SB1074

Oklahoma SB1074 establishes a commercial harvesting facility license for premises managing cervidae and other wildlife for hunting.

Oklahoma SB1074, the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, introduces a commercial harvesting facility license for privately or publicly owned premises engaged in the business of harvesting or hunting cervidae, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, cervidae hybrids, turkey, exotic species, and exotic hybrid species. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is authorized to require an application and inspection for licensure. The act also sets a license fee and mandates the promulgation of rules. The act declares an emergency, effective upon passage and approval.