Section 4-135.1 - Nuisance wildlife control operator permits - Requirements - Exemptions - Fees - Violations and penaltiesA. Except as otherwise provided in this title, no person shall trap, capture, possess, transport, relocate or euthanize any nuisance wildlife for commercial purposes under rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission without first procuring a nuisance wildlife control operator permit from the Director of Wildlife Conservation.B. A nuisance wildlife control operator permit may be issued only to those persons who have successfully completed the nuisance wildlife control operator certification examination provided by the Department of Wildlife Conservation.C. Employees of any federal, state, county or local governmental entity designated to control nuisance wildlife while on duty shall be exempt from the nuisance wildlife control operator permit and testing requirements set forth in this section.D. The annual fee for the nuisance wildlife control operator permit shall be Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00).E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for residents and not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for nonresidents.F. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section may have his or her nuisance wildlife control operator permit revoked for a period of up to three (3) years or permanently revoked as deemed appropriate by the Director.Okla. Stat. tit. 29, § 4-135.1
Added by Laws 2014 , c. 115, s. 1, eff. 11/1/2014.