OK HB3206

Amends Oklahoma Statutes Title 2 (Agriculture) Sections 6-502, 6-504, 6-505, and 6-508 regarding the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act to add definitions, modify licensing requirements, and establish recordkeeping standards for farmed cervidae facilities.

Requires anyone breeding, possessing, or raising cervidae (deer, elk, mule deer, red deer) for commercial or noncommercial purposes to obtain a farmed cervidae facility license from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.

Establishes application requirements for facility licenses including owner/operator information, facility maps, experience qualifications, criminal history disclosure, initial inventory with individual animal identification, and carcass disposal methods; sets fees at $125 for new applications and $75 for annual renewals.

Mandates recordkeeping for three years including cervidae sales/deaths, proof of legal origin, Conservation Wildlife District inventory with age, sex, identification numbers, and health documents; requires facilities to maintain eight-foot perimeter fencing and notify the Department of any wild cervidae discovered within the facility.

Becomes effective November 1, 2010; allows owners 120 days to dispose of remaining cervidae upon license expiration but prohibits releasing farmed cervidae into the wild.