Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3270: Farmed cervidae; Farmed Cervidae Act; exempting certain actions from violating act; deer; genetic resistance; release into native populations; permits; changing department that issues to Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; emergency.
Status: Failed, April 20, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to farmed cervidae; amending 2 O.S. 2021, Sections 6-507, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 47, O.S.L. 2023 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-507) and Section 1, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2024 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-520), which relate to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act; exempting certain actions from violating act; allowing bred deer with certain genetic resistance to be released into native cervidae populations; changing department that issues permit from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry…
From the engrossed text, March 25, 2026:
An Act relating to farmed cervidae; amending 2 O.S. 2021, Sections 6-507, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 47, O.S.L. 2023 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-507) and Section 1, Chapter 271, O.S.L. 2024 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-520), which relate to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act; exempting certain actions from violating act; allowing bred deer with certain genetic resistance to be released into native cervidae populations; changing department that issues permit from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 6-507, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 47, O.S.L. 2023 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 6-507), is amended to read as follows: Section 6-507. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act for any person: ENGR. H. B. NO. 3270 Page 1. To refuse an inspection authorized by the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act; 2. To commingle or integrate any native cervidae into a farmed cervidae herd; 3. To intentionally commingle or integrate any farmed cervidae with native cervidae, except deer that meet the specifications of the Chronic Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act as provided in Section 6-520 of this title; 4. To fail to …