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Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission votes to seek outside counsel, asks attorney general not to intervene in pending wildlife cases
Summary
At a Nov. 21 special meeting the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to retain independent outside counsel over litigation tied to enforcement of the wildlife code and later approved a formal request that the attorney general refrain from intervening in district-court wildlife cases involving tribal members; a separate request for a formal AG opinion is incompletely recorded in the transcript.
The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission on Nov. 21 voted to retain independent outside counsel and, later in the meeting, approved a formal request that the state attorney general not intervene in wildlife cases currently pending in district court.
The commission first entered executive session under statutory authority cited by the chair to discuss pending and potential litigation "concerning enforcement of the wildlife code, hunting and fishing license[s], and tribal members," then returned to open session to take action. A commissioner (identified in the transcript as Speaker 3) moved "that we invoke the process of Title 74" and request separate counsel to represent the commission; the motion was seconded and passed on roll call. The transcript records multiple commissioners voting "Aye," including Commissioner Chapman, Commissioner Dill, Commissioner Dillingham,…
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