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AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (ANS)
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PROHIBITED
SPECIES LIST
Importing into the state or possession of
As soon as you pull your boat out the following exotic species or their eggs
of the water, remember to: in Oklahoma is illegal:
• Alewives
Clean. Dry. • Australian Red Claw (Crayfish)
Pressure wash your boat, trailer and equipment If pressure wash is not available, allow the boat, • Bighead Carp
with hot water (140º F) and remove all zebra mus- trailer and equipment to dry thoroughly for at • Black Carp
sels, plant fragments and mud that are visible. least five days before visiting a new water body.
• Blueback Herring
Drain. • Bony-Tongue Fishes
Drain all water from your boat, motor, bilge, live • Electric Catfish
wells, coolers and ballast. • Electric Eel
Anchor Live Wells Motor • Freshwater Stingray
Prop Dock Lines Bilge • Pike Killifish
• Houri
• Marbled Crayfish
• Parasitic South American Catfish
texasinvasives.org • Piranha
Trailer • Pavon or Peacock Bass
• Rainbow Smelt
Hull Bunks • Rudd and Rudd Hybrids
Axle Prop
Rollers • Silver Carp
• Snakehead
IT'S THE LAW! • Walking Catfish
Disclaimer: For a complete list of the
ANS are invasive, non-native species that threaten the ecological integrity of common and scientific names of species
aquatic ecosystems in Oklahoma. Boaters must remove all aquatic plant that are illegal to import into the state or
species and zebra mussels from boats, trailers and other gear prior to possess in Oklahoma please refer to Title
launching boats in state waters. If you find something you believe to be 800 Chapter 20.
an ANS, call fisheries biologist at (918) 683-1031. For more information
on ANS, go online to ProtectYourWaters.net
Australian Red Piranha
Claw (Crayfish)
SHAD RESTRICTION
No person shall transport shad from the following waters. If shad are collected from these
listed waters for use as bait, they may only be used in the water body from which they were
collected. If you encounter an invasive carp, please immediately report it to (918) 683-1031. Walking Catfish
• The Red River below Lake Texoma to • The Neosho River from Grand Lake to
the Arkansas state line the Kansas state line
• Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees • The Kiamichi River below Hugo Lake to
the Red River Peacock Bass Northern Snakehead
For a complete list of Oklahoma aquatic
invasive species and where they are
located, visit the ANS webpage at www.
wildlifedepartment.com/fishing/ans
Bighead Carp Juvenile Silver Carp Juvenile Gizzard Shad

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