Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-4-144
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Black bear hunting license
Official statutory text
A. No person may hunt or take black bear without having first
procured a license from the Director of Wildlife Conservation or an
agent of the Director.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 99
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall decide
the open season, the bag limits, and territorial limitations for
hunting or taking black bear.
C. The fees for a license issued pursuant to this section shall
be:
1. For legal residents, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and
2. For nonresidents, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
D. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in
subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in
paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in
the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by
both said fine and imprisonment.
E. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in
subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in
paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than Eight Hundred Dollars
($800.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
F. A resident in possession of a lifetime hunting license or a
lifetime combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to the
provisions of Section 7 of this act prior to and after the effective
date of this act shall be exempt from the annual black bear license
requirement of subsection A of this section.
procured a license from the Director of Wildlife Conservation or an
agent of the Director.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 99
B. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall decide
the open season, the bag limits, and territorial limitations for
hunting or taking black bear.
C. The fees for a license issued pursuant to this section shall
be:
1. For legal residents, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and
2. For nonresidents, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
D. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in
subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in
paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00)
nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in
the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by
both said fine and imprisonment.
E. Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in
subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in
paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than Eight Hundred Dollars
($800.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6)
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
F. A resident in possession of a lifetime hunting license or a
lifetime combination hunting and fishing license pursuant to the
provisions of Section 7 of this act prior to and after the effective
date of this act shall be exempt from the annual black bear license
requirement of subsection A of this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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