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OK HB2029

OK HB2029
Hunting seasons; powers and duties of the Wildlife Conservation Commission; exception to regulate the seasons and harvest of wildlife; specifying dates for deer hunting season on private lands; effective date.


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Introduced
02/04/2019
In Committee
04/08/2019
Crossed Over
02/26/2019
Passed
Dead
05/29/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to game and fish; amending 29 O.S. 2011, Section 4-136, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 134, O.S.L. 2016 (29 O.S. Supp. 2018, Section 4-136), which relates to special use permits; creating certain special use permits on private land for nonprofit events; exempting certain permit holders from certain hunting and fishing licenses; establishing fee; defining term; directing the Department of Wildlife Conservation to promulgate certain rules; and providing an effective date. AUTHOR: Remove principal House author Cornwell and substitute with House coauthor McDugle and add House coauthor: Wallace AMENDMENT NO. 1. , strike the stricken title, enacting clause and entire bill and insert "An Act relating to hunting seasons; amending 29 O.S. 2011, Section 3-103, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 24, O.S.L. 2017 (29 O.S. Supp. 2018, Section 3-103), which relates to the powers and duties of the Wildlife Conservation Commission; providing exception to the power to regulate the seasons and harvest of wildlife; establishing the dates for deer gun season on private lands; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill amends the powers and duties of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to provide an exception to the Commission's authority to regulate hunting seasons. Specifically, the bill establishes the dates for the deer gun hunting season on private lands, which shall be the Saturday prior to the fourth Thursday in November and run for 23 consecutive days. The bill also creates a new special use permit for landowners with at least 300 acres to host nonprofit events, which would allow residents and nonresidents to hunt and fish on the landowner's property for up to 3 consecutive days without requiring additional hunting or fishing licenses. The bill provides an effective date of November 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

SA's received (on 04/17/2019)

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2029&Session=2000 11/20/2019
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