New Oklahoma Bill Would Allow Raising Alligators without a Permit

Oklahoma Voice: Bill seeks to reduce guardrails on Oklahoma alligator ownership, breeding

OKLAHOMA CITY – Alligators could be raised as pets and for food under an Oklahoma bill pending before lawmakers.

New Oklahoma bill would allow raising alligators without a permit

Under a bill proposed this legislative session, Oklahomans would be able to raise alligators hatched from eggs in captivity without a permit.

Bill seeks to reduce guardrails on Oklahoma alligator ownership, breeding • Oklahoma Voice

Sen. Kelly Hines, R-Oklahoma City, left, and Sen. Jonathan Wingard, R-Ada, await votes on a veto override during the Senate session on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (Photo by Janelle Stecklein/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY – Alligators could be raised as pets and for food under an Oklahoma bill pending before lawmakers. Senate Bill 2087, by Sen. Jonathan Wingard, R-Ada,  would allow the raising of alligators hatched from eggs in captivity without a per…