HB 1668 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture; Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act; definition; Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; inspection; license fee; Department of Wildlife Conservation; rule promulgation authority; emergency.

HB 1668 creates a new commercial harvesting license for facilities breeding or hunting deer, elk, or other cervidae (like hybrids or exotic species) for profit. It requires license applicants to prove animals weren’t sourced from Oklahoma’s wild populations and mandates annual $300 fees. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ODAF) gains authority to inspect facilities and promulgate rules, replacing previous oversight by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. The bill also updates existing licensing fees and expiration dates for commercial hunting operations.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original introduced version to a committee substitute version. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, but the document structure was significantly reorganized with new committee markings, page headers, and amendment language added. The core legislation establishing regulations for farmed cervidae (deer, elk, turkey, and related species) in Oklahoma was preserved.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged; it still regulates the propagation, holding, and commercial harvesting of farmed cervidae and related wildlife species in Oklahoma.

TECHNICAL

Document structure was reorganized with new committee headers, amendment language, and page numbering indicating this is a proposed oversight committee substitute version.

DEFINITION

Definition of 'commercial harvesting facility' was slightly modified to specify 'privately owned premises' instead of 'privately or publicly owned premises'.

REQUIREMENT

License fee for commercial harvesting facility license remains $300, but the document now includes detailed fee schedules for other license types in Section 2 amendments.

ENFORCEMENT

Inspection authority language was slightly modified to change 'Secretary of Agriculture, State Veterinarian, or their designees' to maintain the same inspection authority but with updated formatting.

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Committee

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Wildlife

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Wildlife

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors