A. 1. All persons applying for a license to commercially produce catfish, minnows, fingerlings, fish, frogs or other aquatic species pursuant to the provisions of this act shall produce positive proof of:
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to make a false statement or to give any false information in order to acquire a license, pursuant to the provisions of this act.
B. Any license issued by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry pursuant to this act shall contain the data required by subsection A of this section as well as the date and time of issuance of the license.
C. 1. All licenses issued by the Department pursuant to this act shall be nontransferable.
2. No person shall alter, change, lend or transfer any such license. No person shall use, loan or borrow a license which has not been issued to that person by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
D. All licenses issued pursuant to this act shall terminate December 31 for the year issued.
E. The Department may issue a duplicate license at a reasonable cost for a commercial operation if such license is lost or destroyed.
F. 1. A license for engaging in a private commercial operation subject to the provisions of this act may be revoked for a period of not less than one (1) year upon the conviction of the licensee for violating any provision of this act or rules promulgated thereto by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture, or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. For purposes of this subsection, a court conviction, a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, the imposition of a deferred or suspended sentence by a court, or forfeiture of bond shall be deemed a conviction.
3. Any person who has had a license to engage in private commercial operations pursuant to this act shall not be entitled to reapply for such license until the revocation period has expired or the person has obtained approval of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to reapply for the license.
4. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a private commercial operation subject to the provisions of this act after revocation of his or her license. Upon conviction of engaging in a commercial operation after revocation of a license, such person shall not be entitled to obtain a license pursuant to this act for a two-year period after conviction.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 295, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2002.