STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 54th Legislature (2013)

SENATE BILL 236	By:	Simpson

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to hunting and fishing licenses; requiring the Department of Wildlife to establish special hunting dates for resident veterans; allowing resident veterans to hunt without a license or tag; requiring presentation of certain documents; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

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 2-138.1 of Title 29, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Section 2-138.1.  A.  The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife is authorized to allow resident veterans to hunt deer the weekend before the official start of deer season without requiring a hunting license or a deer tag.
B.  During this resident veteran hunting weekend, one deer of either gender may be taken and current Oklahoma Department of Wildlife regulations and requirements for a gun shall be applicable, including, but not limited to, checking in at deer check stations.  With proper identification, a carcass tag will be issued.
C.  The veteran hunter shall have forms of identification showing veteran status in the hunter's possession.  Acceptable forms of identification are an Oklahoma driver license that indicates veteran status, a Uniformed Services Identification Card, Retired, a United States Department of Veterans Affairs Photo Identification Card, a copy of their discharge DD 214 which shows status as "honorable", a card from the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs that verifies an exemption, or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs document stating their percent of disability.
D.  For severely disabled veterans their guide or attendant shall also have in their position a document indicating veteran status or documents that show status as a member of the immediate family of the disabled veteran.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2013.

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