Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-5-411.2
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Taxidermy specimen of native wildlife - Estate sale
Official statutory text
A. A taxidermy specimen of native wildlife may be sold at an
estate sale only if the specimen is a part of the personal property
of an owner whose estate is being liquidated at the sale and the
Director of Wildlife Conservation grants written permission prior to
the sale. The Director may require submission of any documents or
information as is necessary to determine the reason for and type of
sale that is being conducted.
B. 1. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a
taxidermy specimen of:
a. privately owned domesticated animal as defined in
Section 2-108.1 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
b. farmed cervidae from a farmed cervidae facility licensed
pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act,
c. any exotic wildlife as defined in Section 2-109.1 of
Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
d. any wildlife or domesticated animal legally harvested
from a commercial hunting area licensed pursuant to
Section 4-106 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statues, and
e. any native wildlife, the selling, buying, or trading of
which is otherwise allowed by state law.
2. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
allow the selling, buying or trading of a taxidermy specimen of any
wildlife which is otherwise prohibited by state law or by federal
law or regulation, including but not limited to migratory birds.
C. For purposes of this section:
1. “Estate sale” means a type of sale or auction to dispose of
a substantial portion of the real or personal property owned by a
person who is recently deceased or owned by a person who must
dispose of property to facilitate a move into a situation where the
person will be unable to keep the property, such as to an assisted
living facility, retirement community, rest home or other living
quarters. Estate sales may be held by the survivors of a deceased,
by a person unable to keep the property because of a move, ordered
by a court or mandated in the will of a deceased. Estate sales may
be conducted by a professional auctioneer or liquidator who may
charge the estate a percentage of the revenues from the sales and
other fees and costs incurred; and
2. “Taxidermy specimen” means the body of any native wildlife,
or any other part thereof, that has been mounted, preserved or
otherwise prepared for display.
estate sale only if the specimen is a part of the personal property
of an owner whose estate is being liquidated at the sale and the
Director of Wildlife Conservation grants written permission prior to
the sale. The Director may require submission of any documents or
information as is necessary to determine the reason for and type of
sale that is being conducted.
B. 1. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a
taxidermy specimen of:
a. privately owned domesticated animal as defined in
Section 2-108.1 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
b. farmed cervidae from a farmed cervidae facility licensed
pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act,
c. any exotic wildlife as defined in Section 2-109.1 of
Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
d. any wildlife or domesticated animal legally harvested
from a commercial hunting area licensed pursuant to
Section 4-106 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statues, and
e. any native wildlife, the selling, buying, or trading of
which is otherwise allowed by state law.
2. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
allow the selling, buying or trading of a taxidermy specimen of any
wildlife which is otherwise prohibited by state law or by federal
law or regulation, including but not limited to migratory birds.
C. For purposes of this section:
1. “Estate sale” means a type of sale or auction to dispose of
a substantial portion of the real or personal property owned by a
person who is recently deceased or owned by a person who must
dispose of property to facilitate a move into a situation where the
person will be unable to keep the property, such as to an assisted
living facility, retirement community, rest home or other living
quarters. Estate sales may be held by the survivors of a deceased,
by a person unable to keep the property because of a move, ordered
by a court or mandated in the will of a deceased. Estate sales may
be conducted by a professional auctioneer or liquidator who may
charge the estate a percentage of the revenues from the sales and
other fees and costs incurred; and
2. “Taxidermy specimen” means the body of any native wildlife,
or any other part thereof, that has been mounted, preserved or
otherwise prepared for display.
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