Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-301a

Poison, explosive, or electrical shock devices.

A. No person may use at any time in the waters of this state

for taking, catching, capturing or killing any game or nongame fish

any of the following instrumentalities:

1. Any rotenone or other poison;

2. Dynamite or other explosive; or

3. Any electrical device used for shocking purpose.

B. Possession of any poison, explosive, device or equipment

capable of being used in violation of the provisions of this

section, on the bank or in the immediate vicinity of any river,

creek, stream, lake or pond shall be prima facie evidence of a

violation of the provisions of this section.

C. Any explosive, device or equipment, and any boat, motor or

boat and motor in which the same may be found shall be subject to

immediate seizure by any game warden, sheriff or deputy sheriff and

any such items shall be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code to the State

of Oklahoma in a proceeding brought for such purpose in the county

where such items have been found or seized.

D. No person may manufacture, sell, or offer to sell or buy or

offer to buy any electrical device designed to shock fish or used

for the purpose of shocking fish except when such device is

requested by a state or federal agency for scientific fisheries

work.

E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this

section 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

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

(30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person, upon

conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this section when

said violation occurred within two (2) years of a previous

conviction for violating said provisions, 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 for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or by both such

fine and imprisonment. In addition, all fishing licenses and

fishing privileges within the state of such person shall be revoked

for a period of one (1) year from the date of such conviction.

F. Persons exempt from the prohibitions of this section shall

be:

1. The Director, department employees or authorized agents

pursuant to their duties; and

2. Any person possessing a scientific purpose license

authorizing such.