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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 653 By: Standridge
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to wildlife; amending 29 O.S. 2021,
Section 5-213, as amended by S ection 1, Chapter 253,
O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 5-213),
which relates to air bows; allowing for a physically
disabled person to use air bows under certain
conditions; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5 -213, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 253, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp. 2022,
Section 5-213), is amended to read as follow s:
Section 5-213. A. The use of crossbows and conventional
longbows with a device that permits the bow to be held mechanically
at full or partial draw, shall be a legal hunting meth od during any
open season when convent ional longbows are a legal means of take.
B. The use of air bows shall b e a legal hunting method duri ng
any open season when rifles are a legal means of take , except as
provided in subsection C of this section. No person may hunt or
take during the open season with an air bow unless the person has
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first obtained a stamp issue d by the Oklahoma Wildlife Cons ervation
Commission for a one-time fee of Twenty D ollars ($20.00).
C. A permanently physically disabled person may use an air bow
as a legal hunting method during any open season when archery is a
legal means of take.
D. At such time as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restorati on Act
is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
to include air bows and air guns, the stamp pursuant to s ubsection B
of this section shall no longer be re quired, and authorization for
the continual use of air bows as a legal mean s of take shall be
established by rules pr omulgated by the Commission.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-866 MR 1/18/2023 10:08:46 AM