Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 800 - Department of Wildlife Conservation
Chapter 10 - Sport Fishing Rules
Subchapter 1 - Harvest and Possession Limits
Section 800:10-1-3 - Additional definitions

The following words or terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Close To Home" fishing waters means bodies of water designated as such under a cooperative fisheries management agreement between the Department and participating cities and/or municipalities. "Close to Home" fishing waters shall be designated in the Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations.

"Department fishing areas" means lakes American Horse, Burtschi, Chambers, Dahlgren, Doc Hollis, Elmer, Etling, Fugate, Hall, Jap Beaver, Nanih Waiya, Ozzie Cobb, Raymond Gary, Schooler, Vanderwork, Vincent, Watonga, the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area, the Lower Illinois River Public Fishing and Hunting Area - Simp and Helen Watts Management Unit, and all Department Wildlife Management Area ponds.

"In the Field" means while fishing, or while in a boat, or on the bank or in the immediate vicinity of any river, creek, stream, lake or pond, or while transporting or carrying the fish from the waters described above to camp or from such waters to the final destination.

"No culling" means fish caught and placed on a stringer or otherwise held in possession (live well, basket, ice chest, etc.) cannot be released.

"Total length" means measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail, with the fish laid flat on the rule with mouth closed and tail lobes pressed together.

"OLAP" means walk-in fishing areas and stream access to bodies of water designated as such under a lease agreement through the Oklahoma Land Access program between the Department and the cooperator.

"Stream access areas" means stream access points and/or stream corridors enrolled in the OLAP.

"Stream access point" means a delineated area enrolled in the OLAP that provides access to a stream.

"Stream corridor" means a length of a stream enrolled in the OLAP. These areas may include one or both banks, and the boundaries are delineated by signage and/or the OLAP map directory.

Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2908, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 251, eff 1-1-02 (emergency); Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1517, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1435, eff 6-1-04; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 226, eff 10-9-06 through 7-14-07 (emergency)1; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2462, eff 1-1-08; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 686, eff 6-1-11

1This emergency action expired without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency amendatory action, the last effective permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on 7-15-07 (after the 7-14-07 expiration of the emergency action), the text of 800:10-1-3 reverted back to the permanent text that became effective on 6-1-04, as was last published in the 2006 Edition of the OAC, and remained as such until amended again by permanent action on 1-1-08.