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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
February 10, 2025
AS AMENDED
SENATE BILL NO. 777 By: Jett
[ wildlife - harvesting - sales - game fish -
repealer - effective date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -313, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-313. A. All catfish, minnows, fingerlings, fish,
frogs, and other aquatic species which are legally produced,
pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall be confined to the
lands and waters of the licensee in such a manner so as to prohibit:
1. Contact with wild fish or other aquatic species in public
waters; and
2. Such wild fish or other aquatic species in from being
commercially harvested from public waters from and becoming a part
of the commercial production sold as a wild-born commodity. As used
in this paragraph, “wild-born” means wild fish or aquatic species
born in public waters and not introduced though aquaculture.
B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this subs ection, the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall not
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restrict the manner in which persons, licensed pursuant to this act,
gather or impound aquatic species raised within the impoundments in
their commercial operations.
2. No person shall sell or attempt to sell game fish and/or
paddlefish obtained from public waters that have been commingled
with privately produced fish subject to the provisions of this act
capture wild fish or aquatic species for direct sale. Licensed
producers may harvest both game fish and nongame fish from public
waters for use in aquaculture; provided, that the licensed producer
complies with all applicable regulat ions set forth by the Department
of Wildlife Conservation .
C. No licensee may receive, free of ch arge, any catfish,
minnow, fingerling, fish, frog or other aquatic species from the
state or federal government.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -115, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 2-115. “Game fish” is a fish normally sought after by
sportsmen, and includes only largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white
bass, spotted bass, black crappie, white crappie, northern pi ke,
trout, sauger, saugeye, striped bass, hybrid striped bass, walleye,
paddlefish, blue catfish and channel catfish. Blue catfish and
channel catfish are herein defined to mean “forked tail” catfish.
SECTION 3. REPEALER 29 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -303.1, is
hereby repealed.
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SECTION 4. This act shall become effecti ve November 1, 2025.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND WILDLIFE
February 10, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED