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28		-	ENGROSSED SENATE
29		-	BILL NO. 1828 By: Bullard of the Senate
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	30	+	February 21, 2022
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	33	+	SENATE BILL NO. 1828 By: Bullard of the Senate
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33	37		Dempsey of the House
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38		-	[ wildlife - velvet buck season - muzzle loaders -
39		-	cancelation for certain conditions - codification -
40		-	effective date -
41		-	emergency ]
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	43	+	An Act relating to wildlife; authorizing velvet buck
	44	+	season; setting season and bag limit; specifying
	45	+	muzzle loaders; providing for permit, stamp, or
	46	+	license; applying velvet bucks harvest to deer bag
	47	+	limits; directing the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
	48	+	Commission to promulgate rules; authorizing
	49	+	cancelation for certain conditions; prohibiting
	50	+	certain refunds of fees; requiring valid license,
	51	+	permit, or stamp; providing for enforcement of laws
	52	+	and rules; setting licenses, permits , or stamps by
	53	+	rule; requiring season to be based on normal deer
	54	+	populations; providing for codification; providing an
	55	+	effective date; and declaring an emergency.
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46	61		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
47	62		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
48	63		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-114.1 of Title 29, unless
49	64		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
50	65		A. Pursuant to Section 5-401 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma
51	66		Statutes, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission is
52	67		authorized to declare an open season to hunt and harvest velvet
53	68		bucks during the last week of August only in those counties or parts
54		-	of counties of this state where, in the judgment of the Commission,
55		-	the population of deer exist in sufficient quantity and health to
56		-	warrant an open season. An open season to hunt and harvest velvet
57		-	bucks shall be declared by a Commission resolution n ot less than ten
58		-	(10) days before the season is opened. The duration of a declared
59		-	open season shall not exceed four (4) days and be restricted to a
60		-	limit of one velvet buck per hunt during the season.
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	96	+	of counties of this state where, in the judgment of the Commission,
	97	+	the population of deer exist in sufficient quantity and health to
	98	+	warrant an open season. An open season to hunt and harvest velvet
	99	+	bucks shall be declared by a Commission resolution not less than ten
	100	+	(10) days before the season is opened. The duration of a declared
	101	+	open season shall not exceed four (4) days and be restricted to a
	102	+	limit of one (1) velvet buck per hunt during the season.
87	103		B. The Commission shall authorize muzzle loaders as the sole
88	104		method for shooting, hunting, killing, wounding, taking, or
89	105		attempting to shoot, hunt, kill, wound, or take any velvet buck
90	106		during a declared open season .
91	107		C. During a declared open season legal residents of Oklahoma
92	108		and non-residents may hunt velvet bucks provided the person has a
93	109		valid deer license, velvet buck permit, or stamp as otherwise
94	110		provided by law in this state. All velvet bucks shot, killed,
95	111		wounded, taken, and harvested shall count against the licensee’s
96	112		annual bag limit for deer in this state.
97	113		D. The Commission is authorized to prescribe rules necessary
98	114		for the proper conduct and policing of a declared open season for
99	115		the hunting and harvestin g of velvet bucks; the velvet antler size;
100	116		the kind of bucks that may be taken; and the dates and time limits
101	117		of such season. The Commission shall be authorized to cancel a
102	118		declared velvet buck open season for any reason deemed appropriate
103	119		including, but not limited to, disease, we ather, deer population,
104		-	and herd health. Any cancelation of a declared velvet buck open
105		-	season shall prohibit the Commission from refunding or crediting any
106		-	fees paid for a velvet buck permit, stamp, or license.
107		-	E. All laws and rules pertaining to velvet bucks in this state
108		-	shall be enforceable by the Department of Wildlife Conservation and
109		-	its agents. The Commission shall set velvet buck licenses, pe rmits,
110		-	and/or stamps by rule.
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	147	+	and herd health. Any cancelation of a declared velvet buck open
	148	+	season shall prohibit the Commission from refunding or crediting any
	149	+	fees paid for a velvet buck permit, stamp, or license.
	150	+	E. All laws and rules pertaining to velvet bucks in this state
	151	+	shall be enforceable by the Department of Wildlife Conservation and
	152	+	its agents. The Commission shall set velvet buck licenses, pe rmits,
	153	+	and/or stamps by rule.
137	154		F. The Commission is authorized to require by rule that any
138	155		person participating in a declared velvet buck open season or
139	156		hunting in open areas during a declared velvet buck open season to
140	157		procure a special permit, stamp, or license to participate in a
141	158		declared velvet buck open season or to hunt in such open areas
142	159		during a declared velvet buck open season and may charge residents
143	160		and nonresidents fees and such other compensation for those Oklahoma
144	161		surface holders participating in the Acres for Wildlife Pro gram.
145	162		The rate of such fees and compensation shall be determined by the
146	163		Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. No exemptions shall be
147	164		permitted.
148	165		G. Velvet buck open seasons, closed seasons, bag limits, catch
149	166		limits, possession limits , and territorial limitations set forth in
150	167		law or rule are hereby declared to be based on the existence of a
151	168		normal population of deer prior to the Commission declaring a velvet
152	169		buck open season. Such seasons, catch limits, bag limits,
153	170		possession limits, and territorial limitations as se t by law or rule
154		-	shall prevail and be in fu ll force and effect for deer so long as
155		-	the population or numbers of deer remain normal in areas of this
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157		-	H. For purposes of this section :
158		-	1. “Velvet buck” means a male deer with velvet antler; and
159		-	2. “Velvet antler” means the whole cartilaginous ant ler is
160		-	exhibited in a precalcified growth stage of the Cervidae family.
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	198	+	shall prevail and be in fu ll force and effect for deer so long as
	199	+	the population or numbers of deer remain normal in areas of this
	200	+	state.
	201	+	H. For purposes of this section :
	202	+	1. “Velvet buck” means a male deer with velvet antler; and
	203	+	2. “Velvet antler” means the whole cartilaginous ant ler is
	204	+	exhibited in a precalcified growth stage of the Cervidae family.
187	205		The deer antler must be covered in velvet-like hair that is
188	206		essentially skin that supplies nutrients and blood flow to the
189	207		growing bone and antler underneath.
190	208		SECTION 2. This act shall become effec tive July 1, 2022.
191	209		SECTION 3. It being immediat ely necessary for the preservation
192	210		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
193	211		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
194	212		be in full force from and a fter its passage and approval.
195		-	Passed the Senate the 14th day of March, 2022.
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202		-	Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
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	213	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND WILDLIFE
	214	+	February 21, 2022 - DO PASS