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OK SB447

Bill

Status

Passed

5/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mary Boren

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Permits any person to forage for nuts, edible plants, and fungi on state-owned or state-managed public property for personal consumption only, effective November 1, 2025

  • Prohibits foraging from certified agricultural crops and threatened or endangered plants

  • Excludes certain locations from foraging: state/university research farms, leased land without lessee permission, roadsides, law enforcement facilities, and correctional facility areas

  • Foraging on Wildlife Management Areas managed by the Department of Wildlife Conservation will be permitted after July 1, 2026, subject to rules established by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission

  • Encourages foragers to wear hunter orange outer garments for visibility and to learn which plants are safe for consumption

Legislative Description

State property; permitting residents to forage for nuts, edible plants and fungi on state owned or state managed property. Effective date.

Last Action

Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/21/2025

5/21/2025

Committee Referrals

State Powers4/1/2025
Government Oversight4/1/2025
Agriculture and Wildlife2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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