Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-115

A. No person may ship or transport minnows for sale into or out

of this state without having first procured a license for such from

the Director.

B. Commercial minnow export and import:

1. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code, no person may harvest, attempt to harvest, assist

in harvesting, sell, or buy for the purpose of exporting minnows

from the waters of this state or import into this state, without

having first procured the proper license for such purposes from the

Director. The fees for licenses under this section shall be set by

the Commission for persons having an established residence in this

state and who have been currently residing in this state for a

period of one (1) year or more prior to the issuance of a license

and for nonresidents;

2. Prior to the issuance of this license, the applicant shall

file with the Department a surety bond issued by a company licensed

to do business in this state in the sum of One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00), conditioned upon the observance and compliance with the

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 80

provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code. This bond

shall be subject to forfeiture upon conviction for the violation of

any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code or

resolutions of the Department;

3. The Commission shall regulate the harvest season, harvest

limits, exports limits, size and species to be harvested. The

Commission shall issue such other regulations as it deems necessary

and shall design all forms necessary for the operation of these

provisions;

4. No minnows shall be harvested except during daylight hours

from sunrise to sunset as set by the National Weather Service. The

Commission shall designate the waters of this state where the

harvest of minnows for export purposes shall be permitted;

5. All persons licensed as "Commercial Minnow Export Dealers"

shall comply with Sections 6-401 and 6-501 of the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code and with all resolutions of the Commission

pertaining to the export of minnows from this state; and

6. Provided, however, any person leaving the state possessing

three (3) dozen or fewer minnows or any person selling or shipping

minnows raised in a regularly licensed commercial minnow hatchery

shall be exempt from the licensing provisions of this section.

C. Any person convicted of violating any 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).