SECTION 800:15-9-2. License requirements

  The following license provisions pertain to the commercial harvest and buying of aquatic turtles:

(1)   It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest or attempt to harvest aquatic turtles from any waters in this state for commercial purposes without having first procured from the Department of Wildlife Conservation, or its authorized agent, a commercial aquatic turtle harvester license in accordance with 29 O.S., Section 4-103A which shall be issued only upon the receipt of a completed application for such license.

(2)   A person licensed to harvest aquatic turtles for commercial purposes may purchase one or more helpers license. Such helpers license shall be a "John Doe" license that shall be valid for the helper or assistant only so long as the helper works under the supervision of the licensed commercial turtle harvester who shall be legally responsible for the activities of such helper, and any one assisting a commercial aquatic turtle harvester in any commercial turtle harvesting operation must possess such a helpers license in accordance with 29 O.S., Section 4-104A.

(3)   No person may buy, transport out of state or export aquatic turtles from Oklahoma without having applied for and received an aquatic turtle buyer's license from the Director in accordance with 29 O.S., Section 4-103B.

[Source: Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4701, eff 8-31-94 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1525, eff 1-1-96]