Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-201

punishments.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this section or in rules

promulgated by the Wildlife Conservation Commission, no person may

utilize at any time, for the purpose of killing or capturing any

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game mammal, game bird, nongame bird or exotic wildlife, the

following means:

1. Any trap, net, snare, cage, pitfall, baited hook or similar

device;

2. Any drug, poison, narcotic, explosive or similar substance;

3. Any swivel or punt gun of greater caliber than ten (10)

gauge;

4. Any device which generates electricity; or

5. Any device which noticeably suppresses noise from a firearm,

commonly known as a suppressor or silencer, unless it is registered

in compliance with the requirements of federal law.

B. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, no person

shall hunt wildlife or exotic wildlife by computer-assisted remote

control hunting.

C. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, no person

shall engage in any activity that provides, sells, offers for sale,

assists in, or provides facilities for computer-assisted remote

control hunting of wildlife or exotic wildlife.

D. The following persons shall be exempt from the prohibition

in subsection A of this section:

1. The Director, departmental employees and authorized agents

when capturing wildlife for propagation or management purposes;

2. Any person, group or governmental agency the Director may by

written permit authorize, where any species of nongame birds are

causing a nuisance or undue economic loss, as may be determined by

the Director. Such permit shall state the method of control and

specific procedures and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by

the Director;

3. Any person possessing a scientific purposes license under

Section 4-118 of this title;

4. Employees of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,

and Forestry Wildlife Services Division and the United States

Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services while engaged in

wildlife management activities for the protection of agriculture,

property, human health and safety and natural resources; or

5. Any person using nonlethal, nonchemical capture or restraint

of animals on licensed commercial hunt areas for management, viewing

or photographic purposes.

E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any

person using a device as described in paragraph 5 of subsection A of

this section from the requirements and provisions of federal law,

federal regulations and federal tax requirements for lawful use of

the device.

F. A person shall be exempt from the prohibition in subsection

B of this section if the person is permanently physically disabled

so that the person is physically incapable of using a firearm,

crossbow, or conventional bow as certified in writing by a physician

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licensed to practice medicine. A person who has received

certification as provided for in this paragraph shall have in his or

her possession written evidence of the certification while in the

field hunting.

G. A person shall be exempt from the prohibition in subsection

C of this section if the person is engaged in providing facilities

for, assisting in, selling, or offering for sale a computer-assisted

remote control hunting activity for a person who is physically

disabled as described in subsection F of this section. The

physically disabled person shall be physically present where the

hunting activity is occurring and be in control and operating the

computer-assisted remote control means to take wildlife or exotic

wildlife.

H. 1. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

subsection A of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less

than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00).

2. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of
ivity is occurring and be in control and operating the

computer-assisted remote control means to take wildlife or exotic

wildlife.

H. 1. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

subsection A of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less

than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00).

2. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

subsection B or C of this section shall be punished by a fine of not

less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Five

Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not

exceeding one (1) year, or by both the fine and imprisonment. In

addition, the court may order that the hunting or fishing license

and privileges of any person convicted of violating the provisions

of subsection B or C of this section be revoked for a period of not

less than one (1) year but not exceeding five (5) years. The cost

of reinstating a hunting or fishing license revoked pursuant to this

subsection for residents shall be Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for

each license and for nonresidents shall be Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00) for each license. The reinstatement fee shall be in

addition to any other fees required for the hunting or fishing

license.

3. Any person convicted of a wildlife offense which involves a

species of wildlife listed in Section 5-411 of this title, involves

a species of wildlife referenced in Section 5-412 of this title or

involves the unlawful possession, taking or killing of the wildlife

from an unlawful hunt, chase, trap, capture, shooting, killing or

slaughter while using a suppressed firearm during the commission of

the wildlife offense, in addition to any other penalty otherwise

provided for in law, shall be punished by a fine of not less than

Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars

($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one

(1) year, or by both the fine and imprisonment. In addition, the

court may order that the hunting or fishing license and privileges

of the person be revoked for a period of not less than one (1) year

but not exceeding five (5) years.

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