The following words or terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Bow and arrow" when used for bowfishing means any bow and arrow (including crossbows) and devices that permit a bow to be held mechanically at full or partial draw are permitted. Minimum requirements defining a bow containing a hand-held riser with a semi-rigid arc with two limbs connected by a string for propulsion. Arrows used for bowfishing shall have one (1) point, two (2) or more barbs, and are attached to the bow by a line for retrieving fish.
"Foul hooked" means a fish hooked other than inside the mouth.
"Gaff hook" means a handheld hook or handheld pole with a hook attached and may only be used in the landing of a fish, other than paddlefish, already hooked by other legal hook and line methods.
"Gig" means a hand-held fish spearing device mounted at the end of a shaft containing not more than three (3) points and not more than two (2) barbs on each point.
"Grabhook" means a handheld hook or handheld pole, or rope, with a single hook attached used in the initial taking of a fish.
"Jugline" means a vertical line suspended from a nonmetallic or nonglass floating device which is drifting free or anchored, having no more than five (5) hooks per line and limited to twenty (20) such juglines per person.
"Limbline" means a line attached to a limb, branch, other natural object, or non-metallic manmade pole having no more than two (2) hooks attached per line and limited to twenty (20) such limblines per person.
"Noodling" means the taking of fish by use of hands only.
"Snagging" means the dragging of one (1) single hook or one (1) treble hook through the water attached to a hand-held line or fishing rod and line for the purpose of impaling fish. Only one (1) pole or rod per angler is permitted while snagging.
"Yo-Yo" means any mechanical fishing device which automatically recoils when a fish strikes and is limited to no more than twenty (20) such devices per person.
"Unattended" means not within visual observing distance.
"Fish Remains" means any fish that has been filleted or has had the entrails removed.
Okla. Admin. Code § 800:10-3-3
Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3715, eff 1-2-98 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2050, eff 7-1-98 ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 21, eff 1-1-03 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1429, eff 7-1-03 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2462, eff 1-1-08 ; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2113, eff 7-1-08 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 686, eff 6-1-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 728, eff 6-1-13