Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
| Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation | |
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| Abbreviation | ODWC |
Patch of the Oklahoma State Game Wardens
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | July 3, 1956 |
| Employees | 325 unclassified |
| Annual budget | $40 million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Oklahoma, USA |
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| Map of Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 69,898 square miles (181,030 km2) |
| Population | 3,642,361 (2008 est.) |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 1801 N. Lincoln Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Elected officer responsible | Gary Sherrer, Secretary of the Environment |
| Agency executive | Richard Hatcher, Director |
| Parent agency | Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| Website | |
| Department of Wildlife Conservation | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is an agency of the state of Oklahoma responsible for managing and protecting Oklahoma's wildlife population and their habitats. The Department is under the control of the Wildlife Conservation Commission, an 8-member board appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the Oklahoma Senate. All members serve eight-year terms. The Commission, in turn, appoints a Director to serve as the chief administrative officer of the Department.
The current Director of the Department of Wildlife Conservation is Richard Hatcher.
The Department was created in 1956 during the term of Governor Raymond D. Gary by an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution.
The Department was created in 1956 when the voters of Oklahoma approved State Question 374, which amended the Oklahoma Constitution by adding Article 26. The State Question was brought before the voters of the state through an initiative petition process.
The Department is overseen by the Secretary of the Environment. Under Governor Mary Fallin, Gary Sherrer is serving as the Secretary.
The Wildlife Conservation Department, with an annual budget of over $40 million, is one of the larger employers of the State. For fiscal year 2010, the Department was authorized 339 full-time employees.
Since the establishment of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, two officers have died while on duty.
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