Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-213
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Crossbow and longbow - Mechanical assistance to hold at
Official statutory text
full or partial draw – Air bows – Stamp required.
A. The use of crossbows and conventional longbows with a device
that permits the bow to be held mechanically at full or partial
draw, shall be a legal hunting method during any open season when
conventional longbows are a legal means of take.
B. The use of air bows shall be a legal hunting method during
any open season when rifles are a legal means of take. No person
may hunt or take during the open season with an air bow unless the
person has first obtained a stamp issued by the Oklahoma Wildlife
Conservation Commission for a one-time fee of Twenty Dollars
($20.00).
C. At such time as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
to include air bows and air guns, the stamp pursuant to subsection B
of this section shall no longer be required, and authorization for
the continual use of air bows as a legal means of take shall be
established by rules promulgated by the Commission.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 112
A. The use of crossbows and conventional longbows with a device
that permits the bow to be held mechanically at full or partial
draw, shall be a legal hunting method during any open season when
conventional longbows are a legal means of take.
B. The use of air bows shall be a legal hunting method during
any open season when rifles are a legal means of take. No person
may hunt or take during the open season with an air bow unless the
person has first obtained a stamp issued by the Oklahoma Wildlife
Conservation Commission for a one-time fee of Twenty Dollars
($20.00).
C. At such time as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
to include air bows and air guns, the stamp pursuant to subsection B
of this section shall no longer be required, and authorization for
the continual use of air bows as a legal means of take shall be
established by rules promulgated by the Commission.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 112
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