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ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT
TO
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3462 By: Archer and Moore of the
House
and
Green of the Senate
An Act relating to live game; creating the Chronic
Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act, providing
for reference; requiring creation of certain pilot
program by certain date; establishing program's
purpose to enhance genetic durability of Oklahoma
deer against chronic wasting disease; establishing
program at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry; requiring certain assistance of the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife; requiring collection
of DNA samples; requiring certain procedures and
determinations; requiring program be administered in
quadrants of the state; providing for the
establishments of quadrants; limiting pa rticipation
in program; providing for certain timeline of program
activity; authorizing the promulgation of rules;
providing for a one time permit fee; and providing an
effective date.
AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthor: Bullard
AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, strike the title, enacting clause and
entire bill and insert
“An Act relating to live game; creating the Chronic
Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act ; providing
short title; requiring creation of certain pilot
program by certain date; esta blishing program’s
purpose to enhance genetic durability of Oklahoma
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deer against chronic wasting disease; establishing
program at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
Food, and Forestry; requiring certain assistance of
the Department of Wildlife Conservation; requiring
collection of DNA samples; requiring certain
procedures and determinations; allowing for the
establishment of testing locations; limiting
participation in program; providing for certain
timeline of program activity; authorizing the
promulgation of rules; providing for a one -time
permit fee; providing for codification; and providing
an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6 -520 of Title 2, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Chronic
Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act ”.
B. No later than November 1, 2024, the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall establish a pilot program to
enhance the genetic durability of Oklahoma deer against chronic
wasting disease. Such pilot program shall include, but not be
limited to, the following pr ogram characteristics:
1. The Department of Wildlife Conservation will begin
collecting DNA samples to establish a baseline of average genetic
codon markers and genomic breeding values for native, free -ranging
Oklahoma while-tailed deer. For establishing testing locations in
the state, the Department shall use Interstates 35 and 40 as
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dividing lines or established Department deer management zones as
published in the current hunting regulations guide;
2. Limit participation in the program to native white -tailed
deer, born and raised in Oklahoma with genetic resistance breeding,
including the SS allele at codon 96, and that surpass the genomic
estimated breeding value cutoff established for the program by the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Fo restry; and
3. Beginning in 2026, during the months of February and March
and through the 15th of April, bred female and male deer may be
released.
C. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
and the Department of Wildlife Conservation may promulgate rules as
needed to implement the provisions of this act.
D. The Department of Wildlife Conservation may charge a one-
time permit fee, which shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), for citizens purchasing deer as a result of criteri a
established in the pilot program.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective October 1, 2024. ”
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Passed the Senate the 24th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of ____ ______,
2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3462 By: Archer and Moore of the
House
and
Green of the Senate
An Act relating to live game; creating the Chronic
Wasting Disease Genetic Improvem ent Act, providing
for reference; requiring creation of certain p ilot
program by certain date; establishing program 's
purpose to enhance genetic durability of Oklahoma
deer against chronic wasting disease ; establishing
program at the Department of Agricult ure, Food, and
Forestry; requiring certain assistance of the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife; requiring collection
of DNA samples; requiring certain procedures and
determinations; requiring program be admi nistered in
quadrants of the state; providing for t he
establishments of quadrants; limiting participation
in program; providing for certain timeline of program
activity; authorizing the promulgation of rules;
providing for a one time permit fee; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-520 of Title 2, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This section shall be known and may be cited as t he "Chronic
Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act".
B. No later than November 1, 2024, the Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall establish a pilot program to
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enhance the genetic durability of Oklahoma deer again st chronic
wasting disease. Such pilot program shall include, but not be
limited to, the following program charac teristics:
1. With the assistance of the Oklahoma Dep artment of Wildlife,
provide for the collection of DNA samples to establish a baseline o f
average genetic codon markers and genomic breeding values for
Oklahoma deer in each quadrant of the state. For purposes of
establishing quadrants of the state, the Department shall use
Interstates 35 and 40 as dividing lines for such quadrants;
2. Limit participation in the progr am to native cervid, born
and raised in Oklahoma with genetic resistance breeding, including
the SS allele at codon 96, and that surpass the genomic estimated
breeding value cutoff established for the program by the Department
of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry;
3. Beginning in 2025, during the month of October buck deer
with antlers removed beyond the second antler tine may be released;
4. Beginning in 2026, during the months of February, March, and
through the 15th of April, bred female deer may be released.
C. The Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife may promulgate rules as needed to
implement the provisions of this act.
D. The Oklahoma Department of W ildlife may charge a on e time
permit fee, which shall not exceed Five Hundre d Dollars ($500.00),
for citizens purchasing deer for the pilo t program.
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SECTION 4. This act shall become effective October 1, 2024.
Passed the House of Representatives the 28th day of February,
2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate