Req. No. 519 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SENATE BILL 255 By: Frix AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to revenue and taxation; defining terms; authorizing a state income tax credit for expenditures made for purchas e of feral swine removal equipment; providing carryover of tax credit; 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 2357.701 of Title 68, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. As used in this section: 1. “Agricultural damage” means the negative impact caused by the presence and activities of feral swine. For the purposes of this section, agricultural damage includes, but is not limited to, crop destruction, pasture damage, soil erosion, damage to infrastructure, and disease transmission; 2. “Ecological impacts” means the negative effects of feral swine on natural ecosystems. For the purposes of this section, ecological impacts include, but are not limited to, crop damage, Req. No. 519 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 habitat destruction, soil and water contamination, and disruption of native wildlife; 3. “Feral swine” means the same as defined in Section 6 -603 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes; 4. “Qualified expenses” means feral swine removal equipment. For the purposes of this section, feral swine removal equipment includes, but is not limited to, drop nets, rooter gates, pane l traps, remote-controlled or camera -operated traps, portable traps, suppressors, silencers, thermal or night-vision equipment, or any tool or device specifically designed to capture, trap, or remove feral swine; 5. “Remove” means to change the location o f, eliminate, or attempt to eliminate feral swine by a variety of methods including, but not limited to, hunting, killing, taking, trapping, and catching; and 6. “Taxpayer” means a natural person, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liabilit y partnership, limited liability limited partnership, limited liability compan y, corporation, trust, estate , or any other lawfully recognized entity. B. For tax year 2025 and subsequent tax years , there shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed pu rsuant to Section 2355 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes equal to seventy percent (70%) of the cost of qualified expenses used to control and manage feral Req. No. 519 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 swine populations, minimize agricultural damage caused by feral swine, or mitigate ecological impa cts caused by feral swine. C. The credit authorized by this section may be cl aimed by: 1. A natural person or persons. In order for the credit to be claimed by a natural person or persons, the aggregate amount of land owned by the natural person or pers ons must be twenty (20) acres or more and a copy of the Schedule F filed with the federal income tax return for either the same taxable year for which the credit authorized by this section is being claimed or a copy of the Schedule F for the most recent fe deral income tax year for which a federal income tax return was filed shall be submitted with the claim for the credit ; or 2. A lawfully recognized business entity including, but not limited to, a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability limited partnership, corporation , or limited liability company if the claim for the credit is based on expenditures incurred by the business entity as otherwise provided by this section, the entity holds title to real property used primarily for agricultural purposes, and the aggregate amount of land owned by the business entity is twenty (20) acres or more. The credit authorized by this section may not be claimed by a business entity engaged in the business of hunting, trapping, or removing feral swine for a fee. Req. No. 519 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 D. The credit authorized by this section shall not be used to reduce the income tax liability of the taxpayer to less than zero (0). E. No taxpayer shall claim the credit otherwise authorized by this section for an amount in excess of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) with respect to all taxable years. F. To the extent not used, the credit authorized by this section shall be allowed to carry over, in order, to each of the five (5) following taxable years. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 60-1-519 MR 12/30/2024 6:06:53 PM