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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-207: Unlawful offenses related to wildlife - Restitution

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 29

A. When a person is convicted of a wildlife offense which

involves a species of wildlife listed in Section 5-411 of this title

or a species referenced in Section 5-412 of this title and involves

the unlawful possession, taking or killing of the wildlife from an

unlawful hunt, chase, trap, capture, shooting, killing or slaughter,

netting, shocking, or poisoning, by any means, the court, in

addition to the execution of sentence in whole or in part, shall

order the convicted defendant to provide restitution to the Oklahoma

Department of Wildlife Conservation.

The amount of restitution shall be not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)

depending on the species, the type of specimen and the value of that

animal to the wildlife resources of the state. The Department of

Wildlife Conservation shall provide the court with a recommendation

on the replacement cost. The court shall also take into

consideration any previous convictions for violations of any fish

and wildlife laws or regulations by the offender.

B. When a person is convicted of a wildlife offense which

involves any species of wildlife other than those listed or

referenced in Sections 5-411 and 5-412 of this title and involves

the unlawful possession, taking or killing of the wildlife from an

unlawful hunt, chase, trap, capture, shooting, killing or slaughter,

netting, shocking, or poisoning, by any means, the court, in

addition to the execution of sentence in whole or in part, shall

order the convicted defendant to provide restitution to the Oklahoma

Department of Wildlife Conservation. The amount of restitution

shall be not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) depending on the species, the type of

specimen and the value of that animal to the wildlife resources of

the state. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall provide

the court with a recommendation on the replacement cost. The court

shall also take into consideration any previous convictions for

violations of any fish and wildlife laws or regulations by the

offender.

C. One hundred percent (100%) of the amount of restitution

shall be forfeited to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife

Conservation in the event of a guilty plea or a conviction.

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

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