6 | 36 | | BILL NO. 812 By: Murdock of the Senate |
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10 | 40 | | Fetgatter of the House |
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15 | 45 | | An Act relating to game and fish; amending 29 O.S. |
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16 | 46 | | 2011, Section 4-101, as amended by Section 1, Chapter |
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17 | 47 | | 341, O.S.L. 2013 (29 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 4 -101), |
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18 | 48 | | which relates to licenses; authorizing submission of |
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19 | 49 | | license or permit to a Department of Wildlife |
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20 | 50 | | Conservation officer; authorizing certain electronic |
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21 | 51 | | transfers; amending Section 2, Chapter 200, O.S.L. |
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22 | 52 | | 2012 (29 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 5 -202.1), which |
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23 | 53 | | relates to license revocation; authorizing submission |
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24 | 54 | | of license or permit to a Department of Wildlife |
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25 | 55 | | Conservation officer; authorizing certain electronic |
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26 | 56 | | transfers; amending 29 O.S. 2011, Section 7 -205, as |
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27 | 57 | | amended by Section 2, Chapter 286, O.S.L. 2013 (29 |
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28 | 58 | | O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 7 -205), which relates to |
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29 | 59 | | capture or mutilation of protected wildlife; |
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30 | 60 | | authorizing submission of license or permit to a |
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31 | 61 | | Department of Wildlife Conservation officer; |
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32 | 62 | | authorizing certain electronic transfers; and |
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33 | 63 | | providing an effective date . |
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154 | | - | 2. Any hunting or fishing license issued to a person by the |
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| 303 | + | Department shall not issue that per son a license within one (1) year |
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| 304 | + | of the conviction of the person pursuant to this section. A person |
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| 305 | + | who has a license or permit revoked pursuant to this section shall |
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| 306 | + | surrender the revoked license or permit to the court , or the court |
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| 307 | + | may order the defend ant to surrender the license or permit directly |
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| 308 | + | to an officer from the Department of Wildlife Conservation present |
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| 309 | + | at the hearing. The If the license or permit is surrendered to the |
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| 310 | + | court, the court shall send the Department of Wildlife Conservation |
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| 311 | + | the revoked license and. The court shall also send the Department a |
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| 312 | + | copy of the judgment of conviction. For purposes of this section, |
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| 313 | + | “conviction” shall include a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to an |
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| 314 | + | offense or the imposition of deferred adjudication for a n offense. |
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| 315 | + | In lieu of sending a paper copy of the documents and information |
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| 316 | + | required by this subsection, the court clerk may transmit the |
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| 317 | + | conviction information by using an electronic method authorized by |
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| 318 | + | the Department of Wildlife Conservation. |
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| 319 | + | K. Any person who has had their license privileges revoked |
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| 320 | + | shall not be entitled to purchase, apply for, or exercise the |
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| 321 | + | benefits conferred by any license until the revocation period has |
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| 322 | + | expired or the person has obtained approval from the Director. Any |
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| 323 | + | person violating the provisions of this subsection, upon conviction, |
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| 324 | + | shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars |
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| 325 | + | ($500.00), or by imprisonment in a county jail for a term of not |
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| 326 | + | more than ninety (90) days or by both the fine and imprisonment. |
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| 354 | + | Upon conviction under this subsection, the previously granted |
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| 355 | + | license revocation period shall be extended by two (2) additional |
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| 356 | + | years. |
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| 357 | + | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 200, O.S.L. |
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| 358 | + | 2012 (29 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 5-202.1), is amended to read as |
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| 359 | + | follows: |
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| 360 | + | Section 5-202.1. A. Any hunting or fishing license issued to a |
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| 361 | + | person by the Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be |
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| 362 | + | automatically revoked on final conviction of the person of an |
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| 363 | + | offense under subsection J of Sectio n 5-202 of Title 29 of the |
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| 364 | + | Oklahoma Statutes this title. The revocation shall be for a period |
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| 365 | + | set by the court of not less than one (1) year or more than ten (10) |
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| 366 | + | years. If the court does not set a period, the revocation shall be |
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| 367 | + | for one (1) year from th e date the conviction becomes final. During |
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| 368 | + | this period of revocation, the Department shall not issue that |
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| 369 | + | person a hunting or fishing license. If the court does not set a |
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| 370 | + | period, the Department shall not issue that person a license before |
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| 371 | + | the first anniversary of the date the conviction becomes final. |
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| 372 | + | B. A person who has a license or permit revoked under this |
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| 373 | + | section shall surrender the revoked license or permit to the court , |
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| 374 | + | or the court may order the defendant to surrender the license or |
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| 375 | + | permit directly to an officer from the Department of Wildlife |
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| 376 | + | Conservation present at the hearing . The If the license or permit |
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| 377 | + | is surrendered to the court, the court shall send the Department of |
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| 405 | + | Wildlife Conservation the revoked license and. The court shall also |
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| 406 | + | send the Department a copy of the judgment of conviction. In lieu |
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| 407 | + | of sending a paper copy of the documents and information required by |
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| 408 | + | this subsection, the court clerk may transmit the conviction |
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| 409 | + | information by using an electronic method authorized by the |
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| 410 | + | Department of Wildlife Conservation. |
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| 411 | + | C. For purposes of this section, “final conviction” shall |
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| 412 | + | include a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or the imposition of |
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| 413 | + | deferred adjudication for an offense. |
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| 414 | + | SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2011, Section 7-205, as |
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| 415 | + | amended by Section 2, Chapter 286, O.S.L. 2013 (29 O.S. Supp. 2020, |
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| 416 | + | Section 7-205), is amended to read as follows: |
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| 417 | + | Section 7-205. A. Excluding furbearers and coyotes, no person |
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| 418 | + | may capture, kill, mutilate or destroy any wildlife p rotected by law |
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| 419 | + | and remove the head, claws, teeth, hide, antlers, horns or any or |
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| 420 | + | all of such parts from the body with the intent to abandon the body. |
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| 421 | + | B. Excluding furbearers and coyotes, no person may capture or |
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| 422 | + | mutilate any living wildlife protected by law by removing the claws, |
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| 423 | + | teeth, hide, antlers, horns or any or all of such parts from the |
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| 424 | + | body. |
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| 425 | + | C. No person may kill any wildlife protected by law and abandon |
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| 426 | + | the body without disposing of the body in the most appropriate |
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| 427 | + | manner. |
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| 455 | + | D. Any person convict ed of violating the provisions of this |
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| 456 | + | section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred |
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| 457 | + | Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or |
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| 458 | + | by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, |
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| 459 | + | or by both fine and imprisonment. |
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| 460 | + | E. Any hunting or fishing license issued to a person by the |
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155 | 461 | | Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be automatically revoked |
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156 | 462 | | upon conviction of the person of violating the provisions of this |
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157 | 463 | | section. The revocation shall be for a per iod set by the court of |
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158 | 464 | | not less than one (1) year nor more than ten (10) years. If the |
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159 | 465 | | court does not set a period, the revocation shall be for one (1) |
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160 | 466 | | year from the date of the conviction. During this period of |
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161 | 467 | | revocation, the Department shall not issu e the person a hunting or |
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162 | 468 | | fishing license. If the court does not set a revocation period, the |
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163 | 469 | | Department shall not issue that person a license within one (1) year |
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164 | 470 | | of the conviction of the person pursuant to this section. A person |
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165 | 471 | | who has a license or per mit revoked pursuant to this section shall |
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166 | 472 | | surrender the revoked license or permit to the court , or the court |
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167 | 473 | | may order the defendant to surrender the license or permit directly |
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168 | 474 | | to an officer from the Department of Wildlife Conservation present |
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169 | 475 | | at the hearing. The If the license or permit is surrendered to the |
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170 | 476 | | court, the court shall send the Department of Wildlife Conservation |
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171 | 477 | | the revoked license and. The court shall also send the Department a |
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172 | 478 | | copy of the judgment of conviction. For purposes of this sect ion, |
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180 | | - | ENR. S. B. NO. 812 Page 5 |
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182 | | - | K. Any person who has had th eir license privileg es revoked |
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183 | | - | shall not be entitled to purchase, ap ply for, or exercise the |
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184 | | - | benefits conferred by any license until the revocation period has |
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185 | | - | expired or the person has obtained approval from t he Director. Any |
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186 | | - | person violating the provisio ns of this subsectio n, upon conviction, |
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187 | | - | shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars |
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188 | | - | ($500.00), or by imprisonment in a county jail for a term of not |
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189 | | - | more than ninety (90) days or by both the fine and imprisonment. |
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190 | | - | Upon conviction under this subsection, the previously granted |
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191 | | - | license revocation period shall be extended by two (2) additional |
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192 | | - | years. |
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193 | | - | |
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194 | | - | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 2, Chapter 200, O.S.L. |
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195 | | - | 2012 (29 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 5-202.1), is amended to rea d as |
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196 | | - | follows: |
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197 | | - | |
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198 | | - | Section 5-202.1. A. Any hunting or fishing license i ssued to a |
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199 | | - | person by the Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be |
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200 | | - | automatically revoked on final conviction of the person of an |
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201 | | - | offense under subsection J of Section 5 -202 of Title 29 of the |
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202 | | - | Oklahoma Statutes this title. The revocation shall be for a period |
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203 | | - | set by the court of not less than one (1) year or more than ten (10) |
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204 | | - | years. If the court does not set a period, the revocation shall b e |
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205 | | - | for one (1) year from the date the convictio n becomes final. During |
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206 | | - | this period of revocation, the Department s hall not issue that |
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207 | | - | person a hunting or fishing license. If the court does not set a |
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208 | | - | period, the Department shall not issue that person a lic ense before |
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209 | | - | the first anniversary of the date the conviction becomes final. |
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211 | | - | B. A person who has a license or perm it revoked under this |
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212 | | - | section shall surrender the revoked license or permit to the court , |
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213 | | - | or the court may order the defendant to surrender th e license or |
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214 | | - | permit directly to an officer fro m the Department of Wildlife |
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215 | | - | Conservation present at the hearing . The If the license or permit |
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216 | | - | is surrendered to the court, the court shall send the Department of |
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217 | | - | Wildlife Conservation the revoked license and. The court shall also |
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218 | | - | send the Department a copy of the judgment of conviction. In lieu |
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219 | | - | of sending a paper copy of the documents and information required by |
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220 | | - | this subsection, the court clerk may transmit the conviction |
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221 | | - | information by using an electronic m ethod authorized by the |
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222 | | - | Department of Wildlife Conservation. |
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224 | | - | ENR. S. B. NO. 812 Page 6 |
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226 | | - | C. For purposes of t his section, “final conviction” shall |
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227 | | - | include a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or the imposition of |
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228 | | - | deferred adjudication for an offense. |
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229 | | - | |
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230 | | - | SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2011, Section 7 -205, as |
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231 | | - | amended by Section 2, Chapter 28 6, O.S.L. 2013 (29 O.S. Supp. 2020, |
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232 | | - | Section 7-205), is amended to read as follows: |
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233 | | - | |
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234 | | - | Section 7-205. A. Excluding furbearers and coyotes, no person |
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235 | | - | may capture, kill, mutilate or destroy any wildlife protected by law |
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236 | | - | and remove the head, claws, teeth, hide, antlers, horns or any or |
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237 | | - | all of such parts from the body with the intent to abandon the body. |
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238 | | - | |
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239 | | - | B. Excluding furbearers and coyotes, no person may capture or |
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240 | | - | mutilate any living wildlife protected by law by removing the claws, |
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241 | | - | teeth, hide, antlers, horns o r any or all of such parts from the |
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242 | | - | body. |
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243 | | - | |
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244 | | - | C. No person may kill any wildlife protected by law and abandon |
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245 | | - | the body without disposing of the body in the most appropriate |
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246 | | - | manner. |
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247 | | - | |
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248 | | - | D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this |
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249 | | - | section shall be punished by a fine of not less t han Five Hundred |
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250 | | - | Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or |
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251 | | - | by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, |
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252 | | - | or by both fine and imprisonment. |
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254 | | - | E. Any hunting or fishing license is sued to a person by the |
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255 | | - | Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be automatically revoked |
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256 | | - | upon conviction of the person of violating the provisions of this |
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257 | | - | section. The revocation shall be for a period set by the court of |
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258 | | - | not less than one (1) year nor m ore than ten (10) years. If the |
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259 | | - | court does not set a period, the revocation shall be for one (1) |
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260 | | - | year from the date of the conviction. During this period of |
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261 | | - | revocation, the Department shall not issue the person a hunti ng or |
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262 | | - | fishing license. If the court does not set a revocation perio d, the |
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263 | | - | Department shall not issue that person a license within one (1) year |
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264 | | - | of the conviction of the person pursuant to this section. A perso n |
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265 | | - | who has a license or permit revoked pursuant to this section shall |
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266 | | - | surrender the revoked license or permit to th e court, or the court |
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269 | | - | may order the defendant to surrender the license or permit directly |
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270 | | - | to an officer from the Department of Wildlife Conser vation present |
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271 | | - | at the hearing. The If the license or permit is surrendered to the |
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272 | | - | court, the court shall send the Department of Wildlife Conservation |
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273 | | - | the revoked license and. The court shall also send the Department a |
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274 | | - | copy of the judgment of conviction. For purposes of this section, |
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275 | | - | “conviction” shall include a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to an |
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276 | | - | offense or the imposition of deferred adjudication for an offense. |
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277 | | - | In lieu of sending a paper copy of the documents and information |
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278 | | - | required by this subsect ion, the court clerk may transmit the |
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279 | | - | conviction information by using an electroni c method authorized by |
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280 | | - | the Department of Wildlife Conservation. |
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