferable. No per son shall alter,
change, lend or transfer any license. No person shall use or borrow
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a license which has not been issued to that person by the Director,
the Department or by any of its agent s pursuant to the provisions of
this section.
D. No person may engage in activities requiring a license
without that person's carrying such license on their person and
producing the same for an inspection upon the demand of any Oklahoma
citizen or game warden.
E. Any person required to produce a license must also iden tify
themselves as the person t o whom such license was issued, and
failure or refusal to comply shall be deemed prima facie evidence of
a violation of this section.
F. Unless otherwise provi ded in this Code:
1. Hunting licenses is sued pursuant to paragra ph 1 of
subsection C and parag raphs 1 and 3 of subsection E of Section 4 -112
of this title and paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection B of Section 4-
113 of this title shall expire on December 31 o f the year issued.
Hunting licenses issue d pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection C and
paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection E of Section 4 -112 of this title
and paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection B of Section 4-113 of this
title shall expire on June 30 of the f iscal year issued. All other
licenses shall terminate December 31 for the year issued; and
2. Any, any person convicted of violating any of the p rovisions
of this title may have any or all licenses held by that person or
the privilege of applying for, purchas ing or exercising the benefits
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conferred by the licenses revoked b y the Department in accordance
with rules promulgated by the Commission or b y a court of competent
jurisdiction for a period of not less than one (1) year. For
purposes of this paragraph, a court conviction, a plea of guilty, a
plea of nolo contendere, th e imposition of a deferred or suspended
sentence by a court, or forfeiture o f bond shall be deemed a
conviction.
G. Should any license or permit issued pursuant to Part 1 of
Article IV of this title be lost or destroyed, dupli cates will shall
be issued by the Department at a fee of One Dollar and fifty cent s
($1.50) determined by the Commission.
H. Upon harvesting any whitetail or mule deer, or any ot her
wildlife where the hunter, according to Co mmission rules, is
required to check the wildlife in at a Department check station, the
taker of the wildlife shall:
1. Securely attach the n ame of the taker, time of harvest, date
of harvest and license numbe r to the carcass of the wildlife;
2. Check in the carcass of the wildlife el ectronically using
the online check station provided on the offi cial website of the
Oklahoma Department of Wild life Conservation or as prescribed by
rule of the Commission, within twenty-four (24) hours of leaving the
hunt area and in all cases prior to pr ocessing the carcass; and
3. Not remove evidence of the sex of the animal until after the
carcass of the anima l has been checked in.
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I. It shall be unlawful for any license or p ermit holder to
knowingly make a false stateme nt or give false information to any
authorized hunter check station or to an authorized Departm ent
employee when complying with the provisions of subsection H of this
section. Information which may be collecte d at a Department check
station shall include but not be limited to the name, address,
license or permit number and signature of the taker, t he date, time,
county, method or weapon of the kill, sex and weight of carcass,
whether or not the animal was taken on public hunting land and if so
in what area, or any other information whic h may be required by the
Commission.
J. 1. Any person convicte d of violating the provisions of this
section or of making a false statement or giving any false
information in order to acquire any license or permit, pursuant to
the provisions of this secti on, shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than One Hundred D ollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred
Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a
period not to exceed ten (10) days, or by both su ch fine and
imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent
violation of the prov isions of this section or of making a false
statement or giving any false information in order to acquire any
license or permit, pursuant to the provisions of th is section, shall
be punishable by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00) nor more than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750 .00), or by
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imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exce ed ten (10)
days, or by both such fine and imp risonment.
2. Any hunting or f ishing license issued to a person by the
Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be automatically revoked
upon conviction of the person of violating the provisions of this
section. The revocation shall be for a period set by the court of
not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years. If the
court does not set a period, the revocation shall be for one (1)
year from the date of the conviction. During this period of
revocation, the Department shall not issue the pe rson a hunting or
fishing license. If the court does not set a revocation period, the
Department shall not issue that person a license within one (1) year
of the conviction of the person pursuant to this secti on. A person
who has a license or permit revo ked pursuant to this section sh all
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 Wil dlife Conservation present
at the hearing. If the license or permit is surre ndered to the
court, the court shall send the Department of Wildlife Conservation
the revoked license. The court shall also send the Department a
copy of the judgment of conviction. For purposes of this section,
"conviction" shall include a plea of guilt y or nolo contendere to an
offense or the imposition of deferred adjudication for an offense.
In lieu of sending a paper copy of the documents and information
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required by this subsection, the court clerk may transmit the
conviction information by using an electronic method authorized by
the Department of Wildl ife Conservation.
K. Any person who has had th eir license privileges revoked
shall not be entitled to purchase, ap ply for, or exercise the
benefits conferred by any lic ense until the revocation perio d has
expired or the person has obtained approval from t he Director. Any
person violating the provisio ns of this subsection, upon conviction,
shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), or by imprisonment in a county jail for a term of not
more than ninety (90) days or by both the fine and imprisonment.
Upon conviction under this subsection, the previously granted
license revocation period shall be extended by two (2) additional
years.
SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -110, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-110. A. Except as otherwise provid ed in the Oklahoma
Wildlife Conservation Code, no person shal l fish, pursue, harass,
catch, kill, take in a ny manner, use, have in possessi on, sell, or
transport all or any portion of fish withou t having first procured a
license for such from the Director or from any of the authorized
agents of the Department of Wil dlife Conservation. The Wildlife
Conservation Commission may designate two (2 ) days per year in which
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residents and nonresidents may fish without first procuring a
fishing license pursuant to th e provisions of this section.
B. The following legal residen ts of Oklahoma shall be exempt
from the annual fishing license requirements of subsection C of this
section and the following nonresid ents shall be exempt from the
annual nonresident fishing lice nses required pursuant to subsection
E of this section:
1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) years of age and
nonresidents under sixteen (16) years of age from states which do
not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons under sixteen
(16) years of age;
2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or o lder and
nonresidents sixty-five (65) years of age or older from states which
do not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons sixty-five
(65) years of age or older, provided a legal resid ent has obtained a
senior citizen lifetime fishing or combina tion hunting and fishing
license pursuant to t he provisions of Section 4-114 of this title;
3. Legal residents born on or before Janu ary 1, 1923;
4. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent
(60%) or more and registered with the vetera ns registry created by
the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the
veteran has previously received an exemption pursuant to this
paragraph, no registration with the veteran s registry shall be
required. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conserva tion Commission shall
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promulgate any rules nec essary to implement the provisio ns of this
paragraph;
5. Legal resident owners or tenan ts, their spouses, parents,
grandparents, children and their spouses, grandchildren and their
spouses who fish in private ponds on land owned or leased by them;
6. Any legal resident or nonresident w ho is a patient of an
institution of the State of Oklaho ma established for the care and
treatment of mental illness o r alcohol or drug dependency or any
developmentally disabled person residing in any group home or other
institution or developmentally disa bled persons when accompanied by
an attendant of the ins titution or legal guardian of the patient, or
when fishing on institutional property;
7. Any legal resident or nonresiden t under eighteen (18) years
of age who is in the legal and physical custody of the State of
Oklahoma or one of its agencies by court o rder;
8. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (1 8) years
of age who is in the physical custody of a child car e facility as
defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
9. Any legal resident or nonresident who is legally blind or
who has any other physical impairment, as certified by a p hysician
licensed in this state or any state which borders th is state, which
prevents the person from prope rly using fishing apparatus with out
the assistance of another person, and any one person actually
accompanying and actually assisting such legally bl ind or otherwise
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physically impaired person while the latter is fishing. This
certification shall be carri ed by the individual while fishi ng;
10. Nonresidents under fourteen (14) years of age;
11. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a Job Corps
trainee of this state, provided that the trainees shall have on
their persons a duly authorized identification card issued by their
respective Job Corps Center and shall present the card upon reques t,
in lieu of a fishing license. The trainees shall return t heir cards
to their respective Job Corps Center when the trai nees leave their
respective Job Corps training programs;
12. Any legal reside nt having a proven disability which renders
the resident nonambulatory and confined to a wheelchair as certified
by a physician licensed in this state or any state which borders
this state;
13. Any legal resident who is fis hing with a pole and line,
trotline, or throwline in streams, natural lakes, natural pon ds, and
mine pits in the county in which the person is a resi dent, or in
streams, natural lakes, natural ponds, and mine p its which form a
part of the boundary line of the county in which the person i s a
resident, when using any bait other than commercial or artificial
bait, blood, stink bait, cut fish, and shrimp; and
14. Any legal resident or nonresident participating in a n
aquatic education event or clinic sanctioned by the Department of
Wildlife Conservation.
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C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife
Conservation Code, the resident fishing li censes issued pursuant to
the provisions of this section and the fee for each sha ll be:
1. Annual fishing license for legal residents eighteen (18)
years of age and older - Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00);
2. Annual fishing license for legal residents sixte en (16) or
seventeen (17) years of age - Four Dollars ($4.00); and
3. Two-day fishing license for legal residents - Fourteen
Dollars ($14.00).
D. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provision s of
paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection C 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 Ok lahoma Wildlife Land Fund
created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 -141 of this title.
E. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklah oma Wildlife
Conservation Code, the nonresident fishing licenses issued pursuant
to the provisions of this section and the fee for each shall be:
1. Annual fishing license for nonresidents - Fifty-four Dollars
($54.00), provided the Commission may enter i nto reciprocity
agreements with states wherein nonresident license fees shall be in
conformity with such reciproca l agreements;
2. Six-day fishing license for nonresidents – Thirty-four
Dollars ($34.00); and
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3. One-day fishing license for nonresidents - Fourteen Dollars
($14.00).
F. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions o f
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsec tion E of this section, Five Dollars
($5.00) of the annual license fee for nonres idents, One Dollar and
fifty cents ($1.50) of the six -day fishing license for nonresidents
fee and One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) of the o ne-day fishing
license for nonresidents fee shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land
Acquisition Fund created pursu ant to the provisions of Section 4 -132
of this title. Of the fees collected pursuant to the pro visions of
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsection E 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.
G. Legal residents who h ave resided in this state for at least
six (6) months and who are receiving Social Security Disability
benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, disability benefits
under the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C.A., Section 231a, postal
employees receiving disability benefits pursuant to 5 U.S.C.,
Section 8451 (1998) or legal residents who are one hundred percent
(100%) disabled and are receiving disability payments from th e
Multiple Injury Trust Fund pursua nt to Section 403 of Title 85 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, may purchase a disabili ty fishing license
from the Director for Ten Dollars ($10.00) for five (5) years.
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B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
prescribe, by rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance , and
the fees for such licenses, permits, and stamps; and any rules
necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
H. 1. C. Any person arrested while violating the provisions
of this section who does not meet the requirements of subsection K F
of this section, may purchase a substitute temporary th irty-day
license from the arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. The
Commission shall, by rule, determine the fee for a substitute
license purchased pursuant to the provisions of this subsection
shall be:
a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50 .00), and
b. for nonresidents, Ninety Dollars ($90.00).
2. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the fe es
from licenses purchased pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection shall be deposited in t he Wildlife Conservation Fund to
be used exclusively for developing, m anaging, preserving, and
protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat .
I. D. Unless a substitute license is purchased a s provided for
by subsection H C of this section, any resident of this state
convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be
punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Twenty-five
Dollars ($25.00) Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail f or a period
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not to exceed thirty (30) days , or by both said fine an d
imprisonment.
J. E. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
by subsection H C of this section, any nonresident convicted of
violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One Hundred Dollars ( $100.00) nor more than
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail
for a period of not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
K. F. Any person producing proof in court that a curren t
fishing license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to
that person was in force at the time of the alleged offense shall b e
entitled to dismissal of a char ge of violating this section upon
payment of court costs. If proof of a current fish ing 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 distr ict
attorney within seventy -two (72) hours after the violation, the
charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
G. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
section.
SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -112, is
amended to read as follows:
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Section 4-112. A. Except as otherwise provided for in the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae
Act, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take or
attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possessi on, sell, or
transport all or any portion of any wildlife except fish, without
having first procured a license from the Department of Wildlife
Conservation. The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall designate
a consecutive Saturday and Sunday in Septembe r of each year as free
hunting days in which residents of this state may hunt without first
procuring a hunting license pursuant to the provisions of this
section.
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall prescrib e,
by rule, the form, type, desi gn, manner of issuance, and the fee for
these licenses, permits and stamps; and any rules necessary to
implement the provisions of this section.
B. The following legal residents of Oklahoma shall be exempt
from the annual hunting license requirement of pa ragraph 1 of
subsection F of this section and the following nonresidents shall be
exempt from the annual nonresident hunting licenses required
pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section:
1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) years of age;
2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older
provided they have obtained a senior citizen lifetime hunting or
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combination hunting and fishing li cense 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 disability of sixty percent
(60%) or more;
5. Legal resident owners or tenants who hunt on land ow ned or
leased by them;
6. Any nonresident under fourteen (14) years of age;
7. Legal residents havin g a proven disability which renders
them nonambulatory and confines them to a wheelchair, as certified
by a physician licensed in this state or in any sta te 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 facility as
defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
9. Any legal resident or nonres ident hunting, pursuing,
trapping, harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to
take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized
rattlesnake-hunting event or festival and who has a rattlesnake
permit issued pursuant to Section 4 -143 of this title.
C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife
Conservation Code, th e nonresident hunting licenses issued pursuant
to this section and the fee for each license shall be:
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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 game and upland game
or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area s hall be required to
have this license;
2. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other
than deer, antelope, elk or bear which expires on June 30 of the
fiscal year purchased – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
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;
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 one
antlerless deer allowed d uring the current calendar
year deer gun season – Thirty Dollars ($30.00),
b. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 16,
2021, for youth nonre sidents 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 gun season – Ninety-nine Dollars
($99.00),
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c. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 1 6,
2021, for nonresidents which shall be valid for
hunting all deer allowed during the current calenda r
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 nonresid ents which shall be
valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current
calendar year deer gun seaso n - Two Hundred Seventy-
nine Dollars ($279.00);
4. Archery hunting license for deer for nonresidents which
shall expire on January 15 of the calendar yea r after the year
purchased or, if purchased during the deer archery season, it shall
expire at the end of that deer archery season:
a. during deer archery seasons 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 deer
archery season – Thirty Dollars ($30.00),
b. during deer archery 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
deer archery season – Ninety-nine Dollars ($99.00),
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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 allow ed 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 seasons 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 curr ent
calendar year deer primitive firearms season – 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 – Ninety-nine Dollars ($99.00),
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c. during deer primitive firearms seasons occurring prior
to January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be
valid for hunting all deer allowed during 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
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 n onresidents 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 Tempore of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives by Februa ry 1 of 2019 and
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2020 setting forth information regarding licenses issued pursuant to
paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of sub section 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 comparing revenue generated from the fees
of the licenses issued duri ng the most recent respective deer
hunting seasons compared to previous 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
2. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee for each license
issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 8 of subsection C of t his
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.
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F. Except as otherwise provided, the resident hunting licenses
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 license for re sidents 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 residents sixteen (16) or
seventeen (17) years of age which expires on June 3 0 of the fiscal
year purchased – Six Dollars ($6.00);
5. Ten-day hunting license for residents for small 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) mo nths 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
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Fund pursuant to Section 31 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes -
Ten Dollars ($10.00);
7. Gun hunting license for deer for residents eighteen (18)
years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). The fol lowing
persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Vetera ns 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;
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 ei ghteen (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 disabled
veteran in receipt of compensation at the one -hundred-
percent rate, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combina tion big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
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10. Archery hunting license for deer for residents under
eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
11. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents
eighteen (18) years of age o r older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00).
The following persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of V eterans Affairs or its
successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
veteran in receipt of compe nsation 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) y ears 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 from this
license;
14. Hunting license for antelope for residents – Fifty Dollars
($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big game and
upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from this
license; and
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15. Bonus, special or additional 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 com pensation 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, comb ination big game and upland
game or exotic wildlife in a commercial huntin g area shall be
required to have one of the following licenses:
1. An annual hunting license issued pursuant to paragraph 1, 2,
3 or 4 of subsection F of this section;
2. An annual hunting and fishing combination license 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 licens e 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
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($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land
Stamp and shall be deposited in the Okl ahoma Wildlife Land 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, res ident or nonresident, of any person
merely because the person participate s, as owner or handler of an
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 tr aining or working dogs, prov ided that person
is in no way engaged in hunting and does not take or attempt to take
in any manner any game.
J. 1. B. Any person arrested for hunting ga me other than deer,
antelope, elk, bear or turkey without a valid hunting li cense as
required by the provisions of subsection A of this section may
purchase a substitute temporary 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 Commission shall, by rule, determine the
fee for a substitute license purchased pursuant to the provisions of
this subsection shall be:
a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and
b. for nonresidents, One Hundred Forty -five Dollars
($145.00).
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2. Except as otherwise provided for by this subsection, the
fees from licenses purchased pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection shall be deposited in th e Wildlife Conservation Fund to
be used exclusively for developing, managing, preserving, and
protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
K. C. Any person producing proof in court that a current
hunting license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservat ion to
that person was in force at the time of the alleged offense shall be
entitled to dismissal o f a charge of violating this section upon
payment of court costs. If proof of a current hunting license
issued by the Department to the person that was in f orce at the time
of the alleged offense is presented to the court or district
attorney within seven ty-two (72) hours after the violation, the
charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
L. D. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provi ded for
by subsection J B of this section, any resident convicted of
violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by the
imposition of a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dolla rs ($200.00),
or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed
thirty (30) days, or b y both.
M. E. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
by subsection J B of this section, any nonresident convicted of
violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by the
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imposition of a fine of not less than Two Hundred Doll ars ($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.
F. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
promulgate any rules necessar y to implement the provisions of this
section.
SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -132, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-132. A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation is
hereby authorized to issue an Oklahoma Wildlife Habitat Stamp to any
person upon the voluntary payment of a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
Said fee shall be deposited in the W ildlife Land Acquisition Fund
created in subsection C of this section.
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
promulgate rules specifying the form, design, and manner of issuance
of said wildlife habitat stamp.
C. A. There is hereby creat ed in the State Treasury a
revolving fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to
be designated the "Wildlife Land Acquisition 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
this section by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
deposited by the Commission . The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
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Commission is hereby authorized to invest all or part of the monies
of said fund in any investment permitted by a written inv estment
policy adopted by the Wildlife Conservation Commission; provided,
all investments shall be made in accordance with the Oklahoma
Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Any interest or dividends accruing
from such investments shall be deposited in the Wildli fe Land
Acquisition Fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund
are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for the purposes specified
in subsection D B of this section. Any monies wi thdrawn from said
fund by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for investment
pursuant to this subsection sha ll be deemed to be for the purposes
specified in subsection D B of this section. Expenditures from sa id
fund 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.
D. B. The Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund shall be used by the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conserv ation Commission for the acquisition on a
willing-seller willing-buyer basis only, leasing, taking of
easements, development, management, and enhancement of lands
acquired pursuant to this section for the following purposes :
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1. Management of game animals, protected animals and birds,
furbearing animals, game birds, fish, and their restoration,
propagation, and protection ; and
2. Creation and management of public hunting, fishing, and
trapping areas as places where the publ ic may hunt, fish, or trap as
authorized by law.
E. C. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may accept
private contributions, grants, and don ations made for the purposes
of this section. Any monies received pursuant to this subsection
shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acq uisition Fund created in
subsection C A of this section. Any property received pursuant to
this subsection which is n ot suitable for the purposes of this
section may be sold by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
and the proceeds from such sales shall be deposited in the Wildlife
Land Acquisition Fund created in subsection C A of this section.
F. D. Whenever the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
acquires title to land pursuant to this section, the Commission
shall annually make in lieu o f tax payments equal to the average ad
valorem tax per acre paid on similar land in that county. Said
payments shall be made to the county treasurer of the county in
which the land is located.
E. The Oklahoma Wildlife Co nservation Commission shall
prescribe any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
section.
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SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 2 9 O.S. 2021, Section 4-134, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-134. A. There is hereby created in the State
Treasury a revolving f und for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission to be designated the "Wildlife Heritage Fund ". The fund
shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations,
and shall consist of all monies received from senior cit izen
lifetime licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs 4
through 6 of subsection B of Section 4 -114 of this title by the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission deposited by the
Commission. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission is hereby
authorized to invest all or part of the monies of said fund in any
investment permitted by a written investment policy adopted by the
Wildlife Conservation Commission; provided, all investments sh all be
made in accordance with the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act .
Any interest or dividends accruing from such investments shall be
deposited in the Wildlife Heritage Fund. Only in terest and
dividends derived from the principle can be expended an d are hereby
appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklaho ma
Wildlife Conservation Commission for the purp oses specified in
subsection B of this section. Any monies withdrawn from said fund
by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission fo r investment
pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to be for the p urposes
specified in subsection B of this sectio n. Expenditures from said
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fund 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 ap proval and
payment.
B. The Wildlife Heritage Fu nd shall be used by the Oklahoma
Wildlife Conservation Commission for the acquisition of land on a
willing-seller willing-buyer basis only, leasing of land, and the
taking of easements, and for the developmen t, management, and
enhancement of such lands acq uired pursuant to this section for the
following purposes:
1. Management of game animals, protected animals and birds,
furbearing animals, game birds, fish, and their restoration,
propagation, and protection ; and
2. Creation and management of public hunt ing, fishing, and
trapping areas as places where the public may hunt, fish, or trap as
authorized by law.
C. The Oklahoma Wildlife Cons ervation Commission may accept
private contributions, grants, and donati ons made for the purposes
of this section. Any monies received pursuant to this subsection
shall be deposited in the Wildlife Heritage Fund created in
subsection A of this section. A ny property received pursuant to
this subsection which is not suitable f or the purposes of this
section may be sold by t he Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
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and the proceeds from suc h sales shall be deposited in the Wildlife
Heritage Fund created i n subsection A of this section.
D. Whenever the Oklahoma Wildlife Conse rvation Commission
acquires title to land pursua nt to this section, the Commission
shall annually make in lieu of tax payments equal to the average ad
valorem tax per acre paid on simi lar land in that county. Said
payments shall be made to the county trea surer of the county in
which the land is located to be distributed by said county treasurer
in the manner provided for by law for ad valorem tax payments.
SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -141, is
amended to read as fo llows:
Section 4-141. A. There is hereby created in the State
Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Co nservation
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 Secti on 4-114 of this title
from fees for the Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and required
to be deposited in the fund an d any other monies received from fees
for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and required to be deposited in
the fund deposited by the Commission . All monies accruing to the
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credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be expended by
the Commission as follows exclusively:
1. An amount equal to Four Dollars ($4.00) per stamp to be used
to retire 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 b e used
by the Commission for For the 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.
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commiss ion shall
prescribe any rules nec essary to implement the provisions of this
section.
SECTION 12. REPEALER 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-103, 4-
103A, 4-103B, 4-104, 4-104A, 4-105, 4-106, 4-107, 4-108, 4-108A, 4-
109, 4-111, 4-113, 4-113A, 4-113.1, 4-113.2, 4-114, 4-115, 4-116, 4-
117, 4-118, 4-119, 4-120, 4-121, 4-122, 4-123, 4-124, 4-128, 4-
128.1, 4-129, 4-130, 4-135.1, 4-136, 4-138, 4-140, 4-143, 4-144, and
5-203, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 13. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11 shall become
effective November 1, 2022.
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SECTION 14. Sections 6, 7, 8, and 12 shall become effective
September 1, 2022.
58-2-9347 MKS 01/20/22