Title 2, Title 2 — Agriculture

The State Board of Agriculture shall remit at least monthly all monies received pursuant to the Soil Amendment Act to the State Treasurer. Upon receipt of the monies the State Treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the State Treasury and shall credit the monies to an approp…

The Soil Amendment Act shall be administered by the State Board of Agriculture. Added by Laws 1975, c. 181, § 2, emerg. eff. May 22, 1975. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 81, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 1702 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 255, emerg. eff.…

As used in the Soil Amendment Act: 1. “Active ingredient” or “soil amending ingredient” means: a. the ingredient or ingredients that affect the physical, chemical, or other characteristics of the soil and improve soil condition, or b. any natural or synthetic substance when appli…

A. Each container of a soil amendment shall be labeled on the face or display side in a readable and conspicuous form to show the following information: 1. The net weight of the contents; 2. The name of the product; 3. The guaranteed analysis; 4. A statement as to the purpose of …

A. Each soil amendment product shall be registered with the State Board of Agriculture before it is distributed in this state. Application for registration shall be submitted to the Board, on a form, showing the information required on the label, as provided in Section 8-85.4 of …

The State Board of Agriculture may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale, stop use, or removal order to the owner or custodian of any lot of soil amendment, and shall hold such lot of soil amendment at a designated place when the Board finds a soil amendment is being o…

It shall be a violation of the Soil Amendment Act for any person: 1. To distribute a soil amendment that is not registered with the State Board of Agriculture; 2. To distribute a soil amendment that is not labeled; 3. To distribute a soil amendment that is misbranded; 4. To distr…

A. The State Board of Agriculture may inspect, sample, analyze, and test soil amendments distributed in this state at any time and place, and to the extent necessary to determine whether the soil amendments are in compliance with the Soil Amendment Act. B. The Board and its emplo…

When used in this subarticle: 1. "Advertisement" means and includes any representation, except information on the label or invoice, disseminated in any manner relating to weed-infested material; 2. "Labeling" means any label or other written, printed, or graphic representation, i…

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or knowingly transport within this state any weed-infested material: 1. Bearing a false or misleading label and/or invoice; 2. Bearing a false or misleading statement regarding absence or presence of noxious weeds; a…

A. The provisions of the preceding section shall not apply to weed-infested material in storage in, or consigned to, a processing establishment for cleaning or processing, or weed-infested material transported by producers from their farms to an elevator, or from farm-to-market. …

Any lot or amount of weed-infested material that is not in compliance with the provisions of this subarticle shall be subject to seizure upon petition of the State Board of Agriculture, to the district court of the county in which the weed-infested material is found or is located…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Livestock Auction Market Act". Added by Laws 1991, c. 186, § 1, emerg. eff. May 13, 1991.

For purposes of the Livestock Auction Market Act, “livestock auction market” means any established place where livestock is regularly offered for sale at public auction. Added by Laws 1955, p. 92, art. 9(D), § 1. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 6, § 2; Laws 1980, c. 42, § 4, emerg. eff.…

account - Nonrenewal or cancellation of bond – Violations - Penalties. A. Except as provided by subsection C of this section, no person shall operate, conduct, or maintain a livestock auction market unless the person holds a livestock auction market license issued by the State Bo…

Any bond or corporate surety bond involved in any section of the Livestock Auction Market Act, shall be issued by a corporation or insurance company, certified as being solvent by the State Insurance Commissioner or certified by the United States Department of Agriculture, pursua…

A. Every application for a livestock auction market license shall be on a form prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture. Each license shall expire at a time specified by the Board by rule. A fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) shall be charged and collected for the issuance o…

A. Every person operating or conducting a livestock auction market shall make, and keep for two (2) years, a record showing an identifying description, vehicle license tag number, and the names and addresses of the buyer and seller of livestock consigned for sale at livestock auc…

assets - Distribution. A. Upon the suspension or revocation of any livestock auction market license as a result of a custodial account default, the Board shall have the authority to take possession of any and all assets which belong to the custodial account for shippers' proceeds…

A. The State Board of Agriculture shall cause a periodic inspection to be made of all scales used at any livestock auction market. All scales used at any livestock auction market shall have an automatic stamping device to print the weight on a card, paper, or ticket and furnished…

sale of livestock. A. No person shall buy or offer to buy livestock on the premises owned and used by a person operating a livestock auction market before the livestock has been regularly consigned for sale. B. No person, with the intent to defraud, shall offer for sale any lives…

As used in the Livestock Auction Market Act: 1. “Exotic animals” means commercially raised animals of the families bovidae, cervidae, antilocapridae, suidae, and ratites; 2. “Livestock” means cattle, swine, sheep, horses, mules, or goats and includes exotic animals; 3. “Payment b…

A. 1. Unless agreed to in writing between the owner and the purchaser, the agent, or representative of the purchaser for each transaction, it shall be unlawful for any person who purchases livestock for slaughter, whether acting individually, as agent, or representative of anothe…

A. Every livestock dealer shall maintain written records as required by the Federal Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended, and any other written records that are necessary and adequate to determine the sources and disposition of livestock that are, or have been, in the d…

The provisions of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Competitive Livestock Markets Act”. Added by Laws 2001, c. 400, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.

As used in the Competitive Livestock Markets Act, “packer” means any person: 1. Engaged in the business of buying more than five thousand (5,000) animal units of livestock per year in commerce for purpose of slaughter; 2. Manufacturing or preparing meats or meat food products for…

It shall be unlawful for any packer with respect to livestock, meats, meat products or livestock products in unmanufactured form to: 1. Engage in or use any unfair, unjustly discriminatory or deceptive practice or device; 2. Sell or otherwise transfer to or for any other packer o…

A. Any person who has incurred damages as a result of the Competitive Livestock Markets Act may bring an action to: 1. Obtain a declaratory judgment that an act or practice violates the Competitive Livestock Markets Act; or 2. Enjoin or obtain a restraining order against a packer…

Every packer shall keep such accounts, records and memoranda as necessary to fully and correctly disclose all transactions involved in such person’s business, including the true ownership of the business by stockholding or otherwise. Added by Laws 2001, c. 400, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, …

This subarticle shall be known and may be cited as the “Public Warehouse and Commodity Indemnity Act”. Added by Laws 1987, c. 125, § 1, emerg. eff. June 2, 1987. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 83, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.

As used in the Public Warehouse and Commodity Indemnity Act: 1. “Charter” means a franchise issued to a person for the operation of a public warehouse; 2. “Commodities” means nonperishable grains or seeds; 3. “Depositor” means any person storing commodities with a state-chartered…

requirement - Bonds, certificates of deposit and irrevocable letters of credit - Bond cancellation. A. 1. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to operate a public warehouse unless such person shall have obtained and holds a charter therefor issued by the State Bo…

A. Each application for a charter shall include the name used by the warehouse and the name shall be shown on the charter. No warehouse shall be operated by or under any name other than that shown on the charter. B. No charter shall be issued or remain valid if the applicant or w…

bond - Indemnity Fund lien - Venue - Notice - Renewal of charter - Seizure of commodities - Identification and date of loss - Claim of loss. A. 1. Upon the suspension, revocation, or voluntary surrender of the state charter, federal license, or bond of a warehouseman or public wa…

Commodity open storage records - Inspection fees. A. When requested by the State Board of Agriculture, any warehouseman, who stores or handles for storage commodities shall make a report to the Board concerning the condition, conduct, operation, and business of each public wareho…

A. Each state-chartered warehouseman shall insure and keep insured, in the warehouseman's own name, all of the commodities in store, received for storage, or handled for storage for the full market value of the commodities, against loss or damage by fire, lightning, inherent expl…

A. 1. Each warehouseman, upon weighing commodities, shall issue a scale ticket to the person from whom the commodities are received on a form approved by the State Board of Agriculture. No scale ticket shall be issued unless the Board has approved the form. The scale ticket shall…

Negotiable public warehouse receipts shall be in a form prescribed and designed by the State Board of Agriculture. The Board shall furnish warehouse receipts to warehousemen at a price commensurate with the cost of preparation, printing and delivery. Added by Laws 1955, p. 81, ar…

Rule making. Notwithstanding any other provision of federal or state law: 1. Electronic receipts issued, and electronic documents transferred, under this subsection with respect to an agricultural product may be recorded in, and transferred under, a system maintained in one or mo…

Settlement for stored commodities - Canceled original warehouse receipts. A. If a warehouse receipt is lost or destroyed and a duplicate receipt is desired, a duplicate shall be issued in the same manner as the original receipt upon affidavit of the owner of the original receipt …

Each warehouseman shall maintain correct and accurate scales and equipment for weighing and keeping records of all commodities received. Added by Laws 1955, p. 82, art. 9(B), § 12. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 10, § 10, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 91, emerg. eff. May 24, …

All commodities received by a warehouseman shall be inspected, graded, and stored by commodity. If the owner or consignee requests and the warehouseman consents, the owner's or consignee's commodities may be kept in a separate bin. The bin shall be marked “Special” with the name …

- Prepositioning of commodity stocks. A. It shall be a felony for any warehouseman, employee, or manager of a public warehouse to knowingly: 1. Issue or receive a fraudulent warehouse receipt regarding, but not limited to, commodities that are not actually stored at the time of i…

Penalties. Any warehouseman, manager, or other employee of a public warehouse, who issues or aids in issuing a warehouse receipt for any commodities, without knowing that the commodities have actually been placed in a public warehouse, who delivers any commodities from a public w…

No public warehouse shall be designated as chartered or operated under the provisions of the Public Warehouse and Commodity Indemnity Act and no name or description conveying the impression that it is chartered or operated shall be used unless the public warehouse is chartered. A…

notice to warehouse - Procurement of receipts by false statement of material fact - Penalties. Any person who deposits or attempts to deposit in a public warehouse any commodities upon which a lien or mortgage exists, without notifying the manager of the public warehouse, and any…

A. The State Board of Agriculture shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Public Warehouse and Commodity Indemnity Act. B. The rules shall conform as nearly as practicable to the requirements of the United States Warehouse Act, as amended, its successo…

The provisions of the Public Warehouse and Commodity Indemnity Act shall not apply to an individual producer-owner who does not receive from other producers commodities for storage, handling for storage, or both, but any qualified producer-owner may be issued a charter upon prope…

There is hereby created within the State Department of Agriculture, the "Oklahoma Commodity Storage Indemnity Fund". Added by Laws 1980, c. 110, § 2, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 125, § 13, emerg. eff. June 2, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 10, § 18, eff. July 1, 1997.

There is hereby assessed two (2) mills per bushel on all commodities delivered by producers to any public warehouse. The assessment shall be imposed on the warehouse at the time the commodity is received and shall be collected and remitted to the State Department of Agriculture b…