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30		-	February 8, 2023
31		-	AS AMENDED
	53	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	SENATE BILL NO. 197 By: Bergstrom
	55	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	57	+	SENATE BILL 197 By: Bergstrom
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39		-	[ Oklahoma Wildlife Conser vation Code - recreational
40		-	activity upon the land of another - game warden –
41		-	firearm - effective date ]
	63	+	AS INTRODUCED
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	65	+	An Act relating to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conser vation
	66	+	Code; amending 29 O.S. 20 21, Section 5-202, which
	67	+	relates to recreational activi ty upon the land of
	68	+	another; assigning a duty for a game warden to inform
	69	+	a person only when requested to do so; prohibiting
	70	+	game warden from entering a private property under
	71	+	certain circumstances unless requested; stating that
	72	+	suspicion of possession of a firearm or discharge of
	73	+	a weapon shall not itself constitute sufficient
	74	+	probable cause to authorize entry to private
	75	+	property; and providing an effective date .
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47	81		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
48	82		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 20 21, Section 5-202, is
49	83		amended to read as follows:
50	84		Section 5-202. A. Except as otherwise pro vided, no person may
51	85		hunt or take by any mean s or method upon the land of another without
52	86		the consent of the owner, lessee , or occupant of such land.
53	87		B. For purposes of this section, consent shall be presumed to
54	88		be valid for not more than one (1) year, unl ess the owner, lessee,
55	89		or occupant specifica lly grants consent for a specified period of
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57		-	C. Excluding land primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or
58		-	forestry purposes as set forth in Section 1835.2 of Title 21 of the
59		-	Oklahoma Statutes, areas exempt from the provisions of subsection A
60		-	of this section are lands belonging to this state which are not
61		-	leased and occupied by a resident, excluding school land.
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	142	+	C. Excluding land primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or
	143	+	forestry purposes as set forth in Section 1835.2 of Title 21 of the
	144	+	Oklahoma Statutes, areas exempt from the provisions of subsection A
	145	+	of this section are lands belonging to this state which are not
	146	+	leased and occupied by a resid ent, excluding school land.
89	147		D. Any game warden investigating a hunter in the field has the
90	148		does not have a duty, unless the landowner, lessee, or occupant has
91	149		requested a game warden to do so, to inform the hunter that it is
92	150		necessary to obtain the consen t of the landowner, lessee , or
93	151		occupant to hunt or take on the particular property. Prosecution
94	152		for violations of the provisio ns of this section may be commenced
95	153		only upon written complain t of such owner, lessee, or occupant filed
96	154		before any court auth orized to punish such violation, or upon
97	155		written complaint to any game warden or officer authorized to make
98	156		arrest for such offense s.
99	157		E. Unless otherwise requested by a pr operty owner, lessee , or
100	158		tenant, a game warden shall not be authorized to enter private
101	159		property on the suspicion of the possible possession or di scharge of
102	160		a firearm or bow.
103	161		F. Suspicion of the possible possession or discharge o f a
104	162		firearm or bow shall not itself constitute sufficient probable cause
105	163		for authorizing a game warden to enter private property.
106		-	G. No person shall operate a motor -driven conveyance on lands
107		-	that are fenced and posted or are in cultivation without permission
108		-	of the landowner, les see, or occupant.
109		-	F. H. The consent of any owner, lessee, or occupant of land
110		-	authorizing a person to hunt, take, fish or engage in any
111		-	recreational activity upon the land of any such owner, lessee , or
112		-	occupant shall not be construed to create any additio nal duty of
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	215	+	G. No person shall operate a motor -driven conveyance on lands
	216	+	that are fenced and posted or are in cultivation without permission
	217	+	of the landowner, les see, or occupant.
	218	+	F. H. The consent of any owner, lessee, or occupant of land
	219	+	authorizing a person to hunt, take, fish or engage in any
	220	+	recreational activity upon the land of any such owner, lessee , or
	221	+	occupant shall not be construed to create any additio nal duty of
140	222		care or impose any additional liability other than specified by
141	223		Sections 16-71.2 and 16-71.3 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
142	224		G. I. The obtaining of consent from any owner, lessee , or
143	225		occupant of land authorizing a person to hunt, take, fi sh or engage
144	226		in any recreational activity shall not relieve the authorized person
145	227		using the land from any obligation which the person may have in the
146	228		absence of obtaining such consent to exercise care in the use of
147	229		such land and in activities thereon, or f rom the legal consequences
148	230		of failure to employ such care.
149	231		H. J. 1. It shall be an af firmative defense to prosecution
150	232		under subsection A of this section that the accused had express or
151	233		implied permission or legal authority to be on the property.
152	234		2. If an accused reasonably believed he or she was upon
153	235		property for which they had permission to be upon, it shall be an
154	236		affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection A of this
155	237		section that the accused had with him or her, on his or her person,
156	238		written permission from the surface owner, surface lessee, hunting
157		-	lessee, or lawful occupant to be up on such person’s land while the
158		-	accused was upon any adjoining property. This defense shall not be
159		-	available to the accused if:
160		-	a. the accused has previously pled g uilty, nolo
161		-	contendere, or has been convicted of any act of
162		-	trespass or has been found civi lly liable of any act
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	290	+	lessee, or lawful occupant to b e upon such person’s land while the
	291	+	accused was upon any adjoining property. This defense shall not be
	292	+	available to the accused if:
	293	+	a. the accused has previously pled g uilty, nolo
	294	+	contendere, or has been convicted of any act of
	295	+	trespass or has been found civilly liable of any act
	296	+	of trespass, or
191	297		b. the accused, while the accused was upon the adjoining
192	298		property, does not have with him or her, on his or her
193	299		person, the written permission specified in this
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195	301		I. K. Any person convicted for the first time of violating any
196	302		provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
197	303		punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Five Hundred
198	304		Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
199	305		($1,500.00), or by imprisonment in th e county jail for thirty (30)
200	306		days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
201	307		J. L. Any person convicted for the second or subsequent time of
202	308		violating any provisions of this s ection shall be guilty of a
203	309		misdemeanor and punished by the imposition of a fine of not less
204	310		than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) nor more than Two
205	311		Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment in the
206	312		county jail for not less than six (6) months, or by both fine and
207	313		imprisonment.
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208	365		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 202 3.
209		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND WILDLIFE~~
210		-	~~February 8,~~ 2023 ~~- DO PASS AS AMENDED~~
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