HB 1104 Summary

• Any person meeting Department of Wildlife Conservation hunting requirements must kill all feral swine upon capture, unless licensed to transport them under the Feral Swine Control Act.

• Live feral swine imports are prohibited except when going directly to a slaughter facility in a sealed trailer with USDA VS 1-27 permit, or by State Veterinarian order.

• All persons transporting live feral swine must obtain a transporter and handling facility license from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; feral swine may only be transported to licensed sporting facilities, licensed handling facilities, approved slaughter facilities, or pursuant to State Veterinarian order.

• No new licenses for licensed sporting facilities may be issued after July 1, 2015, except for applicants showing significant investment committed before January 27, 2015; feral swine cannot be commingled with domestic swine and may be held at handling facilities for no more than 30 consecutive days unless held solely for domestic consumption.

• Feral swine added to licensed sporting facilities must be individually identified with official identification prior to entry; the Judas pig tagging system is specified for the identification and release method; act becomes effective July 1, 2015, with emergency provisions.