Legislative Session 2009
updated
May 28, 2009 02:35 PM
New Laws passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor 2009
| Senate Bill 248 by Sens. Ford and Sweeden and Reps. Sears and Fields Adds Copan and Hulah lakes to the existing list of lakes which allow anglers to enter and wade in the safety zone. Bill would be effective July 1, 2009. Signed by the Governor. |
| Senate Bill 277 by Sens. Schulz and Gumm and Rep. Armes and Fields. Specifies that paid fishing guides must procure a guide license at a fee of $200.00 annually. Effective July 1, 2009. Signed by the Governor. |
| Senate Bill 1031 by Sen. Sparks and Rep. Schwartz. Bill would adjust the fee for annual hunting and fishing licenses to include the Fishing and Hunting Legacy Fee that is currently being charged as a separate permit. Bill would be effective immediately upon passage. Signed by the Governor. |
| Senate Bill 1033 by Sen. Sparks and Rep. Armes, Fields and Sherrer. Bill would make it a felony to wrongfully injure any cervidae upon the premises of a farmed cervidae facility and set penalties of not less than a $5,000 fine and up to two years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, or both. Convicted persons shall also be liable for damages of not less than three times nor more than 10 times of the actual detriment. Bill would be effective immediately upon passage. Signed by the Governor. |
| Senate Bill 1034 by Sen. Sparks and Rep. Schwartz. Bill would establish the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Consolidation of Licenses, Permits and Fees Task Force. Bill would be effective immediately upon passage. Signed by the Governor. |
| House Bill 1464 by Reps. Pruett, Dorman and Liebmann and Ellis of the Senate. Establishes a black bear hunting license for $100 for residents and $500 for nonresidents and specifies the Wildlife Conservation Commission shall decide the open season, bag limits and territorial limitations for hunting black bear. Bill would be effective immediately upon passage. Signed by the Governor. |
| House Bill 1465 by Rep. Pruett and Sen. Corn. Expands the harvest season for furbearers through the last day of February. Bill would be effective Nov. 1, 2009. Signed by the Governor. |
| House Bill 1691 by Rep. Sears and Sen. Ford. Bill provides that falconry licenses from other states would be valid in Oklahoma. Bill would be effective immediately upon passage. Signed by the Governor. |
| House Bill 1761 by Reps. Enns, and Sherrer and Barrington of the Senate. Specifying that persons qualified to use a crossbow may also use devices that allow conventional bows to be held at full or partial draw. Bill would be effective immediately upon passage. Signed by the Governor. |
| House Bill 2154 by Reps. Armes and Schulz and Sparks of the Senate. Bill would increase the fine for any person hunting without permission at a facility licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act or big game commercial hunting area. Also specifies that the court shall also order restitution for actual damages incurred. Bill would be effective Nov. 1, 2009. Signed by the Governor. |
| House Bill 2158 by Reps. Armes and Schulz. Authorizing the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to issue permits to persons holding a big game commercial hunting area license to engage in the management of depredating animals by use of aircraft without limitation of statewide season, bag limits, or methods of taking. Depredating animals that could be taken would include feral hogs, coyotes, and crossbreeds between coyotes and dogs. Bill would become effective Nov. 1, 2009. Signed by the Governor. |