Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 29-6-601
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Controls on noxious aquatic plants
Official statutory text
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Import into;
2. Transport in;
3. Place or cause to be placed in the waters of; or
4. Cultivate or cause to propagate in the waters of;
this state any noxious aquatic plant or seed or reproductive part
thereof.
B. Noxious aquatic plant shall be any aquatic plant which may
cause injury to the environment of the state and declared to be
noxious by regulation of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission.
C. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision
of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Ten
Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
D. In addition to the criminal penalties provided herein, the
Commission may enforce the provisions of this section by injunctive
action.
E. The Commission may, on order, grant to any individual such
conditional exceptions to this section as are not injurious to the
environment.
1. Import into;
2. Transport in;
3. Place or cause to be placed in the waters of; or
4. Cultivate or cause to propagate in the waters of;
this state any noxious aquatic plant or seed or reproductive part
thereof.
B. Noxious aquatic plant shall be any aquatic plant which may
cause injury to the environment of the state and declared to be
noxious by regulation of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation
Commission.
C. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision
of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Ten
Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
D. In addition to the criminal penalties provided herein, the
Commission may enforce the provisions of this section by injunctive
action.
E. The Commission may, on order, grant to any individual such
conditional exceptions to this section as are not injurious to the
environment.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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