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2828 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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3030 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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3232 HOUSE BILL 4086 By: Wallace
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3838 AS INTRODUCED
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4040 An Act relating to game and fish; requiring and
4141 creating licenses, permits, and stamps; requiring and
4242 creating commercial wildlife licenses; limiting
4343 noncommercial activities; establishing fishing
4444 licenses; establishing hunting licenses; amending 29
4545 O.S. 2021, Section 4-101, which relates to certain
4646 licenses and fees; eliminating certain expiration
4747 dates; eliminating certain fee ; amending 29 O.S.
4848 2021, Section 4-110, which relates to certain fishing
4949 licenses and fees; eliminating certain license s and
5050 exemptions; eliminating certain fees; estab lishing
5151 licenses and fees by Commission rules; amending fines
5252 and penalties; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112,
5353 which relates to certain hunting licenses and fees;
5454 establishing new licenses and fees by Commission
5555 rules; eliminating certain licenses and exemptions;
5656 eliminating certain fees; amending fines and
5757 penalties; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-132,
5858 which relates to the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund;
5959 eliminating certain s tamp; removing certain required
6060 deposited monies; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-
6161 134, which relates to the Wil dlife Heritage Fund;
6262 removing certain required deposited mon ies; amending
6363 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-141, which relates to the
6464 Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund; removing certain
6565 required deposited monies; repealing 29 O.S. 2021,
6666 Sections 4-103, 4-104, and 4-105, which relate to
6767 commercial fishing licenses and associated licen ses;
6868 repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-103A, 4-103B, and
6969 4-104A, which relate to commercial turtle harvesting
7070 licenses and associated licenses; repealing 29 O.S.
7171 2021, Section 4-106, which relates t o licenses for
7272 holding animals hunted for sport; repealin g 29 O.S.
7373 2021, Section 4-107, which relates to commercial
7474 wildlife breeder's licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021,
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101101 Sections 4-108 and 4-108A, which relate to falconer's
102102 licenses, rules, and regulations; repealing 29 O.S.
103103 2021, Section 4-109, which relates to shoot-to-kill
104104 field licenses; repeali ng 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-
105105 111, which relates to fur dealer 's licenses;
106106 repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-113, 4-113.1, 4-
107107 113.2, and 4-114, which relate to certain combined
108108 hunting and fishing licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021,
109109 Section 4-113A, which relates to fishing guide
110110 licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-115, 4-
111111 116, and 4-117, which relate to minnow dealer's
112112 licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-118,
113113 which relates to scient ific purposes licenses;
114114 repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-119, which relates
115115 to trapping licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section
116116 4-120, which relates to trout licenses; repealing 29
117117 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-121, 4-122, and 4-123, which
118118 relate to noncommercial wildlife breeder 's licenses
119119 and fees; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-124,
120120 which relates to confinement of wild animals raised
121121 under this title; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-
122122 128 and 4-128.1, which relate to licensing for Lake
123123 Texoma; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-129, which
124124 relates to mussels harves ting licenses and fees;
125125 repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-130, which relates
126126 to waterfowl hunting and fees; repealing 29 O.S.
127127 2021, Section 4-135.1, which relates to nuisance
128128 wildlife permits; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-
129129 136, which relates to special use permits relat ing to
130130 hunting or fishing; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section
131131 4-138, which relates wildlife special use permits;
132132 repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-140, which relates
133133 to certain wildlife stamps required, exceptions, and
134134 fees; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-143, which
135135 relates to rattlesnake hunting permits; repealing 29
136136 O.S. 2021, Section 4-144, which relates to black bear
137137 hunting licenses; repealing 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-
138138 203, which relates to carrying f irearms while
139139 training dogs; providing for codification; and
140140 providing effective dates.
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174174 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codi fied
175175 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.1 of Title 29, unless
176176 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
177177 LICENSES
178178 A. Except as otherwise provided by this act, no person shall
179179 hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take or attempt to take in
180180 any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or transport all or any
181181 portion of any wildlife, including fish, or enter any land owned,
182182 leased, or managed by the Department of Wildlife Conservation unless
183183 the person has first obtained a license, permit, or stamp from the
184184 Director of the Department or any authorized agent of the
185185 Department.
186186 B. The Oklahoma Wildlife C onservation Commission shal l
187187 prescribe, by rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance , and
188188 the fees for such licenses, permits, and stamps; and any rules
189189 necessary to implement the provisions of this section; provided that
190190 the Commission shall of fer, but not be limited to, a three-hundred-
191191 sixty-five-day hunting and fishing license.
192192 C. The Commission may, by rule or resolution, designate
193193 discounts, sales, or exemptions to any license , permit, and stamp.
194194 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be co dified
195195 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.2 of Title 29, unless
196196 there is created a du plication in numbering, reads as follows:
197197 LICENSES FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
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224224 A. Except as otherwise provided in this act, no person shall
225225 breed, possess, or raise, sell, buy, or transport out of state,
226226 export, take, accompany, transport, outfit, guide, or aid persons in
227227 taking for commercial purposes any wildlife, including fish, wi thout
228228 first having procured a license for such purposes from the Director
229229 of the Department of Wildlife Conservation pursuant to the rules
230230 promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
231231 B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission sh all
232232 prescribe, by rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance , and
233233 the fees for such licenses, permits, and stamps; and any rules
234234 necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
235235 C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
236236 section shall:
237237 1. Have the commercial license revoked and forfeit the
238238 privileges provided by t he license. No new license shall be issue d
239239 for a period of at least one ( 1) year from and after the date on
240240 which the revocation order becomes effective; and
241241 2. Be punished by a fine of no t less than One Thousand Dollars
242242 ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment i n the county jail for a period not
243243 to exceed six (6) months, or by confiscati on of gear, or by a
244244 combination of fine, imprisonment, and confiscation.
245245 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
246246 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.3 of Title 29, unless
247247 there is created a duplication in numberi ng, reads as follows:
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274274 LICENSES FOR NONCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING WILDLIFE
275275 A. Except as otherwise provided in this title or in the
276276 Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no pe rson may breed or raise wildlife
277277 for personal consumption or noncommer cial purposes, or kill or
278278 capture wildlife or take their nests or eggs for scientific purposes
279279 without having first procured a license from the Director of the
280280 Department of Wildlife Conservat ion.
281281 B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Co nservation Commission shall
282282 prescribe, by rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance, and
283283 the fees for such licenses, permits, and stamps; and any rules
284284 necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
285285 C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
286286 section shall:
287287 1. Have the noncommercial license revoked and forfeit the
288288 privileges provided by the license. No new license shall be issued
289289 for a period of at least six (6) months from and after the date on
290290 which the revocation order becomes effect ive; and
291291 2. Be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars
292292 ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
293293 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
294294 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.4 of Title 29, unless
295295 there is created a duplica tion in numbering, reads as follows:
296296 FISHING LICENSE AUTH ORITY
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323323 The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall prescribe,
324324 by administrative rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance,
325325 and fees for fishing licenses.
326326 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
327327 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-100.5 of Title 29, unless
328328 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
329329 HUNTING LICENSE AUTHORITY
330330 The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall prescribe,
331331 by administrative rule, the form, type, des ign, manner of issuance,
332332 and fees for hunting licenses.
333333 SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-101, is
334334 amended to read as follows:
335335 Section 4-101. A. All licenses and permits issued by t he
336336 Director of Wildlife Conservation, the Department of Wildlife
337337 Conservation or by any of its a gents shall be used only in
338338 conformity with the provisions of this title and the rules
339339 promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
340340 B. All persons making application for any licenses required by
341341 this section shall produce a valid license to operate a motor
342342 vehicle or other positive pro of of identification, age and
343343 residency, and any such license issued shall show such data as well
344344 as the date and time of issuance.
345345 C. All licenses are nontransferable. No per son shall alter,
346346 change, lend or transfer any license. No person shall use or borrow
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373373 a license which has not been issued to that person by the Director,
374374 the Department or by any of its agent s pursuant to the provisions of
375375 this section.
376376 D. No person may engage in activities requiring a license
377377 without that person's carrying such license on their person and
378378 producing the same for an inspection upon the demand of any Oklahoma
379379 citizen or game warden.
380380 E. Any person required to produce a license must also iden tify
381381 themselves as the person t o whom such license was issued, and
382382 failure or refusal to comply shall be deemed prima facie evidence of
383383 a violation of this section.
384384 F. Unless otherwise provi ded in this Code:
385385 1. Hunting licenses is sued pursuant to paragra ph 1 of
386386 subsection C and parag raphs 1 and 3 of subsection E of Section 4 -112
387387 of this title and paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection B of Section 4-
388388 113 of this title shall expire on December 31 o f the year issued.
389389 Hunting licenses issue d pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection C and
390390 paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection E of Section 4 -112 of this title
391391 and paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection B of Section 4-113 of this
392392 title shall expire on June 30 of the f iscal year issued. All other
393393 licenses shall terminate December 31 for the year issued; and
394394 2. Any, any person convicted of violating any of the p rovisions
395395 of this title may have any or all licenses held by that person or
396396 the privilege of applying for, purchas ing or exercising the benefits
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423423 conferred by the licenses revoked b y the Department in accordance
424424 with rules promulgated by the Commission or b y a court of competent
425425 jurisdiction for a period of not less than one (1) year. For
426426 purposes of this paragraph, a court conviction, a plea of guilty, a
427427 plea of nolo contendere, th e imposition of a deferred or suspended
428428 sentence by a court, or forfeiture o f bond shall be deemed a
429429 conviction.
430430 G. Should any license or permit issued pursuant to Part 1 of
431431 Article IV of this title be lost or destroyed, dupli cates will shall
432432 be issued by the Department at a fee of One Dollar and fifty cent s
433433 ($1.50) determined by the Commission.
434434 H. Upon harvesting any whitetail or mule deer, or any ot her
435435 wildlife where the hunter, according to Co mmission rules, is
436436 required to check the wildlife in at a Department check station, the
437437 taker of the wildlife shall:
438438 1. Securely attach the n ame of the taker, time of harvest, date
439439 of harvest and license numbe r to the carcass of the wildlife;
440440 2. Check in the carcass of the wildlife el ectronically using
441441 the online check station provided on the offi cial website of the
442442 Oklahoma Department of Wild life Conservation or as prescribed by
443443 rule of the Commission, within twenty-four (24) hours of leaving the
444444 hunt area and in all cases prior to pr ocessing the carcass; and
445445 3. Not remove evidence of the sex of the animal until after the
446446 carcass of the anima l has been checked in.
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473473 I. It shall be unlawful for any license or p ermit holder to
474474 knowingly make a false stateme nt or give false information to any
475475 authorized hunter check station or to an authorized Departm ent
476476 employee when complying with the provisions of subsection H of this
477477 section. Information which may be collecte d at a Department check
478478 station shall include but not be limited to the name, address,
479479 license or permit number and signature of the taker, t he date, time,
480480 county, method or weapon of the kill, sex and weight of carcass,
481481 whether or not the animal was taken on public hunting land and if so
482482 in what area, or any other information whic h may be required by the
483483 Commission.
484484 J. 1. Any person convicte d of violating the provisions of this
485485 section or of making a false statement or giving any false
486486 information in order to acquire any license or permit, pursuant to
487487 the provisions of this secti on, shall be punishable by a fine of not
488488 less than One Hundred D ollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred
489489 Fifty Dollars ($250.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a
490490 period not to exceed ten (10) days, or by both su ch fine and
491491 imprisonment. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent
492492 violation of the prov isions of this section or of making a false
493493 statement or giving any false information in order to acquire any
494494 license or permit, pursuant to the provisions of th is section, shall
495495 be punishable by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
496496 ($250.00) nor more than Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750 .00), or by
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523523 imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exce ed ten (10)
524524 days, or by both such fine and imp risonment.
525525 2. Any hunting or f ishing license issued to a person by the
526526 Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be automatically revoked
527527 upon conviction of the person of violating the provisions of this
528528 section. The revocation shall be for a period set by the court of
529529 not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years. If the
530530 court does not set a period, the revocation shall be for one (1)
531531 year from the date of the conviction. During this period of
532532 revocation, the Department shall not issue the pe rson a hunting or
533533 fishing license. If the court does not set a revocation period, the
534534 Department shall not issue that person a license within one (1) year
535535 of the conviction of the person pursuant to this secti on. A person
536536 who has a license or permit revo ked pursuant to this section sh all
537537 surrender the revoked license or permit to the court , or the court
538538 may order the defendant to surrender the license or permit directly
539539 to an officer from the Department of Wil dlife Conservation present
540540 at the hearing. If the license or permit is surre ndered to the
541541 court, the court shall send the Department of Wildlife Conservation
542542 the revoked license. The court shall also send the Department a
543543 copy of the judgment of conviction. For purposes of this section,
544544 "conviction" shall include a plea of guilt y or nolo contendere to an
545545 offense or the imposition of deferred adjudication for an offense.
546546 In lieu of sending a paper copy of the documents and information
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573573 required by this subsection, the court clerk may transmit the
574574 conviction information by using an electronic method authorized by
575575 the Department of Wildl ife Conservation.
576576 K. Any person who has had th eir license privileges revoked
577577 shall not be entitled to purchase, ap ply for, or exercise the
578578 benefits conferred by any lic ense until the revocation perio d has
579579 expired or the person has obtained approval from t he Director. Any
580580 person violating the provisio ns of this subsection, upon conviction,
581581 shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars
582582 ($500.00), or by imprisonment in a county jail for a term of not
583583 more than ninety (90) days or by both the fine and imprisonment.
584584 Upon conviction under this subsection, the previously granted
585585 license revocation period shall be extended by two (2) additional
586586 years.
587587 SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -110, is
588588 amended to read as follows:
589589 Section 4-110. A. Except as otherwise provid ed in the Oklahoma
590590 Wildlife Conservation Code, no person shal l fish, pursue, harass,
591591 catch, kill, take in a ny manner, use, have in possessi on, sell, or
592592 transport all or any portion of fish withou t having first procured a
593593 license for such from the Director or from any of the authorized
594594 agents of the Department of Wil dlife Conservation. The Wildlife
595595 Conservation Commission may designate two (2 ) days per year in which
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622622 residents and nonresidents may fish without first procuring a
623623 fishing license pursuant to th e provisions of this section.
624624 B. The following legal residen ts of Oklahoma shall be exempt
625625 from the annual fishing license requirements of subsection C of this
626626 section and the following nonresid ents shall be exempt from the
627627 annual nonresident fishing lice nses required pursuant to subsection
628628 E of this section:
629629 1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) years of age and
630630 nonresidents under sixteen (16) years of age from states which do
631631 not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons under sixteen
632632 (16) years of age;
633633 2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or o lder and
634634 nonresidents sixty-five (65) years of age or older from states which
635635 do not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons sixty-five
636636 (65) years of age or older, provided a legal resid ent has obtained a
637637 senior citizen lifetime fishing or combina tion hunting and fishing
638638 license pursuant to t he provisions of Section 4-114 of this title;
639639 3. Legal residents born on or before Janu ary 1, 1923;
640640 4. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent
641641 (60%) or more and registered with the vetera ns registry created by
642642 the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the
643643 veteran has previously received an exemption pursuant to this
644644 paragraph, no registration with the veteran s registry shall be
645645 required. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conserva tion Commission shall
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672672 promulgate any rules nec essary to implement the provisio ns of this
673673 paragraph;
674674 5. Legal resident owners or tenan ts, their spouses, parents,
675675 grandparents, children and their spouses, grandchildren and their
676676 spouses who fish in private ponds on land owned or leased by them;
677677 6. Any legal resident or nonresident w ho is a patient of an
678678 institution of the State of Oklaho ma established for the care and
679679 treatment of mental illness o r alcohol or drug dependency or any
680680 developmentally disabled person residing in any group home or other
681681 institution or developmentally disa bled persons when accompanied by
682682 an attendant of the ins titution or legal guardian of the patient, or
683683 when fishing on institutional property;
684684 7. Any legal resident or nonresiden t under eighteen (18) years
685685 of age who is in the legal and physical custody of the State of
686686 Oklahoma or one of its agencies by court o rder;
687687 8. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (1 8) years
688688 of age who is in the physical custody of a child car e facility as
689689 defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
690690 9. Any legal resident or nonresident who is legally blind or
691691 who has any other physical impairment, as certified by a p hysician
692692 licensed in this state or any state which borders th is state, which
693693 prevents the person from prope rly using fishing apparatus with out
694694 the assistance of another person, and any one person actually
695695 accompanying and actually assisting such legally bl ind or otherwise
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722722 physically impaired person while the latter is fishing. This
723723 certification shall be carri ed by the individual while fishi ng;
724724 10. Nonresidents under fourteen (14) years of age;
725725 11. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a Job Corps
726726 trainee of this state, provided that the trainees shall have on
727727 their persons a duly authorized identification card issued by their
728728 respective Job Corps Center and shall present the card upon reques t,
729729 in lieu of a fishing license. The trainees shall return t heir cards
730730 to their respective Job Corps Center when the trai nees leave their
731731 respective Job Corps training programs;
732732 12. Any legal reside nt having a proven disability which renders
733733 the resident nonambulatory and confined to a wheelchair as certified
734734 by a physician licensed in this state or any state which borders
735735 this state;
736736 13. Any legal resident who is fis hing with a pole and line,
737737 trotline, or throwline in streams, natural lakes, natural pon ds, and
738738 mine pits in the county in which the person is a resi dent, or in
739739 streams, natural lakes, natural ponds, and mine p its which form a
740740 part of the boundary line of the county in which the person i s a
741741 resident, when using any bait other than commercial or artificial
742742 bait, blood, stink bait, cut fish, and shrimp; and
743743 14. Any legal resident or nonresident participating in a n
744744 aquatic education event or clinic sanctioned by the Department of
745745 Wildlife Conservation.
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772772 C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife
773773 Conservation Code, the resident fishing li censes issued pursuant to
774774 the provisions of this section and the fee for each sha ll be:
775775 1. Annual fishing license for legal residents eighteen (18)
776776 years of age and older - Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00);
777777 2. Annual fishing license for legal residents sixte en (16) or
778778 seventeen (17) years of age - Four Dollars ($4.00); and
779779 3. Two-day fishing license for legal residents - Fourteen
780780 Dollars ($14.00).
781781 D. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provision s of
782782 paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection C of this section, Five Dollars
783783 ($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land
784784 Stamp and shall be deposited in the Ok lahoma Wildlife Land Fund
785785 created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 -141 of this title.
786786 E. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklah oma Wildlife
787787 Conservation Code, the nonresident fishing licenses issued pursuant
788788 to the provisions of this section and the fee for each shall be:
789789 1. Annual fishing license for nonresidents - Fifty-four Dollars
790790 ($54.00), provided the Commission may enter i nto reciprocity
791791 agreements with states wherein nonresident license fees shall be in
792792 conformity with such reciproca l agreements;
793793 2. Six-day fishing license for nonresidents – Thirty-four
794794 Dollars ($34.00); and
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821821 3. One-day fishing license for nonresidents - Fourteen Dollars
822822 ($14.00).
823823 F. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions o f
824824 paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsec tion E of this section, Five Dollars
825825 ($5.00) of the annual license fee for nonres idents, One Dollar and
826826 fifty cents ($1.50) of the six -day fishing license for nonresidents
827827 fee and One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) of the o ne-day fishing
828828 license for nonresidents fee shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land
829829 Acquisition Fund created pursu ant to the provisions of Section 4 -132
830830 of this title. Of the fees collected pursuant to the pro visions of
831831 paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsection E of this section, Five Dollars
832832 ($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land
833833 Stamp and shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund
834834 created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
835835 G. Legal residents who h ave resided in this state for at least
836836 six (6) months and who are receiving Social Security Disability
837837 benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits, disability benefits
838838 under the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C.A., Section 231a, postal
839839 employees receiving disability benefits pursuant to 5 U.S.C.,
840840 Section 8451 (1998) or legal residents who are one hundred percent
841841 (100%) disabled and are receiving disability payments from th e
842842 Multiple Injury Trust Fund pursua nt to Section 403 of Title 85 of
843843 the Oklahoma Statutes, may purchase a disabili ty fishing license
844844 from the Director for Ten Dollars ($10.00) for five (5) years.
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871871 B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
872872 prescribe, by rule, the form, type, design, manner of issuance , and
873873 the fees for such licenses, permits, and stamps; and any rules
874874 necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
875875 H. 1. C. Any person arrested while violating the provisions
876876 of this section who does not meet the requirements of subsection K F
877877 of this section, may purchase a substitute temporary th irty-day
878878 license from the arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. The
879879 Commission shall, by rule, determine the fee for a substitute
880880 license purchased pursuant to the provisions of this subsection
881881 shall be:
882882 a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50 .00), and
883883 b. for nonresidents, Ninety Dollars ($90.00).
884884 2. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the fe es
885885 from licenses purchased pursuant to the provisions of this
886886 subsection shall be deposited in t he Wildlife Conservation Fund to
887887 be used exclusively for developing, m anaging, preserving, and
888888 protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat .
889889 I. D. Unless a substitute license is purchased a s provided for
890890 by subsection H C of this section, any resident of this state
891891 convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be
892892 punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Twenty-five
893893 Dollars ($25.00) Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred
894894 Dollars ($200.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail f or a period
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921921 not to exceed thirty (30) days , or by both said fine an d
922922 imprisonment.
923923 J. E. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
924924 by subsection H C of this section, any nonresident convicted of
925925 violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than
926926 Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One Hundred Dollars ( $100.00) nor more than
927927 Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail
928928 for a period of not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine
929929 and imprisonment.
930930 K. F. Any person producing proof in court that a curren t
931931 fishing license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to
932932 that person was in force at the time of the alleged offense shall b e
933933 entitled to dismissal of a char ge of violating this section upon
934934 payment of court costs. If proof of a current fish ing license
935935 issued by the Department to the person that was in force at the time
936936 of the alleged offense is presented to the court or distr ict
937937 attorney within seventy -two (72) hours after the violation, the
938938 charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
939939 G. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
940940 promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
941941 section.
942942 SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -112, is
943943 amended to read as follows:
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970970 Section 4-112. A. Except as otherwise provided for in the
971971 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae
972972 Act, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take or
973973 attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possessi on, sell, or
974974 transport all or any portion of any wildlife except fish, without
975975 having first procured a license from the Department of Wildlife
976976 Conservation. The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall designate
977977 a consecutive Saturday and Sunday in Septembe r of each year as free
978978 hunting days in which residents of this state may hunt without first
979979 procuring a hunting license pursuant to the provisions of this
980980 section.
981981 The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall prescrib e,
982982 by rule, the form, type, desi gn, manner of issuance, and the fee for
983983 these licenses, permits and stamps; and any rules necessary to
984984 implement the provisions of this section.
985985 B. The following legal residents of Oklahoma shall be exempt
986986 from the annual hunting license requirement of pa ragraph 1 of
987987 subsection F of this section and the following nonresidents shall be
988988 exempt from the annual nonresident hunting licenses required
989989 pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section:
990990 1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) years of age;
991991 2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older
992992 provided they have obtained a senior citizen lifetime hunting or
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10191019 combination hunting and fishing li cense pursuant to the provisions
10201020 of Section 4-114 of this title;
10211021 3. Legal residents born on or before January 1, 1923;
10221022 4. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent
10231023 (60%) or more;
10241024 5. Legal resident owners or tenants who hunt on land ow ned or
10251025 leased by them;
10261026 6. Any nonresident under fourteen (14) years of age;
10271027 7. Legal residents havin g a proven disability which renders
10281028 them nonambulatory and confines them to a wheelchair, as certified
10291029 by a physician licensed in this state or in any sta te which borders
10301030 this state;
10311031 8. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (18) years
10321032 of age who is in the physical custody of a child care facility as
10331033 defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
10341034 9. Any legal resident or nonres ident hunting, pursuing,
10351035 trapping, harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to
10361036 take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized
10371037 rattlesnake-hunting event or festival and who has a rattlesnake
10381038 permit issued pursuant to Section 4 -143 of this title.
10391039 C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife
10401040 Conservation Code, th e nonresident hunting licenses issued pursuant
10411041 to this section and the fee for each license shall be:
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10681068 1. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other
10691069 than deer, antelope, elk or bear which expires on December 31 of the
10701070 year purchased – One Hundred Forty-one Dollars ($141.00).
10711071 Nonresidents hunting big game, combination big game and upland game
10721072 or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area s hall be required to
10731073 have this license;
10741074 2. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other
10751075 than deer, antelope, elk or bear which expires on June 30 of the
10761076 fiscal year purchased – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
10771077 Nonresidents hunting big game, combination big game and upland game
10781078 or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area shall be required to
10791079 have this license;
10801080 3. Gun hunting license for deer:
10811081 a. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 16,
10821082 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen (17) years of
10831083 age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one
10841084 antlerless deer allowed d uring the current calendar
10851085 year deer gun season – Thirty Dollars ($30.00),
10861086 b. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 16,
10871087 2021, for youth nonre sidents seventeen (17) years of
10881088 age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one
10891089 antlered or antlerless deer allowed during the current
10901090 calendar year deer gun season – Ninety-nine Dollars
10911091 ($99.00),
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11181118 c. during deer gun seasons occurring prior to January 1 6,
11191119 2021, for nonresidents which shall be valid for
11201120 hunting all deer allowed during the current calenda r
11211121 year deer gun season - Two Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars
11221122 ($299.00), and
11231123 d. during any deer gun season occurring on or after
11241124 January 16, 2021, for nonresid ents which shall be
11251125 valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current
11261126 calendar year deer gun seaso n - Two Hundred Seventy-
11271127 nine Dollars ($279.00);
11281128 4. Archery hunting license for deer for nonresidents which
11291129 shall expire on January 15 of the calendar yea r after the year
11301130 purchased or, if purchased during the deer archery season, it shall
11311131 expire at the end of that deer archery season:
11321132 a. during deer archery seasons occurring prior to January
11331133 16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen (17) years
11341134 of age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one
11351135 antlerless deer allowed during the current deer
11361136 archery season – Thirty Dollars ($30.00),
11371137 b. during deer archery seasons occurring prior to January
11381138 16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen (17) years
11391139 of age or younger which shall be valid for hunting one
11401140 antlered or antlerless deer allowed during the current
11411141 deer archery season – Ninety-nine Dollars ($99.00),
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11681168 c. during deer archery seasons occurring prior to January
11691169 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be valid for
11701170 hunting all deer allowed during the current deer
11711171 archery season - Two Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars
11721172 ($299.00), and
11731173 d. during any deer archery season occurring on or after
11741174 January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be
11751175 valid for hunting all deer allow ed during the current
11761176 deer archery season - Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars
11771177 ($279.00);
11781178 5. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for:
11791179 a. during deer primitive firearms seasons occurring prior
11801180 to January 16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen
11811181 (17) years of age or younger which shall be valid for
11821182 hunting one antlerless deer allowed during the curr ent
11831183 calendar year deer primitive firearms season – Thirty
11841184 Dollars ($30.00),
11851185 b. during deer primitive firearms seasons occurring prior
11861186 to January 16, 2021, for youth nonresidents seventeen
11871187 (17) years of age or younger which shall be valid for
11881188 hunting one antlered or antlerless deer allowed during
11891189 the current calendar year deer primitive firearms
11901190 season – Ninety-nine Dollars ($99.00),
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12171217 c. during deer primitive firearms seasons occurring prior
12181218 to January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which shall be
12191219 valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current
12201220 calendar year deer primitive firearms season - Two
12211221 Hundred Ninety-nine Dollars ($299.00), and
12221222 d. during any deer primitive firearms season occurring on
12231223 or after January 16, 2021, for nonresidents which
12241224 shall be valid for hunting all deer allowed during the
12251225 current calendar year deer primitive firearms season -
12261226 Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($279.00);
12271227 6. Hunting license for antelope for nonresidents – Three
12281228 Hundred Five Dollars ($305.00);
12291229 7. Hunting license for elk for nonresidents – Three Hundred
12301230 Five Dollars ($305.00);
12311231 8. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other
12321232 than deer, antelope, elk, quail , turkey or bear – Seventy-four
12331233 Dollars ($74.00). Nonresidents hunting big game, combination big
12341234 game and upland game or exotic wildlife in a commercial hunting area
12351235 shall be required to have this license; and
12361236 9. Ten-day hunting license for n onresidents hunting small game
12371237 in a commercial hunting area – Five Dollars ($5.00).
12381238 D. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall provide a
12391239 report to both the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the
12401240 Speaker of the House of Representatives by Februa ry 1 of 2019 and
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12671267 2020 setting forth information regarding licenses issued pursuant to
12681268 paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of sub section C of this section, which shall
12691269 include, but not be limited to:
12701270 1. The number of licenses issued during the most recent
12711271 respective deer hunting seasons; and
12721272 2. A fiscal analysis comparing revenue generated from the fees
12731273 of the licenses issued duri ng the most recent respective deer
12741274 hunting seasons compared to previous years and whether the deer
12751275 hunting license structure is beneficial to the Department.
12761276 E. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
12771277 subsection C of this section:
12781278 1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee of each license
12791279 issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 7 of subsection C of this
12801280 section and Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of the license fee
12811281 for each license issued pursuant to paragraph 8 of subsection C of
12821282 this section shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition
12831283 Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 -132 of this
12841284 title; and
12851285 2. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee for each license
12861286 issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 8 of subsection C of t his
12871287 section shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and shall be
12881288 deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created pursuant to the
12891289 provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
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13161316 F. Except as otherwise provided, the resident hunting licenses
13171317 issued pursuant to this section and the fee for each license shall
13181318 be:
13191319 1. Annual hunting license for residents eighteen (18) years of
13201320 age and older which expires on December 31 of the year purchased -
13211321 Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00);
13221322 2. Annual hunting license for re sidents eighteen (18) years of
13231323 age and older which expires on June 30 of the fiscal year purchased
13241324 – Thirty-one Dollars ($31.00);
13251325 3. Annual hunting license for residents sixteen (16) or
13261326 seventeen (17) years of age which expires on December 31 of the year
13271327 purchased - Four Dollars ($4.00);
13281328 4. Annual hunting license for residents sixteen (16) or
13291329 seventeen (17) years of age which expires on June 3 0 of the fiscal
13301330 year purchased – Six Dollars ($6.00);
13311331 5. Ten-day hunting license for residents for small game in a
13321332 commercial hunting area - Five Dollars ($5.00);
13331333 6. Five-year disability hunting license for residents of this
13341334 state for at least six (6) mo nths who are receiving Social Security
13351335 Disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits or
13361336 disability benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C.A.,
13371337 Section 231a, or residents who are one -hundred-percent disabled and
13381338 are receiving disability payments from the Multiple Injury Trust
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13651365 Fund pursuant to Section 31 of Title 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes -
13661366 Ten Dollars ($10.00);
13671367 7. Gun hunting license for deer for residents eighteen (18)
13681368 years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). The fol lowing
13691369 persons shall be exempt:
13701370 a. residents with proper certification from the United
13711371 States Department of Vetera ns Affairs or its
13721372 successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
13731373 veteran in receipt of compensation at the one -hundred-
13741374 percent rate, and
13751375 b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
13761376 and upland game commercial hunting areas;
13771377 8. Gun hunting license for deer for residents under eighteen
13781378 (18) years of age – Nine Dollars ($9.00);
13791379 9. Archery hunting license for deer for residents ei ghteen (18)
13801380 years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). The following
13811381 persons shall be exempt:
13821382 a. residents with proper certification from the United
13831383 States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
13841384 successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
13851385 veteran in receipt of compensation at the one -hundred-
13861386 percent rate, and
13871387 b. residents hunting in big game or combina tion big game
13881388 and upland game commercial hunting areas;
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14161416 eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
14171417 11. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents
14181418 eighteen (18) years of age o r older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00).
14191419 The following persons shall be exempt:
14201420 a. residents with proper certification from the United
14211421 States Department of V eterans Affairs or its
14221422 successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
14231423 veteran in receipt of compe nsation at the one-hundred-
14241424 percent rate, and
14251425 b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
14261426 and upland game commercial hunting areas;
14271427 12. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents
14281428 under eighteen (18) y ears of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
14291429 13. Hunting license for elk for residents - Fifty Dollars
14301430 ($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big game and
14311431 upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from this
14321432 license;
14331433 14. Hunting license for antelope for residents – Fifty Dollars
14341434 ($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big game and
14351435 upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from this
14361436 license; and
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14631463 15. Bonus, special or additional gun hunting license for deer
14641464 for residents - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). The following persons
14651465 shall be exempt:
14661466 a. residents with proper certification from the United
14671467 States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
14681468 successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
14691469 veteran in receipt of com pensation at the one -hundred-
14701470 percent rate, and
14711471 b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
14721472 and upland game commercial hunting areas.
14731473 G. Residents hunting big game, comb ination big game and upland
14741474 game or exotic wildlife in a commercial huntin g area shall be
14751475 required to have one of the following licenses:
14761476 1. An annual hunting license issued pursuant to paragraph 1, 2,
14771477 3 or 4 of subsection F of this section;
14781478 2. An annual hunting and fishing combination license issued
14791479 pursuant to Section 4 -113 of this title;
14801480 3. A five-year hunting license or five-year combination hunting
14811481 and fishing license issued pursuant to Section 4 -113.1 of this
14821482 title; or
14831483 4. A lifetime hunting licens e or lifetime combination hunting
14841484 and fishing license issued pursuant to Section 4-114 of this title.
14851485 H. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
14861486 paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection F of this section, Five Dollars
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15131513 ($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land
15141514 Stamp and shall be deposited in the Okl ahoma Wildlife Land Fund
15151515 created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
15161516 I. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
15171517 require a hunting license, res ident or nonresident, of any person
15181518 merely because the person participate s, as owner or handler of an
15191519 entry, as an official, or as a spectator in the conduct of a field
15201520 trial or performance test of dogs, whether a resident or nonresident
15211521 of the State of Oklahoma. No license to hunt shall be required of
15221522 any person engaged in tr aining or working dogs, prov ided that person
15231523 is in no way engaged in hunting and does not take or attempt to take
15241524 in any manner any game.
15251525 J. 1. B. Any person arrested for hunting ga me other than deer,
15261526 antelope, elk, bear or turkey without a valid hunting li cense as
15271527 required by the provisions of subsection A of this section may
15281528 purchase a substitute temporary thirty -day license from the
15291529 arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. Proof of hunter
15301530 safety certification will not be required for the temporary
15311531 substitute license. The Commission shall, by rule, determine the
15321532 fee for a substitute license purchased pursuant to the provisions of
15331533 this subsection shall be:
15341534 a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and
15351535 b. for nonresidents, One Hundred Forty -five Dollars
15361536 ($145.00).
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15631563 2. Except as otherwise provided for by this subsection, the
15641564 fees from licenses purchased pursuant to the provisions of this
15651565 subsection shall be deposited in th e Wildlife Conservation Fund to
15661566 be used exclusively for developing, managing, preserving, and
15671567 protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
15681568 K. C. Any person producing proof in court that a current
15691569 hunting license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservat ion to
15701570 that person was in force at the time of the alleged offense shall be
15711571 entitled to dismissal o f a charge of violating this section upon
15721572 payment of court costs. If proof of a current hunting license
15731573 issued by the Department to the person that was in f orce at the time
15741574 of the alleged offense is presented to the court or district
15751575 attorney within seven ty-two (72) hours after the violation, the
15761576 charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
15771577 L. D. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provi ded for
15781578 by subsection J B of this section, any resident convicted of
15791579 violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by the
15801580 imposition of a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
15811581 Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dolla rs ($200.00),
15821582 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed
15831583 thirty (30) days, or b y both.
15841584 M. E. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
15851585 by subsection J B of this section, any nonresident convicted of
15861586 violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by the
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16131613 imposition of a fine of not less than Two Hundred Doll ars ($200.00)
16141614 nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in
16151615 the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by
16161616 both.
16171617 F. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
16181618 promulgate any rules necessar y to implement the provisions of this
16191619 section.
16201620 SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -132, is
16211621 amended to read as follows:
16221622 Section 4-132. A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation is
16231623 hereby authorized to issue an Oklahoma Wildlife Habitat Stamp to any
16241624 person upon the voluntary payment of a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).
16251625 Said fee shall be deposited in the W ildlife Land Acquisition Fund
16261626 created in subsection C of this section.
16271627 B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
16281628 promulgate rules specifying the form, design, and manner of issuance
16291629 of said wildlife habitat stamp.
16301630 C. A. There is hereby creat ed in the State Treasury a
16311631 revolving fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to
16321632 be designated the "Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund ". The fund shall
16331633 be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and
16341634 shall consist of all monies received pursuant to the provisions of
16351635 this section by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
16361636 deposited by the Commission . The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
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16631663 Commission is hereby authorized to invest all or part of the monies
16641664 of said fund in any investment permitted by a written inv estment
16651665 policy adopted by the Wildlife Conservation Commission; provided,
16661666 all investments shall be made in accordance with the Oklahoma
16671667 Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Any interest or dividends accruing
16681668 from such investments shall be deposited in the Wildli fe Land
16691669 Acquisition Fund. All monies accruing to the credit of said fund
16701670 are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
16711671 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for the purposes specified
16721672 in subsection D B of this section. Any monies wi thdrawn from said
16731673 fund by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for investment
16741674 pursuant to this subsection sha ll be deemed to be for the purposes
16751675 specified in subsection D B of this section. Expenditures from sa id
16761676 fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
16771677 against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
16781678 Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and
16791679 payment.
16801680 D. B. The Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund shall be used by the
16811681 Oklahoma Wildlife Conserv ation Commission for the acquisition on a
16821682 willing-seller willing-buyer basis only, leasing, taking of
16831683 easements, development, management, and enhancement of lands
16841684 acquired pursuant to this section for the following purposes :
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17111711 1. Management of game animals, protected animals and birds,
17121712 furbearing animals, game birds, fish, and their restoration,
17131713 propagation, and protection ; and
17141714 2. Creation and management of public hunting, fishing, and
17151715 trapping areas as places where the publ ic may hunt, fish, or trap as
17161716 authorized by law.
17171717 E. C. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may accept
17181718 private contributions, grants, and don ations made for the purposes
17191719 of this section. Any monies received pursuant to this subsection
17201720 shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acq uisition Fund created in
17211721 subsection C A of this section. Any property received pursuant to
17221722 this subsection which is n ot suitable for the purposes of this
17231723 section may be sold by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
17241724 and the proceeds from such sales shall be deposited in the Wildlife
17251725 Land Acquisition Fund created in subsection C A of this section.
17261726 F. D. Whenever the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
17271727 acquires title to land pursuant to this section, the Commission
17281728 shall annually make in lieu o f tax payments equal to the average ad
17291729 valorem tax per acre paid on similar land in that county. Said
17301730 payments shall be made to the county treasurer of the county in
17311731 which the land is located.
17321732 E. The Oklahoma Wildlife Co nservation Commission shall
17331733 prescribe any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
17341734 section.
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17611761 SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 2 9 O.S. 2021, Section 4-134, is
17621762 amended to read as follows:
17631763 Section 4-134. A. There is hereby created in the State
17641764 Treasury a revolving f und for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
17651765 Commission to be designated the "Wildlife Heritage Fund ". The fund
17661766 shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations,
17671767 and shall consist of all monies received from senior cit izen
17681768 lifetime licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs 4
17691769 through 6 of subsection B of Section 4 -114 of this title by the
17701770 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission deposited by the
17711771 Commission. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission is hereby
17721772 authorized to invest all or part of the monies of said fund in any
17731773 investment permitted by a written investment policy adopted by the
17741774 Wildlife Conservation Commission; provided, all investments sh all be
17751775 made in accordance with the Oklahoma Uniform Prudent Investor Act .
17761776 Any interest or dividends accruing from such investments shall be
17771777 deposited in the Wildlife Heritage Fund. Only in terest and
17781778 dividends derived from the principle can be expended an d are hereby
17791779 appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklaho ma
17801780 Wildlife Conservation Commission for the purp oses specified in
17811781 subsection B of this section. Any monies withdrawn from said fund
17821782 by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission fo r investment
17831783 pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to be for the p urposes
17841784 specified in subsection B of this sectio n. Expenditures from said
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18111811 fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer
18121812 against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the
18131813 Office of Management and Enterprise Services for ap proval and
18141814 payment.
18151815 B. The Wildlife Heritage Fu nd shall be used by the Oklahoma
18161816 Wildlife Conservation Commission for the acquisition of land on a
18171817 willing-seller willing-buyer basis only, leasing of land, and the
18181818 taking of easements, and for the developmen t, management, and
18191819 enhancement of such lands acq uired pursuant to this section for the
18201820 following purposes:
18211821 1. Management of game animals, protected animals and birds,
18221822 furbearing animals, game birds, fish, and their restoration,
18231823 propagation, and protection ; and
18241824 2. Creation and management of public hunt ing, fishing, and
18251825 trapping areas as places where the public may hunt, fish, or trap as
18261826 authorized by law.
18271827 C. The Oklahoma Wildlife Cons ervation Commission may accept
18281828 private contributions, grants, and donati ons made for the purposes
18291829 of this section. Any monies received pursuant to this subsection
18301830 shall be deposited in the Wildlife Heritage Fund created in
18311831 subsection A of this section. A ny property received pursuant to
18321832 this subsection which is not suitable f or the purposes of this
18331833 section may be sold by t he Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
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18601860 and the proceeds from suc h sales shall be deposited in the Wildlife
18611861 Heritage Fund created i n subsection A of this section.
18621862 D. Whenever the Oklahoma Wildlife Conse rvation Commission
18631863 acquires title to land pursua nt to this section, the Commission
18641864 shall annually make in lieu of tax payments equal to the average ad
18651865 valorem tax per acre paid on simi lar land in that county. Said
18661866 payments shall be made to the county trea surer of the county in
18671867 which the land is located to be distributed by said county treasurer
18681868 in the manner provided for by law for ad valorem tax payments.
18691869 SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -141, is
18701870 amended to read as fo llows:
18711871 Section 4-141. A. There is hereby created in the State
18721872 Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Co nservation
18731873 Commission to be designated the "Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund ". The
18741874 fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year
18751875 limitations, and shall consist of all monies received pursuant to
18761876 the provisions of Sections 4 -110, 4-112 and 4-113 of this title from
18771877 fees for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and required to be
18781878 deposited in the fund, subsection G of Secti on 4-114 of this title
18791879 from fees for the Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and required
18801880 to be deposited in the fund an d any other monies received from fees
18811881 for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and required to be deposited in
18821882 the fund deposited by the Commission . All monies accruing to the
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19091909 credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and shall be expended by
19101910 the Commission as follows exclusively:
19111911 1. An amount equal to Four Dollars ($4.00) per stamp to be used
19121912 to retire To retire the obligations and related expenses as
19131913 authorized pursuant to Section 168. 9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma
19141914 Statutes or to purchase, lease, or purchase easements on real
19151915 property to be used as public hunting, fishing, and trapping areas;
19161916 and
19171917 2. An amount equal to fifty cents ($0.50) per stamp to b e used
19181918 by the Commission for For the management of the real property
19191919 acquired pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma
19201920 Statutes or acquired with proceeds from the Oklahoma Wildlife Land
19211921 Stamp fee.
19221922 B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commiss ion shall
19231923 prescribe any rules nec essary to implement the provisions of this
19241924 section.
19251925 SECTION 12. REPEALER 29 O.S. 2021, Sections 4-103, 4-
19261926 103A, 4-103B, 4-104, 4-104A, 4-105, 4-106, 4-107, 4-108, 4-108A, 4-
19271927 109, 4-111, 4-113, 4-113A, 4-113.1, 4-113.2, 4-114, 4-115, 4-116, 4-
19281928 117, 4-118, 4-119, 4-120, 4-121, 4-122, 4-123, 4-124, 4-128, 4-
19291929 128.1, 4-129, 4-130, 4-135.1, 4-136, 4-138, 4-140, 4-143, 4-144, and
19301930 5-203, are hereby repealed.
19311931 SECTION 13. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11 shall become
19321932 effective November 1, 2022.
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19591959 SECTION 14. Sections 6, 7, 8, and 12 shall become effective
19601960 September 1, 2022.
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