SECTION 800:25-13-6. Facility requirements

  The facility requirements on a Commercial Hunting Area for wildlife are as follows:

(1)   Birds only. The minimum requirement for fencing a bird area is a four strand barb wire fence.

(2)   Wildlife other than birds hunted for sport. The minimum requirements for wildlife is at least eight foot of welded or woven wire or cyclone fence and the top two feet of the eight foot fence can be barbed wire, and must be fenced in a way to prevent licensed wildlife from escaping and big game animals belonging to the state from entering and be capable of retaining animals within the specified area, or other similar or suitable approved fence.

(3)   Type of signs. The type of signs to be used on a Commercial Hunting Area must be metal signs, or other weather- proof material and these signs must be posted at all corners and entrances and along the boundary at 1/3 mile intervals. If a licensee chooses not to renew their Commercial Hunting Area license, then the signs shall be removed from the area by October 1^st of the same year. No person shall post or cause to be posted Commercial Hunting Area signs unless the area posted has been licensed by the Department as a Commercial Hunting Area.

(4)   Size of signs. The size of signs to be used on a Commercial Hunting Area should be 24" x 12" and the signs must be placed facing outside on boundary lines.

(5)   Wording of signs. The signs on a Commercial Hunting Area must contain the wording, "Commercial Hunting Area Licensed by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation". The signs must also display the Commercial Hunting Area license number for the area on the same side of the sign as the mandated wording.

(6)   Final Enclosure. Prior to final enclosure of areas for the hunting of wildlife other than birds a drive must be made throughout the area in the presence of designated Department employees to make a reasonable effort to ensure that any wild whitetail or mule deer, elk, antelope, or other big game, are not present on the area. No wild whitetail or mule deer, elk, antelope, or other big game are to be reintroduced into the area after the final enclosure.

(7)   Inspection. The Commercial Hunting Area to be hunted must be inspected and approved by personnel of the Department and all records, and facilities, of such areas shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by authorized representatives of the Department, and/or authorized representatives of the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture may request blood and/or meat samples be collected from all deer and elk killed and sent to their Department.

(8)   Exemptions: Any area that has been enclosed by a fence deemed suitable for containing big game animals for a minimum of 10 years prior to applying for this license shall be exempt from conducting a drive throughout the area to ensure no wild deer, elk, antelope or other big game are present on the area, as required in paragraph (6) above.

[Source: Amended at 9 Ok Reg 1291, eff 11-15-91 (emergency); Amended at 9 Ok Reg 3075, eff 7-13-92; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1526, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1632, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 565, eff 11-16-05 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1583, eff 7-1-06]