The Oklahoma
Crossbow Shooters
Association

ENROLLED HOUSE

BILL NO. 2226                       By: Smithson and Brannon
of the House

                                              and

                                        Corn of the Senate

<StartFT>An Act relating to game and fish; amending  MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Title No.> <29> O.S. 2001, Sections  MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Section No.> <5-209, 5-210 and 5-211>, which relate to hunting with a crossbow; allowing legal residents over a certain age to hunt with a crossbow; clarifying statutory language; and declaring an emergency. <EndFT>

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

SECTION  AUTONUMLGL \e 1.     AMENDATORY      MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Title No.> <29> O.S. 2001, Section  MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Section No.> <5-209>, is amended to read as follows:

Section  MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Section No.> <5-209>.  A.  The Director of the Department of Wildlife Conservation may permit the hunting or taking of wildlife by the use of a crossbow by persons, otherwise qualified, who have:

1.  Have a permanent disability to the extent that they cannot physically use a conventional longbow, as certified by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state or in any state which borders this state.  A person who qualifies to use a crossbow pursuant to this paragraph shall have in their possession while in the field, written evidence of such the certification; or

2.  Are legal residents of Oklahoma and are sixty (60) years of age or older.

B.  Any crossbow permit shall also allow any such the permittee to take deer by crossbow according to Department rules during legal open archery deer season.

C.  Upon the request of a person holding a crossbow permit issued by the Director before July 1, 2000, the Department shall send to the person a copy of the physician-issued certificate on file for that person.

SECTION  AUTONUMLGL \e 2.     AMENDATORY      MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Title No.> <29> O.S. 2001, Section  MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Section No.> <5-210>, is amended to read as follows:

Section  MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Section No.> <5-210>.  Except for the provisions of this act as otherwise authorized in Section 5-209 of this title, the use of the crossbow shall be prohibited in the hunting, taking or attempting to take of any wildlife.

SECTION  AUTONUMLGL \e 3.     AMENDATORY      MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Title No.> <29> O.S. 2001, Section  MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Section No.> <5-211>, is amended to read as follows:

Section  MACROBUTTON "FreeForm" <Section No.> <5-211>.  Any person convicted of violating the provisions of Section 2 5-210 of this act title shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SECTION  AUTONUMLGL \e 4.  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.