A. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no person shall fish, pursue, harass, catch, kill, take, attempt to take in any manner, use, have in possession, sell or transport all or any portion of a fish in Lake Texoma without having first procured a license from the Director or from any authorized agents of the Director.
B. Persons excepted from the license requirements of this section are:
1. Nonresidents under fourteen (14) years of age;
2. Nonresidents in possession of a valid nonresident license issued under Section 4-110 of this title and fishing the Oklahoma portion of Lake Texoma;
3. Holders of parallel special Texas fishing license for Lake Texoma; and
4. A resident holding a valid Oklahoma fishing license or excepted from such by Section 4-110 of this title and fishing only the Oklahoma side of Lake Texoma.
C. The minimum fee for this special Lake Texoma fishing license shall be Six Dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75). Upon action by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, with agreement by the Commission, to raise the fee for the special Texas fishing license for Lake Texoma, the fee for the special Lake Texoma fishing license shall be raised accordingly. Licenses shall be issued in accordance with Sections 4-201 and 4-202 of this title.
D. Revenue received from the sale of this special license for Lake Texoma shall be divided between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall receive seventy percent (70%) of the fees collected. The remaining thirty percent (30%) of the fees collected shall be forwarded by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
E. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Added by Laws 1979, c. 143, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 91, § 13, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 2003, c. 160, § 8, eff. July 1, 2003.