Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-3-103

A. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall

constitute an advisory, administrative and policymaking board for

the protection, restoration, perpetuation, conservation,

supervision, maintenance, enhancement, and management of wildlife in

this state as provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code.

B. The Director shall consult with the Commission regarding the

administration of the affairs of the Department of Wildlife

Conservation. The Commission is authorized and empowered to require

from the Director complete reports and information relative to the

affairs of the Department at the time and in the manner the

Commission may deem advisable.

C. The Commission shall meet in regular session at least nine

times per year not to exceed one meeting per month with not more

than two consecutive calendar months between meetings and in special

sessions as may be called by the Chair or a majority of the

Commission. The Commission may hold any regular or special session

at any location within this state. Should a location be chosen

other than Commission headquarters in Oklahoma City for a regular or

special meeting, notice shall be posted at Commission headquarters

in Oklahoma City and advertised in the local newspaper of the city

in which the meeting is to be held, at least one time during each of

the two (2) weeks prior to the meeting. The advertisements shall

include time, date, and address of location of the meeting.

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D. In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by

law, the Commission shall:

1. Institute an affirmative action plan for hiring women and

minorities throughout the agency;

2. Elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary, who shall perform

the duties required of them by statutes, rules of the Commission,

and the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma. The chair, vice

chair, and secretary shall receive no extra compensation;

3. Appoint a Director, and determine the qualifications of the

Director and all assistants and employees. A Commissioner shall not

be eligible for employment in any position within the Department;

4. Prescribe rules and policies for the transaction of its

business and the control of the Department;

5. Develop and implement a plan to provide step raises for

Commission employees so that discrepancies of pay levels within a

pay grade are eliminated;

6. Acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or devise, waters, real

property, and personal property incident to the exercise of its

functions and to maintain, operate, and dispose of the same;

7. Acquire real property by condemnation only when the Attorney

General or other counsel deems it an appropriate means of clearing

title from willing or unavailable sellers;

8. Supervise the establishment, extension, improvement, and

operation of the wildlife refuges, propagation areas or stations,

public hunting areas, public fishing areas, game management areas,

and fish hatcheries;

9. Prescribe the manner of cooperation with the Oklahoma

Tourism and Recreation Department, colleges and universities within

the state, other state agencies, any agency of the federal

government, and any city, town, school district, or any other agency

or organization in study of conservation and propagation of wildlife

and in the establishment, maintenance, and operation of visual

educational facilities, recreational facilities, and hunting and

fishing facilities, in the study and propagation of wildlife;

10. Supervise the letting of all contracts and purchases for

the Department, with all purchases of personal property to be made

through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;

11. Authorize all claims or expenditures prior to incurring

payment except as otherwise provided in this Code;

12. Prescribe rules on the use of Department-owned vehicles by

the Director, department heads and other essential employees as the
contracts and purchases for

the Department, with all purchases of personal property to be made

through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;

11. Authorize all claims or expenditures prior to incurring

payment except as otherwise provided in this Code;

12. Prescribe rules on the use of Department-owned vehicles by

the Director, department heads and other essential employees as the

Commission deems necessary in order to perform their duties;

13. Prescribe rules for the sale of all regular or special

licenses;

14. Publicize and encourage the conservation and appreciation

of wildlife and all other natural resources;

15. Regulate the seasons and harvest of wildlife;

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16. Promulgate rules to sell fishing and hunting licenses via

the Internet;

17. Annually report to the Governor and the Legislature on the

complete operation, activities, and plans of the Department,

together with such recommendations for future activities as the

Commission may deem to be in the best interest of the state; and

18. Provide the Governor and the Legislature with an annual

inventory of all property and equipment.

E. Five (5) years after the effective date of this act, and

every five (5) years thereafter, the Commission shall prepare a

report for the Legislature with proposed licensing fees based on the

latest Consumer Price Index year-to-date percent change release as

of the date of the annual average county wage data release from the

Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce for

Legislature approval or rejection.