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§ 6-313. Confinement and separation from wild species

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 2. Agriculture

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 2. Agriculture
Chapter 1. Agricultural Code (Refs & Annos)
Article 6. Livestock Diseases (Refs & Annos)
O. Aquatic Culture (Commercial Propagation of Water Species)
2 Okl.St.Ann. § 6-313
§ 6-313. Confinement and separation from wild species
Currentness
A. All catfish, minnows, fingerlings, fish, frogs, and other aquatic species which are legally produced, pursuant to the provisions of this act,1 shall be confined to the lands and waters of the licensee in such a manner so as to prohibit:
1. Contact with wild fish or other aquatic species in public waters; and
2. Such wild fish or other aquatic species in public waters from becoming a part of the commercial production.
B. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall not restrict the manner in which persons, licensed pursuant to this act, gather or impound aquatic species raised within the impoundments in their commercial operations.
2. No person shall sell or attempt to sell game fish and/or paddlefish obtained from public waters that have been commingled with privately produced fish subject to the provisions of this act.
C. No licensee may receive, free of charge, any catfish, minnow, fingerling, fish, frog or other aquatic species from the state or federal government.

Credits

Laws 2002, c. 295, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.

Footnotes

1
Title 2, § 6-311 et seq.
2 Okl. St. Ann. § 6-313, OK ST T. 2 § 6-313
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 277 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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