{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-29-29-4-144","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-144","heading":"Black bear hunting license","body":"A. No person may hunt or take black bear without having first\n\nprocured a license from the Director of Wildlife Conservation or an\n\nagent of the Director.\n\nB. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall decide\n\nthe open season, the bag limits, and territorial limitations for\n\nhunting or taking black bear.\n\nC. The fees for a license issued pursuant to this section shall\n\nbe:\n\n1. For legal residents, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and\n\n2. For nonresidents, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).\n\nD. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in\n\nsubsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in\n\nparagraph 1 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall\n\nbe punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)\n\nnor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in\n\nthe county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by\n\nboth said fine and imprisonment.\n\nE. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in\n\nsubsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in\n\nparagraph 2 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall\n\nbe punished by a fine of not less than Eight Hundred Dollars\n\n($800.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by\n\nimprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6)\n\nmonths, or by both such fine and imprisonment.\n\nF. A resident in possession of a lifetime hunting license or a\n\nlifetime combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to the\n\nprovisions of Section 7 of this act prior to and after the effective\n\ndate of this act shall be exempt from the annual black bear license\n\nrequirement of subsection A of this section.","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":"111017a16007f9e9a4100e578c49c2c670d49a7716ba64ff14f7491006707b9d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-29-29-4-143","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-29-29-4-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}