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Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-403: Removal and disposition of dead fish

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 29

A. Any person who catches or obtains fish in any manner

whatsoever from the waters of this state and such fish are dead when

taken, or die as a result of such act, shall remove those fish from

such waters and shall bury or burn them, except nothing in this

section shall prevent noncommercial fishermen from returning fish

remains to the lakes and reservoirs of this state.

B. No person may bury or burn any such dead fish in any place

where they are liable to become exposed through erosion or where

such land is at any time subject to overflow.

C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less

than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand

Dollars ($1,000.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not

more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and

shall further reimburse a state agency for the costs that agency

incurred in the authorized clearing of the waters and/or land of

those dead fish.

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