Title 29, Title 29 — Game and Fish

A. No person may take, kill, or catch or attempt to take, kill, or catch any nongame fish from the waters of this state or assist in any such endeavor in any manner except as follows: 1. By all legal hook and line methods in state waters legally open to these methods; and 2. By n…

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person shall possess: 1. The eggs of more than one paddlefish that are still attached to the egg membrane; or 2. More than three (3) pounds combined of processed paddlefish eggs or fresh paddlefish eggs that have been removed from the egg membr…

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may fish upon the land of another without the consent of the owner, lessee or occupant of such land. B. For purposes of this section, consent shall be presumed to be valid for not more than one (1) year, unless the owner, lessee, or occu…

A. The Department may stock fish in privately owned ponds only so long as no fish are illegally taken therefrom or marketed by the owner or with his knowledge or consent. B. All owners of private ponds, their agents, employees or others who are convicted of violating the provisio…

A. Any boat or vessel, boat trailer, motor, fishing device, vehicle, or equipment used or operated in violation of the provisions of Section 2 of this act, Section 6-301a, subsection A of Section 6-302, paragraph 2 of subsection A of Section 6-303 or Section 4-129 of this title o…

A. No person may seine, trap, transport and/or sell any minnows within this state without having a valid minnow dealer's license unless exempted under Section 4-116 of this title and without observing the following requirements: 1. No seines used for seining minnows may have a me…

harvesting restrictions - Seizure and forfeiture of certain items - Fines and penalties. A. No person may place or cause to be placed in any creek, river, or stream in Oklahoma any stationary dam, net, trap, or obstacle of any nature for the purpose of blocking or partially block…

A. Any of the waters of this state may be closed by the Commission to any sort of fishing by any person with or without a license, until such time as the Commission may by resolution declare such waters reopened. B. No person may fish in such closed waters until and except during…

A. Any city council or board of town trustees in any city or incorporated town owning and operating a lake may establish a Wildlife Conservation Commission of three or more members, to be appointed by the city mayor or the board's president. B. All such appointed commissioners sh…

A. No person shall release, deposit, place or permit to be released, deposited or placed fish in any of the public streams, public lakes or public ponds whose stocking is controlled by and so designated by the Wildlife Conservation Commission without the consent of the Wildlife C…

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Import into; 2. Transport in; 3. Place or cause to be placed in the waters of; or 4. Cultivate or cause to propagate in the waters of; this state any noxious aquatic plant or seed or reproductive part thereof. B. Noxious aquatic plant…

A. Except as otherwise provided for in subsection E of this section, no person shall enter, swim, wade, operate a boat or operate or float any floating device in any safety zone as defined in Section 2-139 of this title. This provision shall not be construed to prohibit fishing f…

Whenever the gates of the Pensacola Dam, commonly called the Grand River Dam, or any of its spillways shall be closed by proper authority, fishing in the waters within a distance of one-half (1/2) mile below such dam or spillways shall be limited to sport fishing for a period of …

Licensed Oklahoma bait dealers may harvest shad immediately below Pensacola Dam after filing a waiver of liability with the Grand River Dam Authority. Laws 1975, c. 251, § 2, emerg. eff. June 2, 1975.

The Gates Creek Dam, created under 29 O.S.1971, Section 741, and the waters impounded thereby, shall be under the control of the Department for the benefit of the people of the State of Oklahoma, and the Commission shall have authority to make reasonable rules and regulations reg…

Any person convicted of violating any section of this Code, for which there is otherwise no penalty, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten (10) days no…

Every person who attempts to violate any provision or section of this Code shall upon conviction be punished in the same manner as if he had completed the act that constitutes that violation. Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-202, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.

Every person who counsels, aids or abets another in the violation of any provision or section of this Code shall upon conviction be punished in the same manner as the principal offender. Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-203, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.

All wildlife found in this state is the property of the state. Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-204, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.

protected by law - Abandoning body without appropriate disposal - Revocation of licenses. A. Excluding furbearers and coyotes, no person may capture, kill, mutilate or destroy any wildlife protected by law and remove the head, claws, teeth, hide, antlers, horns or any or all of s…

vehicles and property relating to hunting and fishing violations. A. Any game warden, sheriff, deputy sheriff or other peace officer of this state is authorized to seize any item, equipment, vehicle or other property, which is used or operated in violation of any provision of Sec…

A. When a person is convicted of a wildlife offense which involves a species of wildlife listed in Section 5-411 of this title or a species referenced in Section 5-412 of this title and involves the unlawful possession, taking or killing of the wildlife from an unlawful hunt, cha…

and use of fines. A. Any person arrested for violation of any rule promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission may, in lieu of posting bond, pay an administrative fine equal to one-half (1/2) of the current bond schedule, as prepared by the Administrative Office …

Farmed Cervidae Act or commercial hunting area - Punishment. A. Any person who willfully enters a facility licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act or a commercial hunting area licensed pursuant to Section 4-106 of this title without permission by the owner shall be …

property. A. Except for Departmental employees pursuant to their duties, or persons specifically authorized by Commission resolution, no person may: 1. Molest or disturb the waters, ponds or property of any state fish hatchery; 2. Place or cause to be placed in such waters or pon…

The owner or lessee in possession of any private park, preserve, club or resort shall have authority to make and enforce any additional rules and regulations not inconsistent with the wildlife conservation laws for the protection of wildlife within said private park, preserve, cl…

with dog or gun prohibited - Exceptions. A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may enter upon any state or federal wildlife refuge or Wildlife Management Area with a dog, a gun, or a bow. B. Exceptions to the above provisions are when the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservatio…

The waterfowl refuge portion of the Hugo Oklahoma Wildlife Management Area shall be renamed as the Lyndol Fry Waterfowl Refuge. Added by Laws 1997, c. 248, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1997.

A. The State of Oklahoma hereby assents to the provisions of: 1. The Act of Congress which was approved September 2, 1937, and is found at 16 U.S.C. Section 669, as amended; and 2. The Act of Congress which was approved August 9, 1950, and is found at 16 U.S.C. Section 777, as am…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may deposit, place, throw, or permit to be deposited, placed or thrown, any lime, dynamite or other explosive, poison, drug, sawdust, salt water, crude oil or any other deleterious, noxious or toxic substance in any water…

provision or rule causing death of fish or wildlife. A. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of or fails to perform any duty imposed by a state environmental regulatory agency pursuant to the Oklahoma Statutes or rules promulgated thereto, which violation ca…

It shall be the duty of the Commission to initiate appropriate legal action in the Federal Court or through notification or cooperative arrangements with the wildlife conservation authorities of other states or the federal government in all cases where actions of individuals, fir…

A. Any person who catches or obtains fish in any manner whatsoever from the waters of this state and such fish are dead when taken, or die as a result of such act, shall remove those fish from such waters and shall bury or burn them, except nothing in this section shall prevent n…

Exceptions. A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may possess: 1. Any wildlife or parts thereof during the closed season for that particular wildlife species; 2. Any endangered or threatened species or parts thereof at any time; or 3. Any native bear or native cat tha…

offering or exposing for sale protected fish or wildlife - Exceptions - Penalties. A. Except as otherwise provided for by law, no person may buy, barter, trade, sell or offer, or expose for sale all or any part of any fish or wildlife or the nest or eggs of any bird, protected by…

feathers, quills, wings, etc. A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may import, sell or possess for sale aigrettes, egret plumes and the feathers, quills, heads, wings, tails, skins or parts of skins of wild birds, either raw or manufactured, or any endangered or rare specie…

A. Except as provided by law, no railroad, express company or other common carrier or any agent, servant or employee thereof may receive for transportation or transport any wildlife or endangered or rare species in this state. B. All such companies in this state shall keep a copy…

Exceptions. A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may ship into or out of, transport into or out of, have in possession with the intent to so transport, or cause to be removed from this state: 1. Any wildlife or parts thereof, nests of wildlife, their eggs or their yo…

A tract of land, legally described as: All of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, all in Township 3 South, Range 26 East, and all of Sections 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 24, 25, and portions of Sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 14, 23, 26, all in Township 3 South of Base line, Range 25 …

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may enter any of the wilderness area. B. Persons exempt from the above prohibition shall be: 1. Persons possessing prior written permission from the Department; 2. Departmental employees directly concerned with the management of the area…

wilderness area. A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may use any motor- driven conveyance or devices in any portion of the wilderness area east of Broken Bow Lake. B. Those persons exempted shall be those state and federal employees, specified in paragraphs 2 and 3, subsec…

A. No person may mine, remove any sand and/or gravel or cut and/or remove any timber in any portion of the wilderness area. B. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Doll…

A. Except as otherwise provided, no person may collect, remove, lure, chase or cause to be removed, lured or chased any wildlife from the wilderness area or collect, remove or cause to be collected or removed any plant life from the wilderness area. B. Persons exempt from the abo…

With the exception of internal fences and existing Department buildings, no additional permanent structures may be erected or maintained in any part of the wilderness area east of Broken Bow Lake. Laws 1974, c. 17, § 7-706, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.

A. No exotic wildlife may be released into the wilds of Oklahoma without first obtaining written permission of the Director. B. Any person releasing such exotic wildlife into the wilds of Oklahoma in violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea…

The provisions of this Code, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purpose and object hereof. Laws 1974, c. 17, § 8-101, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.

Article and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any article or section hereof. Laws 1974, c. 17, § 8-102, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code. Laws 1974, c. 17, § 8-103, emerg. eff. April 8, 1974.

It shall be a misdemeanor to violate any Commission rule or regulation promulgated by the Commission under the authority granted in this Code. Any person so violating shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dol…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Wildlife Bail Procedure Act”. Added by Laws 2011, c. 178, § 1.