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Oklahoma · Snapshot open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14

Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-506: Escaped farmed cervidae

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A. An owner or operator shall ensure farmed cervidae do not run

at large and shall take all reasonable efforts to return any escaped

farmed cervidae to their enclosures as soon as possible.

B. The owner or operator shall immediately notify the Oklahoma

Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and the local game

warden of the Department of Wildlife Conservation if farmed cervidae

escape.

C. If an owner or operator is unwilling or unable to capture

escaped farmed cervidae, the Department of Wildlife Conservation has

the authority to destroy the escaped farmed cervidae.

D. Any farmed cervidae that escape from a farmed cervidae

facility and are taken by a licensed hunter in a manner that complies

with the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code shall be considered a

legal taking and neither the licensed hunter, the state, nor any

state agency shall be liable to the owner for taking the escaped

farmed cervidae.

Collected 2026-09-14T18:32:36Z. Source file · JSON

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