{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-29-29-4-107.2v2","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-107.2v2","heading":"Permit - Management of depredating animals by use of","body":"aircraft - Violations.\n\nA. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry\n\nis authorized to issue a permit to a person to engage in the\n\nmanagement of depredating animals by use of aircraft. The permit\n\nmay be issued without limitation by statewide season regulations or\n\nbag limits.\n\nB. The permit holder may contract with and authorize other\n\npersons to engage in the management of depredating animals by use of\n\nan aircraft, provided that the permit holder accompanies the\n\nauthorized person while engaging in the activity and, if engaging in\n\nthe activity on private property, the authorized person has consent\n\nof the landowner. Any person contracting with or authorized by a\n\npermit holder pursuant to this subsection shall not be required to\n\nhave a permit to engage in the management of depredating animals by\n\nuse of aircraft. If contracting or authorizing other persons to\n\nengage in the management of depredating animals by use of an\n\naircraft, the permit holder shall inform the person of the\n\nimportance of safely keeping his or her aim and fire beneath the\n\nhorizon. The permit holder shall have the authorized person sign a\n\ndisclosure stating that the person is aware of the dangers of aiming\n\nand shooting over the horizon. The permit holder shall retain a\n\ncopy of the disclosure for a reasonable period of time. Personnel\n\nof the Department of Defense and law enforcement shall not be\n\nrequired to sign a disclosure.\n\nC. A pilot of an aircraft used for the management of\n\ndepredating animals shall maintain a daily flight log and report.\n\nThe daily flight log shall be current and available for inspection\n\nby employees of the Department at reasonable times. The permit\n\nshall be carried in the aircraft when performing management by the\n\nuse of aircraft. Each permit holder, authorized person pursuant to\n\nsubsection B of this section and pilot shall comply with all Federal\n\nAviation Regulations for the specific type of aircraft. The\n\nDepartment shall not require the pilot to hold a specific type of\n\npilot's license. The Department shall also not require the permit\n\nholder or pilot to carry liability insurance.\n\nApplications for a permit shall be submitted to the Department\n\nand shall contain all information as required by the Department.\n\nThe Department may issue a permit if it finds that it will aid in\n\nthe management of depredating animals. The Department may deny the\n\npermit if it finds that it will have a deleterious effect on\n\nindigenous species. The Department shall not require the names of\n\nthe persons authorized by or contracting with the permit holder\n\npursuant to subsection B of this section. The permit shall include,\n\nbut is not limited to, the following information:\n\n1. The name and address of the permit holder;\n\n2. A description of the animals to be taken;\n\n3. A description of the area from which the animals are\n\nauthorized to be taken; and\n\n4. The issue and expiration date of the permit.\n\nD. A permit to manage depredating animals issued pursuant to\n\nthis section shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the\n\ndate of issuance. Permits may be renewed by filing an application\n\nfor renewal with the Department.\n\nE. The annual fee for a permit to manage depredating animals\n\nissued pursuant to this section shall be Two Hundred Dollars\n\n($200.00).\n\nF. Not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to managing\n\ndepredating animals by use of an aircraft, a permit holder shall\n\nnotify the Department of the date, time, and area on which\n\nmanagement will occur. Notification may be made by telephone, fax,\n\nor electronic means, as determined by the Department.\n\nG. The holder of a permit to manage depredating animals issued\n\npursuant to this section shall file with the Department within\n\nthirty (30) days following the end of each calendar quarter or on\n\ntermination of the permit, whichever occurs first, a report on a\nnd area on which\n\nmanagement will occur. Notification may be made by telephone, fax,\n\nor electronic means, as determined by the Department.\n\nG. The holder of a permit to manage depredating animals issued\n\npursuant to this section shall file with the Department within\n\nthirty (30) days following the end of each calendar quarter or on\n\ntermination of the permit, whichever occurs first, a report on a\n\nform prescribed by the Department showing:\n\n1. The name, address, and permit number of the permit holder;\n\n2. The name and address of the pilot participating in the\n\nflights;\n\n3. The number and description of the depredating animals\n\nmanaged under the permit;\n\n4. The types of depredating animals authorized to be managed\n\nunder the permit;\n\n5. Dates and times of authorized flights; and\n\n6. Any other information required by the Department.\n\nH. It shall be unlawful for a person issued a permit to manage\n\ndepredating animals pursuant to this section or a person authorized\n\nby or contracting with the permit holder pursuant to subsection B of\n\nthis section to:\n\n1. Hunt, shoot, shoot at, kill, or attempt to kill from an\n\naircraft any wildlife, domesticated animal, or livestock other than\n\nthe depredating animals authorized by the permit;\n\n2. Intentionally disturb, haze, or buzz any wildlife,\n\ndomesticated animal, or livestock by the use of an aircraft other\n\nthan the depredating animals authorized by the permit; or\n\n3. Take or attempt to take any depredating animal for any\n\npurpose other than is necessary for the protection of land, water,\n\nwildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or crops.\n\nI. During designated deer hunting seasons from the dates of\n\nOctober 1 through January 15 as specified in rules promulgated by\n\nthe Department of Wildlife Conservation, it shall be unlawful to\n\ntake or attempt to take depredating animals without first obtaining\n\na special permit from the local game warden or other authorized\n\nemployee of the Department of Wildlife Conservation.\n\nJ. 1. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this\n\nsection shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred\n\nDollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars\n\n($1,500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed\n\nsixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person\n\nconvicted of violating the provisions of this section shall have the\n\npermit issued pursuant to this section revoked. No new permit shall\n\nbe issued for a period of six (6) months from and after the date on\n\nwhich the revocation order becomes effective.\n\n2. In addition to the criminal penalties specified by this\n\nsection, the Department may:\n\na. assess an administrative penalty of not more than Ten\n\nThousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per day of\n\nnoncompliance, or\n\nb. bring an action for injunctive relief granted by a\n\ndistrict court.\n\n3. A district court may grant injunctive relief to prevent a\n\nviolation of, or to compel compliance with, any of the provisions of\n\nthis section or any rule promulgated pursuant to this section, or\n\norder, license or permit issued pursuant to this section.\n\n4. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Department from\n\nseeking penalties in district court in the maximum amount allowed by\n\nlaw.\n\n5. Any person assessed an administrative penalty may be\n\nrequired to pay, in addition to the penalty amount and interest,\n\nattorney fees and costs associated with the collection of the\n\npenalties.\n\n6. The Department or the district attorney of the appropriate\n\ndistrict of Oklahoma may bring an action in district court for the\n\ncriminal prosecution of a violation by any person of a provision of\n\nthis section or any rule promulgated pursuant to this section, or\n\norder, license or permit issued pursuant to this section. The\n\nassessment of penalties in an administrative enforcement proceeding\n\nshall not prevent the subsequent assessment by a court of the\ne\n\ndistrict of Oklahoma may bring an action in district court for the\n\ncriminal prosecution of a violation by any person of a provision of\n\nthis section or any rule promulgated pursuant to this section, or\n\norder, license or permit issued pursuant to this section. The\n\nassessment of penalties in an administrative enforcement proceeding\n\nshall not prevent the subsequent assessment by a court of the\n\nmaximum criminal penalties for violations of this section.\n\nK. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Section\n\n4-106 of this title shall have the permit issued pursuant to this\n\nsection revoked. No new permit shall be issued for a period of six\n\n(6) months from and after the date on which the revocation order\n\nbecomes effective.\n\nL. As used in this section:\n\n1. \"Depredating animal\" means feral hogs, coyotes, and\n\ncrossbreeds between coyotes and dogs;\n\n2. \"Management by the use of aircraft\" means to manage\n\ndepredating animals by counting, photographing, relocating,\n\ncapturing, or hunting with any firearm by the use of aircraft; and\n\n3. \"Aircraft\" means manned fixed-wing and non-fixed-wing\n\naircraft registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).","path":["OK Code","Title 29"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os29.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"a503bbe26970b85ab15c47af830a9b7b69b011a2b9e128d529231327c767794b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-29-29-4-107.2v1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-29-29-4-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}