SB 349 Summary

• Amends Oklahoma hunting and fishing license statutes (29 O.S. 2011, §§ 4-110, 4-112, 4-114) to establish a reimbursement program for resident veterans' license costs.

• Authorizes the Department of Wildlife Conservation to reimburse legal resident veterans (those honorably discharged from the Armed Forces) for fishing licenses, hunting licenses, and lifetime combination licenses upon proof of veteran status, residency, and purchase.

• Requires the Department to establish procedures for processing veteran reimbursement applications and monitoring the program, with annual legislative reporting on the number of applications and financial impact to the Department's budget.

• Maintains existing license fee structures and exemptions while adding the new veteran reimbursement option as an additional benefit.

• Effective date: November 1, 2013.