Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-103A: Commercial turtle harvester license

A. Except as otherwise provided by subsection B of this

section, no person may take for commercial purposes, by the use of

nets, traps, seines and other similar devices, turtles from this

state without having first procured a commercial turtle harvester

license from the Director.

B. Any person having procured a commercial turtle harvester

license, pursuant to subsection A of this section, may take for

commercial purposes by any means, or assist in any such operations,

turtles or aquatic turtles from any waters of this state, except

from waters located within a city, town or municipality, and such

areas designated pursuant to Section 1452 of Title 82 of the

Oklahoma Statutes.

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

file with the Director a true inventory of the equipment to be

utilized in the operations of that turtle harvester. Such inventory

shall be kept current. The inventory may be amended by filing a new

inventory at any time.

D. The fee for a license under this section shall be Forty

Dollars ($40.00) for residents and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for

nonresidents of the State of Oklahoma.

E. The Director shall not issue a commercial turtle harvester

license to residents of any other state which does not allow

residents of Oklahoma the opportunity to purchase such license in

their state.

F. 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.

G. Commercial turtle harvesters whose licenses have been

revoked under subsection F of Section 4-101 of this title shall not

engage in commercial turtle harvesting operations in any manner

during such revocation.