Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-201

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A. No person may net, trap or seine for commercial purposes or

assist in such operations or buy, barter or trade any fish without

having first obtained a valid commercial fishing license and without

observing the following requirements:

1. No nets, traps, seines and other similar devices shall be

used closer than one hundred (100) yards from the shore.

2. Except as otherwise provided, no type of set or unattended

equipment or gear may have a mesh size of less than three (3) inches

square nor shall such be set within four (4) feet of the surface of

the water. Exceptions may be provided by the Department:

a. under specific contracts with the Department.

b. under experimental netting operations conducted by

Department employees or under strict supervision of

departmental personnel.

c. for operations conducted for the specific commercial

collection of shad and turtles, the Department may

liberalize the type of gear, mesh size and activities

of this type of operation. Such liberalization shall

be approved by the Commission.

3. All types of set or unattended equipment shall have

identification tags, as prescribed by the Department, attached while

such equipment is set or unattended in the waters of this state.

4. All commercial fishing operations shall be done under the

supervision of a game warden or other regular employee of the

Department.

5. No commercial fishermen may possess, have in their

possession at their places of business or transport any species of

game fish or any striped bass hybrid.

6. All licensees shall send to the Department a true monthly

and annual summary of all fish captured and captured and returned to

the waters of the state.

7. Any other regulations the Commission decides by resolution.

B. Any equipment used in violation of this section may be

confiscated and disposed of according to the law.

C. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section shall be punished by a fine not less than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or

by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any conviction of

violating the provisions of this section shall prevent licensee from

obtaining for a period of one (1) year any subsequent commercial

fishing or helper's license or a commercial fishing contract.

Conviction of violating any of the provisions of this section shall

require mandatory forfeiture of any nets, traps, seines, or similar

devices used during said prohibited act. Any such items forfeited

shall become the property of the Department to be used as deemed

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necessary in the research and management of the fishery resources of

this state.