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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature ( 2023)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL NO. 941 By: Bullard, Burns, Dugger,
Pemberton, Stephens,
Garvin, and Pederson of the
Senate
and
Burns, Cornwell, Talley,
Fetgatter, May, Moore,
Waldron, Rosecrants,
Hardin, McDugle, and Munson
of the House
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
[ fish and wildlife - report - licenses - fees -
certificate - stamp - passport - exemption –
repealer - effective date -
emergency ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 3-103, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 3-103. A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission shall constitute an advisory, administrative and
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policymaking board for the protection, restoration, perpetuation,
conservation, supervision, maintenance, enhancement, and management
of wildlife in this state as provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife
Conservation Code.
B. The Director shall consult with the Commission regardi ng the
administration of the affairs of the Depa rtment of Wildlife
Conservation. The Commission is authorized and empowered to require
from the Director complete reports and information relative to the
affairs of the Department at the time and in the mann er the
Commission may deem advisable.
C. The Commission shall meet in regular session at least nine
times per year not to exceed one meeting per month with not more
than two consecutive calendar months between meetings and in special
sessions as may be ca lled by the Chair or a majority of the
Commission. The Commission may hold any regular or special session
at any location within this state. Should a location be chosen
other than Commission headquarters in Oklahoma City for a regular or
special meeting, notice shall be posted at Commission headquarte rs
in Oklahoma City and advertised in the local newspaper of the city
in which the meeting is to be held, at least one time during each of
the two (2) weeks prior to the meeting. The advertisements shall
include time, date, and address of location of the meeting.
D. In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by
law, the Commission shall:
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1. Institute an affirmative action plan for hiring women and
minorities throughout the agency;
2. Elect a chair, vice-chair vice chair, and secretary, who
shall perform the duties required of them by statute s, rules of the
Commission, and the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma. The
chair, vice-chair vice chair, and secretary shall receive no extra
compensation;
3. Appoint a Director, and determine the qualifications of the
Director and all assistants and employees. A Commissioner shall not
be eligible for employment in any position within the Department;
4. Prescribe rules and policies for the transaction of its
business and the control of the Department;
5. Develop and implement a plan to provide step raises for
Commission employees so that discrepancies of pay levels within a
pay grade are eliminated;
6. Acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or devise, waters, real
property, and personal property incident to the exercise of i ts
functions and to maintain, operate, and dispose of the same;
7. Acquire real property by condemnation only when the Attorney
General or other counsel deems it an appropriate means of clearing
title from willing or unavailable sellers;
8. Supervise the establishment, extension, im provement, and
operation of the wildlife refuges, propagation areas or stations,
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public hunting areas, public fishing areas, game management areas,
and fish hatcheries;
9. Prescribe the manner of cooperation with the Oklahoma
Tourism and Recreation Depart ment, colleges and universities within
the state, other state agencies, any agency of the federal
government, and any city, town, school district, or any other agency
or organization in study of conservation and propagation of wildlife
and in the establish ment, maintenance, and operation of visual
educational facilities, recreational facilities, and hunting and
fishing facilities, in the study and propagation of wildlife;
10. Supervise the letting of all contracts and purchases for
the Department, with all purchases of personal property to be made
through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;
11. Authorize all claims or expenditures prior to incurring
payment except as otherwise provided in this Code;
12. Prescribe rules on the use of Departme nt-owned vehicles by
the Director, department heads and other essential employees as the
Commission deems necessary in order to perform their duties;
13. Prescribe rules for the s ale of all regular or special
licenses;
14. Publicize and encourage the con servation and appreciation
of wildlife and all other natural resources;
15. Regulate the seasons and harvest of wildlife;
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16. Promulgate rules to sell fishing and huntin g licenses via
the Internet;
17. Annually report to the Governor and the Legislature on the
complete operation, activities, and plans of the Department,
together with such recommendations for future activities as the
Commission may deem to be in the best interest of the state; and
18. Provide the Governor and the Legislature with an annu al
inventory of all property and equipment.
E. Five (5) years after the effective date of this act, and
every five (5) years thereafter, the Commission shall prepare a
report for the Legislature with proposed licensing fees based on the
latest Consumer Price Index year-to-date percent change release as
of the date of the annual average county wage data release from the
Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce for
Legislature approval or rejection .
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-110, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-110. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma
Wildlife Conservation Code, no person shall fish, pursue, harass,
catch, kill, take in any manner, use, have in possessi on, sell, or
transport all or any portion of fish without having first procured a
license for such from the Director or from any of the authorized
agents of the Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Oklahoma
Wildlife Conservation Commission may designa te two (2) days per year
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in which residents and nonresidents may fish without first procuring
a fishing license pursuant to the provisions of this section.
B. The following legal residents of Oklahoma and the following
nonresidents shall be exempt from th e annual fishing license
requirements of subsection C of this section and the following
nonresidents shall be exempt from the annual nonresident fishing
licenses required pursuant to subsection E of this section :
1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of
age and nonresidents under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of age
from states which do not require nonresident fishing licenses for
persons under sixteen (16) years of age;
2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older and
nonresidents sixty-five (65) years of age or older from states which
do not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons sixty-five
(65) years of age or older, provided a legal resident has obtained a
senior citizen lifetime fishing or combination hunti ng and fishing
license pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-114 of this title;
3. Legal residents born on or before January 1, 1923;
4. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent
(60%) or more and registered with the veterans registr y created by
the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the
veteran has previously received an exemption pursuant to this
paragraph, no registration with the veterans registry shall be
required. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commi ssion shall
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promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
paragraph;
5. 4. Legal resident owners or tenants, their spouses, parents,
grandparents, children and their spouses, grandchildren an d their
spouses who fish in private ponds o n land owned or leased by them;
6. 5. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a patient of an
institution of the State of Oklahoma this state established for the
care and treatment of mental illness or alcohol or drug depende ncy
or any developmentally di sabled person residing in any group home or
other institution or developmentally disabled persons when
accompanied by an attendant of the institution or legal gu ardian of
the patient, or when fishing on institutional property;
7. Any legal resident or non resident under eighteen (18) years
of age who is in the legal and physical custody of the State of
Oklahoma or one of its agencies by court order;
8. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (18) years
of age who is in the physical custody of a ch ild care facility as
defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
9. 6. Any legal resident or nonresident who is legally blind or
who has any other physical impairment, as certified by a physician
licensed in this state or any state which borders this state, which
prevents the person from properly using fishing apparatus without
the assistance of another person, and any one person actually
accompanying and actually assisting such legally blind or otherwise
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physically impaired person while t he latter is fishing. This
certification shall be carried by the individual while fishing;
10. Nonresidents under fourteen (14) years of age;
11. 7. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a Job Corps
trainee of this state, provided that the trainees s hall have on
their persons a duly authorized identification card issued by their
respective Job Corps Center and shall present the card upon request,
in lieu of a fishing license. The trainees shall return their cards
to their respective Job Corps Center when the trainees leave their
respective Job Corps training programs;
12. 8. Any legal resident having a proven disability which
renders the resident nonambulatory and confined to a wheelchair as
certified by a physician licen sed in this state or any stat e which
borders this state;
13. 9. Any legal resident who is fishing with a pole and line,
trotline, or throwline in streams, natural lakes, natural pon ds, and
mine pits in the county in which the person is a resident, or in
streams, natural lakes, natura l ponds, and mine pits which form a
part of the boundary line of the county in which the person is a
resident, when using any bait other than commercial or artificial
bait, blood, stink bait, cut fish, and shrimp; and
14. 10. Any legal resident or nonresi dent participating in an
aquatic education event or clinic sanctioned by the Department of
Wildlife Conservation.
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C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife
Conservation Code, the resident fishing licenses issued pursuant to
the provisions of this section and the fee for each shall be:
1. Annual fishing license for legal residents eighteen (18)
years of age and older - Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) Thirty Dollars
($30.00);
2. Annual fishing license for legal residents sixteen (16) or
seventeen (17) years of age - Four Dollars ($4.00); and
3. Two-day fishing license for legal residents - Fourteen
Dollars ($14.00).
D. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection C of thi s section, Five Dollars
($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land
Stamp and shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund
created pursuant to the provisions of S ection 4-141 of this title.
E. Except as otherwise provided f or in the Oklahoma Wildlife
Conservation Code, the nonresident fishing licenses issued pursuant
to the provisions of this section and the fee for each shall be:
1. Annual fishing license for no nresidents - Fifty-four Dollars
($54.00) Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00), provided the Commissi on may
enter into reciprocity agreements with states wherein nonresident
license fees shall be in conformity with such reciprocal agreements;
2. Six-day fishing license for nonresidents – Thirty-four
Dollars ($34.00); and
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3. One-day fishing license for n onresidents - Fourteen Dollars
($14.00) Daily fishing license for residents – Ten Dollars ($10.00);
and
4. Daily fishing license for nonresidents – Eighteen Dollars
($18.00).
F. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provision s of
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsection E of this section, Five Dollars
($5.00) of the annual license fee for nonresidents, One Dollar and
fifty cents ($1.50) of the six-day fishing license f or nonresidents
fee and One Dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) of th e one-day fishing
license for nonresidents fee shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land
Acquisition Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-132
of this title. Of the fees collecte d pursuant to the provisions of
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsect ion E of this section, Five D ollars
($5.00) of the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land
Stamp and shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund
created pursuant to the p rovisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
G. D. Legal residents who have resided in this sta te for at
least six (6) months and who are receiving Social Security
Disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits,
disability benefits under the Rai lroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C.A.,
Section 231a, postal employees receiving disability benefit s
pursuant to 5 U.S.C., Section 8451 (1998) or legal residents who are
one hundred percent (100%) disabled and are receiving disability
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payments from the Multiple Injury Trust Fund pursuant to Section 403
31 of Title 85 85A of the Oklahoma Statutes, may pu rchase a five-
year disability fishing combination hunting/fishing license from the
Director for Ten Dollars ($10.00) Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for five
(5) years.
H. E. 1. Any person arrested while violating the provisions of
this section who does not meet the requirements of subsection K H of
this section, may purchase a substitute temporary thirty-day license
from the arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. The fee for
a substitute license purchased pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection shall be:
a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and
b. for nonresidents, Ninety Dollars ($90.00) One Hundred
Fifty Dollars ($150.00).
2. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the fees
from licenses purchase d pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection shall be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund to
be used exclusively for developing, managing, preser ving, and
protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
I. F. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
by subsection H E of this section, any resident of this state
convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be
punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Twenty -five
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Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollar s ($200.00) or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days, or by both said such fine and imprisonment.
J. G. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
by subsection H E of this section, any nonresident convicted of
violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not more than
thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
K. H. Any person producing proof in court that a current
fishing license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to
that person was in for ce at the time of the alleged offense shall be
entitled to dismissal of a charge of viol ating this section upon
payment of court costs. If proof of a current fishing license
issued by the Department to the person that was in force at the time
of the alleged offense is presented to the court or district
attorney within seventy-two (72) hours after the violation, the
charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as
last amended by Section 2, Chapter 208, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp.
2022, Section 4-112), is amended to read as follows:
Section 4-112. A. Except as otherwise provided for in the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae
Act, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass , catch, kill, take or
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attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or
transport all or any portion of any wildlife except fish, without
having first procured a license from the Department of Wildlife
Conservation. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
designate a consecutive Saturday and Sunday in September of each
year as free hunting days in which residents of this state may hunt
without first procuring a hunting license pursuant to the provisions
of this section.
B. The following legal residents of Oklahoma shall be exempt
from the annual hunting license requirement of paragraph 1 of
subsection E of this section and the following nonresidents shall be
exempt from the annual nonresident hunting licenses required
pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section:
1. Legal residents under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of
age;
2. Legal residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older
provided they have obtained a senior citizen lifetime hunting or
combination hunting and fishing l icense pursuant to the provisions
of Section 4-114 of this title;
3. Legal residents born on or before January 1, 1923;
4. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent
(60%) or more and registered with the veterans registry created by
the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the
veteran has previously received an exemption pursuant to this
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paragraph, no registration with the veterans registry shall be
required;
5. 4. Legal resident owners or tenants who hunt on land own ed
or leased by them;
6. 5. Any nonresident under fourteen (14) eighteen (18) years
of age;
7. 6. Legal residents having a proven disability which renders
them nonambulatory and confines them to a wheelchair, as certified
by a physician licensed in this state or in any state which borders
this state;
8. 7. Any legal resident or nonresident under eighteen (18)
years of age who is in the physical custody of a child care facility
as defined by Section 402 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statute s; and
9. 8. Any legal resident or nonresident hunting, pursui ng,
trapping, harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to
take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized
rattlesnake-hunting event or festival and who has a rattlesna ke
permit issued pursuant to Section 4-143 of this title.
C. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife
Conservation Code, the nonresident hunting licenses issued pursuant
to this section and the fee for each license shall be:
1. Annual hunting license for nonresident s hunting game other
than deer, antelope, elk, or bear which expires one (1) year after
the date of issuance – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00)
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Two Hundred and eight Dollars ($208.00) . Nonresidents hunting big
game or combination big game and upland game in a commercial hunting
area gun hunting for deer, archery hunting for deer, or primitive
firearms hunting for deer shall be required to have this license;
2. Gun hunting license for deer for nonresidents which shall be
valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current calendar year
deer gun season – Two Hundred Seventy-nine Dollars ($279.00) Two
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) in addition to the nonresident
annual hunting licensed required in paragraph 1 of this subsection ;
3. Archery hunting license for deer for nonresidents which
shall expire on January 15 of the calendar year after the year
purchased or if purchased during the deer archery season it shall
expire at the end of that d eer archery season – Two Hundred Seventy-
nine Dollars ($279.00) Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) in
addition to the nonresident annual hunting licensed required in
paragraph 1 of this subsection;
4. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for nonresidents
which shall be valid for hunting all deer allowed during the current
calendar year deer primitive firearms season – Two Hundred Seventy-
nine Dollars ($279.00) Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) in
addition to the nonresident annual hunting licensed required in
paragraph 1 of this subsection ;
5. Hunting license for antelope for nonresidents – Three
Hundred Five Dollars ($305.00);
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6. Hunting license for elk for nonresidents – Three Hundred
Five Dollars ($305.00);
7. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting game other
than deer, antelope, elk, quail, turkey, or bear – Seventy-four
Dollars ($74.00). Nonresidents hunting big game or combination big
game and upland game in a commercial hunting area shall be required
to have this license; and
8. Ten-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting small game
in a commercial hunting area – Five Dollars ($5.00)
Annual youth hunting license for nonresidents under eighteen
(18) years of age, which shall include all species and all seasons
for which a hunting license is required – One Hundred Fifty Dollars
($150.00).
D. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
subsection C of this section:
1. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee of each license
issued pursuant to paragraph s 1 through 7 of subsection C of this
section and Two Dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) of the license fee
for each license issued pursuant to paragraph 8 of subsection C of
this section shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition
Fund created pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-132 of this
title; and
2. Five Dollars ($5.00) of the license fee for each license
issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 8 of subsection C of this
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section shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and shall be
deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
The nonresident hunting licenses for hunting in a commercial
hunting area issued pursuant to this section and the fee for each
license shall be:
1. Five-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting big game
or combination big game – Seventy-four Dollars ($74.00);
2. Ten-day hunting license for nonresidents hunting small game
and upland winged game, excluding wild turkeys – Twenty Dollars
($20.00); and
3. Annual hunting license for nonresidents hunting big game or
combination big game – One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
For the purposes of hunting in a commercial hunting area,
nonresidents who acquire a license pursuant to this subsection shall
be exempted from licensure requirements in subsection C of this
section.
E. Except as otherwise provided, the annual resident hunting
licenses issued pursuant to this subsectio n shall expire one (1)
year after the date of issuance. The resident hunting licenses
issued pursuant to this section and the fee for each license shall
be:
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1. Annual hunting license for residents eighteen (18) years of
age and older – Thirty-one Dollars ($31.00) Thirty-five Dollars
($35.00);
2. Annual youth hunting license for residents sixteen (16) or
seventeen (17) under eighteen (18) years of age, which shall include
all species and all seasons for which a hunting license is required
– Six Dollars ($6.00) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00);
3. Ten-day hunting license for residents for small game and
upland winged game, excluding wil d turkeys in a commercial hunting
area - Five Dollars ($5.00) Twenty Dollars ($20.00);
4. Five-year disability hunting combination hunting/fishing
license for residents for at least six (6) months who are receiving
Social Security Disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income
benefits or disability benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act,
45 U.S.C.A., Section 231a, or residents who are one-hundred-percent
disabled and are receiving disability payments from the Multiple
Injury Trust Fund pursuant to Section 31 of Title 85A of the
Oklahoma Statutes - Ten Dollars ($10.00) Twenty Dollars ($20.00);
5. Gun hunting license for d eer for residents eighteen (18)
years of age or older, which shall include all deer allowed for
harvesting during gun season - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00) Thirty-five
Dollars ($35.00). The following persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
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successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-
percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
received an exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,
no registration with the veterans registry shall be
required, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
6. Gun hunting license for deer for residents under eighteen
(18) years of age – Nine Dollars ($9.00);
7. Archery hunting license for deer for residents eighteen (18)
years of age or older, which shall include all deer allowed for
harvesting during archery season - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00) Thirty-
five Dollars ($35.00). The following persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
successor, certifying that the pers on is a disabled
veteran in receipt of compensati on at the one-hundred-
percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
received the exemption pursua nt to this subparagraph,
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no registration with the veterans registry shall be
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b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
8. Archery hunting license for deer for res idents under
eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
9. 7. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents
eighteen (18) years of age or older, which shall include all deer
allowed for harvesting during primitive firearms season - Nineteen
Dollars ($19.00) Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00). The following
persons shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-
percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
received the exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,
no registration with the veterans registry shall be
required, and
b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
and upland game commercial hunting areas;
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10. Primitive firearms hunting license for deer for residents
under eighteen (18) years of age - Nine Dollars ($9.00);
11. 8. Hunting license for elk for residents - Fifty Dollars
($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big game and
upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from this
license; and
12. 9. Hunting license for antelope for residents – Fifty
Dollars ($50.00). Residents hunting in big game or combination big
game and upland game commercial hunting areas shall be exempt from
this license; and
13. Bonus, special or additional gun hunting license for deer
for residents - Nineteen Dollars ($19.00). The following persons
shall be exempt:
a. residents with proper certification from the U nited
States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
successor, certifying that the person is a disabled
veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred-
percent rate and registered with the veterans registry
created by the Oklahoma Department of Vetera ns
Affairs; provided, that if the veteran has previously
received the exemption pursuant to this subparagraph,
no registration with the veterans registry shall be
required, and
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b. residents hunting in big game or combination big game
and upland game commer cial hunting areas.
F. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph 1 of subsection E of this section, Five Do llars ($5.00) of
the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and
shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created
pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
G. F. The provisions of this section shall not be c onstrued to
require a hunting license, resident or nonresident, of any person
merely because the person participates, as owner o r handler of an
entry, as an official, or as a spectator in the conduct of a field
trial or performance test of dogs, whether a resident or nonresident
of this state. No license to hunt shall be required of any person
engaged in training or working dogs, provided that person is in no
way engaged in hunting and does not take or attempt to take in any
manner any game.
H. G. 1. Any person arrested for hunting game other than deer,
antelope, elk, bear or turkey without a valid hunting license as
required by the provisions of subsection A of this section may
purchase a substitute temporary thirty-day license from the
arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. Proof of hunter
safety certification will not be required for the temporary
substitute license. The fee for a substitute license purchased
pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be:
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a. for legal residents, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and
b. for nonresidents, One Hundred Forty-five Dollars
($145.00) One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
2. Except as otherwise provided for by this subsection, the
fees from licenses purchased pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection shall be deposited in the Wildli fe Conservation Fund to
be used exclusively for developing, managing, preserving, and
protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
I. H. Any person producing proof in court that a current
hunting license issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation to
that person was in force at the time of the alleged offense shall be
entitled to dismissal of a charge of violating this section upon
payment of court costs. If proof of a current hunting license
issued by the Department to the person that was in force at the time
of the alleged offense is presented to the court or district
attorney within seventy-two (72) hours after the violation, the
charge shall be dismissed without payment of court costs.
J. I. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
by subsection H G of this section, any resident convicted of
violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by the
imposition of a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonmen t in
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the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by
both.
K. J. Unless a substitute license is purchased as provided for
by subsection H G of this section, any nonresident convicted of
violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by the
imposition of a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in
the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by
both.
L. K. The Oklahoma Wildlife Cons ervation Commission shall
promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
section.
SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112A, is
amended to read as follo ws:
Section 4-112A. A. No person thirty (30) twenty (20) years of
age or younger may purchase or receive any hunting license or
hunting tag unless the person possesses and can exhibit a
certificate of competency and safety in the us e and handling of
firearms from the Department of Wildlife Conservation . The
Department shall charge no fee for the issuance of certificates.
Persons under ten (10) years of age may take the hunter education
course but are not eligible to be tested for a nd receive hunter
safety certification. A hunter safety certificate is sued by another
state or country and approved by the Department of Wildlife
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Conservation shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this
section.
B. A youth hunter under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of age
hunting small game shall be exempt from the hunter safety
certification requirements set forth in subsection A of this section
if they are accompanied by a licensed hunter eighteen (18) years of
age or older who possesses a certi ficate of hunter safet y or is
exempt from the hunter safety certificati on requirements. The
accompanying hunter shall be in sight of the youth hunter and shall
be able to communicate with the youth hunter in a normal voice
without the aid of any communica tion device. A youth hunter who
possesses a certificate of hunter safe ty may hunt small game without
an accompanying hunter as long as the youth hunter carries the
certification on their person.
C. Persons under thirty (30) twenty-one (21) years of age who
do not possess a certificate of hunter safety may purchase or
receive any hunting license or permit which is required by law with
the designation apprentice listed on the hunter education line of
the license or permit. A person holding a license or permit with
the apprentice designation shall be allowed to hunt only if th ey are
accompanied by a licensed hunter eighteen (18) years of age or older
who possesses a certificate of hunter safety or is exempt from the
hunter safety certification requirements or is accompanied by a
person exempt from the hunting license requiremen ts. In addition,
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all persons under ten (10) years of age, when hunting big game,
regardless of hunter safety certification, shall be accompanied by a
licensed hunter eighteen (18) years of age or older who possesses a
certificate of hunter safety or is ex empt from the hunter safety
certification requirements or is accompanied by a person exempt from
the hunting license requirement. When hunting big game, the
accompanying hunter shall be within arm’s length of the apprentice
hunter or close enough so that the accompanying hunter can
immediately take control of the firearm or archery equipment of the
apprentice hunter. When hunting small game, the accompanying hunter
shall be in sight of the apprentice hunter and shall be able to
communicate with the appren tice hunter in a normal voice without the
aid of any communication device.
D. Legal residents who do not possess a certificate of hunter
safety may purchase a lifetime hunting license or lifetime
combination hunting/fishing license with the designation ap prentice
listed on the hunter education line of the license. A resident
holding a lifetime license with the apprentice designation shall be
allowed to hunt only if they comply with the accompanying hunter
requirements as set forth in subsection C of this section. Upon
obtaining a certificate of hunter safety, a resident holding a
lifetime license with the apprentice designation shall be entitled
to renew their license without the apprentice designation.
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E. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall pr omulgate
rules necessary for the certification of programs for hunter safety
offered by other public or private organizations.
F. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person
who has an honorable discharge from the United States Armed Forc es,
who is currently on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or
a member of the National Guard. In addition, the provisions of this
section shall not apply to any person who is a resident landowner or
a resident tenant, while hunting game other t han deer or antelope,
upon land owned or leased by the person. The provisions of this
subsection shall not exempt nonresidents owning land in this state
nor any person leasing land, for the purpose of hunti ng.
G. Any person convicted of violating the pro visions of this
section shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less
than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period no t to
exceed thirty (30) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-113, as
amended by Section 3, Chapter 208, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp. 2022,
Section 4-113), is amended to read as follow s:
Section 4-113. A. Legal residents who are not the individuals
exempted from the license requirement as provided in subsection B of
Section 4-112 of this title may purchase an annual combination
hunting/fishing license from the Director or agents of the Director.
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B. The fee for each a combination hunting/fishing license
issued under this section shall be:
1. For for residents eighteen (18) years of age and older for a
license that which expires one (1) year after the date of issuance –
Fifty-two Dollars ($52.00); and
2. For legal residents sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of
age for a license that expires one (1) year after the date of
issuance – Eighteen Dollars ($18.00).
C. Of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph 1 of subsection B of this section, Five Dollars ($5.00) of
the license fee shall be for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and
shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund created
pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141 of this title.
SECTION 6. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-113.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-113.1. A. All legal residents who have resided in
the state for at least six (6) months may purchase five-year fishing
licenses, five-year hunting licenses or five-year a three-year
combination hunting/fishing licenses license from the State Wildlife
Conservation Director.
B. The fee for these licenses the three-year combination
hunting/fishing license shall be:
1. Five-year fishing license, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00);
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2. Five-year hunting license, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00);
and
3. Five-year combination hunting/fishing license, One Hundred
Thirty-five Dollars ($135.00) One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00).
C. The use of the licenses license provided in this section is
subject to those restrict ions provided by statute and the
regulations of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
D. Should any lifetime license be lost or destroyed, a
duplicate will be issued by the De partment of Wildlife C onservation
for a fee of not more than Five Dollars ($5.00).
E. A five-year three-year licensee shall not lose the
privileges of such license by a subsequent transfer of residency.
F. 1. In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to subsection B
of this section, a person purchasing a five-year fishing, hunting or
combination license shall be required to purchase a five-year
Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp. Each person shall have the stamp in
their possession while hunting, fishing, or t aking any wildlife.
The fee for the five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land S tamp shall be
Twelve Dollars ($12.00). The fee for the stamp shall be distributed
as follows:
a. Ten Dollars ($10.00) from each stamp shall be
deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land F und, created
in Section 4-141 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
to be used to retire the obligations and related
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expenses as authorized pursuant to Section 168.9 of
Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes or to purchase,
lease, or purchase easements on real property to be
used as public hunting, fishing, and trapping areas,
and
b. Two Dollars ($2.00) from each stamp shall be dep osited
in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund, created in Section
4-141 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to be used
by the Commission for management of th e real property
acquired pursuant to Section 168. 9 of Title 73 of the
Oklahoma Statutes or acquired w ith proceeds from the
Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee.
2. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
prescribe, by rule, t he form, design, and m anner of issuance of the
five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp.
3. Within one (1) year of the final retirement, redemption, or
defeasance of the obligations created pursuant to Section 168.9 of
Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the five-year Oklahoma Wildlife
Land Stamp and five-year Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee
requirements provided for in this su bsection shall terminate.
SECTION 7. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-114, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-114. A. All legal residents who have resided in the
state for at least six (6) months and intend to remain res idents may
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purchase lifetime fishing licenses, lifetime hunting licenses or
lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses from th e State
Wildlife Conservation Director.
B. The fee for these licenses shall be:
1. Lifetime fishing license, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
Three Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($375.00);
2. Lifetime hunting license, Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00);
3. Lifetime combination hunti ng and fishing license, Seven
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) One Thousand Twenty-three Dollars
($1,023.00);
4. Senior citizen lifetime hunting license for persons sixty-
five (65) years of age or older, Fifteen Dollars ($15.00);
5. 3. Senior citizen lifetime fishing license for persons
sixty-five (65) years of age or older, Fifteen Dollars ($15.00)
Thirty Dollars ($30.00); and
6. 4. Senior citizen lifetime combination hunting and fishing
license for persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older, Twenty-
five Dollars ($25.00) Sixty Dollars ($60.00).
C. Legal resident having proper certification from the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor certifying
that the person is a disabled veteran and registered with the
veterans registry created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans
Affairs may purchase a disability lifetime combination hunting and
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fishing license from the State Wildlife Conservation Director. The
fees for the license shall be as follows:
1. Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for veterans having a
disability of less than sixty percent (60%); and
2. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for veterans having a
disability of sixty percent (60%) or more.
D. The use of the licenses provided in this section are subject
to those restrictions provided by statute and the regulations of the
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. Except as otherwise
provided for in this section, each lifetime hunting license issued
pursuant to subsections B and C of this section shall be in lieu of
all annual hunting licenses and all special season permits.
E. Should any lifetime license be lost or destroyed, a
duplicate will be issued by the Department of Wildlife Conservation
for a fee of not more than Ten Dollars ($10.00).
F. A lifetime licensee shall not lose the privileges of such
license by a subsequ ent transfer of residency.
G. 1. In addition to the fees imposed pursuant to paragraphs 1
through 3 of subsection B of this section, a person purchasing a
lifetime fishing, hunting or combination license, excluding a senior
citizen lifetime hunting, fish ing or combination hunting and fishing
license issued pursuant to paragraphs 4 through 6 of subsection B of
this section and a disability lifetime combination hunting and
fishing license issued pursuant to subsection C of this section,
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shall be required to purchase a Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife Land
Stamp. Each person shall have the stamp in their possession while
hunting, fishing, or taking any wildlife. The fee for the Lifetime
Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
The fee for the stamp shall be distributed as follows:
a. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) from each stamp shall be
deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund, created
in Section 4-141 of this title, to be used to retire
the obligations and related expenses as authorized
pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma
Statutes or to purchase, lease, or purchase easements
on real property to be used as public hunting,
fishing, and trapping areas, and
b. Five Dollars ($5.00) from each stamp shall be
deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund, created
in Section 4-141 of this title, to be used by the
Commission for management of the real property
acquired pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the
Oklahoma Statutes or acquired with proceeds from the
Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee.
2. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
prescribe, by rule, the form, design, and manner of issuance of the
Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp.
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3. Within one (1) year of the final retirement, redemption, or
defeasance of the obligations created pursuant to Section 168.9 of
Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife
Land Stamp and Lifetime Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp fee
requirements provided for in this subsection shall terminate.
H. A person who is sixty-four (64) years of age shall be
eligible to purchase a senior citizen lifetime license issued
pursuant to paragraphs 4 through 6 of subsection B of this section
during the calendar year in which the person turns sixty-five (65)
years of age.
I. The fee for a lifetime fishing license, a lifetime hunting
license, or a lifetime combination hunting and fishing license
issued pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 3 of subsection B of this
section for a legal resident under eighteen (18) years of age may b e
paid for by installments not to exceed a three-year period of time
and in a manner determined by the Director. The lifetime license
shall not be issued and become valid until full payment is received
by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. If the e ntire amount of
the license fee is not received within three (3) years from the date
the application for installment payments is submitted to the
Department, all funds received shall be forfeited and shall not be
refunded.
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J. H. The Oklahoma Wildlife Cons ervation Commission shall
promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this
section.
SECTION 8. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-130, is
amended to read as follow s:
Section 4-130. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma
Wildlife Conservation Code, no person may hunt or take any waterfowl
during the open season on waterfowl unless the person has first
obtained an Oklahoma waterfowl hu nting stamp or license from the
Director or authorized agents of the Director. Each person shall
have the stamp or license in their possession when hunting or taking
any waterfowl. When a stamp is purchased, the stamp shall be
validated by the signature of the licensee writte n across the face
of the stamp.
B. Persons excepted from the Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp
or license requirement of this section are:
1. Legal residents of Oklahoma under sixteen (16) eighteen (18)
years of age; and
2. Legal residents of Oklahoma si xty-five (65) years of age or
older.
C. 1. The Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp fee and waterfowl
license shall each be Nine Dollars ($9.00). The remainder of the
fee shall be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund, to be used
exclusively in the St ate of Oklahoma, for the purpose of developing,
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managing, preserving, restoring and maintaining wetland habitats and
for the conservation and management of waterfowl and ecologically
related species be for:
1. Residents eighteen (18) years of age or older – Twenty
Dollars ($20.00); and
2. Nonresidents eighteen (18) years of age or older – Thirty
Dollars ($30.00).
2. D. 1. The collection and remittance procedures applicable
to hunting license fees under this title shall apply to wat erfowl
stamp or license fees.
3. 2. The waterfowl stamp or license issued pursuant to this
section shall expire on June 30 of each year.
D. E. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may
prescribe, by regulation, the form, design and manner of issu ance,
if any, of the waterfowl stamp, which could include the selection of
art for such stamp from an art contest regulated by the Commission.
E. F. 1. Any person arrested for hunting or taking any
waterfowl during the open season on waterfowl without a valid
Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp or license as required by the
provisions of subsection A of this section may purchase a substitute
temporary thirty-day stamp or license from the arresting game warden
in lieu of posting bond. Proof of hunter safety certification shall
not be required for the temporary substitute stamp or license. The
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fee for a substitute stamp or license purchased pursuant to the
provisions of this subsection shall be:
a. for legal residents – Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and
b. for nonresidents – One Hundred Forty-five Dollars
($145.00) One Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00).
2. The fees from the temporary stamp and license purchased
pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited in
the Wildlife Conservatio n Fund, to be used exclusively in the State
of Oklahoma this state, for the purpose of developi ng, managing,
preserving, restoring and maintaining wetland habitats and for the
conservation and management of waterfowl and ecologically related
species.
F. G. Any person convicted of violating any of the pr ovisions
of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-
five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
G. H. Nothing in this title shall prohibit a person from
hunting waterfowl exclusively on their own property wi thout an
Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp or l icense.
SECTION 9. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-138, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-138. A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission may establish special use pe rmits to be designated the:
1. “Annual Wildlife Conser vation Passport”; and
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2. “Three-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport”.
A Passport shall be required of all persons not otherwise ex empt
as provided for in subsection C of this section, who enter or use
land owned or managed by the Commission and that has be en designated
by the Commission as requiring a Passport.
B. The Commission may establish and assess:
1. A fee of not more than One Dollar ($1.00) abov e the cost of
an annual resident hunting or fishi ng license for the Annual
Wildlife Conservation Passpor t; and
2. A fee of not more than Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for the
Three-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport.
Each person, not othe rwise exempt as provid ed for in subsection
C of this section, entering or using a designated area of land shall
be required to have a Passport in their possession while in the
area.
C. The following persons shall be exempt from the Passport
requirements of this section:
1. All persons who possess a valid Oklahoma fishing, h unting or
combination license, a lifetime resident or n onresident fishing,
hunting, or combination license, a senior citizen lifetime fishing
or hunting license, or a disability fishing or hunting license;
2. Persons under sixteen (16) eighteen (18) years of age; and
3. Students and instructors participating in bona fide
educational tours or activities sponsored or organized by an
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educational institution or entity or any other organize d event
sanctioned in advance by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Conservation. Sponsors of such activities shall provide notice of
the date and number of persons participating in the activity to the
Department of Wildlife Conservation for approval not less than
twenty (20) days prior to the date of the activity.
D. 1. Any person arrested while violating the provisions of
this section may purchase a temporary thirty-day license from the
arresting game warden in lieu of posting bond. The fee for a
substitute license purcha sed pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection shall be:
a. Fifty Dollars ($50.00) One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
for legal residents of this state, and
b. Ninety Dollars ($90.00) One Hundred Seventy-five
Dollars ($175.00) for nonresidents.
2. The fees from licenses purchased pursuant to the provision s
of this subsection shall be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation
Fund to be used exclusively for developing, managing, preserving and
protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat.
SECTION 10. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-140, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-140. A. Except as otherwise provided for in this
section, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill,
take, or attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession,
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sell, or transport all or any portion of any wildlife including fish
unless the person ha s first obtained an Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp
from the Director or any authorized agents of the Department of
Wildlife Conservation. Each person sha ll have the stamp in their
possession when hunting, fishing, or taking any wildlife.
B. Persons exempt from the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp
requirements of this section are:
1. Legal residents of Oklahoma under eighteen (18) years of
age;
2. Legal residents of Oklahoma sixty-five (65) years of age or
older;
3. Legal residents of Oklahoma who have a vali d lifetime
fishing, hunting, or combination license;
4. Legal residents of Oklahoma who have a valid senior citizen
lifetime fishing, hunting or combin ation hunting and fishing
license;
5. Nonresidents holding a valid nonresident lifetime fishing
license;
6. Legal residents and nonresidents who have acquired a license
pursuant to Section 4-110 or Section 4-128 of this title for fishing
in the area of Lake Texoma located within the state;
7. Nonresidents under sixteen (16) years of age from states
which do not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons under
sixteen (16) years of age;
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8. Nonresidents sixty-four (64) years of age or older from
states which do not require nonresident fishing licenses for persons
sixty-four (64) years of age or older;
9. Legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent
(60%) or more and registered with the veterans registry created by
the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs; provided, that if the
veteran has previously received the exemption pursuant t o this
paragraph, no registration with the veterans registry shall be
required;
10. Legal resident owners or tenants, their spous es, parents,
grandparents, children and their spouses, grandchildren and their
spouses who hunt on land owned or leased by the m or fish in private
ponds on land owned or leased by them;
11. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a patient of an
institution of the State of Oklahoma established for the care and
treatment of mental illness or alcohol or drug dependency or any
developmentally disabled person residing in any group home or other
institution or developmentally disabled persons when accompanied by
an attendant of such institution or legal guardian of said patient,
or when fishing on institutional property;
12. Any legal resident or nonresident who is legally blind or
who has any other physical impairment, as certified by a physician
licensed in this state or any state which borders this state, which
prevents the person from properly using fishing apparatus without
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the assistance of another person, and any one person actually
accompanying and actually assisting such legally blind or otherwise
physically impaired person while the latter is fishing. This
certification shall be carried by the individual while fishing;
13. Nonresidents under fourteen (14) years of age;
14. Any legal resident or nonresident who is a Job Corps
trainee of this state, provided that the trainees shall have on
their persons a duly authorized identification card issued by their
respective Job Corps Center and shall present the card upon request,
in lieu of a fishing license. The trainees shall return their cards
to their respective Job Corps Center when the trainees leave their
respective Job Corps training programs;
15. Any legal resident havin g a proven disability which renders
the resident nonambulatory and confined to a wheelchair as certified
by a physician licensed in this state or any state which borders
this state;
16. Any legal resident or nonresident who is fishing with a
pole and line, trotline, or throwline in streams, natural lakes,
natural ponds, and mine pits when using any bait other than
commercial or artificial bait, blood, stink bait, cut fish, and
shrimp; and
17. Any legal resident or nonresident hunting, pursuing,
trapping, harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to
take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized
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rattlesnake hunting event or festival and who has a rattlesnake
permit issued pursuant to Section 4-143 of this title.
C. 1. Any fees received for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp
and required to be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund,
created in Section 4-141 of this title and any other money deposited
in the fund, shall be used exclusively for:
a. the payment of bond debt and related expenses incurred
pursuant to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma
Statutes for the purchase of public hunting, fishing,
and trapping areas where the public may hunt, fish, or
trap as authorized by law or for the purchase, lease,
or purchasing of easements on real property to be used
as public hunting, fishing, and trapping areas, and
b. the management of the real property acquired pursuant
to Section 168.9 of Title 73 of the Oklahoma Statutes
or acquired with proceeds from the Oklahoma Wildli fe
Land Stamp fee.
2. The collection and remittance procedures applicable to
hunting license fees under this title shall apply to the Oklahoma
Wildlife Land Stamp fees.
3. The Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp issued pursuant to this
section for hunting licen ses issued pursuant to paragraph 1 of
subsection C and paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection E of Section 4-112
of this title and paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection B of Section 4-
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113 of this title, shall expire on December 31. The Oklahoma
Wildlife Land Stamp i ssued pursuant to this section for hunting
licenses issued pursuant to paragraph 2 of subsection C and
paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection E of Section 4-112 of this title
and paragraphs 2 and 4 of subsection B of Section 4-113 of this
title, shall expire on June 30.
D. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall
prescribe, by rule, the form, design, and manner of issuance of the
Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and any rules necessary to implement
the provisions of this section shall be transferred to an operation
fund.
SECTION 11. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-144, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 4-144. A. No person may hunt or take black bear
without having first procured a license from the Director of
Wildlife Conservation or an agent of the Director.
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall decide
the open season, the bag li mits, and territorial l imitations for
hunting or taking black bear.
C. The fees for a license issued pursuant to this section shall
be:
1. For legal residents, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and
2. For nonresidents, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
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D. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in
subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in
paragraph 1 of subse ction C of this section, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in
the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by
both said such fine and imprisonment.
E. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in
subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in
paragraph 2 of subsection C of this sectio n, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a fine of not less tha n Eight Hundred Dollars
($800.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6)
months, or by both said such fine and imprisonment.
F. A resident in possession of a lifetime hunting license or a
lifetime combination hunting and fishing license pursuan t to the
provisions of Section 4-114 of this title prior to and after the
effective date of this act shall be exempt from the annual black
bear license requirements of subsection A of this section.
SECTION 12. REPEALER 29 O.S. 2021, Section 4-112, as
last amended by Section 1, Chapter 347, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp.
2022, Section 4-112), is hereby repealed.
SECTION 13. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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SECTION 14. It being immediately necess ary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect an d
be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON WILDLIFE, dated 04/13/2023 - DO
PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.