A. It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1. Import into;
2. Transport in;
3. Place or cause to be placed in the waters of; or
4. Cultivate or cause to propagate in the waters of;
this state any noxious aquatic plant or seed or reproductive part thereof.
B. Noxious aquatic plant shall be any aquatic plant which may cause injury to the environment of the state and declared to be noxious by regulation of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
C. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both said fine and imprisonment.
D. In addition to the criminal penalties provided herein, the Commission may enforce the provisions of this section by injunctive action.
E. The Commission may, on order, grant to any individual such conditional exceptions to this section as are not injurious to the environment.
Laws 1976, c. 121, § 1, emerg. eff. May 18, 1976; Laws 1991, c. 182, § 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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