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31		-	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33		-	1st Session of the 59th Legislature ( 2023)
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37		-	SENATE BILL NO. 941 By: Bullard, Burns, Dugger,
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	29	+	BILL NO. 941 By: Bullard, Burns, Dugger,
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55	40		[ fish and wildlife - report - licenses - fees -
56		-	certificate - stamp - passport - exemption –
57		-	~~repealer~~ - effective date -
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63	48		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
64	49		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 3 -103, is
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66	51		Section 3-103. A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
67	52		Commission shall constitute an advis ory, administrative and
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95	53		policymaking board for the protection, restoration, perpetuation,
96	54		conservation, supervision, maintenance, enhancement, and management
97	55		of wildlife in this s tate as provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife
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99	57		B. The Director shall consult with the Commission regardi ng the
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101	59		Conservation. The C ommission is authorized and empowered to require
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103	87		affairs of the Department at the time and in the mann er the
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105	89		C. The Commission shall meet in regular session at least nine
106	90		times per year not to exceed one mee ting per month with not more
107	91		than two consecutive calendar months between mee tings and in special
108	92		sessions as may be ca lled by the Chair or a majority of the
109	93		Commission. The Commission may hold any regular or special session
110	94		at any location within this st ate. Should a location be chosen
111	95		other than Commission headquarters in Oklah oma City for a regular or
112	96		special meeting, notice shall be posted at Commission headquarte rs
113	97		in Oklahoma City and advertised in t he local newspaper of the city
114	98		in which the meeting is to be held, at least one time during each of
115	99		the two (2) weeks prior to the meeting. The advertisements shall
116	100		include time, date, and address of location of the meeting.
117	101		D. In addition to the other p owers and duties prescribed by
118	102		law, the Commission shall:
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146	103		1. Institute an affirmative action plan for hiring women and
147	104		minorities throughout the agency;
148	105		2. Elect a chair, vice-chair vice chair, and secretary, who
149	106		shall perform the duties required of them by statute s, rules of the
150	107		Commission, and the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma. The
151	108		chair, vice-chair vice chair, and secretary shall receive no extra
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153	136		3. Appoint a Director, and determine the qualifications of the
154	137		Director and all assistants and employees. A Commissioner shall not
155	138		be eligible for employment in any position within the Department;
156	139		4. Prescribe rules and policies for the transaction of its
157	140		business and the control of the Department;
158	141		5. Develop and impl ement a plan to provide step raises for
159	142		Commission employees so that discrepancies of pay levels within a
160	143		pay grade are eliminated;
161	144		6. Acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or devise, waters, real
162	145		property, and personal property incident to the exercise of it s
163	146		functions and to maintain, operate, and dispose of the same;
164	147		7. Acquire real property by condemnation only when the Attorney
165	148		General or other counsel deems it an appropriate means of clearing
166	149		title from willing or unavailable sellers;
167	150		8. Supervise the establishment, extension, im provement, and
168	151		operation of the wildlife refuges, propagation areas or stations,
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196	152		public hunting areas, public fishin g areas, game management areas,
197	153		and fish hatcheries;
198	154		9. Prescribe the manner of cooperation with the Oklahoma
199	155		Tourism and Recreation Depart ment, colleges and universities within
200	156		the state, other state agencies, any agency of the federal
201	157		government, and any city, town, school district, or any other agency
202	158		or organization in study of conservation and propagation of w ildlife
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204	186		educational facilities, recreational facilities, and hunting and
205	187		fishing facilities, in the study and propagation of wildlife;
206	188		10. Supervise the letting of all contracts and purchases for
207	189		the Department, with all purchases of personal property to be made
208	190		through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
209	191		11. Authorize all claims or expenditures prior to incurring
210	192		payment except as otherwise provided in this Code;
211	193		12. Prescribe rules on the use of Departme nt-owned vehicles by
212	194		the Director, department heads and other essential employees as the
213	195		Commission deems necessary in order to perform their duties;
214	196		13. Prescribe rules for the s ale of all regular or special
215	197		licenses;
216	198		14. Publicize and encourage the con servation and appreciation
217	199		of wildlife and all other natural resources;
218	200		15. Regulate the seasons and harvest of wil dlife;
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248	203		17. Annually report to the Governor and the Legislature on the
249	204		complete operation, activities, and plans of the Department,
250	205		together with such recommendations for future a ctivities as the
251	206		Commission may deem to be in the best interest of the state; and
252	207		18. Provide the Governor and the Legislature with an annu al
253	208		inventory of all property and equipment.
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254	235		E. Five (5) years after the effective date of this act, and
255	236		every five (5) years thereafter, the Commission shall prepare a
256	237		report for the Legislature with proposed licensing fees based on the
257	238		latest Consumer Price Index year-to-date percent change release as
258	239		of the date of the annual average county wage data release from the
259	240		Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce for
260	241		Legislature approval or rejection .
261	242		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-110, is
262	243		amended to read as follows:
263	244		Section 4-110. A. Except as otherwise provi ded in the Oklahoma
264	245		Wildlife Conservation Code, no person shall fish, pursue, harass,
265	246		catch, kill, take in any manner, use, have in possessi on, sell, or
266	247		transport all or any portion of fish without having first procured a
267	248		license for such from the Director or from any of the authorized
268	249		agents of the Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Oklahoma
269	250		Wildlife Conservation Commission may designa te two (2) days per year
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297	251		in which residents and nonresidents may fish without first procuring
298	252		a fishing license purs uant to the provisions of this section.
299	253		B. The following legal residents of Oklahoma and the following
300	254		nonresidents shall be exempt from th e annual fishing license
301	255		requirements of subsection C of this section and the following
302	256		nonresidents shall be exempt from the annual nonresident fishing
303	257		licenses required pursuant to subsection E of this section :
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304	284		1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of
305	285		age and nonresidents under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of age
306	286		from states which do not requi re nonresident fishing licenses for
307	287		persons under sixteen (16) years of age;
308	288		2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older and
309	289		nonresidents sixty-five (65) years of age or older from states which
310	290		do not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons sixty-five
311	291		(65) years of age or older, provided a legal resident has obtained a
312	292		senior citizen lifetime fishing or combination hunti ng and fishing
313	293		license pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-114 of this title;
314	294		3. Legal residents born on or bef ore January 1, 1923;
315	295		4. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent
316	296		(60%) or more and registered with the veterans registr y created by
317	297		the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the
318	298		veteran has previously received an e xemption pursuant to this
319	299		paragraph, no registration with the veterans registry shall be
320	300		required. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commi ssion shall
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350	303		5. 4. Legal resident owners or tenants, their spouses, parents,
351	304		grandparents, children and their spouses, grandchildren an d their
352	305		spouses who fish in private ponds o n land owned or leased by them;
353	306		6. 5. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a patient of an
354	307		institution of the State of Oklahoma this state established for the
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356	335		or any developmentally di sabled person residing in any group hom e or
357	336		other institution or developmentally disabled persons when
358	337		accompanied by an attendant of the institution or legal gu ardian of
359	338		the patient, or when fishing on institutional property;
360	339		7. Any legal resident or non resident under eighteen (18) years
361	340		of age who is in the legal and physical custody of the State of
362	341		Oklahoma or one of its agencies by court order;
363	342		8. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (18) years
364	343		of age who is in the physical custody of a ch ild care facility as
365	344		defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
366	345		9. 6. Any legal resident or nonresident who is legally blind or
367	346		who has any other physical impairment, as certified by a physician
368	347		licensed in this state or any state which borders this state, which
369	348		prevents the person from properly using fishing apparatus without
370	349		the assistance of another person, and any one person actually
371	350		accompanying and actually assisting such legally blind or otherwise
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400	352		certification shall be carried by the individual while fishing;
401	353		10. Nonresidents under fourteen (14) years of age;
402	354		11. 7. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a Job Corps
403	355		trainee of this state, provi ded that the trainees s hall have on
404	356		their persons a duly autho rized identification card issued by their
405	357		respective Job Corps Center and shall present the card upon request,
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406	384		in lieu of a fishing license. The trainees shall return their cards
407	385		to their respective Job Corps Center when the trainees leave their
408	386		respective Job Corps training programs;
409	387		12. 8. Any legal resident having a proven disability which
410	388		renders the resident nonambulatory and confined to a wheelchair as
411	389		certified by a physician licensed i n this state or any stat e which
412	390		borders this state;
413	391		13. 9. Any legal resident who is fishing with a pole and line,
414	392		trotline, or throwline in streams, natural lakes, natural pon ds, and
415	393		mine pits in the county in which the person is a resident, or in
416	394		streams, natural lakes, natura l ponds, and mine pits which form a
417	395		part of the boundary line of the county in which the person is a
418	396		resident, when using any bait other than commercial or artificial
419	397		bait, blood, stink bait, cut fish, and shrimp; and
420	398		14. 10. Any legal resident or nonresi dent participating in an
421	399		aquatic education event or clinic sanctioned by the Department of
422	400		Wildlife Conservation.
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451	402		Conservation Code, the resident fishing licenses issued pursuant to
452	403		the provisions of this section and the fee for each shall be:
453	404		1. Annual fishing license for legal residents eighteen (18)
454	405		years of age and older - Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) Thirty Dollars
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457	434		seventeen (17) years of age - Four Dollars ($4.00); and
458	435		3. Two-day fishing license for legal residents - Fourteen
459	436		Dollars ($14.00).
460	437		D. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
461	438		paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection C of this se ction, Five Dollars
462	439		($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land
463	440		Stamp and shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund
464	441		created pursuant to the provisions of S ection 4-141 of this title.
465	442		E. Except as otherwise provided for i n the Oklahoma Wildlife
466	443		Conservation Code, the nonresident fishi ng licenses issued pursuant
467	444		to the provisions of this section and the fee for each shall be:
468	445		1. Annual fishing license for no nresidents - Fifty-four Dollars
469	446		($54.00) Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00), provided the Commissi on may
470	447		enter into reciprocity agreement s with states wherein nonresident
471	448		license fees shall be in conformity with such reciprocal agreements;
472	449		2. Six-day fishing license for nonresidents – Thirty-four
473	450		Dollars ($34.00); and
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502	452		($14.00) Daily fishing license for residents – Ten Dollars ($10.00);
503	453		and
504	454		4. Daily fishing license for nonresidents – Eighteen Dollars
505	455		($18.00).
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506	482		F. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
507	483		paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsection E of this section, Five Dol lars
508	484		($5.00) of the annual license fee for nonresidents, One Dollar and
509	485		fifty cents ($1.50) of the six-day fishing license f or nonresidents
510	486		fee and One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) of the one-day fishing
511	487		license for nonresidents fee shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land
512	488		Acquisition Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-132
513	489		of this title. Of the fees collecte d pursuant to the provisions of
514	490		paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsectio n E of this section, Five D ollars
515	491		($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land
516	492		Stamp and shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund
517	493		created pursuant to the p rovisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
518	494		G. D. Legal residents who have resided in this sta te for at
519	495		least six (6) months and who are receiving Social Security
520	496		Disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits,
521	497		disability benefits under the Rai lroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C.A.,
522	498		Section 231a, postal employees receiving disability benefit s
523	499		pursuant to 5 U.S.C., Section 8451 (1 998) or legal residents who are
524	500		one hundred percent (100%) disabled and are receiving disability
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553	502		31 of Title 85 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes, may pu rchase a five-
554	503		year disability fishing combination hunting/fishing license from the
555	504		Director for Ten Dollars ($10.00) Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for five
556	505		(5) years.
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558	533		this section who does not meet the requirements of subsection K H of
559	534		this section, may purchase a substitute temporary thirty-day license
560	535		from the arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. The fee for
561	536		a substitute license purchased pursuant to the provisions of this
562	537		subsection shall be:
563	538		a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One
564	539		Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and
565	540		b. for nonresidents, Ninety Dollars ($90.00) One Hundred
566	541		Fifty Dollars ($150.00).
567	542		2. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the fe es
568	543		from licenses purchase d pursuant to the provisions of this
569	544		subsection shall be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund to
570	545		be used exclusively for developing, managing, preser ving, and
571	546		protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
572	547		I. F. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
573	548		by subsection H E of this section, any resident of this state
574	549		convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be
575	550		punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Twenty -five
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603	551		Dollars ($25.00) nor more tha n Two Hundred Dollar s ($200.00) or by
604	552		imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty
605	553		(30) days, or by both said such fine and imprisonment.
606	554		J. G. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
607	555		by subsection H E of this section, any nonr esident convicted of
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608	582		violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than
609	583		Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
610	584		or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not more than
611	585		thirty (30) days, or by both such f ine and imprisonment.
612	586		K. H. Any person producing proof in court that a current
613	587		fishing license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to
614	588		that person was in for ce at the time of the alleged offense shall be
615	589		entitled to dismissal of a charge of viol ating this section upon
616	590		payment of court costs. If proof of a current fishing license
617	591		issued by the Department to the person that was in force at the time
618	592		of the alleged offense is presented to the court or district
619	593		attorney within seventy -two (72) hours after the violation, the
620	594		charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
621	595		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as
622	596		last amended by Section 2, Chapter 208, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp.
623	597		2022, Section 4-112), is amended to read as follows:
624	598		Section 4-112. A. Except as otherwise provided for in the
625	599		Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae
626	600		Act, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass , catch, kill, take or
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654	601		attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or
655	602		transport all or any portion of any wildlife except fish, without
656	603		having first procured a license from the Department of Wildlife
657	604		Conservation. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
658	605		designate a consecutive Saturday and Sunday in September of each
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659	632		year as free hunting days in which residents of this state may hunt
660	633		without first procuring a hunting license pursuant to the provisions
661	634		of this section.
662	635		B. The following legal residents of Oklahoma shall be exempt
663	636		from the annual hunting license requirement of paragraph 1 of
664	637		subsection E of this section and the following nonresidents shall be
665	638		exempt from the annual nonresident hunting licenses required
666	639		pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section:
667	640		1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of
668	641		age;
669	642		2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older
670	643		provided they have obtained a senior citizen lifetime hunting or
671	644		combination hunting and fishing l icense pursuant to the provisions
672	645		of Section 4-114 of this title;
673	646		3. Legal residents born on or before January 1, 1923;
674	647		4. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent
675	648		(60%) or more and registered with the veterans registry created by
676	649		the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the
677	650		veteran has previously received an exemption pursuant to this
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706	652		required;
707	653		5. 4. Legal resident owners or tenants who hunt on land own ed
708	654		or leased by them;
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709	681		6. 5. Any nonresident under fourteen (14) eighteen (18) years
710	682		of age;
711	683		7. 6. Legal residents having a proven disability which renders
712	684		them nonambulatory and confines them to a wheelchair, as certified
713	685		by a physician licensed in this state or in any state which borders
714	686		this state;
715	687		8. 7. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (18)
716	688		years of age who is in the physical custody of a child care facility
717	689		as defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statute s; and
718	690		9. 8. Any legal resident or nonresident hunting, pursui ng,
719	691		trapping, harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to
720	692		take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized
721	693		rattlesnake-hunting event or festival and who has a rattlesna ke
722	694		permit issued pursuant to Section 4-143 of this title.
723	695		C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife
724	696		Conservation Code, the nonresident hunting licenses issued pursuant
725	697		to this section and the fee for each license shall be:
726	698		1. Annual hunting license for nonresident s hunting game other
727	699		than deer, antelope, elk, or bear which expires one (1) year after
728		-	the date of issuance – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00)
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756		-	Two Hundred and eight Dollars ($208.00) . Nonresidents hunting big
757		-	game or combination big game and upland game in a commercial hunting
758		-	area gun hunting for deer, archery hunting for deer, or primitive
759		-	firearms hunting for deer shall be required to have this license;
	700	+	the date of issuance – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
	701	+	Nonresidents hunting big game or combi nation big game and upland
	702	+	game in a commercial hunting area gun hunting for deer, archery
	703	+	hunting for deer, or primitive firearms hunting for deer shall be
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760	731		2. Gun hunting license for deer for nonresidents which shall be
761	732		valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current calendar year
762	733		deer gun season – Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($279.00) Two
763	734		Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) in addition to the nonresident
764	735		annual hunting licensed required in paragraph 1 of this subsection ;
765	736		3. Archery hunting license for deer for nonresidents which
766	737		shall expire on January 15 of the calendar year after the year
767	738		purchased or if purchased during the deer archery season it shall
768	739		expire at the end of that d eer archery season – Two Hundred Seventy-
769	740		nine Dollars ($279.00) Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) in
770	741		addition to the nonreside nt annual hunting licensed required in
771	742		paragraph 1 of this subsection;
772	743		4. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for nonresidents
773	744		which shall be valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current
774	745		calendar year deer primitive firearms season – Two Hundred Seventy-
775	746		nine Dollars ($279.00) Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) in
776	747		addition to the nonresident annual hunting licensed required in
777	748		paragraph 1 of this subsection ;
778	749		5. Hunting license for antelop e for nonresidents – Three
779	750		Hundred Five Dollars ($305.00);
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807	751		6. Hunting license for elk for nonresidents – Three Hundred
808	752		Five Dollars ($305.00);
809	753		7. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other
810	754		than deer, antelope, elk, quail, turkey, or bear – Seventy-four
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811	781		Dollars ($74.00). Nonresidents hunting big game or combination big
812	782		game and upland game in a commercial hunting area shall be required
813	783		to have this license; and
814	784		8. Ten-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting small game
815	785		in a commercial hunting area – Five Dollars ($5.00)
816	786		Annual youth hunting license for nonresidents under eighteen
817	787		(18) years of age, which shall include all species and all seasons
818	788		for which a hunting license is required – One Hundred Fifty Dollars
819	789		($150.00).
820	790		D. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
821	791		subsection C of this section:
822	792		1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee of each license
823	793		issued pursuant to paragraph s 1 through 7 of subsection C of this
824	794		section and Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of the license fee
825	795		for each license issued pursuant to paragraph 8 of subsection C of
826	796		this section shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition
827	797		Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-132 of this
828	798		title; and
829	799		2. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee for each license
830	800		issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 8 of subsection C of this
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859	802		deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created pursuant to the
860	803		provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
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861	830		The nonresident hunting licenses for hunting in a commercial
862	831		hunting area issued pursuant to this section and the fee for each
863	832		license shall be:
864	833		1. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting big game
865	834		or combination big game – Seventy-four Dollars ($74.00);
866	835		2. Ten-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting small game
867	836		and upland winged game, excluding wild turkeys – Twenty Dollars
868	837		($20.00); and
869	838		3. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting big game or
870	839		combination big game – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
871	840		For the purposes of hunting in a commercial hunting area,
872	841		nonresidents who acquir e a license pursuant to this subsection shall
873	842		be exempted from licensure requirements in subsection C of this
874	843		section.
875	844		E. Except as otherwise provided, the annual resident hunting
876	845		licenses issued pursuant to this subsectio n shall expire one (1)
877	846		year after the date of issuance. The resident hunting licenses
878	847		issued pursuant to this section and the fee for each license shall
879	848		be:
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907	849		1. Annual hunting license for residents eighteen (18) years of
908	850		age and older – Thirty-one Dollars ($31.00) Thirty-five Dollars
909	851		($35.00);
910	852		2. Annual youth hunting license for residents sixteen (16) or
911	853		seventeen (17) under eighteen (18) years of age, which shall include
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912	880		all species and all seasons for which a hunting license is required
913	881		– Six Dollars ($6.00) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00);
914	882		3. Ten-day hunting license for residents for small game and
915	883		upland winged game, excluding wil d turkeys in a commercial hunting
916	884		area - Five Dollars ($5.00) Twenty Dollars ($20.00);
917	885		4. Five-year disability hunting combination hunting/fishing
918	886		license for residents for at least six (6) months who are receiving
919	887		Social Security Disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income
920	888		benefits or disability benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act,
921	889		45 U.S.C.A., Section 231a, or residents who are one-hundred-percent
922	890		disabled and are receiving disability payments from the Multiple
923	891		Injury Trust Fund pursuant to Section 31 of Title 85A of the
924	892		Oklahoma Statutes - Ten Dollars ($10.00) Twenty Dollars ($20.00);
925	893		5. Gun hunting license for d eer for residents eighteen (18)
926	894		years of age or older, which shall include all deer allowed for
927	895		harvesting during gun season - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00) Thirty-five
928	896		Dollars ($35.00). The following persons shall be exempt:
929	897		a. residents with proper certification from the United
930	898		States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
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958	899		successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
959	900		veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-
960	901		percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
961	902		created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
962	903		Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
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964	931		no registration with the veterans registry shall be
965	932		required, and
966	933		b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
967	934		and upland game commercial hunting areas ;
968	935		6. Gun hunting license for deer for residents under eighteen
969	936		(18) years of age – Nine Dollars ($9.00);
970	937		7. Archery hunting license for deer for residents eighteen (18)
971	938		years of age or older, which shall include all deer allowed for
972	939		harvesting during archery season - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00) Thirty-
973	940		five Dollars ($35.00). The following persons shall be exempt:
974	941		a. residents with proper certification from the United
975	942		States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
976	943		successor, certifying that the person i s a disabled
977	944		veteran in receipt of compensati on at the one-hundred-
978	945		percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
979	946		created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
980	947		Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
981	948		received the exemption pursuant t o this subparagraph,
982		-
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1009	949		no registration with the veterans registry shall be
1010	950		required, and
1011	951		b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
1012	952		and upland game commercial hunting areas;
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1013	979		8. Archery hunting license for deer for res idents under
1014	980		eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
1015	981		9. 7. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents
1016	982		eighteen (18) years of age or older, which shall include all deer
1017	983		allowed for harvesting during primitive firearms season - Nineteen
1018	984		Dollars ($19.00) Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00). The following
1019	985		persons shall be exempt:
1020	986		a. residents with proper certification from the United
1021	987		States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
1022	988		successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
1023	989		veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-
1024	990		percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
1025	991		created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
1026	992		Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
1027	993		received the exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,
1028	994		no registration with the veterans registry shall be
1029	995		required, and
1030	996		b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
1031	997		and upland game commercial hunting areas;
1032		-
1033		-	SB941 HFLR Page 21
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1059	998		10. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents
1060	999		under eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
1061	1000		11. 8. Hunting license for elk for residents - Fifty Dollars
1062	1001		($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big game and
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1063	1028		upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from this
1064	1029		license; and
1065	1030		12. 9. Hunting license for antelope for residents – Fifty
1066	1031		Dollars ($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big
1067	1032		game and upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from
1068	1033		this license; and
1069	1034		13. Bonus, special or additional gun hunting license for deer
1070	1035		for residents - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). The following persons
1071	1036		shall be exempt:
1072	1037		a. residents with proper certification from the U nited
1073	1038		States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
1074	1039		successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
1075	1040		veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-
1076	1041		percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
1077	1042		created by the Oklahoma Department of Vetera ns
1078	1043		Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
1079	1044		received the exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,
1080	1045		no registration with the veterans registry shall be
1081	1046		required, and
1082		-
1083		-	SB941 HFLR Page 22
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1109	1047		b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
1110	1048		and upland game commer cial hunting areas.
1111	1049		F. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
1112	1050		paragraph 1 of subsection E of this section, Five Do llars ($5.00) of
1113	1051		the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and
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1114	1078		shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created
1115	1079		pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
1116	1080		G. F. The provisions of this section shall not be c onstrued to
1117	1081		require a hunting license, resident or nonresident, of any person
1118	1082		merely because the person participates, as owner o r handler of an
1119	1083		entry, as an official, or as a spectator in the conduct of a field
1120	1084		trial or performance test of dogs, whether a resident or nonresident
1121	1085		of this state. No license to hunt shall be required of any person
1122	1086		engaged in training or working dogs, provided that person is in no
1123	1087		way engaged in hunting and does not take or attempt to take in any
1124	1088		manner any game.
1125	1089		H. G. 1. Any person arrested for hunting game other than deer,
1126	1090		antelope, elk, bear or turkey without a valid hunting license as
1127	1091		required by the provisions of subsection A of this section may
1128	1092		purchase a substitute temporary thirty-day license from the
1129	1093		arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. Proof of hunter
1130	1094		safety certification will not be required for the temporary
1131	1095		substitute license. The fee for a substitute license purchased
1132	1096		pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be:
1133		-
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1160	1097		a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One
1161	1098		Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and
1162	1099		b. for nonresidents, One Hundred Forty-five Dollars
1163	1100		($145.00) One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
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1164	1127		2. Except as otherwise provided for by this subsection, the
1165	1128		fees from licenses purchased pursuant to the provisions of this
1166	1129		subsection shall be deposited in the Wildli fe Conservation Fund to
1167	1130		be used exclusively for developing, managing, preserving, and
1168	1131		protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
1169	1132		I. H. Any person producing proof in court that a current
1170	1133		hunting license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to
1171	1134		that person was in force at the time of the alleged offense shall be
1172	1135		entitled to dismissal of a charge of violating this section upon
1173	1136		payment of court costs. If proof of a current hunting license
1174	1137		issued by the Department to the person that was in force at the time
1175	1138		of the alleged offense is presented to the court or district
1176	1139		attorney within seventy-two (72) hours after the violation, the
1177	1140		charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
1178	1141		J. I. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
1179	1142		by subsection H G of this section, any resident convicted of
1180	1143		violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by the
1181	1144		imposition of a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
1182	1145		nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonmen t in
1183		-
1184		-	SB941 HFLR Page 24
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1210	1146		the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by
1211	1147		both.
1212	1148		K. J. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
1213	1149		by subsection H G of this section, any nonresident convicted of
1214	1150		violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by the
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1215	1177		imposition of a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
1216	1178		nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in
1217	1179		the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by
1218	1180		both.
1219	1181		L. K. The Oklahoma Wildlife Cons ervation Commission shall
1220	1182		promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
1221	1183		section.
1222	1184		SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112A, is
1223	1185		amended to read as follows:
1224	1186		Section 4-112A. A. No person thirty (30) twenty (20) years of
1225	1187		age or younger may purchase or receive any hunting license or
1226	1188		hunting tag unless the person possesses and can exhibit a
1227	1189		certificate of competency and safety in the us e and handling of
1228	1190		firearms from the Department of Wildlife Conservation . The
1229	1191		Department shall charge no fee for the issuance of certificates.
1230	1192		Persons under ten (10) years of age may take the hunter education
1231	1193		course but are not eligible to be tested for a nd receive hunter
1232	1194		safety certification. A hunter safety certificate is sued by another
1233	1195		state or country and approved by the Department of Wildlife
1234		-
1235		-	SB941 HFLR Page 25
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1261	1196		Conservation shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this
1262	1197		section.
1263	1198		B. A youth hunter under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of age
1264	1199		hunting small game shall be exempt from the hunter safety
1265	1200		certification requirements set forth in subsection A of this section
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1266	1227		if they are accompanied by a licensed hunter eighteen (18) years of
1267	1228		age or older who possesses a certi ficate of hunter safety or is
1268	1229		exempt from the hunter safety certificati on requirements. The
1269	1230		accompanying hunter shall be in sight of the youth hunter and shall
1270	1231		be able to communicate with the youth hunter in a normal voice
1271	1232		without the aid of any communica tion device. A youth hunter who
1272	1233		possesses a certificate of hunter safe ty may hunt small game without
1273	1234		an accompanying hunter as long as the youth hunter carries the
1274	1235		certification on their person.
1275	1236		C. Persons under thirty (30) twenty-one (21) years of age who
1276	1237		do not possess a certificate o f hunter safety may purchase or
1277	1238		receive any hunting license or permit which is required by law with
1278	1239		the designation apprentice listed on the hunter education line of
1279	1240		the license or permit. A person holding a license or permit with
1280	1241		the apprentice designati on shall be allowed to hunt only if th ey are
1281	1242		accompanied by a licensed hunter eighteen (18) years of age or older
1282	1243		who possesses a certificate of hunter safety or is exempt from the
1283	1244		hunter safety certification requirements or is accompanied by a
1284	1245		person exempt from the hunting license requiremen ts. In addition,
1285		-
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1312	1246		all persons under ten (10) years of age, when hunting big game,
1313	1247		regardless of hunter safety certification, shall be accompanied by a
1314	1248		licensed hunter eighteen (18) years of age or older who possesses a
1315	1249		certificate of hunter safety or is ex empt from the hunter safety
1316	1250		certification requirements or is accompanied by a person exempt from
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1317	1277		the hunting license requirement. When hunting big game, the
1318	1278		accompanying hunter shall be within arm’s length of the appr entice
1319	1279		hunter or close enough so that the accompanying hunter can
1320	1280		immediately take control of the firearm or archery equipment of the
1321	1281		apprentice hunter. When hunting small game, the accompanying hunter
1322	1282		shall be in sight of the apprentice hunter and shall be able to
1323	1283		communicate with the appren tice hunter in a normal voice without the
1324	1284		aid of any communication device.
1325	1285		D. Legal residents who do not possess a certificate of hunter
1326	1286		safety may purchase a lifetime hunting license or lifetime
1327	1287		combination hunting/f ishing license with the designation ap prentice
1328	1288		listed on the hunter education line of the license. A resident
1329	1289		holding a lifetime license with the apprentice designation shall be
1330	1290		allowed to hunt only if they comply with the accompanying hunter
1331	1291		requirements as set forth in subsection C of this section. Upon
1332	1292		obtaining a certificate of hunter safety, a resident holding a
1333	1293		lifetime license with the apprentice designation shall be entitled
1334	1294		to renew their license without the apprentice designation.
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1362	1295		E. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall pr omulgate
1363	1296		rules necessary for the certification of programs for hunter safety
1364	1297		offered by other public or private organizations.
1365	1298		F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person
1366	1299		who has an honorable disch arge from the United States Armed Forc es,
1367	1300		who is currently on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or
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1368	1327		a member of the National Guard. In addition, the provisions of this
1369	1328		section shall not apply to any person who is a resident landowner or
1370	1329		a resident tenant, while hunting game other t han deer or antelope,
1371	1330		upon land owned or leased by the person. The provisions of this
1372	1331		subsection shall not exempt nonresidents owning land in this state
1373	1332		nor any person leasing land, for the purpose of hunting.
1374	1333		G. Any person convicted of violating the pro visions of this
1375	1334		section shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less
1376	1335		than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars
1377	1336		($200.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to
1378	1337		exceed thirty (30) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
1379	1338		SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-113, as
1380	1339		amended by Section 3, Chapter 208, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp. 2022,
1381	1340		Section 4-113), is amended to read as follows:
1382	1341		Section 4-113. A. Legal residents who are not the individuals
1383	1342		exempted from the license requirement as provided in subsection B of
1384	1343		Section 4-112 of this title may purchase an annual combination
1385	1344		hunting/fishing license from the Director or agents of the Director.
1386		-
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1413	1345		B. The fee for each a combination hunting/fishing license
1414	1346		issued under this section shall be:
1415	1347		1. For for residents eighteen (18) years of age and older for a
1416	1348		license that which expires one (1) year after the date of issuance –
1417	1349		Fifty-two Dollars ($52.00); and
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1419	1377		age for a license that expires one (1) year after the date of
1420	1378		issuance – Eighteen Dollars ($18.00).
1421	1379		C. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
1422	1380		paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section, Five Dollars ($5.00) of
1423	1381		the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and
1424	1382		shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created
1425	1383		pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
1426	1384		SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-113.1, is
1427	1385		amended to read as follows:
1428	1386		Section 4-113.1. A. All legal residents who have resided in
1429	1387		the state for at least six (6) months may purchase five-year fishing
1430	1388		licenses, five-year hunting licenses or five-year a three-year
1431	1389		combination hunting/fishing licenses license from the State Wildlife
1432	1390		Conservation Director.
1433	1391		B. The fee for these licenses the three-year combination
1434	1392		hunting/fishing license shall be:
1435	1393		1. Five-year fishing license, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00);
1436		-
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1463	1394		2. Five-year hunting license, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00);
1464	1395		and
1465	1396		3. Five-year combination hunting/fishing license, One Hundred
1466	1397		Thirty-five Dollars ($135.00) One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00).
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1467	1424		C. The use of the licenses license provided in this section is
1468	1425		subject to those restrict ions provided by statute and the
1469	1426		regulations of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
1470	1427		D. Should any lifetime license be lost or destroyed, a
1471	1428		duplicate will be issued by the De partment of Wildlife Conservation
1472	1429		for a fee of not more than Five Dollars ($5.00).
1473	1430		E. A five-year three-year licensee shall not lose the
1474	1431		privileges of such license by a subsequent transfer of residency.
1475	1432		F. 1. In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to subsection B
1476	1433		of this section, a p erson purchasing a five-year fishing, hunting or
1477	1434		combination license shall be required to purchase a five-year
1478	1435		Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp. Each person shall have the stamp in
1479	1436		their possession while hunting, fishing, or t aking any wildlife.
1480	1437		The fee for the five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land S tamp shall be
1481	1438		Twelve Dollars ($12.00). The fee for the stamp shall be distributed
1482	1439		as follows:
1483	1440		a. Ten Dollars ($10.00) from each stamp shall be
1484	1441		deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land F und, created
1485	1442		in Section 4-141 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
1486	1443		to be used to retire the obligations and related
1487		-
1488		-	SB941 HFLR Page 30
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1514	1444		expenses as authorized pursuant to Section 168.9 of
1515	1445		Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes or to purchase,
1516	1446		lease, or purchase easements on real property to be
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1517	1473		used as public hunting, fishing, and trapping areas,
1518	1474		and
1519	1475		b. Two Dollars ($2.00) from each stamp shall be dep osited
1520	1476		in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund, created in Section
1521	1477		4-141 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to be used
1522	1478		by the Commission for management of the real prop erty
1523	1479		acquired pursuant to Section 168. 9 of Title 73 of the
1524	1480		Oklahoma Statutes or acquired w ith proceeds from the
1525	1481		Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee.
1526	1482		2. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
1527	1483		prescribe, by rule, t he form, design, and manner of is suance of the
1528	1484		five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp.
1529	1485		3. Within one (1) year of the final retirement, redemption, or
1530	1486		defeasance of the obligations created pursuant to Section 168.9 of
1531	1487		Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the five-year Oklahoma Wildlife
1532	1488		Land Stamp and five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee
1533	1489		requirements provided for in this su bsection shall terminate.
1534	1490		SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-114, is
1535	1491		amended to read as follows:
1536	1492		Section 4-114. A. All legal residents who have resided in the
1537	1493		state for at least six (6) months and intend to remain res idents may
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1565	1494		purchase lifetime fishing licenses, lifetime hunting licenses or
1566	1495		lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses from th e State
1567	1496		Wildlife Conservation Director.
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1568	1523		B. The fee for these licenses shall be:
1569	1524		1. Lifetime fishing license, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
1570	1525		Three Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($375.00);
1571	1526		2. Lifetime hunting license, Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00);
1572	1527		3. Lifetime combination hunting and fishing license, Seven
1573	1528		Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) One Thousand Twenty-three Dollars
1574	1529		($1,023.00);
1575	1530		4. Senior citizen lifetime hunting license for persons sixty-
1576	1531		five (65) years of age or older, Fifteen Dollars ($15.00);
1577	1532		5. 3. Senior citizen lifetime fishin g license for persons
1578	1533		sixty-five (65) years of age or older, Fifteen Dollars ($15.00)
1579	1534		Thirty Dollars ($30.00); and
1580	1535		6. 4. Senior citizen lifetime combination hunting and fishing
1581	1536		license for persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older, Twenty-
1582	1537		five Dollars ($25.00) Sixty Dollars ($60.00).
1583	1538		C. Legal resident having proper certification from the United
1584	1539		States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor certifying
1585	1540		that the person is a disabled veteran and registered with the
1586	1541		veterans registry created by th e Oklahoma Department of Veterans
1587	1542		Affairs may purchase a disability lifetime combination hunting and
1588		-
1589		-	SB941 HFLR Page 32
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1615	1543		fishing license from the State Wildlife Conservation Director. The
1616	1544		fees for the license shall be as follows:
1617	1545		1. Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for veteran s having a
1618	1546		disability of less than sixty percent (60%); and
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1619	1573		2. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for veterans having a
1620	1574		disability of sixty percent (60%) or more.
1621	1575		D. The use of the licenses provided in this section are subject
1622	1576		to those restrictions provided by statute and the regulations of the
1623	1577		Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. Except as otherwise
1624	1578		provided for in this section, each lifetime hunting license issued
1625	1579		pursuant to subsections B and C of this section shall be in lieu of
1626	1580		all annual hunting licenses and all special season permits.
1627	1581		E. Should any lifetime license be lost or destroyed, a
1628	1582		duplicate will be issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation
1629	1583		for a fee of not more than Ten Dollars ($10.00).
1630	1584		F. A lifetime licensee shall not lose the p rivileges of such
1631	1585		license by a subsequ ent transfer of residency.
1632	1586		G. 1. In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to paragraphs 1
1633	1587		through 3 of subsection B of this section, a person purchasing a
1634	1588		lifetime fishing, hunting or combination license, excluding a senior
1635	1589		citizen lifetime hunting, fish ing or combination hunting and fishing
1636	1590		license issued pursuant to paragraphs 4 through 6 of subsection B of
1637	1591		this section and a disability lifetime combination hunting and
1638	1592		fishing license issued pursuant to subsection C of this section,
1639		-
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1666	1593		shall be required to purchase a Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife Land
1667	1594		Stamp. Each person shall have the stamp in their possession while
1668	1595		hunting, fishing, or taking any wildlife. The fee for the Lifetime
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1669	1622		Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp shall be T wenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
1670	1623		The fee for the stamp shall be distributed as follows:
1671	1624		a. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) from each stamp shall be
1672	1625		deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund, created
1673	1626		in Section 4-141 of this title, to be used to retire
1674	1627		the obligations and related expenses as authorized
1675	1628		pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma
1676	1629		Statutes or to purchase, lease, or purchase easements
1677	1630		on real property to be used as public hunting,
1678	1631		fishing, and trapping areas, and
1679	1632		b. Five Dollars ($5.00) from each stamp shall be
1680	1633		deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund, created
1681	1634		in Section 4-141 of this title, to be used by the
1682	1635		Commission for management of the real property
1683	1636		acquired pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the
1684	1637		Oklahoma Statutes or acquired w ith proceeds from the
1685	1638		Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee.
1686	1639		2. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
1687	1640		prescribe, by rule, the form, design, and manner of issuance of the
1688	1641		Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp.
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1717	1643		defeasance of the obligations created pursuant to Section 168.9 of
1718	1644		Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife
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1720	1672		requirements provided for in this subse ction shall terminate.
1721	1673		H. A person who is sixty-four (64) years of age shall be
1722	1674		eligible to purchase a senior citizen lifetime license issued
1723	1675		pursuant to paragraphs 4 through 6 of subsection B of this section
1724	1676		during the calendar year in which the person t urns sixty-five (65)
1725	1677		years of age.
1726	1678		I. The fee for a lifetime fishing license, a lifetime hunting
1727	1679		license, or a lifetime combination hunting and fishing license
1728	1680		issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 3 of subsection B of this
1729	1681		section for a legal resident under eighteen (18) years of age may b e
1730	1682		paid for by installments not to exceed a three-year period of time
1731	1683		and in a manner determined by the Director. The lifetime license
1732	1684		shall not be issued and become valid until full payment is received
1733	1685		by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. If the e ntire amount of
1734	1686		the license fee is not received within three (3) years from the date
1735	1687		the application for installment payments is submitted to the
1736	1688		Department, all funds received shall be forfeited and shall not be
1737	1689		refunded.
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1765	1690		J. H. The Oklahoma Wildlife Cons ervation Commission shall
1766	1691		promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
1767	1692		section.
1768	1693		SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-130, is
1769	1694		amended to read as follows:
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1770	1721		Section 4-130. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma
1771	1722		Wildlife Conservation Code, no person may hunt or take any waterfowl
1772	1723		during the open season on waterfowl unless the person has first
1773	1724		obtained an Oklahoma waterfowl hu nting stamp or license from the
1774	1725		Director or authorized agents of the Director. Each person shall
1775	1726		have the stamp or license in their possession when hunting or taking
1776	1727		any waterfowl. When a stamp is purchased, the stamp shall be
1777	1728		validated by the signature of the licensee written across th e face
1778	1729		of the stamp.
1779	1730		B. Persons excepted from the Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp
1780	1731		or license requirement of this section are:
1781	1732		1. Legal residents of Oklahoma under sixteen (16) eighteen (18)
1782	1733		years of age; and
1783	1734		2. Legal residents of Oklahoma sixty -five (65) years of age or
1784	1735		older.
1785	1736		C. 1. The Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp fee and waterfowl
1786	1737		license shall each be Nine Dollars ($9.00). The remainder of the
1787	1738		fee shall be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund, to be used
1788	1739		exclusively in the State of Okla homa, for the purpose of developing,
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1816	1740		managing, preserving, restoring and maintaining wetland habitats and
1817	1741		for the conservation and management of waterfowl and ecologically
1818	1742		related species be for:
1819	1743		1. Residents eighteen (18) years of age or older – Twenty
1820	1744		Dollars ($20.00); and
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1822	1772		Dollars ($30.00).
1823	1773		2. D. 1. The collection and remittance procedures applicable
1824	1774		to hunting license fees under this title shall apply to wat erfowl
1825	1775		stamp or license fees.
1826	1776		3. 2. The waterfowl stamp or license issued pursuant to this
1827	1777		section shall expire on June 30 of each year.
1828	1778		D. E. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may
1829	1779		prescribe, by regulation, the form, design and manner of issu ance,
1830	1780		if any, of the waterfowl st amp, which could include the selection of
1831	1781		art for such stamp from an art contest regulated by the Commission.
1832	1782		E. F. 1. Any person arrested for hunting or taking any
1833	1783		waterfowl during the open season on waterfowl without a valid
1834	1784		Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp or license as required by the
1835	1785		provisions of subsection A of this section may purchase a substitute
1836	1786		temporary thirty-day stamp or license from the arresting game warden
1837	1787		in lieu of posting bond. Proof of hunter safety certification shall
1838	1788		not be required for the temporary substitute stamp or license. The
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1866	1789		fee for a substitute stamp or license purchased pursuant to the
1867	1790		provisions of this subsection shall be:
1868	1791		a. for legal residents – Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One
1869	1792		Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and
1870	1793		b. for nonresidents – One Hundred Forty-five Dollars
1871	1794		($145.00) One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
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1873	1822		pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in
1874	1823		the Wildlife Conservation Fund, to be used exclusively in the State
1875	1824		of Oklahoma this state, for the purpose of developi ng, managing,
1876	1825		preserving, restoring and maintaining wetland habitats and for the
1877	1826		conservation and management of waterfowl and ecologically related
1878	1827		species.
1879	1828		F. G. Any person convicted of violating any of the pr ovisions
1880	1829		of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-
1881	1830		five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
1882	1831		G. H. Nothing in this title shall prohibit a person from
1883	1832		hunting waterfowl exclusively on their own property wi thout an
1884	1833		Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp or l icense.
1885	1834		SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-138, is
1886	1835		amended to read as follows:
1887	1836		Section 4-138. A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
1888	1837		Commission may establish special use pe rmits to be designated the:
1889	1838		1. “Annual Wildlife Conser vation Passport”; and
1890		-
1891		-	SB941 HFLR Page 38
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1917	1839		2. “Three-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport”.
1918	1840		A Passport shall be required of all persons not otherwise ex empt
1919	1841		as provided for in subsectio n C of this section, who enter or use
1920	1842		land owned or managed by the Commission and that has be en designated
1921	1843		by the Commission as requiring a Passport.
1922	1844		B. The Commission may establish and assess:
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1923	1871		1. A fee of not more than One Dollar ($1.00) above the cost of
1924	1872		an annual resident hunting or fishi ng license for the Annual
1925	1873		Wildlife Conservation Passpor t; and
1926	1874		2. A fee of not more than Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for the
1927	1875		Three-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport.
1928	1876		Each person, not othe rwise exempt as provided for in s ubsection
1929	1877		C of this section, entering or using a designated area of land shall
1930	1878		be required to have a Passport in their possession while in the
1931	1879		area.
1932	1880		C. The following persons shall be exempt from the Passport
1933	1881		requirements of this section:
1934	1882		1. All persons who possess a valid Oklahoma fishing, h unting or
1935	1883		combination license, a lifetime resident or n onresident fishing,
1936	1884		hunting, or combination license, a senior citizen lifetime fishing
1937	1885		or hunting license, or a disability fishing or hunting license;
1938	1886		2. Persons under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of age; and
1939	1887		3. Students and instructors participating in bona fide
1940	1888		educational tours or activities sponsored or organized by an
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1968	1889		educational institution or entity or any other organize d event
1969	1890		sanctioned in advance by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
1970	1891		Conservation. Sponsors of such activities shall provide notice of
1971	1892		the date and number of persons participating in the activity to the
1972	1893		Department of Wildlife Conservation for approval not less than
1973	1894		twenty (20) days prior to the date of the activity.
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1974	1921		D. 1. Any person arrested while violating the provisions of
1975	1922		this section may purchase a temporary thirty-day license from the
1976	1923		arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. The fee for a
1977	1924		substitute license purchased pursuan t to the provisions of this
1978	1925		subsection shall be:
1979	1926		a. Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
1980	1927		for legal residents of this state, and
1981	1928		b. Ninety Dollars ($90.00) One Hundred Seventy-five
1982	1929		Dollars ($175.00) for nonresidents.
1983	1930		2. The fees from licenses purchased pursuant to the provision s
1984	1931		of this subsection shall be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation
1985	1932		Fund to be used exclusively for developing, managing, preserving and
1986	1933		protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
1987	1934		SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-140, is
1988	1935		amended to read as follows:
1989	1936		Section 4-140. A. Except as otherwise provided for in this
1990	1937		section, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill,
1991	1938		take, or attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possessi on,
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2020	1940		unless the person ha s first obtained an Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp
2021	1941		from the Director or any authorized agents of the Department of
2022	1942		Wildlife Conservation. Each person shall have the stamp in their
2023	1943		possession when hunting, fishing, or taking any wildlife.
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2024	1970		B. Persons exempt from the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp
2025	1971		requirements of this section are:
2026	1972		1. Legal residents of Oklahoma under eighteen (18) years of
2027	1973		age;
2028	1974		2. Legal residents of Ok lahoma sixty-five (65) years of age or
2029	1975		older;
2030	1976		3. Legal residents of Oklahoma who have a vali d lifetime
2031	1977		fishing, hunting, or combination license;
2032	1978		4. Legal residents of Oklahoma who have a valid senior citizen
2033	1979		lifetime fishing, hunting or combination hunti ng and fishing
2034	1980		license;
2035	1981		5. Nonresidents holding a valid nonresident lifetime fishing
2036	1982		license;
2037	1983		6. Legal residents and nonresidents who have acquired a license
2038	1984		pursuant to Section 4-110 or Section 4-128 of this title for fishing
2039	1985		in the area of Lake Texoma located within the state;
2040	1986		7. Nonresidents under sixteen (16) years of age from states
2041	1987		which do not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons under
2042	1988		sixteen (16) years of age;
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2070	1989		8. Nonresidents sixty-four (64) years of age or older from
2071	1990		states which do not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons
2072	1991		sixty-four (64) years of age or older;
2073	1992		9. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent
2074	1993		(60%) or more and registered with the veterans registry created by
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2075	2020		the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the
2076	2021		veteran has previously received the exemption pursuant t o this
2077	2022		paragraph, no registration with the veterans registry shall be
2078	2023		required;
2079	2024		10. Legal resident owners or tenants, their spous es, parents,
2080	2025		grandparents, children and their spouses, grandchildren and their
2081	2026		spouses who hunt on land owned or leased by the m or fish in private
2082	2027		ponds on land owned or leased by them;
2083	2028		11. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a patient of an
2084	2029		institution of the State of Oklahoma established for the care and
2085	2030		treatment of mental illness or alcohol or drug dependency or any
2086	2031		developmentally disabled person residing in any group home or other
2087	2032		institution or developmentally disabled persons when accompanied by
2088	2033		an attendant of such institution or legal guardian of said patient,
2089	2034		or when fishing on institutional property;
2090	2035		12. Any legal resident or nonresident who is legally blind or
2091	2036		who has any other physical impairment, as certified by a physician
2092	2037		licensed in this state or any state which borders this state, which
2093	2038		prevents the person from properly using fishing apparatus without
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2121	2039		the assistance of another person, and any one person actually
2122	2040		accompanying and actually assisting such legally blind or otherwise
2123	2041		physically impaired person while the latter is fishing. This
2124	2042		certification shall be carried by the individual while fishing;
2125	2043		13. Nonresidents under fourteen (14) years of age;
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2126	2070		14. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a Job Corps
2127	2071		trainee of this state, provided that the trainees shall have on
2128	2072		their persons a duly authorized identification card issued by their
2129	2073		respective Job Corps Center and shall present the card upon request,
2130	2074		in lieu of a fishing license. The trainees shall return their cards
2131	2075		to their respective Job Corps Center when the trainees leave their
2132	2076		respective Job Corps training programs;
2133	2077		15. Any legal resident havin g a proven disability which renders
2134	2078		the resident nonambulatory and confined to a wheelchair as certified
2135	2079		by a physician licensed in this state or any state which borders
2136	2080		this state;
2137	2081		16. Any legal resident or nonresident who is fishing with a
2138	2082		pole and line, trotline, or throwline in streams, natural lakes,
2139	2083		natural ponds, and mine pits when using any bait other than
2140	2084		commercial or artificial bait, blood, stink bait, cut fish, and
2141	2085		shrimp; and
2142	2086		17. Any legal resident or nonresident hunting, pursuing,
2143	2087		trapping, harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to
2144	2088		take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized
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2172	2089		rattlesnake hunting event or festival and who has a rattlesnake
2173	2090		permit issued pursuant to Section 4-143 of this title.
2174	2091		C. 1. Any fees received for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp
2175	2092		and required to be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund,
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2176	2119		created in Section 4-141 of this title and any other money deposited
2177	2120		in the fund, shall be used exclusively for:
2178	2121		a. the payment of bond debt and related expenses incurred
2179	2122		pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma
2180	2123		Statutes for the purchase of public hunting, fishing,
2181	2124		and trapping areas where the public may hunt, fish, or
2182	2125		trap as authorized by law or for the purchase, lease,
2183	2126		or purchasing of easements on real property to be used
2184	2127		as public hunting, fishing, and trapping areas, and
2185	2128		b. the management of the real property acquired pursuant
2186	2129		to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes
2187	2130		or acquired with proceeds from the Oklahoma Wildli fe
2188	2131		Land Stamp fee.
2189	2132		2. The collection and remittance procedures applicable to
2190	2133		hunting license fees under this title shall apply to the Oklahoma
2191	2134		Wildlife Land Stamp fees.
2192	2135		3. The Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp issued pursuant to this
2193	2136		section for hunting licen ses issued pursuant to paragraph 1 of
2194	2137		subsection C and paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection E of Section 4-112
2195	2138		of this title and paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection B of Section 4-
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2223	2139		113 of this title, shall expire on December 31. The Oklahoma
2224	2140		Wildlife Land Stamp i ssued pursuant to this section for hunting
2225	2141		licenses issued pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection C and
2226	2142		paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection E of Section 4-112 of this title
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2227	2169		and paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection B of Section 4-113 of this
2228	2170		title, shall expire on June 30.
2229	2171		D. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
2230	2172		prescribe, by rule, the form, design, and manner of issuance of the
2231	2173		Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and any rules necessary to implement
2232	2174		the provisions of this section shall be transferred to an operation
2233	2175		fund.
2234	2176		SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-144, is
2235	2177		amended to read as follows:
2236	2178		Section 4-144. A. No person may hunt or take black bear
2237	2179		without having first procured a license from the Director of
2238	2180		Wildlife Conservation or an agent of the Director.
2239	2181		B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall decide
2240	2182		the open season, the bag li mits, and territorial limitations for
2241	2183		hunting or taking black bear.
2242	2184		C. The fees for a license issued pursuant to this section shall
2243	2185		be:
2244	2186		1. For legal residents, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and
2245	2187		2. For nonresidents, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
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2274	2189		subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in
2275	2190		paragraph 1 of subse ction C of this section, upon conviction, shall
2276	2191		be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
2277	2192		nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($5 00.00) or by imprisonment in
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2278	2219		the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by
2279	2220		both said such fine and imprisonment.
2280	2221		E. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in
2281	2222		subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in
2282	2223		paragraph 2 of subsection C of this sectio n, upon conviction, shall
2283	2224		be punished by a fine of not less tha n Eight Hundred Dollars
2284	2225		($800.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by
2285	2226		imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6)
2286	2227		months, or by both said such fine and imprisonment.
2287	2228		F. A resident in possession of a lifetime hunting license or a
2288	2229		lifetime combination hunting and fishing license pursuan t to the
2289	2230		provisions of Section 4-114 of this title prior to and after the
2290	2231		effective date of this act shall be exempt from the annual black
2291	2232		bear license requirements of subsection A of this section.
2292	2233		SECTION 12. REPEALER 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as
2293	2234		last amended by Section 1, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp.
2294	2235		2022, Section 4-112), is hereby repealed.
2295	2236		SECTION 13. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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2324	2238		of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is he reby
2325	2239		declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect an d
2326	2240		be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
2327	2241
2328		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON WILDLIFE, dated 04/13/2023 - DO
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	2267	+	Passed the Senate the 20th day of March, 2023.
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	2271	+	Presiding Officer of the Senate
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	2274	+	Passed the House of Representatives the __ __ day of __________,
	2275	+	2023.
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	2279	+	Presiding Officer of the House
	2280	+	of Representatives
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