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OK SB352

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/9/2023

Primary Sponsor

Casey Murdock

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the legal use of air bows in Oklahoma to any open season when rifles, archery, or primitive firearms are a legal means of take, requiring hunters to first obtain a one-time stamp from the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for $20.00
  • Allows permanently physically disabled persons to use an air bow as a legal hunting method during any open season without the seasonal restrictions applied to other hunters
  • Restricts air bow use during the archery deer season to antlerless deer only
  • Permits air bows as a legal hunting method for nuisance wildlife or feral swine
  • Eliminates the $20.00 stamp requirement if the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition to include air bows and air guns, with future air bow regulations to be established by the Commission

Legislative Description

Fish and wildlife; expanding season; allowing for a physically disabled person to use air bows under certain conditions; providing exception for certain season.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Wildlife

3/29/2023

Committee Referrals

Wildlife3/29/2023
Tourism and Wildlife2/7/2023

Full Bill Text

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