Oklahoma Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Disabled Veterans

A resident veteran rated 60 percent or more needs no annual hunting or fishing licence and can buy a lifetime combination licence for $25; below 60 percent the lifetime licence is $200. A veteran paid at the 100 percent rate is also exempt from the resident deer gun, archery and primitive firearms licences.

Also called: 29 O.S. 4-110, 29 O.S. 4-112, 29 O.S. 4-114, lifetime license, disabled veteran lifetime combination, $25, $200, deer license, land access permit, Wildlife Department.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

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Three sections of the Wildlife Conservation Code, each requiring registration with the Veterans Registry. Sixty percent: no annual licences. Title 29, section 4-110, subsection C, paragraph 3 exempts "legal resident veterans having a disability of sixty percent (60%) or more" from the annual fishing licence, and section 4-112 exempts the same veterans from the annual hunting licence. The sections say "disability" without "service-connected"; the Wildlife Department asks for the VA award letter. The lifetime licence. Section 4-114, subsection C lets a resident "disabled veteran" buy a disability lifetime combination hunting and fishing licence for "Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for veterans having a disability of less than sixty percent (60%)" and "Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for veterans having a disability of sixty percent (60%) or more", against $1,024 for the ordinary lifetime combination licence. The Wildlife Department's information sheet says the lifetime hunting licence also covers the waterfowl stamp, the Wildlife Conservation Passport, deer, elk, antelope and turkey licences and controlled hunt permits, but not a bear licence, the HIP permit, federal stamps or a land access permit for designated areas. It requires six months of residence, and the licence stays good if you later move away. One hundred percent: deer licences. Section 4-112 exempts residents "certified... that the person is a disabled veteran in receipt of compensation at the one-hundred- percent rate" from the $35 resident deer gun, deer archery and primitive firearms licences. Where descriptions differ. The veterans agency's benefits page and the Army benefits library both say the 60 percent veteran is exempt from the "Wildlife Land Stamp". The Wildlife Department's lifetime licence sheet says a land access permit is still required for designated areas; check the current regulations before relying on either. Other veteran provisions. Section 4-113.2 lets a landowner with 200 acres or more buy a three-day permit under which veterans may hunt and fish on the land without licences. Section 5-203.2 allows a veteran rated 100 percent to use a laser sight. Apply for the veteran licences through the department's online application or the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs hunting and fishing form.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Oklahoma Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Disabled Veterans
Gate	Rule
Free annual licences and the $25 lifetime licence at 60 percent	29 O.S. §§ 4-110(C)(3), 4-112, 4-114(C)(2). Recorded rather than enforced because the $200 lifetime licence is open at any rating.
Free resident deer licences at the 100 percent rate	29 O.S. § 4-112 (deer gun, archery and primitive firearms).
Registered with the Veterans Registry	29 O.S. §§ 4-110, 4-112, 4-114.

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2017 Okla. Sess. Laws c. 229 (HB 1198) Created the Oklahoma Veterans Registry and made registration a condition of most state veteran benefits

Catalog reconciledEnactedProgram created Scope changed

Signed 2017-05-12Takes effect 2020-11-01

Introduced Done, 2017-02-06, step 1 of 6
In committee Done, 2017-02-07, step 2 of 6
Passed one chamber Done, 2017-03-20, step 3 of 6
Passed both chambers Done, 2017-05-04, step 4 of 6
Signed by the governor Done, 2017-05-12, step 5 of 6
In effect Done, 2020-11-01, step 6 of 6

Restricts benefits Made registration with the Veterans Registry a condition of most state veteran benefits.

Created 72 O.S. § 421 and, from November 1, 2020, required registration with the Veterans Registry for the disabled veteran sales tax and vehicle excise tax exemptions, the 100 percent driver licence fee waiver, the licence veteran designation, disabled veteran hunting and fishing licences and the private employer preference. Approved May 12, 2017. The Department of Veterans Affairs registry page attributes the requirement to "Senate Bill 1215, effective November 1, 2021"; SB 1215 of 2020 and of 2022 concerned alcoholic beverage receipts and pharmacist prescribing.

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