Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-411
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Antelope, moose, whitetail or mule deer, bear, elk,
Official statutory text
mountain lion, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, wild turkey or
subspecies - Hunting, selling, buying - Seizure of meat, head, hide
or any part of carcass.
A. 1. Except for owners and operators of farmed or commercial
cervidae facilities licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed
Cervidae Act, no person, including but not limited to persons
licensed for commercial hunting or wildlife breeders, may hunt,
chase, capture, shoot, shoot at, wound, attempt to take or take,
attempt to kill or kill, or slaughter an antelope, moose, whitetail
or mule deer, bear, elk, mountain lion, Rocky Mountain bighorn
sheep, wild turkey, or any subspecies except in open season under
Section 5-401 of this title.
2. Unless legally harvested from a commercial hunting area, no
person shall sell, offer for sale or buy or offer to buy an
antelope, moose, whitetail or mule deer, bear, elk, mountain lion,
rocky mountain bighorn sheep, wild turkey, or any subspecies or any
parts thereof, except as provided by:
a. rules prescribed by the Wildlife Conservation
Commission,
b. any federal laws or regulations, or
c. the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.
3. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to
prevent a hide, antlers or horns from a legally taken whitetail or
mule deer, elk, moose, antelope or Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from
being sold or traded by a person who legally harvested or who
legally possesses the hide, antlers or horns, including a person who
has obtained legal possession of the hide, antlers, or horns after
being given to the person for taxidermic preparation. Except as
otherwise provided, any antlers or horns sold or traded pursuant to
this subsection shall have been removed from the skull of the animal
in such a way as to leave no portion of the skull attached. The
owner or operator of a farmed or commercial cervidae facility may
sell or trade the antlers or horns of a farmed or commercial
cervidae with the skull attached as provided for in the Oklahoma
Farmed Cervidae Act. Upon request, the Director of Wildlife
Conservation may grant an exemption from the restrictions of this
paragraph to allow a person who has legally harvested or who is in
legal possession of the antlers or horns from a legally taken animal
to sell or trade the antler or horns with the skull attached.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 119
B. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in their
possession any meat, head, hide or any part of the carcass of any
wildlife not legally taken.
2. Any meat, head, hide or any part of the carcass of any
wildlife not legally taken shall be subject to immediate seizure by
a game warden.
3. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
privately owned domesticated animals designated by the Wildlife
Conservation Commission or farmed cervidae facilities licensed
pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.
C. Persons excepted from the provisions of this section are:
1. Department employees when in the performance of their
duties; and
2. Authorized agents when appointed under Section 3-202 of this
title.
subspecies - Hunting, selling, buying - Seizure of meat, head, hide
or any part of carcass.
A. 1. Except for owners and operators of farmed or commercial
cervidae facilities licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed
Cervidae Act, no person, including but not limited to persons
licensed for commercial hunting or wildlife breeders, may hunt,
chase, capture, shoot, shoot at, wound, attempt to take or take,
attempt to kill or kill, or slaughter an antelope, moose, whitetail
or mule deer, bear, elk, mountain lion, Rocky Mountain bighorn
sheep, wild turkey, or any subspecies except in open season under
Section 5-401 of this title.
2. Unless legally harvested from a commercial hunting area, no
person shall sell, offer for sale or buy or offer to buy an
antelope, moose, whitetail or mule deer, bear, elk, mountain lion,
rocky mountain bighorn sheep, wild turkey, or any subspecies or any
parts thereof, except as provided by:
a. rules prescribed by the Wildlife Conservation
Commission,
b. any federal laws or regulations, or
c. the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.
3. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to
prevent a hide, antlers or horns from a legally taken whitetail or
mule deer, elk, moose, antelope or Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from
being sold or traded by a person who legally harvested or who
legally possesses the hide, antlers or horns, including a person who
has obtained legal possession of the hide, antlers, or horns after
being given to the person for taxidermic preparation. Except as
otherwise provided, any antlers or horns sold or traded pursuant to
this subsection shall have been removed from the skull of the animal
in such a way as to leave no portion of the skull attached. The
owner or operator of a farmed or commercial cervidae facility may
sell or trade the antlers or horns of a farmed or commercial
cervidae with the skull attached as provided for in the Oklahoma
Farmed Cervidae Act. Upon request, the Director of Wildlife
Conservation may grant an exemption from the restrictions of this
paragraph to allow a person who has legally harvested or who is in
legal possession of the antlers or horns from a legally taken animal
to sell or trade the antler or horns with the skull attached.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 29. Game and Fish Page 119
B. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in their
possession any meat, head, hide or any part of the carcass of any
wildlife not legally taken.
2. Any meat, head, hide or any part of the carcass of any
wildlife not legally taken shall be subject to immediate seizure by
a game warden.
3. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
privately owned domesticated animals designated by the Wildlife
Conservation Commission or farmed cervidae facilities licensed
pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act.
C. Persons excepted from the provisions of this section are:
1. Department employees when in the performance of their
duties; and
2. Authorized agents when appointed under Section 3-202 of this
title.
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