Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-116: Minnow dealer's intrastate license - Exceptions

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

application, and it must appear to the Director that the applicant

does not intend to use the license for the purpose of violating any

of the laws of the State of Oklahoma, and that the equipment to be

used by the applicant complies with the provisions of Section 6-401

of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code.

C. Persons excepted from the license requirements of this

section are:

1. Any person who seines, traps or transports minnows for his

own use as bait, if the seine used does not exceed twenty (20) feet

in length, and the mesh is no larger than one-fourth (1/4) inch

square, or if only one trap is used;

2. Any person under sixteen (16) years of age who seines, traps

and sells minnows for commercial purposes within the county of his

residence in quantities which do not require a special vehicle for

transportation, as described in paragraph 4, subsection A of Section

6-401 of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code;

3. Any retailer selling lawfully acquired minnows.

D. The fees for a license under this section and the fee for

renewal of such license shall be determined by the Wildlife

Conservation Commission.

E. Any person convicted of violating any 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).