Oklahoma § 61-335 - Foraging for nuts, edible plants, or fungi — Exceptions

§ 61-335. Foraging for nuts, edible plants, or fungi — Exceptions

A. Any person may forage for nuts and edible plants or fungi on

state-owned or state-managed property accessible to the public for

personal consumption only except when such nuts and other edible

plants or fungi are:

1. From crops certified by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment

Station system or the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service of the

Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences and

Natural Resources, as provided in Section 8-33 of Title 2 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; or

2. From plants that are threatened or endangered.

B. Any person foraging pursuant to this section is encouraged

to:

1. Wear an outer garment of hunter orange that is clearly

visible while in the field; and

2. Recognize which nuts and edible plants or fungi are safe for

human consumption.

C. As used in this section:

1. “State-owned or state-managed property accessible to the

public” means property owned or managed by an agency, municipality,

or political subdivision of this state designated for public use,

unless the property is located on:

a.

state-owned or university-owned test or research

farms,

b.

land leased to an individual or entity pursuant to

Section 1056 of Title 64 of the Oklahoma Statutes, who

has not given permission to an individual to forage,

or

c.

property otherwise restricted for public access by

state or federal law including, but not limited to:

(1) land along public roads, highways, turnpikes, and

interstates,

(2) areas owned or operated by a law enforcement

agency or used for law enforcement training, or

(3) areas surrounding correction facilities owned or

operated by the Department of Corrections, a

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county, a municipality, or a private entity

contracted by the Department of Corrections to

operate in this state;

2. “Edible plant or fungi” means a plant or fungi commonly

found in the wild, which is edible to humans in part or in its

entirety and may require cooking to make safe for consumption;

3. “Nut” means a dry fruit that has a single seed, a hard

shell, and a protective husk; and

4. "Personal consumption" means an amount that can be consumed

in a few days by a person and not sold to another person.

D. 1. After July 1, 2026, any person who is lawfully on a

Wildlife Management Area owned or managed by the Department of

Wildlife Conservation may forage along with other permitted

activities as authorized by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation

Commission.

2. The Commission shall promulgate all rules necessary to

implement the provisions of this section.

Added by Laws 2025, c. 271, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

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