Title 2, Title 2 — Agriculture

Every application shall be accompanied by an annual registration fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00), which is nonrefundable. All such fees shall be deposited in the Agriculture Regulation Revolving Fund created in Section 10-9.24 of this title to be used for the purpose of implementing …

Construction in certain areas prohibited. On and after the effective date of this act: 1. No new or expanding poultry feeding operations, operated by entities prohibited in Section 951 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes including but not limited to entities operating as prescri…

animal feeding operation – Rules. A. In addition to the authority of the State Board of Agriculture to make designations of a concentrated animal feeding operation pursuant to Section 20-44 of this title, the Board shall have the power to designate a poultry feeding operation as …

As used in this subarticle: 1. "Consumer" means any person using poultry for food, and shall include restaurants, hotels, cafeterias, hospitals, state institutions, and/or any other establishment serving food to be consumed on the premises; 2. "Federal inspection" means the poult…

When advertising poultry or poultry products and using the words "inspected", "inspected for wholesomeness", "USDA inspected", "state inspected", or any other term that suggests or implies the product has been inspected, and a price is stated, the correct grade also shall be stat…

Poultry that has been graded shall maintain its grade identity until purchased by the consumer. Added by Laws 1961, p. 8, § 3. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 3, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 738.3 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 246, emerg. eff. April 30, 2…

Any person shall be civilly liable to the State Board of Agriculture for all fines, fees, and charges if that person: 1. Fails, refuses, or neglects to pay any fee or charge that is required or authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code; 2. Fails, refuses, or …

pipeline, equipment, container or storage device – Penalties - Theft or attempted theft of anhydrous ammonia - Civil action for injury resulting from illegal conduct barred. A. 1. Except for necessary repairs to anhydrous ammonia equipment conducted by a registered distributor, s…

As used in this act: 1. "Extraordinary costs" means costs incurred by an incorporated municipality's unregulated utility related to the extreme weather that occurred beginning February 7, 2021, and ending February 21, 2021, including but not limited to fuel-related storage and as…

There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to be designated the "February 2021 Winter Storm Grant Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and s…

A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall develop a grant program for the purpose of providing grants to incorporated municipalities to mitigate extreme purchase costs, extraordinary costs, or both, incurred by the incorporated municipality's owned or co…

Penalty. It shall be unlawful and deemed a Class D3 felony offense to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any agricultural product using any word, figure, number, or term which pertains to grade, quality, condition, quantity, or size, including No. 1, Fancy, Choice, Select, A, Lar…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Agriculture Biotechnology Act". Added by Laws 1990, c. 226, § 1, emerg. eff. May 17, 1990. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 116, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 2011 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 2…

The purpose of the Oklahoma Agriculture Biotechnology Act is to protect agriculture and public health from intentional or unintentional release of genetically engineered biological articles into the environment. Added by Laws 1990, c. 226, § 2, emerg. eff. May 17, 1990. Amended b…

As used in the Oklahoma Agriculture Biotechnology Act: 1. "Donor" means the organism from which genetic material is obtained for transfer to the recipient organism; 2. "Environment" means all of the land, air, and water and any organism that is living in association with these el…

A. The State Department of Agriculture shall have the authority to inspect any premise within this state during regular business hours when the Department has reasonable grounds to believe that activity governed by the Oklahoma Agriculture Biotechnology Act is or may be occurring…

Competitive harm. A. In submitting information pursuant to the Oklahoma Agriculture Biotechnology Act, an applicant for a permit may designate as "confidential" any portions of the information that the applicant believes are entitled to treatment as confidential business informat…

A. The State Board of Agriculture shall have the authority to issue, renew, deny, suspend, and revoke any permit issued according to the provisions of the Oklahoma Agriculture Biotechnology Act. B. No person shall maintain a regulated article without a permit issued by the Board.…

It shall be a violation of the Oklahoma Agriculture Biotechnology Act for any person not exempt from the provisions of the Oklahoma Agriculture Biotechnology Act to: 1. Maintain a regulated article without a permit from the State Board of Agriculture; 2. Move a regulated article …

A. Any person violating the provisions of the Oklahoma Agriculture Biotechnology Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). For the…

sections. Any license, permit, or certificate of registration issued under a statute that is repealed or superseded and has not expired shall be valid for the period for which the license, permit, or certificate was issued under the repealed or superseded statute if required for …

A. There is created the Oklahoma Arboretum and Botanical Garden of Oklahoma, which shall be under the direction and supervision of the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. B. The director shall be appointed by the Dean of the Division of Agricul…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act". Added by Laws 2008, c. 391, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008. Renumbered from § 1421 of Title 59 by Laws 2014, c. 18, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

As used in the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act: 1. "Aluminum material" means the metal aluminum or aluminum alloy or anything made of either aluminum or aluminum alloy, except aluminum beverage cans; 2. "Copper material" means the metal copper or copper alloy or anything made of…

Declaration of ownership – Vehicle purchase. A. Every scrap metal dealer shall keep a separate book, record or other electronic system as authorized by the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act, to record and maintain the following data from any seller of any amount of scrap metal as …

A. It shall be unlawful for scrap metal dealers permitted to do business in this state as required by the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act to purchase any item listed in subsection C of this section without: 1. Obtaining proof that the seller owns or is authorized to sell the pro…

permit - Knowingly providing false information - Burnt copper material - Violations reported - Revocation of permit. A. Any person found in violation of any provision of the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act, with the exceptions as provided by subsections B, C and D of this sectio…

dealers - Appeal bond. A. Any sales tax permit, issued pursuant to Section 1364 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to any scrap metal dealer who violates any of the provisions of this act relating to the purchase of copper or aluminum materials or any scrap metal regulated by …

A. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to become a scrap metal dealer shall be required to obtain a sales tax permit as provided by Section 1364 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, for each scrap metal yard owned or operated by such person…

A person shall not advertise, act, offer to act, hold himself or herself out, or engage in business as a scrap metal dealer in this state without a scrap metal dealer license issued by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. Added by Laws 2013, c. 230, § 5, ef…

A. An applicant for a license to engage in business as a scrap metal dealer shall provide all of the following information on the license application: 1. If the applicant is an individual, the full name and place of residence of the applicant; 2. If the applicant is a firm, corpo…

Penalties. A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry may suspend, cancel, revoke, or refuse reissuance of a scrap metal dealer license after the person has an opportunity for public hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act for any of the following…

Wildlife Services – Wildlife damage management. A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall enter into a written agreement on behalf of the State of Oklahoma with the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services. The agreement shall be for the…

It shall be lawful for an authorized agent of the State Board of Agriculture engaged in wildlife damage management, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12-1 of this title, to carry firearms in the course of his or her official duties. Authorized agents shall successfully pass a…

All statutes of Title 2 currently in effect and which are hereafter enacted shall be considered and deemed part of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code. Laws 1980, c. 7, § 4, emerg. eff. March 3, 1980.

There shall be established a State Bureau of Standards of weights, measures, and tests of all kinds. This Bureau shall be a part of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, which shall provide facilities for its use. The Director of Laboratory Services shall ac…

The Director of the Bureau of Standards shall have charge of the various standards of weights, measures, and testing devices received by this state from the United States pursuant to Resolutions of Congress approved June 14, 1836, and July 27, 1866, and any future standards which…

The weights, measures, and testing devices received from the United States pursuant to Joint Resolutions of Congress approved June 14, 1836, and July 27, 1866, now in the care and custody of the State Bureau of Standards, and the weights and measures in conformity with the Resolu…

As used in this article: 1. “Correct” means conformance to all applicable requirements of this article; 2. “Field standard” means the physical standards which are traceable to the reference standards through comparisons, using acceptable laboratory procedures, and used in the enf…

A. The system of weights and measures in customary use in the United States and the metric system of weights and measures are jointly recognized. Either one or both of these systems shall be used for all commercial purposes in the state. B. The definitions of basic units of weigh…

Weights and measures that are traceable to the United States prototype standards supplied by the federal government or approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall be the state reference standards of weights and measures and shall be maintained in the cali…

The specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for commercial and regulatory weighing and measuring devices as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in National Bureau of Standards Handbook 44, "Specifications, Tolerances and Ot…

Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook. The State Board of Agriculture shall have the following powers and duties: 1. Maintain traceability of the state standards to the National Institute of Standards and Technology and adopt standard weights and measures for products in…

The State Board of Agriculture may, at the request of the owner or user of any weighing or measuring device, test a device upon payment of a fee for expenses. Added by Laws 1976, c. 108, § 6, emerg. eff. May 12, 1976. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 59, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000. …

When necessary for the enforcement of this article or rules promulgated pursuant thereto, the State Board of Agriculture may: 1. Issue stop-use, hold, and removal orders for any weights and measures commercially used, and issue stop-sale, hold, and removal orders for any packaged…

A. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Advertised price" means the price of a consumer item which price a store has caused to be disseminated by means of promotional methods such as an in-store sign, newspaper, circular, television, radio advertising, or other means; 2. "Board"…

Any person subject to the provisions of Sections 14-31 through 14-43 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall comply with the provisions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, “Uniform Laws and Regulations,” and supplements or revisions and the Natio…

Except as provided by the State Board of Agriculture, commodities in liquid form shall be sold by liquid measure or by weight. Commodities not in liquid form shall be sold only by weight, measure, or count, so long as the method of sale provides accurate quantity information. Add…

The Bureau of Standards shall be available to all state departments, municipal and private corporations, and citizens of this state. The Bureau shall be the highest official authority with regard to standards of weights, measures, and testing devices, and methods of weighing, mea…

A. Except as provided in this article or by rules promulgated pursuant thereto, any package kept for the purpose of sale, offering for sale, or exposing for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of: 1. The identity of the com…