Artificial coloring prohibited; transporting artificially colored animals prohibited.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 8-117
in effect§ 8-117. - Artificial coloring prohibited; transporting artificially colored animals prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to dye or artificially color or cause to be dyed or artificially colored any mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, including wild and domesticated species or to bring or transport any dyed or artificially colored mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, including wild and domesticated species into the City.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to tattoo any fish or to cause any fish to be tattooed or to bring or transport any tattooed fish into the City.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to artificially color any fish or cause any fish to be artificially colored or to bring or transport any artificially colored fish into the City when the artificial coloring is a result of the injection of dyes into the fish through the use of needles or other invasive techniques.
(Ord. No. 23145, § 2, 10-3-06; Ord. No. 23464, § 1, 10-9-07)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH8AN_ARTIIHUCATR_DIV2CRAN_S8-117ARCOPRTRARCOANPRFetched: 10/28/2026