New Regs

Last week the public hearings were held for the new falconry regulations in Oklahoma.  Over three days, in multiple locations around the state, public comments were recorded.  Fortunately, I have heard that there were only positive comments and this step of getting the new regulations is complete.

Next up is a bill being introduced to remove the non-resident falconry permit that Oklahoma currently requires for out-of-state falconers to hawk here.  House Bill 1691 has been authored by Rep. Sears and co-authored by Rep. Hickman and will change this law if passed.  There appears to be little opposition to this, largely due to the fact that only a couple of other states still require something other than an non-resident hunting license to practice falconry there.  That's all for now that I am aware of on the new regs front.

New Falconry Regulations are still on track for January 1, 2010