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Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 800 - Department of Wildlife ConservationChapter 25 - Wildlife RulesSubchapter 5 - Migratory Bird Hunting Season
Part 1 - DUCKS, MERGANSERS, COOTS, GEESE, MOURNING, WHITE-WINGED AND EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES, WOODCOCK, VIRGINIA AND SORA RAIL, COMMON MOORHEN, PURPLE GALLINULE, SNIPE AND SANDHILL
Section 800:25-5-1 - Purpose

Okla. Admin. Code § 800:25-5-1

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Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025
Section 800:25-5-1 - Purpose

This Part establishes statewide seasons, bag and possession limits and hunting areas for migratory birds including, ducks, mergansers, coots, geese, mourning, white-winged and eurasian collared doves, woodcock, virginia and sora rail, common moorhen, purple gallinule, snipe, and sandhill cranes in Oklahoma. Federal regulations governing the annual seasons, limits, and shooting hour schedules for migratory birds are promulgated annually by the Secretary of the Interior due to variations in bird population levels, including production and habitat conditions. These federal regulations create the general framework within which the statewide rules are required to be established.

Okla. Admin. Code § 800:25-5-1

Amended at 8 Ok Reg 2425, eff 6-13-91; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1871, eff 6-12-95; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 277, eff 9-5-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1803, eff 5-15-98; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1443, eff 6-1-04