HUNTING METHOD
2022 Okla. Sess. Law Serv. Ch. 253 (S.B. 1571) (WEST)
2022 Okla. Sess. Law Serv. Ch. 253 (S.B. 1571) (WEST)
OKLAHOMA 2022 SESSION LAW SERVICE
Fifty-Eighth Legislature, 2022 Second Regular Session
CHAPTER 253
S.B. No. 1571
HUNTING METHOD
An Act relating to hunting; amending 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5–213, which relates to crossbows and longbows as a legal means of take; authorizing the use of air bows as a legal means of take during certain season; requiring an individual to obtain a stamp from the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission prior to use; providing contingent limitation; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Hunting method
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
<< OK ST T. 29 § 5–213 >>
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5–213, is amended to read as follows:
Section 5–213. A. The use of crossbows and conventional longbows with a device that permits the bow to be held mechanically at full or partial draw, shall be a legal hunting method during any open season when conventional longbows are a legal means of take.
B. The use of air bows shall be a legal hunting method during any open season when rifles are a legal means of take. No person may hunt or take during the open season with an air bow unless the person has first obtained a stamp issued by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission for a one-time fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00).
C. At such time as 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, the stamp pursuant to subsection B of this section shall no longer be required, and authorization for the continual use of air bows as a legal means of take shall be established by rules promulgated by the Commission.
SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Approved May 11, 2022.
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