Title 2, Title 2 — Agriculture

The provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act and all powers and rights pursuant to the general business corporation laws shall apply to the associations organized pursuant to the provisions of the Cooperative Marketing Association Act, except where such provisions are i…

A. As used in the Cooperative Marketing Association Act: 1. “Agricultural products" includes horticultural, viticultural, nut, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and any other farm products; 2. “Member" means, in addition to those admitted to membership in an association without cap…

Five or more natural persons of full age, engaged in the production of agricultural products either as tenants or landlords, who are residents of this state or any other, or two or more cooperative associations, organized under the laws of this state or any other, may form a nonp…

organized. An association may be organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act to engage in any activity in connection with: 1. The marketing or selling of agricultural products; 2. The harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, blending, canning, packing, grad…

Each association incorporated pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act shall have the power to: 1. Act as an agency for or subsidiary of or to assist cooperative associations formed pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act or similar acts in any of the a…

acknowledgment and filing - Evidence. A. The incorporators of an association to be formed pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act must prepare and file Articles of Incorporation setting forth: 1. The name of the association which may or may not include the word "coo…

The Articles of Incorporation shall be filed in triplicate with the Secretary of State. For filing the Articles of Incorporation, an association shall pay to the Secretary of State a fee of Twenty- five Dollars ($25.00), and for filing an amendment to the Articles, a fee of Fifte…

A. The Articles of Incorporation may be amended at any regular meeting or any special meeting called for that purpose. An amendment must first be approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the directors, and then adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members present at the meeting. B. A…

expense limit. The Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Commission shall not expend more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the funds it receives for administrative expenses. Added by Laws 1987, c. 208, § 8, operative July 1, 1987. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 236, § 50, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987;…

Sections 59 through 75 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers Act”. Added by Laws 1973, c. 164, § 1, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 59, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 1501 of this title by La…

Development Commission. There shall be re-created, to continue until July 1, 2017, in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission for the utilization, research and market development of shee…

As used in the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers Act, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Commission" shall mean the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission; 2. "Dealer" shall mean any person who buys or accepts sheep or wool from a sheep pro…

The Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission shall consist of seven (7) elected members who are at least twenty-five (25) years of age and residents of Oklahoma, and have been actually engaged in producing sheep or wool in this state for a period of …

A. The Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers, Incorporated, shall call the original election of members to the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission. All subsequent elections shall be called by the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Mar…

A member of the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission shall be removable by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the other members of the Commission for cause. A member ceasing to be a resident of the state, ceasing to live in the district from which the me…

At the first meeting of the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission, the Commission shall elect a chair, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer from among the membership, and thereafter at the first meeting of each fiscal year. The Commission shall mee…

The Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission shall have the power to: 1. Make such reasonable expenditures of funds as is necessary to carry out the provisions of the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers Act; 2. Devise, adopt and conduct a program of ed…

The Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission shall cause the ballots and other information required pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers Act to be published in a market news service available to Oklahoma sheep and wool …

A. There is hereby assessed a fee of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per head on all sheep produced or sold in the State of Oklahoma and a fee of two cents ($0.02) per pound on all wool produced or sold in the State of Oklahoma. Such fees are assessed and imposed on the producer at the…

A. Producers may petition at any time for a referendum to determine if the assessments levied by the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers Act are to continue. The President of the State Board of Agriculture shall call and conduct a referendum if the petitions bear signatures of ten …

A. A purchaser shall render and have on file a report with the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission by the fifteenth day of each calendar quarter following any calendar quarter in which such purchaser has purchased five hundred (500) or more shee…

A. The chair of the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission shall make an annual report to the Governor, within thirty (30) days after January 1 of each year, showing in detail all income and expenditures and any other facts relevant to the Oklahoma…

A. Any sheep or wool producer who is assessed the fee or fees authorized by the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers Act and objects to the collection of such fee may, within sixty (60) days following such collection, make application to the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and …

and Market Development Commission – Review – Itemization of income and expenditures. A. The Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission shall file with the Director of the Market Development Division of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and …

The Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission may cooperate with and enter into contracts with proper local, state or national organizations, public or private, in carrying out the purposes of the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Producers Act. Added by Laws 1…

The Attorney General may bring action in the district court of Oklahoma County to recover all fees and penalties due the Sheep and Wool Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission for failure of any person to comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Sheep and Wool P…

A. This subarticle shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act". B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act shall be to develop programs that will enhance sorghum production, sorghum research, promoting market development and education, and im…

As used in the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act: 1. "Commercial channels" means the sale of sorghum for any use, when sold to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor, cooperative, or to any person, public or private, who resells any sorghum or product produced from sorghum; 2. "Com…

A. 1. There is hereby assessed a fee of one cent ($0.01) per bushel upon all sorghum marketed by sorghum producers in this state and sold or handled through commercial channels. The fee shall be assessed and imposed upon the sorghum producer at the time of sale or delivery and sh…

A. The first purchaser shall render and have on file a report along with remittance of the fees collected pursuant to the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act on the fifteenth of each calendar quarter. The report shall include the total amount of fees assessed by the first purchaser, t…

A. Any sorghum producer subject to the assessment provided in the Oklahoma Sorghum Resources Act may request a refund of the fees so assessed, within sixty (60) days following the collection of the fee. Any sorghum producer requesting a refund shall make application to the Oklaho…

A. Sorghum producers may petition for a referendum to determine if the assessment is to be continued, at any time. The President of the State Board of Agriculture shall call and conduct a referendum if the petitions bear signatures of ten percent (10%) of the sorghum producers. N…

A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Oilseed Resources Act". B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Oilseed Resources Act shall be to develop programs that will enhance oilseed production, oilseed research, promoting market development and education, and improving…

As used in the Oklahoma Oilseed Resources Act: 1. "Commercial channels" means the sale of oilseed for any use, when sold to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor, cooperative, or to any person, public or private, who resells any oilseed or product produced from oilseed; 2. "Com…

A. There is hereby assessed a fee to be determined by each oilseed subcommittee for oilseed marketed by oilseed producers in this state and sold or handled through commercial channels. The fee shall be assessed and imposed upon the oilseed producer at the time of sale or delivery…

Audit – Retention of records and reports. A. The first purchaser shall render and have on file a report along with remittance of the fees collected pursuant to the Oklahoma Oilseed Resources Act on the fifteenth of each calendar quarter. The report shall include the total amount …

A. The chair of the Oklahoma Oilseed Commission shall make an annual report to the Secretary of Agriculture, within forty-five (45) days after June 30 of each year, showing in detail all income and expenditures and any other facts relevant to the Oklahoma Oilseed Resources Act. T…

A. Any oilseed producer subject to the assessment provided in the Oklahoma Oilseed Resources Act may request a refund of the fees so assessed, within sixty (60) days following the collection of the fee. Any oilseed producer requesting a refund shall make application to the Oklaho…

There is created until November 1, 2017, the Oklahoma Oilseed Resources Fund. The Oklahoma Oilseed Resources Fund shall be administered by the Oklahoma Oilseed Commission for the benefit of the oilseed producers in this state for the purposes specified by the Oklahoma Oilseed Res…

A. Oilseed producers may petition for a referendum to determine if the assessment is to be continued at any time. The President of the State Board of Agriculture shall call and conduct a referendum if the petitions bear signatures of ten percent (10%) of the oilseed producers. No…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act". Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.

Sections 18-300 through 18-317 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Wheat Resources Act". Added by Laws 1965, c. 59, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 1965. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 19, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 1021 of this title by L…

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of Oklahoma to protect and foster the health, prosperity, and general welfare of its people by protecting and stabilizing the wheat industry and the economy of the areas producing wheat. Added by Laws 1965, c. 59, § 9, em…

A. The Oklahoma Wheat Commission shall assess a fee upon all wheat marketed by wheat producers in this state and sold through commercial channels. The fee is assessed and imposed on the producer at the time of sale or delivery, and shall be collected and remitted by the first pur…

A. Producers may petition for a referendum at any time after five (5) years following the effective date of the Oklahoma Wheat Resources Act to determine if the assessment is to be continued. B. The President of the State Board of Agriculture shall call and conduct a referendum i…

A. It is the intent of the Legislature to: 1. Create the Oklahoma Beef Council; 2. Promote the growth of the cattle industry in Oklahoma; 3. Assure an adequate and wholesome food supply; 4. Provide for the general economic welfare of producers and consumers of beef; and 5. Provid…

A. In the case of a pledge or mortgage of wheat as security for a loan under the federal price support program, the promotional fee levied pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Wheat Resources Act shall be deducted from the proceeds of such loans at the time the loans are ma…

A. The purchaser shall render and have on file a report with the Oklahoma Wheat Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission by the fifteenth day of each calendar quarter following any calendar quarter in which such a purchaser has purchased ten thousand (10,000) or mo…

The Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation shall make an annual report to the chair of the Commission, within fifteen (15) days after June 30 of each year, showing disposition of all funds allocated to it under the provisions of the Oklahoma Wheat Resources Act. Added by Laws 1965, c…

A. Any wheat producer subject to the assessment provided in the Oklahoma Wheat Resources Act may request a refund of the fees so assessed within sixty (60) days following the collection of the fee. Any wheat producer requesting a refund shall make application to the Oklahoma Whea…