SECTION 800:25-29-3. Landowner responsibilities

  The following are the responsibilities of landowners participating in the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP):

(1)   Enrollment fees. An annual enrollment fee payable at time of application is required. Permits are not transferable and may be used only on the specific area for which they are issued. An antlerless tag is required in addition to the permit. Annual enrollment fees shall be based on the acreage of the property enrolled. Two different levels will be available as follows:

(A)   Level 1: 1,000 - 4,999 acres, $200.00 enrollment fee.

(B)   Level 2: 5,000+ acres, $400.00 enrollment fee.

(2)   Tagging. DMAP permits will consist of readily identifiable, colored tag stock. Upon harvesting an antlerless deer on lands enrolled in the DMAP program, the permit and antlerless deer tag will be immediately attached to the animal. Antlerless deer harvested using DMAP permits will be bonus deer and will not be a part of the regular season bag limit. Unused permits will be returned to the supervising biologist immediately following the close of all legal deer seasons. No rebate or refund for unused tags or permits will be made.

(3)   Record keeping: Each DMAP cooperating property will be responsible for the following annual requirements:

(A)   Renewal application and full payment must be received by July 31.

(B)   Cooperator must complete a standardized spotlight route according to supplied instructions. The count must consist of 10 repetitions and be mailed to the property's cooperating biologist by October 1.

(C)   Each deer taken from cooperating property must be properly recorded in the supplied deer harvest record book according to provided instructions. Antler beam measurements must be recorded for all antlered deer checked.

(D)   Cooperators must remove one side of lower mandible from each deer taken, regardless of sex, properly tag and store mandibles according to supplied instructions until delivery to cooperating biologist.

(E)   Cooperator must deliver the deer harvest record book and all mandibles to cooperating biologist prior to January 31.

(F)   Cooperators failing to comply with any of these requirements will receive a written warning detailing what requirement was not met. Any additional lapses in compliance will result in termination from the program. Individuals, groups, or properties once terminated will not be allowed to re-apply.

(4)   Harvest recommendations: DMAP cooperators must make good faith efforts to comply with the harvest recommendations provided by the cooperating biologist. Each enrolled property's harvest will be evaluated annually by the cooperating biologist and compared to the harvest recommendations. Programs failing to comply with harvest recommendations will receive a written warning. Cooperators failing to follow harvest recommendations in subsequent years may be terminated from the program.

(5)   Wildlife Violations: Any Title 29 or Title 800 rule violation occurring on a cooperating property resulting in a written citation or administrative fine being issued may result in immediate termination of the property's involvement in the DMAP program.

[Source: Added at 9 Ok Reg 1291, eff 11-15-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 3075, eff 7-13-92; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 15, eff 8-20-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1643, eff 5-31-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1801, eff 6-1-01; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2216, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1513, eff 7-1-12]