Title 29, Title 29 — Game and Fish

A. No person may employ any helper or assistant in any commercial fishing operation without having first procured from the Director a license for each such person. B. Such license shall be in the form of a John Doe license and will be valid for the helper or assistant only so lon…

A. No person may assist in any commercial turtle harvesting operation without having first procured from the Director a license for each such person. B. Such license shall be in the form of a John Doe license and will be valid for the helper or assistant only so long as the helpe…

A. No person may transport or sell nongame fish outside the state without having first procured a commercial fishing license under Section 4-103 of this Code, and without also having first procured from the Director a special permit for transporting or selling such fish. B. Any p…

game. A. No person may propagate or hold in captivity any wildlife or domesticated animals hunted for sport for commercial hunting area purposes without having procured a license from the Director of the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Licenses shall be classified as big gam…

cat/bear temporary exhibitor’s permit - Penalties. A. Except as otherwise provided for in this title or in the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no person may breed, possess or raise native wildlife, except fish, amphibians, aquatic reptiles, aquatic invertebrates or exotic livestock…

The provisions of this act shall not be construed to apply to circuses. Added by Laws 2003, c. 188, § 5, eff. July 1, 2003.

OS 29-4-107.2v1 (HB 1920, Laws 2013, c. 149, § 1). OS 29-4-107.2v2 (HB 2952, Laws 2018, c. 77, § 1).

aircraft - Violations. A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is authorized to issue a permit to a person who holds a big game commercial hunting area license issued pursuant to Section 4-106 of this title, to any landowner or to any person who has contract…

aircraft - Violations. A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is authorized to issue a permit to a person to engage in the management of depredating animals by use of aircraft. The permit may be issued without limitation by statewide season regulations or b…

A. No person may use hawks, falcons, owls, eagles or any other raptor to hunt, chase or take game without having first procured a falconer’s license. B. All falconers shall have an Oklahoma falconer's license or equivalent license from another state and an Oklahoma hunting licens…

The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall issue rules and regulations regarding discretionary bonding for holders of a falconer's license charged with any violation involving falconry or the use of raptors in the taking of wildlife. Said rules may provide that bond be posted …

A. No person may take, nor may any organization permit to be taken, during any field trial, any legally acquired domestically reared pheasant, coturnix quail, bobwhite quail, Indian chukars or other similar suitable birds, without that person having first procured a hunting licen…

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, no person shall fish, pursue, harass, catch, kill, take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or transport all or any portion of fish without having first procured a license for such from the Dire…

A. No person may buy, barter or deal in any fur or pelt of furbearers in this state without having first procured a license for such from the Director. B. A nonresident fur dealer shall provide advance notice of each and every place where business is transacted. Notice shall be t…

OS 29-4-112v1 (HB 2395, Laws 2017, c. 353, § 3). OS 29-4-112v2 (SB 1696, Laws 2022, c. 208, § 2). OS 29-4-112v3 (SB 941, Laws 2024, c. 6, § 3).

Exemptions – Apprentice designation. A. No person thirty (30) years of age or younger may purchase or receive any hunting license or hunting tag unless the person possesses and can exhibit a certificate of competency and safety in the use and handling of firearms from the Departm…

A. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take or attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or transport all or any portion of any …

A. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take or attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or transport all or any portion of any …

A. Except as otherwise provided for in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no person may hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take or attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell, or transport all or any portion of any …

A. Legal residents who are not the individuals exempted from the license requirement as provided in subsection B of Section 4-112 of this title may purchase an annual combination hunting/fishing license from the Director or agents of the Director. B. The fee for each combination …

A. All legal residents who have resided in the state for at least six (6) months may purchase a three (3) year combination hunting/fishing license from the State Wildlife Conservation Director. B. The fee for the three (3) year combination hunting/fishing license shall be One Hun…

charitable organizations. A. The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall establish a three-day special use permit to be purchased by a landowner for a tract of land that is two hundred (200) acres or more. B. The special use permit shall allow any veterans and nonprofit or charita…

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, no person shall assist, accompany, transport, guide or aid persons in the taking of fish for compensation or other considerations without having first procured a license specified in subsection B of this …

licenses. A. All legal residents who have resided in the state for at least six (6) months and intend to remain residents may purchase lifetime fishing licenses or lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses from the State Wildlife Conservation Director. B. The fee for thes…

A. No person may ship or transport minnows for sale into or out of this state without having first procured a license for such from the Director. B. Commercial minnow export and import: 1. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, no person may harv…

A. No person may seine, trap, transport or sell minnows within the state for commercial purposes without having first procured a license from the Director. B. Each applicant for such license shall be a resident of Oklahoma for a period of one (1) year immediately preceding his ap…

A. No holder of a license as a commercial minnow dealer in this state may use more than one vehicle to transport minnows without having first procured a license for each additional vehicle from the Director. B. The fees for each additional license shall be determined by the Wildl…

A. No person may kill or capture wildlife or take their nests or eggs for scientific purposes without having first procured a license from the Director. B. A scientific purposes license may be issued to anyone sixteen (16) years of age or older when the Director is presented with…

A. No person may trap any furbearers without having first procured a license from the Director. A furbearer trapping license may be issued only to persons holding a hunting license applicable to their residency. B. Persons excepted from the license requirements of this section ar…

A. No person may fish in designated trout waters without having first procured a valid Oklahoma fishing license issued pursuant to Section 4-110 of this title from the Director or authorized agents of the Director. B. The Commission shall decide the open season for trout fishing …

A. Except as otherwise provided in this title or in the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, no person may breed or raise wildlife for personal consumption or noncommercial purposes without having first procured a license from the Director. B. Licenses may be issued to any person that l…

A. Individuals possessing a noncommercial wildlife breeders license are authorized to breed or raise noncommercial wildlife for personal uses only. Personal uses shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Breeding for a hobby; 2. Educational or scientific purposes; 3. Personal cons…

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Sections 4- 121 or 4-122 of this title shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and if applicable, shall have his breeder's license revoked. No such person…

All furbearers, except mink, game mammals, game birds, game fish and minnows raised under the provisions of this Code are hereby required to be confined to the lands or waters described in the application, and such wildlife must be confined in such manner as to prohibit mammals, …

Violations - Penalties. A. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no person shall fish, pursue, harass, catch, kill, take, attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell or transport all or any portion of a fish in Lake Texoma without having first procured a lic…

This act shall not become effective unless or until: 1. The State of Texas makes provisions for the sale of licenses in Texas that are parallel to the license authorized by this act; 2. The State of Texas provides for payment to this state of not less than seventy percent (70%) o…

Violations - Penalties. A. No person may harvest, or attempt to harvest, or assist in harvesting, or sell, buy or export mussels from the waters of this state without having first procured the proper license for such purposes from the Director of Wildlife Conservation. The fees f…

Exemptions. A. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code, no person may hunt or take any waterfowl during the open season on waterfowl unless the person has first obtained an Oklahoma waterfowl hunting stamp or license from the Director or authorized…

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation is hereby authorized to issue an Oklahoma Wildlife Habitat Stamp to any person upon the voluntary payment of a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00). Said fee shall be deposited in the Wildlife Land Acquisition Fund created in subsection C of this…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be designated the "Wildlife Heritage Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received…

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation is authorized to issue permits to landowners, agricultural lessees, or their designated agents with written permission of the landowner or agricultural lessee and to any entity of state, county, or local government to control nuisance or…

Requirements – Exemptions – Fees – Violations and penalties. A. Except as otherwise provided in this title, no person shall trap, capture, possess, transport, relocate or euthanize any nuisance wildlife for commercial purposes under rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Cons…

A. Except during deer gun seasons, a landowner, agricultural lessee, or their designated agent with written permission from the landowner or agricultural lessee may control nuisance or damage by coyotes or feral swine without a permit as provided for in Section 4-135 of Title 29 …

administered by the Department. A. The Wildlife Conservation Commission may establish an annual special use permit which would be required of all persons who hunt or fish or otherwise use private lands leased and administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Depart…

In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the Department of Wildlife Conservation is authorized to impose a fee of not more than Ten Dollars ($10.00) per controlled hunt choice pursuant to rules promulgated by the Department. Added by Laws 2001, c. 203, § 1, emerg. eff. Ma…

A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may establish special use permits to be designated the: 1. "Annual Wildlife Conservation Passport"; and 2. "Three-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport". A Passport shall be required of all persons not otherwise exempt as provided for…

Violation – Penalty. A. Any person who hunts, takes, or attempts to take any migratory bird shall be required to obtain from the Director any federally required permit for migratory birds. B. The fee for a migratory bird permit under subsection A of this section shall be Two Doll…

Any fees received for the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Stamp and required to be deposited in the Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund shall be transferred to an operation fund. Added by Laws 2004, c. 513, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2004. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 304, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2005; Laws…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to be designated the “Oklahoma Wildlife Land Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies receiv…

A. All legal residents of Oklahoma and nonresidents may purchase a five-day rattlesnake permit from the Director or an agent of the Director which shall allow the person to hunt, pursue, trap, harass, catch, kill, take, or attempt to take in any manner any species of rattlesnake …