Oklahoma SB330: Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority; authorizing Authority to conduct study on elk population. Effective date. Emergency.

What the bill says

An Act relating to the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority; defining terms; authorizing the Authority to conduct study on elk populations in this state; requiring a plan to be established by certain date; specifying parameters of study; requiring a management plan to be created at conclusion of study; allowing the Authority to coordinate with other agencies and experts; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Elk population study.

From the enrolled text, April 30, 2026:

An Act relating to the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority; defining terms; authorizing the Authority to conduct study on elk populations in this state; requiring a plan to be established by certain date; specifying parameters of study; requiring a management plan to be created at conclusion of study; allowing the Authority to coordinate with other agencies and experts; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. SUBJECT: Elk population study SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4024 of Title 2, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Authority" means the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority; 2. "Management plan" means a document developed by the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority based on the findings of the study pursuant to this section that outlines the recommended actions for the conservation and management of elk populations in this state; and 3. "Study zone" means the Special Northwest Zone that encompasses all private lands in Woodward, Dewey, and Ellis counties, and a portion of Roger Mills County north of State Highways 33 and 47 to the north county line and west to the state border and east to the county line. B. No later …

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