Oklahoma § 51-24A.23 - Department of Wildlife Conservation - Confidentiality

§ 51-24A.23. Department of Wildlife Conservation - Confidentiality

of information relating to hunting and fishing licenses – Exceptions

– Disclosure of antler descriptions.

A. The Department of Wildlife Conservation shall keep

confidential the information provided by persons, including the name

and address of the person, applying for or holding any permit or

license issued by the Department, to the extent the information

individually identifies the person. The Department may use the

information for Department purposes or allow the United States Fish

and Wildlife Service to use the information for survey purposes

only. The Department shall allow any public body to have access to

the information for purposes specifically related to the public

body's function.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 51. Officers

B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply to information provided by persons applying for or holding a

commercial hunting or fishing license.

C. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not

apply to information voluntarily provided by persons for promotional

purposes by the Department.

D. Based upon the information required to be submitted through

the electronic game harvest check system for harvested deer, the

Department shall publicly disclose, in a timely manner, online or in

published listings, by county of harvest, an antler description of

each deer harvested and the name of the hunter who harvested the

deer. The hunter shall be allowed to choose when entering the

harvest information whether or not the name of the hunter is

released. The Department shall not release the name of the hunter

if the hunter elects not to release that information.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 32, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws

2013, c. 288, § 2, emerg. eff. May 15, 2013.