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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
SENATE BILL 1696 By: Treat
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to hunting and fishing; amending 29
O.S. 2021, Sections 4-112, as last amended by Section
3, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2017, and 4-113, which relate
to hunting and fishing licenses; allowing for
expiration of licenses one year after purchase ;
removing certain expirations for licenses ; clarifying
language; modifying fee schedu le for certain legal
residents; updating statutory reference; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4 -112, as
last amended by Sectio n 3, Chapter 229, O.S.L. 2017, is amended to
read as follows:
Section 4-112. A. Except as otherwise provided f or in the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae
Act, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take o r
attempt to take in any manner, use, hav e in possession, 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 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commissio n shall
designate a consecutive Saturday and Sunda y in September of each
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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.
B. The following legal resid ents of Oklahoma shall be exempt
from the annual hunting license requirement of paragraph 1 of
subsection E of this secti on and the following nonresidents shall be
exempt from the annual nonresident hunting licenses required
pursuant to paragraph 1 of subs ection C of this section:
1. Legal residents unde r 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
combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to th e provisions
of Section 4-114 of this title;
3. Legal residents born on or before January 1, 1923;
4. Legal resident ve terans having a disability of sixty percent
(60%) or more and registered with the veterans 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 veterans registry shall be
required;
5. Legal resident owners or tenants who hunt on land owned or
leased by them;
6. Any nonresident under fourteen (14) years of age;
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7. Legal residents having 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 state which borders
this state;
8. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (18) years
of age who is in the physical custody of a child c are facility as
defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and
9. Any legal resident or nonresident hunting, pursuin g,
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, the nonresident hunting licenses issued pur suant
to this section and the fee for each license shall be:
1. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other
than deer, antelope, elk or bear which expires on December 31 of the
year purchased – One Hundred Forty-one Dollars ($141.00).
Nonresidents hunting big game or combination big game and upland
game in a commercial hunting area shall be required to have this
license;
2. Annual hunting license for nonresidents huntin g 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).
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Nonresidents hunting big game or combination big game and u pland
game in a commercial hunting area shall be r equired to have this
license;
3. Gun hunting license for deer for nonr esidents which shall be
valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current calendar year
deer gun season – Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($279.00);
4. Archery hunting license for deer for nonresidents which
shall expire on January 15 of the calendar year after the year
purchased or if purchased during the deer archery season it shall
expire at the end of that deer archery season – Two Hundred Seventy-
nine Dollars ($279.00);
5. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer 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); and
9. Ten-day hunting license for nonresi dents hunting small game
in a commercial hunting area – Five Dollars ($5.00).
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D. 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 t o paragraph 8 of subsection C of
this section shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition
Fund created pursuant t o 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 pa ragraphs 1 through 8 of subsection C of this
section shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and shall be
deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4 -141 of this title.
E. Except as otherwise provided , the annual resident hunting
licenses issued purs uant to this subsection shall expire one (1)
year after the date of issuance. The resident hunting licenses
issued pursuant to thi s 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);
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2. Annual hunting license for residents eight een (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 o f age which expires on December 31 of the year
purchased - Four Dollars ($4.00);
4. 2. Annual hunting license for residents sixteen (1 6) or
seventeen (17) years of age which expires on June 30 of the fiscal
year purchased – Six Dollars ($6.00);
5. 3. Ten-day hunting license for residents for small game in a
commercial hunting area - Five Dollars ($5.00);
6. 4. Five-year disability hunt ing license for residents of
this state for at lea st six (6) months who are receiving Social
Security Disability benefits , Supplemental Security Income benefits
or disability benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act, 45
U.S.C.A., Section 231a, or residen ts who are one-hundred-percent
disabled and are receiving disability payments from the Multiple
Injury Trust Fund pursuan t to Section 31 of Title 85A of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Ten Dollars ($10.00);
7. Gun 5. Annual gun hunting license for deer for resid ents
eighteen (18) years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00).
The following persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs o r its
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successor, certifying that the person is a dis abled
veteran in receipt of compensation at the on e-hundred-
percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
received an exemption pursuant to this s ubparagraph,
no registration with the veterans reg istry shall be
required, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combin ation big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
8. Gun 6. Annual gun hunting license for deer for residents
under eighteen (18) years of age – Nine Dollars ($9.00);
9. Archery 7. Annual archery hunting license for deer for
residents eighteen ( 18) years of age or older - Nineteen Dollars
($19.00). The following persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Veterans Affai rs or its
successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
veteran in receipt of compensation at the one -hundred-
percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
received the exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,
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no registration with the veterans registry shall be
required, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
10. Archery 8. Annual archery hunting license for deer for
residents under eighteen (18) y ears of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
11. Primitive 9. Annual primitive firearms hunting license for
deer for residents eighteen (18) y ears of age or older - Nineteen
Dollars ($19.00). The following persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certif ication 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 registered with the veterans registry
created by the Oklahoma De partment of Veterans
Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
received the exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,
no registration with the veterans registry shall be
required, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
12. Primitive 10. Annual primitive firearms hunting license
for deer for residents under eighte en (18) years of age - Nine
Dollars ($9.00);
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13. Hunting 11. Annual 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 12. Annual 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
15. Bonus 13. Annual bonus, special or additional gun hunting
license for deer for residents - Nineteen Dollars ($19.0 0). 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 registered with the veterans registry
created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
received the exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,
no registration with the veterans registry shall be
required, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas.
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F. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
paragraphs paragraph 1 and 2 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. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
require a hunting license, resident or nonresident, of any person
merely because the person participates, 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 this state. No license to hunt shall be
required of any person engaged in training or working dogs, provided
that person is in no way engaged in hunting and does not take or
attempt to take in any manner any game.
H. 1. Any person arrested for hu nting game other than deer,
antelope, elk, bear or turkey without a valid hunting license as
required by the provisions of subsection A of this section may
purchase a substitute 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 fee for a substitute lic ense purchased
pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be:
a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and
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b. for nonresidents, One Hundred Forty -five Dollars
($145.00).
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 the Wildlife Conservation Fund to
be used exclusively for developing, managing, preserving, and
protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
I. Any person producing proof in court that a current hunting
license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to that
person was in force at t he time of the alleged offense shall be
entitled to dismissal of a charge of violating this section upon
payment of court costs. If proof of a current h unting 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 district
attorney within seventy -two (72) hours after the violation, the
charge shall be dismissed w ithout payment of co urt costs.
J. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for by
subsection H 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 T wenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more
than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment in the county
jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both.
K. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for by
subsection H of this sec tion, any nonresiden t convicted of violating
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the provisions of this section shall be punished by the imposition
of a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the
county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both.
L. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
section.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-113, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-113. A. Legal residents who ar e not the individuals
excepted exempted from the license requir ement as provided in
subsection B of Section 4-112 of this title may purchase an annual
combination hunting/fishing license from the Director or agents of
the Director.
B. The fee for each combination hunting/fishing license issued
under this section shal l be:
1. For legal residents eig hteen (18) years of age and older for
a license that expires on December 31 of the year purchased - Forty-
one Dollars ($41.00);
2. For residents eighteen (18) years of age and older for a
license that expires on June 30 of the fiscal year purchased one (1)
year after the date of issuance – Fifty-two Dollars ($52.00);
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3. For legal residents sixteen (16) or sevente en (17) years of
age for a license that expires on December 31 of the year purchased
- Thirteen Dollars ($13.00) ; and
4. 2. For legal residents sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years
of age for a license that expires on June 30 of the fiscal year
purchased one (1) year after the date of issuance – Eighteen Dollars
($18.00).
C. Of the fees collected pursuant to the p rovisions of
paragraphs paragraph 1 and 2 of subsection B 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.
SECTION 3. This act shall beco me effective November 1, 2022.
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