Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-103
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Commercial fishing license
Official statutory text
A. No person may take for commercial purposes, by the use of
nets, traps, seines and other similar devices, nongame fish from the
waters of this state without having first procured a license for
such from the Director.
B. Prior to the issuance of each license, the applicant must
file with the Director:
1. A true inventory of the equipment to be utilized in the
operations of that fisherman;
2. Under special management or research conditions, the
Commission may require a good and sufficient surety bond to the
Department, by a surety company licensed to do business in this
state, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) conditioned
upon the observance and the compliance with the provisions of this
section and Sections 6-201 and 6-202 of this Code, which bond shall
be subject to forfeiture upon the conviction of the violation of any
of the provisions of this Code, as provided in paragraph 2,
subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code.
C. The fee for a license under this section shall be Seventy-
five Dollars ($75.00) for residents and Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for nonresidents of the State of Oklahoma.
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
E. Commercial fishermen whose licenses have been revoked under
subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code may not engage in
commercial fishing operations in any manner during such revocation.
nets, traps, seines and other similar devices, nongame fish from the
waters of this state without having first procured a license for
such from the Director.
B. Prior to the issuance of each license, the applicant must
file with the Director:
1. A true inventory of the equipment to be utilized in the
operations of that fisherman;
2. Under special management or research conditions, the
Commission may require a good and sufficient surety bond to the
Department, by a surety company licensed to do business in this
state, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) conditioned
upon the observance and the compliance with the provisions of this
section and Sections 6-201 and 6-202 of this Code, which bond shall
be subject to forfeiture upon the conviction of the violation of any
of the provisions of this Code, as provided in paragraph 2,
subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code.
C. The fee for a license under this section shall be Seventy-
five Dollars ($75.00) for residents and Two Hundred Dollars
($200.00) for nonresidents of the State of Oklahoma.
D. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this
section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
E. Commercial fishermen whose licenses have been revoked under
subsection F of Section 4-101 of this Code may not engage in
commercial fishing operations in any manner during such revocation.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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