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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 352 By: Murdock
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to fish and wildlife; amendi ng 29 O.S
2021, Section 5-213, as amended by Section 1, Chapter
253, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S . Supp. 2022, Section 5-213),
which relates to air bows; removing type of take
necessary for certain use; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5 -213, as
amended by Section 1, Chapter 253, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp. 2022,
Section 5-213), is amended to read as follows:
Section 5-213. A. The use of crossbows and conventional
longbows with a device that permits the bow to be held mechanically
at full or partial draw, sh all be a legal hunting method during any
open season when convent ional longbows are a legal means of take.
B. The use of air bows shall be a le gal hunting method duri ng
any open season when rifles are a legal means of take . No person
may hunt or take dur ing the open season with an air bow unless the
person has first obtained a stamp issued by the Oklahoma Wildlife
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Conservation Commission for a o ne-time fee of Twenty D ollars
($20.00).
C. At such time as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
to include air bows and air guns, the stamp pursuant to s ubsection B
of this section shall no longer be re quired, and authorization for
the continual use of air bows as a legal means of take shall be
established by rules promulgated by the Commission.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 202 3.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for th e preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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