SB 2152 — Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation; modifying certain season dates. Emergency.

STATESENATE OFFLOOR OKLAHOMAVERSION 2February 2nd16, Session2026 of the 60th Legislature (2026) 3 SENATE BILL 2152NO. By:

Murdock2152 4By: 5 AS INTRODUCED 7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission;

Kern and Murdock 5 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission;

The Commission may designate any two (2) consecutive days after the open season declared for hunting deer to be senior Req.citizen’s hunting days.

No.During those two (2) days only legal SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB2152 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) residents of Oklahoma who are sixty-four (64) years of age or older may hunt deer, provided the person has a valid license as otherwise provided by law.

2709C. Page 1 citizen’s hunting days.

DuringThe thoseCommission twois (2)further daysauthorized onlyto legaldeclare 2an residentsopen ofseason Oklahomaon whomountain arelions sixty-fourand (64)black yearsbears; of age or older 3 may hunt deer, provided the person has a valid license as otherwise provided by law.

5provided, C.such season for black bears shall include a muzzle loader period and an archery period starting no earlier than September 1 of each year.

TheD. Commission is further authorized to declare an open 6 season on mountain lions and black bears;

provided, such season for 7 black bears shall include a muzzle loader period and an archery period starting no earlier than September 1 of each year.

9 D.

The Commission is further authorized to require any person participating in such open season or hunting in open areas during open season to procure, under rules prescribed by the Commission, a special permit or license to participate in such season or hunt in Req.such areas during open season and to charge residents not to exceed SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB2152 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) Twenty Dollars ($20.00), nonresidents not to exceed Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) and further providing that Five Dollars ($5.00) of this fee shall be set aside for compensation to Oklahoma surface holders participating in the Acres for Wildlife Program at a rate to be determined by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.

No.No exemptions shall be permitted.

2709 Page 2 such areas during open season and to charge residents not to exceed 2 Twenty Dollars ($20.00), nonresidents not to exceed Seventy-five 3 Dollars ($75.00) and further providing that Five Dollars ($5.00) of this fee shall be set aside for compensation to Oklahoma surface 5 holders participating in the Acres for Wildlife Program at a rate to 6 be determined by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.

No 7 exemptions shall be permitted.

Open seasons, closed seasons, bag limits, catch limits, 9 possession limits, and territorial limitations set forth in the statutes of this state, pertaining to wildlife of every sort, are hereby declared to be based on the existence of a normal population of such species of wildlife, compatible with and not damaging to the proper agricultural use of the lands of the state.

The Commission in session, and after having given ten (10) days’ public notice of such meeting being called and the purpose of such meeting, the species of wildlife to be considered, and the reasons therefor, shall have the right to determine if there does or does not exist a normal population of the wildlife species under Req.consideration, which does or does not endanger the crops of the SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB2152 SFLR Page 3 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) state or of any certain areas, or the agricultural use of the lands therein.

No.In the event the consideration is other than statewide, the Commission shall meet at the most convenient place to the people of the area in the area being considered.

2709All Pagemeetings 3shall consideration,be whichopen doesto or does not endanger the cropspublic ofand theproper 2records state or of anythose certainappearing areas,and ortestifying theshall agriculturalbe usemade. of the lands 3 therein.

InIf the eventCommission, after hearing and after investigation, finds that the considerationpopulations isof otherthe thanwildlife statewide,species under hearing are not normal or that they are not compatible to the Commissionagricultural shalluse meetof atthe lands or are damaging or endangering the mostfarm convenientcrops placeof tothe area, they the peopleCommission 5shall, by administrative order, make the necessary changes by either extending, shortening, opening or closing such seasons, and change such bag limits, catch limits and possession limits, and regulate methods or devices for taking, killing, or capturing of the areawildlife species affected in theany area beingor considered.areas covered by the notice of meeting and hearing, except as otherwise set by the Legislature.

All meetings shall be 6 open to the public and proper records of those appearing and 7 testifying shall be made.

If the Commission, after hearing and after investigation, finds that the populations of the wildlife 9 species under hearing are not normal or that they are not compatible to the agricultural use of the lands or are damaging or endangering the farm crops of the area, they the Commission shall, by administrative order, make the necessary changes by either extending, shortening, opening or closing such seasons, and change such bag limits, catch limits and possession limits, and regulate methods or devices for taking, killing, or capturing of the wildlife species affected in any area or areas covered by the notice of meeting and hearing, except as otherwise set by the Legislature.

A copy of all such orders shall, before publication, be filed with the Secretary of State, and such order shall not be construed as authorizing the Commission to change any penalty for violating any Req.game law or regulation or change the amount of any license established by the Legislature.

No.SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB2152 SFLR Page 4 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) SECTION 2.

2709It Pagebeing 4immediately gamenecessary lawfor orthe regulationpreservation of the public peace, health or changesafety, thean amountemergency ofis anyhereby licensedeclared 2to establishedexist, by thereason Legislature.whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

3COMMITTEE SECTIONREPORT 2.BY:

ItCOMMITTEE beingON immediatelyAGRICULTURE necessaryAND forWILDLIFE theFebruary preservation16, of2026 the- publicDO peace,PASS health7 or9 safety,SENATE anFLOOR emergencyVERSION is- herebySB2152 5SFLR declaredPage to5 exist,(Bold byface reasondenotes whereofCommittee thisAmendments) act shall take effect and 6 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

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