Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 800 - Department of Wildlife Conservation
Chapter 10 - Sport Fishing Rules
Subchapter 1 - Harvest and Possession Limits
Section 800:10-1-7 - Possession limit

(a) No resident or nonresident shall have in their possession, in the field, more than one (1) daily bag limit listed in 800:10-1-4 and 800:10-1-6. Nonresidents shall not have more than two (2) daily bag limits in their possession at any time other than in the field, except for paddlefish which shall not exceed the individual annual harvest limit as listed in the Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations.

(b) No person may possess with intent to transport or transport via land based transportation more than 200 shad, for personal use as bait. The sale, offer for sale, transport from Oklahoma with intent to sell or offer to sell shad taken from waters of this state is prohibited 800:15-5-2.

(c) No person shall transport shad from waters infested with Bighead or Silver Carp. A list of these waters shall be provided in the Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations or on the Department website. If shad are collected from these listed waters for use as bait, they may only be used in the water body from which they were collected.

(d) Fish cleaning - Any species of fish that are subject to size limits (800:10-1-4) must remain intact (head, tail, and skin/scales not removed) while actively engaged in fishing.

(e) Fish storage in possession - When fishing in waters of this state, all unattended baskets or containers used to store live fish in the field (both caught fish and fish used as bait) must be labeled with the angler's customer identification number and/or until December 31, 2024 such equipment may be labeled with a name and address. Storage equipment must be attended at least once every 24 hours. These rules do not supersede the labeling requirement for trout areas (800:10-5-3) or tail waters (800:10-5-5).