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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-103: Commercial fishing license

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 29

A. No person may take for commercial purposes, by the use of

nets, traps, seines and other similar devices, nongame fish from the

waters of this state without having first procured a license for

such from the Director.

B. Prior to the issuance of each license, the applicant must

file with the Director:

1. A true inventory of the equipment to be utilized in the

operations of that fisherman;

2. Under special management or research conditions, the

Commission may require a good and sufficient surety bond to the

Department, by a surety company licensed to do business in this

state, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) conditioned

upon the observance and the compliance with the provisions of this

section and Sections 6-201 and 6-202 of this Code, which bond shall

be subject to forfeiture upon the conviction of the violation of any

of the provisions of this Code, as provided in paragraph 2,

subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code.

C. The fee for a license under this section shall be Seventy-

five Dollars ($75.00) for residents and Two Hundred Dollars

($200.00) for nonresidents of the State of Oklahoma.

D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by

imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

E. Commercial fishermen whose licenses have been revoked under

subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code may not engage in

commercial fishing operations in any manner during such revocation.

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