SECTION 800:25-7-64. General provisions for furbearers

  The following general provisions apply to the taking of furbearers:

(1)   Sale of carcass. The skinned carcass of any legal furbearer or predator may be sold, offered or displayed for sale or bartered at any time. The sale of scent glands from furbearers or predators is permitted.

(2)   Bobcat and River Otter export tag.

(A)   No bobcat or river otter pelt may be held in possession after 10 working days after the close of furbearer season by the taker or buyer, sold, purchased or bartered within Oklahoma, nor taken out of Oklahoma without having first affixed a permanent tag to the pelt. This tag shall serve as an export tag.

(B)   The tag must be affixed by an authorized employee of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, a designated agent, or a private tagging station. Private tagging station may charge $0.75 per tag fee.

(C)   It is the responsibility of the possessor of the bobcat or river otter pelt, not the Department, to ensure that the pelt is legally tagged.

(D)   No untagged bobcat or river otter harvested in another state may be possessed in Oklahoma.

(3)   Possession of carcasses or hides.

(A)   It shall be illegal to possess live animals, carcasses or raw furs of swift fox, ringtail, or spotted skunk, unless proven that each carcass or hide was taken legally outside of the State of Oklahoma.

(B)   Proof of legality or origin for carcasses or green hides shall be a tag or other marking device attached to or imprinted on each and every hide in such a way that it cannot be removed intact. The tag or marking must be the official method used by the issuing agency. If any identification is not required by the issuing agency, a hunting or trapping license appropriate to the species taken is required as proof.

(4)   Night hunting of coyotes. It shall be unlawful to hunt, take or attempt to take coyotes within the period of dark to daylight with the aid of any artificial light and/or any sight dog. Persons hunting at night must first obtain permission from the County Game Ranger. Anyone hunting at night must use a shotgun, utilizing size 6 shot or smaller.

[Source: Amended at 8 Ok Reg 2425, eff 6-13-91; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4289, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3238, eff 7-25-97; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1583, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2471, eff 7-1-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2638, eff 7-11-09]