Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-502: General prohibition on possession of wildlife -
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- OK Code
- Title 29
Exceptions.
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may possess:
1. Any wildlife or parts thereof during the closed season for
that particular wildlife species;
2. Any endangered or threatened species or parts thereof at any
time; or
3. Any native bear or native cat that will grow to reach the
weight of fifty (50) pounds or more.
B. Persons exempt from provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of
subsection A of this section are:
1. Persons storing lawfully taken wildlife in any home freezer
or cold storage locker;
2. Persons possessing items, including but not limited to
hides, heads or horns as specimens or trophies;
3. Persons possessing wild waterfowl taken in compliance with
and under provisions of federal laws pertaining thereto;
4. Persons possessing legally obtained wildlife, from a source
other than the wild, as pets or for the purpose of training hunting
dogs, except as provided for by law or under rules promulgated by
the Wildlife Conservation Commission; or
5. Persons possessing farmed cervidae and licensed pursuant to
the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.
C. Persons possessing products for human consumption that have
been taken, processed, labeled and transported in accordance with
the laws of the state of origin and federal law shall be exempt from
the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection A of this
section. Provided:
1. The person processing or offering the product for sale shall
retain all necessary documents to evidence the state of origin of
the wildlife or farmed cervidae product; and
2. Nothing in this subsection shall allow a person to sell
protected wildlife taken in this state except as otherwise provided
by law.
D. 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.
E. The applicable commercial or noncommercial wildlife
breeder’s license shall be obtained if any wildlife is being
propagated.
F. Possession of game during the closed season, except as above
provided, shall be prima facie evidence that the game was taken
during a closed season.
G. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this
section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or
by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days,
or by both.
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