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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 28, 2022
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 1571 By: Allen of the Senate
and
West (Rick) of the House
An Act relating to hunting; amending 29 O.S. 2021,
Section 5-213, which relates to cros sbows and
longbows as a legal means of take ; authorizing the
use of air bows as a legal means of take during
certain season; requiring an individual to obtain a
stamp from the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission prior to use; providing contingent
limitation; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S . 2021, Section 5-213, is
amended to read as follo ws:
Section 5-213. A. The use of crossbows and conventional
longbows with a device that permits the bow to be held mechanically
at full or partial draw, shall b e a legal hunting method du ring any
open season when conventional longbows are a legal means o f take.
B. The use of air bows shall be a legal hunting method during
any open season when primitive firearms are a legal means of take.
No person may hunt or take during the open season with an air bow
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unless the person has first obta ined a stamp issued by the Oklahoma
Wildlife Conservation Commission for a one-time fee of Twenty
Dollars ($20.00).
C. At such time as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
to include air bows and air guns , the stamp pursuant to subsection B
of this section shall no longer be required and authorization for
the continual use of air bows as a legal means of take shall be
established by rules promulgated by the Commission .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND WILDLIFE
February 28, 2022 - DO PASS AS AMENDED