SB 478 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Feral swine; requiring permission from landowner or lessee to remove or take feral swine on certain property. Effective date.

SB 478 removes the requirement for a permit or license to remove or take feral swine from private or public property during daylight hours, provided the person has the landowner's or lessee's permission. It directly affects landowners (who must grant permission), hunters, and wildlife managers by simplifying daytime control of feral swine. The bill amends Oklahoma statutes (2 O.S. §6-604 and 29 O.S. §§4-107.2, 4-135) to eliminate prior permit needs, updates language to be gender-neutral, and repeals an outdated section about special permits for property owners. Nighttime removal still requires a permit from the Department of Wildlife Conservation, maintaining that restriction.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2025

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Committee Substitute → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

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The bill was reformatted from a Committee Substitute version to the Senate Floor version, primarily updating page headers and formatting while retaining the same substantive provisions. No new policy, funding, or eligibility changes were introduced in this version.

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Page headers were updated to reflect 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with March 3, 2025 date, replacing the 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' designation.

Line numbering and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to match Senate floor formatting standards.

The act title was reorganized to place the 'An Act' language at the top with the bill number and sponsor information clearly displayed.

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Committee

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed

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Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors