Title 2, Title 2 — Agriculture

This act shall not restrict or preempt the authority granted to the State Department of Health and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry by other law to inspect, regulate, or ban food. Added by Laws 2024, c. 222, § 4, eff. Sept. 15, 2024.

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall create a licensing program for meat processing plants that helps support Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's "Hunters Against Hunger" program, by allowing the processors to process wild game. This license…

A. The State Department of Health and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall: 1. Review any such regulations that have an effect on limiting the use of donated or gleaned food, with the goal of eliminating unnecessary regulations and increasing the suppl…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Commodity Research Enhancement Act". Added by Laws 2014, c. 371, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

Upon receiving the report of the returns of the referendum, the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall determine: 1. The number of votes cast for and against the referendum proposition; 2. The total volume of production of the commodity d…

A. In a referendum election, if the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry finds that either of the two conditions set forth in subsection B of this section are met, the Commissioner shall publicly certify the adoption of the referendum proposi…

The federally approved commodity board shall have the power and duty to: 1. Employ personnel deemed necessary by the board, fix the amount and manner of their compensation, and incur other expenses that are necessary and proper to enable the board to effectively carry out the pur…

A. The federally approved commodity board shall not commingle funds derived from the state assessment with any other funds. B. Within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year of the board, the board shall submit to the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agri…

funds. A. The board is authorized to receive state assessments as provided for in the Commodity Research Enhancement Act, donations from any source and grants from governmental agencies. B. Money received by the board may be expended for the purpose of implementing the provisions…

The collection of the state assessment shall be collected in the same manner as the federal assessment for the federally approved commodity. Added by Laws 2014, c. 371, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

A. A producer who has paid a state assessment may obtain a refund of the amount paid by filing an application for refund with the federally approved commodity board within sixty (60) days after the date of payment. The application must be in writing, on a form prescribed by the b…

Petition to discontinue assessment - Proposition to continue assessment. A. The nonprofit commodity organization who originally submitted the petition for a referendum may submit to the voters a proposition to increase the maximum rate of the state assessment. The proposition is …

The federally approved commodity board may investigate conditions that relate to the prompt remittance of the state assessment by any producer or processor. If the board determines that a person has failed to remit to the board the state assessment as required by the Commodity Re…

As used in the Commodity Research Enhancement Act: 1. "Agricultural commodity" means an agricultural commodity, horticultural commodity, silvicultural commodity, or agricultural product, horticultural product, viticulture, or silvicultural product, or bees and honey, planting see…

A. 1. Any nonprofit commodity organization may petition the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to request approval to conduct a state assessment referendum pursuant to the Commodity Research Enhancement Act. 2. The petition shall state: a. …

A. A designated nonprofit commodity organization may conduct a referendum of the producers of an agricultural commodity on the proposition of whether or not the producers shall levy a state assessment on themselves to finance programs of research, disease and insect control, pred…

A. Subject to the approval of the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, the designated nonprofit commodity organization shall conduct the referendum on a statewide basis. B. A producer of the agricultural commodity is eligible to vote in the …

A. The designated nonprofit commodity organization shall prepare and distribute all necessary ballots in advance of the referendum and shall cause ballots to be available at all polling places. B. The ballot shall specify a maximum rate for the authorized state assessment. C. The…

The designated nonprofit commodity organization is responsible for all expenses incurred in connection with the referendum. Added by Laws 2014, c. 371, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

The original referendum may provide exemptions for producers from payment of the state assessment if the exemptions are included in full written form on the election ballot and the referendum is adopted as outlined in Section 11 of this act. Added by Laws 2014, c. 371, § 8, eff. …

A. In any contest of an election, a ballot is void if the voter overstated the volume of production of the producer by more than ten percent (10%). Any other error in stating volume of production is not grounds for invalidating the ballot. B. If a ballot is void or if any other e…

A. Sections 5-81 through 5-89 of this title shall be known and cited as the "Oklahoma Agricultural Linked Deposit Program". B. It is the purpose of the Oklahoma Agricultural Linked Deposit Program to provide funding for eligible agricultural businesses. It is the specific intent …

As used in the Oklahoma Agricultural Linked Deposit Program: 1. "Agricultural domestic corporation" means any domestic corporation formed or licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma General Corporation Act or a limited domestic liability company formed or licensed pursuant to the Oklaho…

industry - Alternative agricultural products. A. The Director of the Cooperative Extension Service shall submit to the State Department of Agriculture a report on which products will diversify Oklahoma's agriculture industry on or before January 1 of each year. B. Alternative agr…

The State Treasurer shall disseminate information about the Oklahoma Agricultural Linked Deposit Program to the agriculture industry in this state. Added by Laws 1987, c. 182, § 4, eff. Feb. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 1764 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 258, emerg. eff. Ap…

A. The State Treasurer is authorized to issue guidelines and administer the Oklahoma Agricultural Linked Deposit Program. B. The State Treasurer shall submit an annual report outlining the status of the Oklahoma Agricultural Linked Deposit Program to the Governor, the Lieutenant …

borrower - Acceptance and review by lending institutions - Certification of proposed use - Priority for economic needs of area - Submission of package to State Treasurer - Approval or rejection. A. The State Treasurer is authorized to disseminate information and provide agricultu…

loan package - Notice - Agricultural linked deposit agreements. A. The State Treasurer may accept or reject an agricultural linked deposit loan package or any portion of the package, based on the State Treasurer's evaluation of the eligible agricultural businesses included in the…

A. 1. Upon the placement of an agricultural linked deposit with an eligible lending institution, the institution shall fund the loan to each approved eligible agricultural business listed in the agricultural linked deposit loan package in accordance with the agricultural linked d…

The State of Oklahoma, the State Department of Agriculture, and the State Treasurer shall not be liable to any eligible lending institution in any manner for payment of the principal or interest on the loan to an eligible agricultural business. Any delay in payments or default on…

Specifications. A. The State Department of Agriculture shall initiate and operate a “Made in Oklahoma” and a “Grown in Oklahoma” program for the purpose of promoting foods, products, and services produced within Oklahoma. B. The programs shall be designed to: 1. Increase consumer…

A. This subarticle shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma International Trade Development Act". B. The Oklahoma International Trade Development Act shall be implemented by the Oklahoma International Trade Development Council. Added by Laws 1994, c. 357, § 1, eff. July 1…

A. The mission of the Oklahoma International Trade Development Council is to: 1. Develop and recommend marketing strategies and policies; and 2. Promote the strategies and policies at the request of any Oklahoma agency, authority, and other entity of state government whose fundam…

A. The Oklahoma International Trade Development Council shall have the power and duty to: 1. Assist and encourage economic prosperity and employment throughout this state by promoting the expansion of international exports of Oklahoma agricultural products and livestock; 2. Coope…

The State Veterinarian shall be the holder of a current license to practice veterinary medicine in Oklahoma, and shall be appointed by the State Board of Agriculture. The Board shall fix the compensation and duties of the State Veterinarian. Added by Laws 1955, p. 41, art. 6(A), …

Indemnity payments. A. The State of Oklahoma is hereby declared brucellosis free. The State Board of Agriculture may reinstitute a program of brucellosis eradication based on the advice of the State Veterinarian and in consultation with the United States Department of Agriculture…

The certification of brucellosis-free herds and brucellosis-free counties or areas shall be made as prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture and approved by the State Veterinarian. Added by Laws 1955, p. 48, art. 6(E), § 11. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 46, em…

Compliance records. A. It shall be unlawful for any person, company, firm, corporation, livestock market, concentration yard, or livestock auction, to sell animals or to remove animals from markets unless the animals are in compliance with rules promulgated by the State Board of …

A. Each person who presents swine for a swine exhibition, special sale, or show shall provide verification of one of the following: 1. A federal premises identification number; or 2. A state location identification number. B. Swine shall be individually identified at the time of …

Notice – Waiving of quarantine. A. Whenever it is determined by the State Board of Agriculture or the State Veterinarian that livestock in any area of the State of Oklahoma is, has been, or is likely to be infected with an infectious or contagious disease, or has been exposed due…

Penalties. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to remove, change the location of, or to bring into or to take out of any place or area that has been quarantined, any livestock covered by the order of quarantine or to violate any of the conditions of the quaranti…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Foreign Animal Diseases Act". Added by Laws 1996, c. 75, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.

As used in the Foreign Animal Diseases Act "foreign animal disease" means any condition of livestock or animals meeting the criteria for a foreign animal disease by the United States Department of Agriculture. Added by Laws 1996, c. 75, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 200…

The State Board of Agriculture shall formulate and maintain a program to assist in the eradication and control of any foreign animal disease. The program shall be implemented only in the event there is evidence that a foreign animal disease may affect any livestock or animals of …

If the State Board of Agriculture or any authorized agent thereof determines any animal or livestock in any area is or might be infected with any foreign animal disease, a quarantine may be declared by the Board. The quarantine shall show the area quarantined and the conditions o…

No biological products, including but not limited to antigens, used to immunize, test, or treat livestock or animals for foreign animal diseases shall be manufactured, produced, transported, distributed, sold, offered for sale, or possessed in this state unless the biological pro…

All livestock or animals found to be affected with tuberculosis, either by tuberculin test or physical examination by a veterinarian, shall be branded immediately on the tailhead in capital form with the Roman letter "T", at least two (2) inches in width and three (3) inches in l…

tuberculosis. It shall be unlawful for any person or the agents or employees of any person to knowingly and intentionally sell, offer for sale, assist in the sale or trade, or dispose or offer to dispose of any animal affected with tuberculosis. Added by Laws 1955, p. 50, art. 6(…

The State Veterinarian or any accredited veterinarian directed by the State Veterinarian, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, upon reliable information that tuberculosis exists in any animal in the state, may cause the tuberculin test to be applied to the h…

responsibilities - Assistance from sheriff - Fees. Animals shall be moved or allowed to move into the State of Oklahoma only in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture. It shall be the duty…