Current through Laws 2024, c. 453.
Section 4-108 - Falconer's licenseA. No person may use hawks, falcons, owls, eagles or any other raptor to hunt, chase or take game without having first procured a falconer's license.B. All falconers shall have an Oklahoma falconer's license or equivalent license from another state and an Oklahoma hunting license unless legally exempt.C. The fee for a falconer's license issued by the Director of Wildlife Conservation pursuant to this section shall be Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) for a resident and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for a nonresident. A falconer's license shall be valid for a period of three (3) years from date of issuance.D. In lieu of the provisions of subsection C of this section, the Department is authorized to issue a temporary falconer's license for nonresidents not to exceed ten (10) days. The fee for a temporary license shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).E. Any person with a falconer's license whose hunting raptor accidentally kills a wildlife that is out of season or of the wrong species or sex shall leave the dead wildlife where it lies, except that the raptor may feed upon the wildlife prior to leaving the site of the kill.F. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 4-108
Laws 1974, SB 144, c. 17, § 4-108, emerg. eff. 4/8/1974; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1023, c. 91, § 4, eff. 1/1/1986; Amended by Laws 1991, SB 529, c. 116, § 1, eff. 9/1/1991; Amended by Laws 2009 , HB 1691, c. 65, §1, emerg. eff. 4/20/2009.