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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-411: Antelope, moose, whitetail or mule deer, bear, elk,

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  2. Title 29

mountain lion, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, wild turkey or

subspecies - Hunting, selling, buying - Seizure of meat, head, hide

or any part of carcass.

A. 1. Except for owners and operators of farmed or commercial

cervidae facilities licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed

Cervidae Act, no person, including but not limited to persons

licensed for commercial hunting or wildlife breeders, may hunt,

chase, capture, shoot, shoot at, wound, attempt to take or take,

attempt to kill or kill, or slaughter an antelope, moose, whitetail

or mule deer, bear, elk, mountain lion, Rocky Mountain bighorn

sheep, wild turkey, or any subspecies except in open season under

Section 5-401 of this title.

2. Unless legally harvested from a commercial hunting area, no

person shall sell, offer for sale or buy or offer to buy an

antelope, moose, whitetail or mule deer, bear, elk, mountain lion,

rocky mountain bighorn sheep, wild turkey, or any subspecies or any

parts thereof, except as provided by:

a. rules prescribed by the Wildlife Conservation

Commission,

b. any federal laws or regulations, or

c. the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.

3. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to

prevent a hide, antlers or horns from a legally taken whitetail or

mule deer, elk, moose, antelope or Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from

being sold or traded by a person who legally harvested or who

legally possesses the hide, antlers or horns, including a person who

has obtained legal possession of the hide, antlers, or horns after

being given to the person for taxidermic preparation. Except as

otherwise provided, any antlers or horns sold or traded pursuant to

this subsection shall have been removed from the skull of the animal

in such a way as to leave no portion of the skull attached. The

owner or operator of a farmed or commercial cervidae facility may

sell or trade the antlers or horns of a farmed or commercial

cervidae with the skull attached as provided for in the Oklahoma

Farmed Cervidae Act. Upon request, the Director of Wildlife

Conservation may grant an exemption from the restrictions of this

paragraph to allow a person who has legally harvested or who is in

legal possession of the antlers or horns from a legally taken animal

to sell or trade the antler or horns with the skull attached.

B. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in their

possession any meat, head, hide or any part of the carcass of any

wildlife not legally taken.

2. Any meat, head, hide or any part of the carcass of any

wildlife not legally taken shall be subject to immediate seizure by

a game warden.

3. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to

privately owned domesticated animals designated by the Wildlife

Conservation Commission or farmed cervidae facilities licensed

pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.

C. Persons excepted from the provisions of this section are:

1. Department employees when in the performance of their

duties; and

2. Authorized agents when appointed under Section 3-202 of this

title.

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