SECTION 800:30-1-7. Livestock and feral hogs

(a)   Livestock. It is unlawful for any person to willfully or neglectfully allow unauthorized livestock to encroach upon any lands owned or managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

(b)   Horses. No person shall ride, drive, lead or keep a horse or other livestock on lands owned or managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, except Honobia Creek WMA and Three Rivers WMA, during the period of October 1 through January 1 and spring turkey season, annually without prior written approval from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Individuals or parties of less than 25 may ride on areas with prior written approval of the local biologist during the closed period if no hunting conflict is determined by the biologist. U.S. Forest Service regulations shall apply to those lands owned by the Forest Service. See 800:25-7-71 [REVOKED] (renumbered to 800:30-1-20) also.

(c)   Use of horses. Hunting on, from or with the aid of horses or mules on WMAs (except U.S. Forest Service lands, Honobia Creek WMA and Three Rivers WMA) is prohibited during daylight hours during the period of October 1 - January 1 and during spring turkey season. Persons holding nonambulatory permits or motor vehicle permits are exempt.

(d)   Feral hogs. Feral hogs may be taken on lands owned or managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation during any established hunting season with methods authorized by the Department for that hunting season, except that during any open deer and/or turkey season only appropriate methods, hunting hours, and weapons for that deer and/or turkey season are authorized for taking or pursuing feral hogs. No feral hogs may be removed alive from a WMA.

[Source: Amended at 8 Ok Reg 2427, eff 6-13-91; Amended at 9 Ok Reg 4081, eff 9-21-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3397, eff 7-1-93; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3282, eff 7-25-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 4276, eff 8-20-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1671, eff 5-31-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1545, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2539, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1895, eff 4-21-03 (emergency); Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1482, eff 6-1-04; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2656, eff 7-11-09; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1757, eff 4-13-12 (emergency); Amended at 30 Ok Reg 743, eff 6-1-13; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1458, eff 9-1-15]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: The agency promulgated two permanent amended versions of this Section (800:30-1-7) with the same effective date (7-1-02). Both versions were published in the 2002 and 2003 Supplements.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The agency reconciled the two 2002 versions of this Section through emergency rulemaking on 4-21-03 and permanent rulemaking on 6-1-04.