Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 800 - Department of Wildlife Conservation
Chapter 30 - Department of Wildlife Lands Management
Subchapter 1 - Use of Department Managed Lands
Section 800:30-1-16 - Shooting ranges
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 800:30-1-16
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) On all Department owned or managed lands, the discharge of firearms for purposes other than while hunting is restricted to the specific target or shooting ranges provided for public use.
(1) Shooting ranges
are open year-round, unless specified otherwise in the Oklahoma Fishing and
Hunting Regulations or signs at the range.
(2) Shooting hours are official sunrise to
thirty minutes after official sunset, daily.
(3) Any person using the shooting range under
the age of 16 must be immediately supervised by an adult (18 years old or
older).
(4) All firearms shooting
single projectiles or any pellets larger than conventional BB (.180" dia.) must
be shot at approved berms and target areas only. Air-borne clay targets may be
shot using pellets no larger than conventional BB (.180" dia.).
(5) All rifle, pistol, shotgun, and
muzzleloader targets will consist of paper or clay targets only.
(6) All paper targets must be removed before
leaving the shooting area.
(7)
Centerfire rifles and pistols. 50 caliber and larger are prohibited.
(8) Fully automatic firearms are
prohibited.
(9) Fireworks,
explosive devices, exploding targets, tracer and incendiary rounds are
prohibited.
(10) Eye and ear
protection shall be worn while shooting.
(11) Shooters, and accompanying adult, must
possess a valid State of Oklahoma hunting license, or State of Oklahoma
combination hunting/fishing license unless exempt.
(12) Shooting while another person is down
range is prohibited.
(13) No person
shall possess, consume, or use any intoxicating beverage or beer, as defined in
Title 37, at any shooting range or shooting range parking areas.
(b) For Department shooting ranges that include an archery range, the following shall apply:
(1) Archery range is open year-round, unless
specified otherwise in the Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations or signs at
the range.
(2) Shooting hours are
official sunrise to thirty minutes after official sunset, daily.
(3) Any person using the archery range under
the age of 16 must be immediately supervised by an adult (18 years or
older.)
(4) Archers using the
elevated platform must wear a safety harness meeting the standards of the
Treestand Manufacturers Association and be attached to the platform at all
times.
(5) Archers may only shoot
at stationary targets.
(6) Archers
must draw and release arrows or bolts from the tower or directly below the
tower ONLY.
(7) All nocked arrows
or bolts must point down range at all times.
(8) The archery tower is limited to 4
shooters at a time, no spectators are allowed on the archery tower.
(9) Shooting while another person is down
range is prohibited.
(10)
Broadheads may only be used in designated lanes.
(11) Shooters and accompanying adults must
possess a valid State of Oklahoma hunting license or State of Oklahoma
combination hunting/fishing license unless exempt.
(12) Archery targets designed specifically
for archery are allowed on the archery range. Archery targets must be removed
after use.
(13) Only legal archery
equipment is allowed on the archery range.
(14) No person shall possess, consume, or use
any intoxicating beverage or beer, as defined in Title 37, at any shooting
range or shooting range parking areas.
(c) Exemptions to (a) or (b) of this Section may only be granted by the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation upon prior submission of a written application setting forth the location, date, nature and purpose of such activity.
Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1846, eff 5-15-98; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1479, eff 6-1-04
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Oklahoma may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
