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4		-	An Act
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
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6	36		BILL NO. 1809 By: Garvin and Stephens of the
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15	45		An Act relating to hunting; amending 29 O.S. 20 21,
16	46		Section 4-135, which relates to permits to contro l
17	47		nuisance wildlife; modifying language; req uiring
18	48		certain written permission; amending 29 O.S. 20 21,
19	49		Section 5-203.1, which relates to headlighting;
20	50		providing certain exception; updating statutory
21	51		references; removing certain allowance for hunting
22	52		predatory animals; increasing penalties; requiring
23	53		confiscation upon conviction; directing a district
24	54		court to suspend, revoke , or deny a license upon
25	55		request and conviction; stating minimum and maximum
26	56		period of suspension, revocation, or denial;
27	57		providing for reinstatement; setting fees; making
28	58		reinstatement fees in addition to other license fees;
29	59		authorizing certain persons to control nuisance
30	60		coyotes or feral swine without a permit ; requiring
31	61		agricultural exemption permit issued by the Oklahoma
32	62		Tax Commission for nuisance control; providing
33	63		exception for headlighting; providing certain
34	64		limitation; prohibiting nuisance control at night for
35	65		persons convicted within certain period of time;
36	66		providing for codificati on; and providing an
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44	73		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEO PLE OF THE STATE OF O KLAHOMA:
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48	101		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 20 21, Section 4-135, is
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51	103		Section 4-135. A. The Department of Wildlife Conserv ation is
52	104		authorized to issue permits to lando wners, agricultural lessees, or
53	105		their designated agents with written permission of the landowner or
54	106		agricultural lessee and to any entity of state, county, or local
55	107		government to control nuisance or damage by an y species of wildlife
56	108		including, but not limi ted to, beaver, coyote, deer, bobcat,
57	109		raccoon, and crow under rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife
58	110		Conservation Commission. The permits may be issued without
59	111		limitation by statewide season regulations, ba g limits or methods of
60	112		taking. A permitted l andowner, agricultural lessee or a designated
61	113		agent with written permission of the landowner or agricultural
62	114		lessee may, with a valid permit issued pursuant to this section,
63	115		control the wildlife specified in thi s subsection and feral swine at
64	116		night to protect marketable agricu ltural crops, livesto ck, or
65	117		processed feed, seed or other materials used in the production of an
66	118		agricultural commodity.
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68	119		B. Except as otherwise specified in this subsection, the permit
69	120		to hunt at night shall be valid for a period of u p to one (1) year
70	121		from the date the permit was issued. Each landowner, lessee, or
71	122		designated agent Landowners or agricultural lessees with a valid
72	123		permit shall be required to have a current agricultural exempti on
73	124		permit issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commissi on.
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75	152		C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5-203.1 of this
76	153		title, a landowner, agricultural lessee, or designated agent with
77	154		written permission of the landowner or lessee and with a valid
78	155		permit may use a headlight carried on the person while huntin g at
79	156		night. Nothing in this section shall authorize the use of a
80	157		headlight mounted on a vehicle or the use of a headlight from a
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83	159		D. Any person who has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a
84	160		violation of Section 5-203.1 or Section 5-411 of this title within
85	161		the previous three (3) years shall not be eligible to receive a
86	162		permit pursuant to this section. The permit can be issued by the
87	163		local game warden in the county for which the permit is to be used
88	164		or by the Law Enforcement Division of t he Department of Wild life
89	165		Conservation.
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93	166		E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1289.13 of Title
94	167		21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, it It shall be lawful for any private
95	168		landowner or designated employee of the l andowner or lessee to have
96	169		a chamber-loaded firearm on property owned by the landowner, and to
97	170		use the firearm for the purpose of controlling nuisance or damage by
98	171		any wildlife or feral swine. Nothing in this section shall
99	172		authorize any convicted felon to carry a firearm.
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101	173		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 29 O. S. 2021, Section 5-203.1, is
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104	202		Section 5-203.1. A. No Except as provided in Section 3 of this
105	203		act, no person may attempt to take, take, attempt to catch, catch ,
106	204		attempt to capture, capture, attempt to kil l, or kill any deer,
107	205		feral animal or other wildlife except fish and frogs by the use of a
108	206		vehicle mounted vehicle-mounted spotlight or other powerful light at
109	207		night, by what is commonly known as "headlighting". Provided,
110	208		however, nothing in this section s hall prevent one from po ssessing a
111	209		.22 caliber rimfire rifle or .22 pistol and a light carried while in
112	210		pursuit of furbearers with hounds during the legal, open furbearers
113	211		season, while possessing a valid huntin g license.
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115	212		B. Any person may use a shotgun, using No. 6 size shot or
116	213		smaller, longbow, light and a call for the purpose of hunting
117	214		predatory animals, provided that written permission is obtained from
118	215		the local game warden for each twenty -four-hour period of hunting.
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120	216		C. It shall be illegal to hunt f rom a boat with a firear m from
121	217		sunset until one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise. This shall not
122	218		pertain to hunting of waterfowl enroute from bank to blind with
123	219		unloaded shotguns.
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125	220		D. C. Except as otherwise provided for in this section and in
126	221		Section 3 of this act, no person may harass, attempt to capture,
127	222		capture, attempt to take or take, kill or attempt to kill any
128	223		wildlife with the aid of any motor -driven land, air or water
129	224		conveyance. A nonambulatory person m ay hunt from said conveyances
130	225		with written permission of the Director of Wildlife Conservation. A
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131	253		person may hunt from an air conveyance if issued a permit pursuant
132	254		to Section 1 4-107.2 of this act title. Nothing in this section
133	255		shall prevent the use of motor-driven land or water conveyances for
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136	256		following dogs in the act of hunting, when use is restricted to
137	257		public roads or waterways. Motor -driven land or water conveyances
138	258		may be used on private property for following dogs in the act of
139	259		hunting with the permission of the landowner or occupant.
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141	260		E. D. Employees of the Okla homa Department of Agriculture,
142	261		Food, and Forestry Wildlife Services Division and the United States
143	262		Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services while engaged in
144	263		wildlife management activi ties for the protection of agriculture,
145	264		property, human health and sa fety and natural resources shall be
146	265		exempt from the provisions of this section.
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148	266		F. E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
149	267		section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor an d shall be punished by a
150	268		fine of not less tha n Two Hundred Fifty Doll ars ($250.00) One
151	269		Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a first offense and not less than
152	270		Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for
153	271		a second offense or by imprisonmen t in the county jail for not less
154	272		than ten (10) days nor more than on e (1) year, or and by
155	273		confiscation pursuant to Section 5 -402 of this title or by such
156	274		fine, imprisonment and confiscation.
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159	276		shall order the hunting and fishing license priv ileges of a person
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160	304		convicted of a violation of this section suspended, revoked, or
161	305		denied for a period not less than one (1) year nor more than ten
162	306		(10) years. Upon completion of the period of suspension,
163	307		revocation, or denial of licensure, the person m ay apply for a new
164	308		hunting or fishing licens e or request a reinstatement of a lifetime
165	309		license, if the person previously held a lifetime license. The
166	310		person applying for a new or reinstated license shall be requi red to
167	311		pay a reinstatement fee of Two Hundr ed Dollars ($200.00) for
168	312		residents of this state and a reinstatement fee of Five Hundred
169	313		Dollars ($500.00) for nonresidents. This fee shall be in addition
170	314		to any other fees required for the hunting and fishing li cense.
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172	315		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
173	316		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4-135.2 of Title 29, unless
174	317		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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176	318		A. Except during deer gun seasons, a lando wner, agricultural
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180	320		landowner or agricultural lessee may control nuisance or damage by
181	321		coyotes or feral swine without a permit as provided for in Section
182	322		4-135 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma St atutes during the day or night,
183	323		and without limitation by statewide season reg ulations or bag
184	324		limits, and with the use of any legal means of take, to protect
185	325		marketable agricultural crops, livestock or processed feed, seed , or
186	326		other materials used in the p roduction of an agricultural commodity.
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188	355		activities shall be required to have a current agricultural
189	356		exemption permit issued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
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192	358		29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a landowner, agricultur al lessee, or
193	359		designated agent of the landowner or lessee may use a headlight,
194	360		thermal, or light enhancement device carried on the person, a
195	361		vehicle with or without a mounted sp otlight or night vision
196	362		equipment while controlling nuisance coyotes and feral sw ine at
197	363		night. Nothing in this subsection shall authorize the use of a
198	364		headlight, thermal or night vision equipment , or a spotlight from a
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202	367		violation of Section 5-203.1 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes or
203	368		Section 5-411 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes within a previous
204	369		three-year period shall not control nuisance or damage by coyotes or
205	370		feral swine at night.
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211		-	Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2022.
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218		-	Passed the House of Representa tives the 25th day of April, 2022.
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225		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
226		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
227		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
228		-	By: _______________________________ __
229		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
230		-	day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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233		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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236		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
237		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
238		-	day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
239		-	By: _______________________________ __
	373	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON WILDLIFE, dated 04/07/2022 - DO
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