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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4281 By: Dempsey and Sneed of the
House
and
Murdock of the Senate
An Act relating to game and fish; amending 29 O.S.
2021, Section 5-203.1, which relates to spotl ighting;
allowing the spotlighting of coyo tes; allowing the
use of night vision equipment to hunt coyotes; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-203.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 5-203.1 A. No person may attempt to take, tak e,
attempt to catch, catch, attempt to capture, capture, attempt to
kill, or kill any deer, feral animal or other wildlife except fish
and, frogs and coyotes by the use of a vehicle moun ted spotlight or
other powerful light at night, by what is commonly kn own as
"headlighting". Provided, however, nothing in this section shall
prevent one from possessing a .22 caliber rimfire rifle or .22
pistol and a light car ried while in pursuit of fur bearers with
hounds during the legal, open furbearers season, while po ssessing a
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valid hunting license. Furthermore, any person may use enhanced
night vision equipment to attempt to take, take, attempt to catch,
catch, attempt to capture, capture, attempt to kill, or kill any
coyote using a properly equipped rifle or pistol.
B. Any person may use a shotgun, using N o. 6 size shot or
smaller, longbow, light and a call for the purpose of hunting
predatory animals, provided that written permission is obtained from
the local game warden for each twenty -four-hour period of hunting.
C. It shall be illegal to hunt from a b oat with a firearm from
sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise. This shall not
pertain to hunting of waterfowl enroute from bank to b lind with
unloaded shotguns.
D. Except as otherwise prov ided for in this section, no person
may harass, attempt to capture, capture, attempt to take or take,
kill or attempt to kill any wildlife with the aid of any motor -
driven land, air or water conveyan ce. A nonambulatory person may
hunt from said conveyance s with written permission of the Director
of Wildlife Conservation. A person may hunt from an air conveyance
if issued a permit pursuant to Section 1 of this act. Nothing in
this section shall prev ent the use of motor-driven land or water
conveyances for following dogs in the act of hunting, when use is
restricted to public roads or waterways. Motor -driven land or water
conveyances may be used on private property for following dogs in
the act of hunting with the permission of the landowner or occupant.
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E. Employees of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,
and Forestry Wildlife Services Division and the United States
Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services while engaged in
wildlife management activities for the protection of agriculture,
property, human health and safety and natural resources shall be
exempt from the provisions of this section.
F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misde meanor and shall be punished by a
fine of not less than T wo Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for a
first offense and not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a
second offense or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less
than ten (10) days nor more than one (1) year, or by confiscation
pursuant to Section 5-402 of this title or by such fine,
imprisonment and confiscation.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
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Passed the House of Representatives the 15th day of March, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2022.
Presiding Officer of the Senate