Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-502

As used in the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act:

1. "Cervid", "cervidae", and "deer" mean any member of the

cervidae family;

2. "Commercial" means to manage on a business basis or engage in

any transaction or exchange for consideration including barter, the

offer to sell, or possession with intent to sell for profit or

monetary gain;

3. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,

Food, and Forestry;

4. "Farmed cervidae" means all species of the cervid family and

hybrids including white-tailed deer, elk, mule deer, red deer, or any

other member of the family cervidae specified in rule by the State

Board of Agriculture with written concurrence of the Department of

Wildlife Conservation that are raised or maintained within a

perimeter fence or confined space for the production of meat and

other agricultural products, sport, exhibition, personal use, or any

other purpose. Farmed cervidae shall be considered livestock as long

as they remain in a farmed cervidae facility. Farmed cervidae shall

not include cervidae in a commercially licensed hunting facility;

5. "Farmed cervidae facility" means any private or public

premises that contain one or more privately owned cervidae and the

privately owned cervidae are not removed from the premises through

hunting;

6. "Native cervidae" means any and all cervidae that are

indigenous to Oklahoma or are living in a state of nature;

7. "Noncommercial" means to manage for personal enjoyment and

personal use;

8. "Operator" means the person who performs the daily farmed

cervidae management functions;

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9. "Owner" means a person with legal title to a farmed cervid or

herd of farmed cervidae;

10. "Premises" means the ground, area, buildings, water source

and equipment commonly shared by a herd of cervidae; and

11. "Proof of ownership" means an inspection certificate of

sale from a licensed public livestock market showing individual

identification, a bill of sale, a certificate of sale, court orders,

a statement that the cervidae was born from animals owned by the

seller, or any other document the Department deems acceptable.