A. The Wildlife Conservation Commission may establish an annual special use permit which would be required of all persons who hunt or fish or otherwise use private lands leased and administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. The Department shall not require a special use permit for persons traveling through such private land in a motor vehicle, unless the person is also involved in hunting or fishing or other use of the private land for which a special permit is required. The Commission may establish a three-day special use permit which would allow residents to use the private land administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation for nonhunting- or nonfishing-related activities for up to three (3) consecutive days.

B. The Commission may establish and assess a fee for an annual resident and nonresident special use permit or a three-day resident special use permit to use the private land leased and administered by the Department. The fees from permits purchased pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be expended by the Department exclusively for lease payments and for developing, managing, preserving, and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat on the private land leased and administered by the Department.

C. Legal residents of Oklahoma who are under eighteen (18) years of age on the first day of the current calendar year or are sixty-four (64) years of age or older shall be exempt from the permit requirements of this section.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 66, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 56, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 298, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2002, c. 174, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2002; Laws 2008, c. 87, § 1, emerg. eff. April 28, 2008; Laws 2016, c. 134, § 1, emerg. eff. April 21, 2016.