Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 800 - Department of Wildlife Conservation
Chapter 25 - Wildlife Rules
Subchapter 27 - Facility Requirements for Captive Bred Wildlife
Section 800:25-27-2 - Procedures and guidelines

(a) The following regulations shall be in effect to establish certain standards, maintenance and operations of facilities licensed to hunt, possess, raise, breed or rehabilitate wildlife, for the humane treatment, benefit, health and welfare of such captive held wildlife, or wildlife held in subjugation.

(b) Any person, so licensed for any of the activities listed in (a) of this Section shall comply with the minimum standards set forth in the Animal Welfare Act, 9 CFR Chapter 1, subpart F, Sections 3.125 through 3.142, "Specifications for the Humane Handling, Care, Treatment and Transportation of Warmblooded Animals", and this act shall further apply to any and all wildlife as defined by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Code for the purpose of this Subchapter, and a copy of the above stated act and definition shall be made available to any and all persons permitted for the activities mentioned in (a) of this Section.

(c) Cage requirements for mammals shall be computed using the following equation: (length of mammal in inches plus 6) multiplied by (length of mammal in inches plus 6) = required area in square inches divided by 144 = required square feet of floor space. That this cage requirement shall be the required minimum of any mammal and its offspring that have not yet reached the age of eight (8) weeks of age.

(d) Those persons holding a Commercial Hunting Area License, or a Commercial Wildlife Breeders License and holding any mammals in subjugation, or any persons licensed to rehabilitate any sick or injured wildlife shall be required to have a veterinarian of record, and shall have a written parasite/pest control program that has been reviewed and signed by their respective veterinarian of record.

(e) Any venomous reptile possessed by a permittee shall be kept in a solid enclosure that is structurally sound so that it restricts access and contains the animal. Any ventilation ports shall be constructed of a double layer of fine mesh screen or a similar suitable material firmly secured to the cage, and-any transparent sides shall be of a thickness of no less than 1/4" glass or plexiglass. Additionally, each cage door shall be key locked or secured with a similar type mechanical lock.

(f) All cages or enclosures housing any bear or cat that will grow to reach 50 pounds or more shall be key locked or secured with a similar type mechanical lock. Any cages or enclosures housing bear or cats which is visible to the public shall be required to have a perimeter/barrier fence constructed to prohibit unrestricted access, and to reduce risk of harm to the public.

(g) Commercial Wildlife Breeders who are raising, breeding, and selling mule deer, whitetail deer, and elk for the purposes of selling the deer and elk for meat, as allowed in O.S. 29, Section 5-601, may slaughter the deer and elk year round under the Exotic Livestock and Exotic Livestock Products Inspection Act in the Agriculture Code. Operators of such facilities shall contact the warden(s) in the county where the facility is located and provide notice of such slaughter a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours before the animals are slaughtered.

(h) All records, and facilities, of Commercial Wildlife Breeders shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by authorized representatives of the Department, and/or authorized representatives of the Department of Agriculture.

(i) No person may:

(j) No person may:

(k) Any person convicted or violating any of the subsections (g through j) shall have any and all licenses held by that person or the privilege of applying for, purchasing, or exercising the benefits conferred by such licenses revoked by the Department for life.