GroundRules
← Search the law
Oklahoma · Snapshot open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14

Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-7-502: General prohibition on possession of wildlife -

Read at publisher ↗
Where this section sits in the code
  1. OK Code
  2. 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.

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

Browse this collection