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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 20, 2023
SENATE BILL NO. 891 By: Dahm
An Act relating to fish and wildlife; amending 29
O.S. 2021, Section 7-503, which relates to
prohibition on sales of protected fish and wildlife;
removing provision for all seized wildlife and parts
to be sold and the proceeds from sale to be deposited
into certain fund; and providing an effective d ate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2 021, Section 7-503, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 7-503. A. Except as otherwise provided for by law, no
person may buy, barter, trade, sell or offer, or expose f or sale all
or any part of any fish or wildlife or the nest or eg gs of any bird,
protected by law. The carcasses or any parts thereof of legally
acquired furbearing animals or coyotes may be purchased, bartered,
traded, sold or offered for sale. The fur or pelt of legally
acquired squirrels may be purchased, bartered, traded, sold or
offered for sale.
B. Persons licensed to propagate or sell fish or wildlife
pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Code and persons who have docume ntation of legally purchased fish or
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wildlife or parts thereof fo r resale are exempt from the provisions
of this section.
C. All wildlife or parts thereof seized pursuant to the
provisions of this section and determined to be unfit for release in
a suitable locale shall be sold. The proceeds from said sale shall
be deposited in the Wildlife Conservation Fund.
D. No person shall buy, barter, trade, or sell, within this
state, any furbearing animal, game animal, or game fish, or any part
thereof, acquired from a source within or outside of this state
unless at the time and place of each such sale, the seller shall
possess an invoice signed by the person from whom said seller
purchased said animals or fish, which shall contain a statement of
the source from which said animals or fish were acquired, and the
species and quantity of each species, or parts thereof, delivered to
said seller.
E. D. Persons who have obtained legal possession of wildlife or
parts of wildlife after being given to the person for taxid ermic
preparation or processing of the meat for consumption shall be
permitted to dispose of such, unless otherwise prohibited by law,
under rules established by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission.
F. E. The animal, bird, fish, or part thereof shall be
confiscated by the arresting authority and forwarded to the
Commission to be held until the matter is resolved. If a person
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violating the provisions of this section is convicted, the
Commission shall retain and properly dispose of the confiscated
animal, bird, fish, or part thereof. If a person accused of
violating the provisions of this section is acquitted, the
confiscated animal, bird, fish, or part thereof shall be returned to
the possession of the person from whom it was confiscated.
G. F. The first violation of any of the provisions of this
section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or
by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not less than ten
(10) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or by both said fine and
imprisonment.
Subsequent violations of the provisions of this section shall be
punishable by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not
less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days, or by both
said fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND WILDLIFE
February 20, 2023 - DO PASS