How SB 2152 changes current law

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The bill updates the authority and procedures of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission regarding open seasons for wildlife, specifically adding provisions for senior citizen hunting days and modifications to the bowfishing season.

• 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-401

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

  This adds specific eligibility criteria for senior citizen hunting days, limiting them to residents aged 64 and older.

• 29 O.S. 2021, Section 5-401

  Any bowfishing season set for nongame fish by the Commission for the Upper Illinois River shall include the following: → Any bowfishing season set for nongame fish by the Commission for the Upper Illinois River shall include the following: 1. Upstream from the Horseshoe Bend boat ramp to where State Highway 51 crosses the Illinois River bowfishing is permitted from June 1 to March 31; and 2. Upstream from where State Highway 51 crosses the Illinois River bowfishing is permitted from December 1 through March 31.

  This clarifies and specifies the bowfishing season dates for different areas along the Upper Illinois River.