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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 13, 2023
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 352 By: Murdock and Bullard
An Act relating to wildlife; amending 29 O.S. 2021,
Section 5-213, as amended by S ection 1, Chapter 253,
O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 5-213),
which relates to air bows; expanding season; allowing
for a physically disabled person to use air bows
under certain conditions ; and providing exception for
certain season.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA:
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 follow s:
Section 5-213. A. The use of crossbows and convention al
longbows with a device that permits the bow to be held mechanically
at full or partial draw, shall be a legal hunting meth od during any
open season when convent ional longbows are a legal means of take.
B. The use of air bows shall be a legal hunting me thod during
any open season when rifles, archery, or primitive firearms are a
legal means of take, except as otherwise provided in subsection C of
this section. No person may hunt or take dur ing the open season
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with an air bow unless the person has first obtained a stamp issued
by the Oklahoma Wildlife Cons ervation Commission for a one-time fee
of Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
C. 1. A permanently physically disabled person may use an air
bow as a legal hunting method during any open season.
2. A person using an air bow as a legal hunting method during
the archery deer season shall be limited to antlerless deer only.
3. A person may use an air bow as a legal hunting method for
nuisance wildlife or feral swine .
D. At such time as the Federal Aid in Wildlife R estoration Act
is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammun ition
to include air bows and air guns, the stamp pursu ant to subsection B
of this section shall no longer be re quired, and authorization for
the continual use of air bows as a le gal means of take shall be
established by rules pr omulgated by the Commission .
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND WILDLIFE
February 13, 2023 - DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS