1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE BILL 352 By: Murdock
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to fish and wildlife; amending 29 O.S
7 2021, Section 5-213, as amended by Section 1, Chapter
8 253, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 5-213),
8 which relates to air bows; removing type of take
9 necessary for certain use; providing an effective
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-213, as
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14 amended by Section 1, Chapter 253, O.S.L. 2022 (29 O.S. Supp. 2022,
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15 Section 5-213), is amended to read as follows:
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16 Section 5-213. A. The use of crossbows and conventional
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17 longbows with a device that permits the bow to be held mechanically
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18 at full or partial draw, shall be a legal hunting method during any
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19 open season when conventional longbows are a legal means of take.
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20 B. The use of air bows shall be a legal hunting method during
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21 any open season when rifles are a legal means of take. No person
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22 may hunt or take during the open season with an air bow unless the
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23 person has first obtained a stamp issued by the Oklahoma Wildlife
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 1 Conservation Commission for a one-time fee of Twenty Dollars
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2 ($20.00).
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3 C. At such time as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
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4 is amended to expand the excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
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5 to include air bows and air guns, the stamp pursuant to subsection B
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6 of this section shall no longer be required, and authorization for
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7 the continual use of air bows as a legal means of take shall be
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8 established by rules promulgated by the Commission.
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9 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
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10 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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11 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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12 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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13 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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