SB 447 — State property; permitting residents to forage for nuts, edible plants and fungi on state owned or state managed property. Effective date.

ENGROSSEDAn Act ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

Boren and McIntosh of the Senate and Sterling and Waldron of the House 5 An Act relating to state property;

BESUBJECT: IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

Foraging on state property BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

Any person may forage for nuts and edible plants or fungi on state-owned or state-managed property accessible to the public for personal useconsumption andonly not for resale except when such nuts and other edible plants or fungi are:

From crops certified by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station system or the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service of the Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences and ENGR.Natural Resources, as provided in Section 8-33 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

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447 Page 1 Natural Resources, as provided in Section 8-33 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

Any person foraging pursuant to this section is encouraged toto: wear an outer garment of hunter orange that is clearly visible while in the field and to recognize which nuts and edible plants or fungi are safe for human consumption.

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Wear an outer garment of hunter orange that is clearly visible while in the field;

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Recognize which nuts and edible plants or fungi are safe for human consumption.

state-owned or University-owneduniversity-owned test or research farms, b.

(1) land along public roads, highways, turnpikes, and interstates, (2) areas owned or operated by a law enforcement agency or used for law enforcement training, or ENGR.(3) areas surrounding correction facilities owned or operated by the Department of Corrections, a county, a municipality, or a private entity contracted by the Department of Corrections to operate in this state;

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447 Page 2 (3)2. areas surrounding correction facilities owned or operated by the Department of Corrections, a county, a municipality, or a private entity contracted by the Department of Corrections to operate in this state;

2.“Edible plant or fungi” means a plant or fungi commonly found in the wild, which is edible to humans in part or in its entirety and may require cooking to make safe for consumption;

“Edible3. plant or fungus” means a plant or fungus commonly found in the wild, which is edible to humans in part or in its entirety and may require cooking to make safe for consumption;

“Nut” means a dry fruit that has a single seed, a hard shell, and 3.a protective husk;

“Nut” means a dry fruit that has a single seed, a hard shell, and a4. protective husk.

"Personal consumption" means an amount that can be consumed in a few days by a person and not sold to another person.

AnyAfter personJuly foraging1, pursuant2026, toany thisperson sectionwho is lawfully on a Wildlife Management Area owned or managed by the Department of Wildlife Conservation shallmay followforage allalong ruleswith forother foragingpermitted activities as authorized by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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447 Page 3 Passed the Senate the 27th13th day of March,May, 2025.

3 Presiding Officer of the Senate 5 Passed the House of Representatives the ____6th day of __________,May, 2025.

8 Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives ENGR.OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

By:

_________________________________ Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________ Governor of the State of Oklahoma OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

By:

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