Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 800 - Department of Wildlife Conservation
Chapter 25 - Wildlife Rules
Subchapter 37 - Nuisance Wildlife Control Program
Part 1 - NUISANCE WILDLIFE CONTROL OPERATORS PROGRAM
Section 800:25-37-2 - Permit requirements
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator's (NWCO) Permit will be issued to any person who has successfully completed the National Wildlife Control Training Program and successfully passed the certification exam to operate as a NWCO. The NWCO permit and a NWCO Complaint Report Form must be carried at all times while conducting NWCO activities.
(b) The Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator's (NWCO) Permit authorizes an individual to capture, euthanize or relocate designated species of wildlife by safe and effective means at any time of the year and without limits which may be in force on certain species of wildlife provided the operator is acting on a documented nuisance wildlife complaint detailing the nature of the complaint, target species, method of control, effective dates of control, location, and customer information including the landowner's signature.
(c) Any person whose hunting or trapping license privileges are revoked and is not legally able to purchase a hunting or trapping license, shall not possess or operate under the authority of a NWCO permit.
(d) NWCO Permittee must renew the NWCO permit annually. The annual NWCO permit is valid from January 1 through December 31. NWCOs must submit proof of:
Added at 19 Ok Reg 1526, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2119, eff 7-1-08
