1. A. No person shall intentionally or knowingly release or engage in, sponsor, instigate, assist, or profit from the release of any hog, boar, swine, or pig to live in a wild or feral state upon public or private lands, except for:

   1. 1. Release into a licensed sporting facility pursuant to the Feral Swine Control Act; or
   2. 2. When utilizing the Judas pig tagging system, release onto the same private land on which a feral hog was trapped or caught. In order to come under the release authorization of this paragraph, the release must occur within twenty-four (24) hours of the capture of the hog.
2. B. No person shall knowingly or intentionally violate the importation, testing, permitting, licensing, and transportation requirements contained in the Feral Swine Control Act and rules promulgated thereto.
3. C. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class D3 felony offense and subject to imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a fine of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), or both fine and imprisonment.

Laws 2007, HB 1914, c. 5, § 11, eff. November 1, 2007; Amended by Laws 2012, SB 1751, c. 32, § 2, eff. November 1, 2012 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 628, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).