ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2495	By:	Hardin and Roberts (Dustin) of the House

			   and

		Brecheen of the Senate

An Act relating to game and fish; permitting release of unclaimed venison after certain period of time has elapsed; providing for reimbursement; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

SUBJECT:  Unclaimed wild game

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-415 of Title 29, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

A person or business operating as a meat processor in this state may release any unclaimed, processed, lawfully harvested venison to the Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Hunters Against Hunger Program after a period of ninety (90) days following notification by telephone to the person who brought the wild game for processing that the wild game has been processed and is available for collection.  The meat processor shall receive the normal reimbursement fee from Hunters Against Hunger.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2012.

Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of March, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 18th day of April, 2012.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate