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30		-	February 26, 2024
	53	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	55	+	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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33		-	SENATE BILL ~~NO.~~ 1846 By: Dahm
	57	+	SENATE BILL 1846 By: Dahm
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39	65		An Act relating to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
40	66		Code; amending 29 O.S. 20 21, Section 5-202, which
41	67		relates to recreational activity u pon the land of
42	68		another; assigning a duty for a game warden to inform
43	69		a person only when requested to do so; prohibiting
44	70		game warden from entering a private property und er
45	71		certain circumstances unless reque sted; stating that
46	72		suspicion of possession of a fi rearm or discharge of
47	73		a weapon shall not itself constitute sufficient
48	74		probable cause to authorize entry to private
49	75		property; making language gender neutral; updating
50	76		statutory language; and providing an effective date .
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55	81		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
56	82		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 20 21, Section 5-202, is
57	83		amended to read as follows:
58	84		Section 5-202. A. Except as otherwise pro vided, no person may
59	85		hunt or take by any means or method upon t he land of another without
60	86		the consent of the owner, lessee , or occupant of such land.
61	87		B. For purposes of this section, consent shall be presumed to
62	88		be valid for not more than one ( 1) year, unless the owner, lessee,
63	89		or occupant specifically grants consent for a specified period of
64	90		time.
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92	142		C. Excluding land primarily devoted to farming, ranching, or
93	143		forestry purposes as set forth in Section 1835.2 of Tit le 21 of the
94	144		Oklahoma Statutes, areas exempt from the provisions of subsection A
95	145		of this section are lands belonging to this state which are not
96	146		leased and occupied by a resident, excluding school l and.
97	147		D. Any game warden investigating a hunter in the field has the
98	148		does not have a duty, unless the landowner, lessee, or occupant has
99	149		requested a game warden to do so, to inform the hunter that it is
100	150		necessary to obtain the consent of the landowner, lessee , or
101	151		occupant to hunt or take on the particular property. Prosecution
102	152		for violations of the provisio ns of this section may be commenced
103	153		only upon written complain t of such owner, lessee, or occupant filed
104	154		before any court auth orized to punish such viol ation, or upon
105	155		written complaint to any game warden or officer authorized to make
106	156		arrest for such offenses.
107	157		E. Unless otherwise requested by a proper ty owner, lessee, or
108	158		tenant, a game warden shall not be authorized to enter private
109	159		property on the suspicion of the possible possession or di scharge of
110	160		a firearm or bow.
111	161		F. Suspicion of the possible possession or discharge o f a
112	162		firearm or bow shall not itself constitute sufficient probable cause
113	163		for authorizing a game warden to enter private property.
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141	215		G. No person shall operate a motor -driven conveyance on lands
142	216		that are fenced and posted or are in cultivation without permission
143	217		of the landowner, lesse e, or occupant.
144	218		F. H. The consent of any owner, lessee, or occupant of land
145	219		authorizing a person to hunt, take, fish or engage in any
146	220		recreational activity upon the land of any such owner, lessee , or
147	221		occupant shall not be construed to create any additional d uty of
148	222		care or impose any additional liability other than specified by
149	223		Sections 16-71.2 and 16-71.3 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
150	224		G. I. The obtaining of consent from any owner, les see, or
151	225		occupant of land authorizing a person to hunt, take, fish o r engage
152	226		in any recreational activity shall not relieve the authorized person
153	227		using the land from any obligation which the person may have in the
154	228		absence of obtaining such consent to exercise care in the use of
155	229		such land and in activities thereon, or from th e legal consequences
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157	231		H. J. 1. It shall be an affirmative d efense to prosecution
158	232		under subsection A of this section that the accused had express or
159	233		implied permission or legal authority to be on the property.
160	234		2. If an accused reasonably believed he or she was upon
161	235		property for which they he or she had permission to be upon , it
162	236		shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under subsection A of
163	237		this section that the accused had with him or her, on his or her
164	238		person, written permissio n from the surface owner, surface lessee,
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192	290		hunting lessee, or lawful occupant to be upon such person’s land
193	291		while the accused was upon any adjoining property. This defense
194	292		shall not be available to the accused if:
195	293		a. the accused has previously pled guilty, nolo
196	294		contendere, or has been convicted of any act of
197	295		trespass or has been found civilly lia ble of any act
198	296		of trespass, or
199	297		b. the accused, while the accused was upon the adjoining
200	298		property, does not have with him or her, on his or her
201	299		person, the written p ermission specified in this
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203	301		I. K. Any person convicted for the first time of vio lating any
204	302		provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
205	303		punished by the impo sition of a fine of not less than Five Hundred
206	304		Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
207	305		($1,500.00), or by impr isonment in the county ja il for thirty (30)
208	306		days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
209	307		J. L. Any person convicted for the second or subsequent time of
210	308		violating any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
211	309		misdemeanor and punished by the imposition of a fine of not less
212	310		than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) nor more than Two
213	311		Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ( $2,500.00), or by imprisonment in the
214	312		county jail for not less than s ix (6) months, or by both fine and
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243	365		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
244		-	~~COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND WILDLIFE~~
245		-	~~February 26,~~ 2024 ~~- DO PASS~~
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