ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 16	By:	Allen of the Senate

			and

		Bennett of the House

[ wildlife - hunting and taking black bear - requiring certain tag - effective date - 		emergency ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     29 O.S. 2011, Section 4-144, is amended to read as follows:
Section 4-144.  A.  No person may hunt or take black bear without having first procured a license from the Director of Wildlife Conservation or an agent of the Director.
B.  The Wildlife Conservation Commission shall decide the open season, the bag limits, and territorial limitations for hunting or taking black bear.
C.  Persons who hunt and take black bear pursuant to this section shall be required to attach a tag to a killed black bear.
D.  The fees for a license issued pursuant to this section shall be:
1.  For legal residents, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); and
2.  For nonresidents, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); and
3.  For legal residents who have a lifetime hunting license or a lifetime combination hunting and fishing license issued before July 1, 2012, there shall be no fee for a license issued pursuant to this section.
D. E.  Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in paragraph 1 of subsection C D of this section, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
E. F.  Any person who fails to obtain a license as required in subsection A of this section and pay the fee as required in paragraph 2 of subsection C D of this section, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2013.
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the Senate the 4th day of March, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2013.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives