Permit

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 38, art. VI, div. 3, pt. B

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-386 Required.

§ 38-386. - Required. No person shall fish in and upon the waters of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation without a permit issued by or under the supervision of the association. (Code 1970, § 23-107; Code 1980, § 38-386)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-387 Senior citizens exemption.

§ 38-387. - Senior citizens exemption. Any bona fide City resident, or retired City employee, who shall have attained the age of 62 years shall not be required to purchase or hold a permit to fish in and upon the waters of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation; provided such person shall carry on his person, while fishing on any such reservation, positive, written evidence that he has attained such age. (Code 1970, § 23-23; Code 1980, § 38-387)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-388 Exemption for blind persons.

§ 38-388. - Exemption for blind persons. Any person who is legally blind, as defined by State law, and any one sighted person actually accompanying a legally blind person while the latter is fishing, shall not be required to purchase and hold a permit to fish in and upon the waters of the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation. (Code 1970, § 23-24.1; Code 1980, § 38-388)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-389 Exemption for other disabled persons.

§ 38-389. - Exemption for other disabled persons. (a) Any person with a physical disability of at least 60 percent, as certified by a medical doctor licensed to practice medicine in this State, shall have the privilege of fishing upon or in the Atoka Reservoir-Reservation without having to obtain a fishing permit. Any person wishing to exercise this privilege shall carry said proof of the percentage of disability upon his person and present it to the Chief Ranger or his assistant upon request. (b) A physically impaired person who is unable to properly use fishing apparatus because of said physical impairment may be accompanied by one person to assist this physically impaired person to fish upon the reservation. The fishing assistant need not have a fishing permit. (Ord. No. 16266, § 1(23-24.2), 6-30-81; Code 1980, § 38-389)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-390 Other exemptions.

§ 38-390. - Other exemptions. No fishing permit shall be required for any honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States of America who is suffering a 60 percent or greater disability, or for persons under 16 years of age and all others excluded by the statutes of the State. The association may make such rules as may be reasonably necessary to establish such eligibility. (Code 1970, § 23-107; Code 1980, § 38-390)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-391 Term.

§ 38-391. - Term. A fishing permit shall be either of the following kinds: (1) an annual permit which shall expire on April 30 next following its issuance, and which may be issued at any time during the permit year for the remainder of such permit year. (2) a daily permit which shall be valid only for the day specified in it. (Code 1970, § 23-107; Code 1980, § 38-391)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-392 Fee.

§ 38-392. - Fee. In order to obtain a fishing permit a person shall pay to the association or to the person designated by the association the fee established. (Code 1970, § 23-107; Code 1980, § 38-392)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-393 What permit authorizes generally.

§ 38-393. - What permit authorizes generally. Fishing permits shall allow fishing only at periods and times authorized by the State and Federal laws and shall not permit fishing in or upon any area designated as spawning areas, or areas that may be otherwise restricted as hereinafter provided. During the hunting season the holder of a fishing permit shall not be entitled to fish on said premises at any place where, in the judgment of the association, such fishing will interfere with hunting thereon. (Code 1970, § 23-108; Code 1980, § 38-393)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-394 Restrictions of type of fishing equipment.

§ 38-394. - Restrictions of type of fishing equipment. (a) A fishing permit shall entitle the holder thereof to the use of not to exceed three poles. Not more than three hooks shall be used upon any one line; provided that this shall not apply to artificial lures with more than three hooks. (b) No net, trap, gig, spear, trammel net or seine of any kind, nor trot or throw lines shall be used. (c) Each person holding a permit to fish shall be allowed to use one minnow trap having a funnel entrance and which shall not exceed 18 inches in any dimension. (Code 1970, § 23-109(b), (c), (i); Code 1980, § 38-394)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-395 Numerical limitations.

§ 38-395. - Numerical limitations. No more than one fishing permit shall be issued to any one person. (Code 1970, § 23-109(a); Code 1980, § 38-395)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 38-396 Regulations for use or pier.

§ 38-396. - Regulations for use or pier. (a) Each person using the enclosed fishing pier shall be limited to one fishing pole from October 15 through March 15. March 16 through October 14 each person shall be limited to the use of two fishing poles. More than one pole may be brought to the pier. The fishing pole used at the pier shall be no longer than seven feet in length. (b) The interior portion of the fishing pier at Lake Hefner shall be open 24 hours. (c) No person shall use any tobacco product, including smokeless tobacco, inside the facility. Smoking is permitted on the rail outside the pier. (d) Bait used while fishing in the interior portion of the fishing pier shall be limited to live bait or artificial lures. No stink bait, liver, or other odor emitting type baits shall be used for fishing inside the pier. (e) Children under the age of 14 years of age shall be accompanied by an adult and under their immediate supervision at all times during use of the pier. (f) Fishing in the enclosed fishing pier shall be limited to rod and reel or pole only. (g) No animals shall be permitted on the fishing pier except trained dogs which provide assistance to handicapped citizens. (h) Fish cleaning shall be limited to the stainless steel sink provided inside the pier for that purpose. (i) Chairs on the enclosed fishing pier shall be limited to one chair per fisherman. No cots, pallets or sleeping paraphernalia will be permitted on the pier or railing. (j) The operation of stereos or other electronic devices on the pier or railing shall require the use of headsets or earphones. (Ord. No. 21013, § 1, 3-24-98)

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