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2 OK Stat § 2-8-22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-22. Containers to bear label or tag – Label information.

|A. Each bag, container, package, or bulk of agricultural seed transported, sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale by any person within the State of Oklahoma for planting purposes, shall have, bear, or have attached in a conspicuous place, a plainly written or printed label or tag giving the following information, which shall not be modified or disclaimed in the labeling on the bag or container. |B. For treated seed, separate labeling shall show:1. A word or statement that the seed has been treated;2. The name or "coined name" of the treatment;3. If harmful, the label must show the statement "Not to be Used for Feed or Food", and if poisonous materials are used, the label must show a caution statement stating words "Poison Treated".C. For agricultural seeds separate labeling shall show:1. Commonly accepted name as to kind, or kind and variety, of each agricultural seed component in excess of five percent (5%) of the whole. If more than one component is present in excess of five percent (5%) of the whole, the word "mixture" or "mixed" shall be shown conspicuously on the tag or label;2. Net weight;3. Lot number or other lot identification;4. Origin, including state or foreign country where grown. If the origin is unknown, that fact shall be stated;5. Percentage pure seed;6. Percentage by weight of inert matter;7. Percentage by weight of agricultural seed, other than the one required to be named on the label (designated as "other crop seed");8. Percentage by weight of all weed seeds;9. The name and rate of occurrence of each kind of restricted noxious weed seed per pound when present in any amount;10. For each named agricultural seed:a.percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed,b.percentage of hard seed, if present, andc.the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine percentages;11.Following (A) and (B), above, the "total germination and hard seed" may be stated if desired; and12. Name and address of the person or vendor who labeled the seed or who sells, offers, or exposes the seed for sale within the state.D. For vegetable seeds labeling shall show:1. Net weight;2. Name of kind and variety of seed; and3. For seeds which germinate less than the standard last established by the State Board of Agriculture:a.percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed,b.percentage of hard seed, if present,c.the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine the percentages,d.the words "below standard" in not less than eight-point type, ande.name and address of the person who labels the seed, or who sells, offers, or exposes the seed for sale within this state.E. For coated seed. In addition to the required labeling for agricultural and vegetable seeds, when the seeds have been coated, labeling shall show:1. A word statement that seeds have been coated; and2. Percentage by weight of inert coating material.Added by Laws 1955, p. 65, art. 8(B), § 2. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 84, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1983; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 85, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-23. Unlawful acts.

|A. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale any agricultural seed or vegetable seed within this state: |1. Unless a license has been obtained in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8-21 through 8-29 of this title;2. Unless the date of test to determine the percentage of germination is not more than nine (9) months prior to the sale, except the date of test for hermetically sealed containers may be thirty-six (36) months prior to sale;3. Not labeled in accordance with the provisions of this subarticle and rules, or having a false or misleading label;4. When there has been a false or misleading advertisement; or5. Treated with any substance designed to control or repel plant disease organisms or insects or other pests unless each container bears a label giving information in the form prescribed by rules of the State Board of Agriculture, to show the name of the substance and if the substance may be harmful to humans or animals, a warning or caution statement adequate to protect the public.B. It shall be unlawful for any person within this state:1. To sell agricultural or vegetable seed that does not meet the minimum standards of germination and purity, and the maximum for inert matter and weed seed, prescribed in rules promulgated under the provisions of this subarticle;2. To sell agricultural or vegetable seed containing prohibited noxious weed seeds or restricted noxious weed seeds, subject to recognized tolerances, in excess of the amount allowed as prescribed in rules promulgated under the provisions of this subarticle;3. To detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label required or provided for in this subarticle or the rules;4. To alter or substitute seed in a manner that may defeat the purposes of this subarticle;5. To disseminate any false or misleading advertisement concerning agricultural seed or vegetable seed in any manner or by any means;6. To fail to comply with a "stop-sale" order made by the Board on agricultural seed or vegetable seed sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale; or to move, handle, or dispose of any lot of seed held under a "stop-sale" order except with the permission of the Board and for the purposes specified;7. To fail to keep complete records of each lot of seed or make available for inspection the records of origin, testing, variety, distribution, seed samples, invoices, and other pertinent records or information, to the Board; or8. To sell, offer, or expose for sale any seed labeled "certified seed", "registered seed", or "foundation seed", unless it has been produced and labeled in compliance with the rules of an officially recognized seed-certifying agency or association.Added by Laws 1955, p. 66, art. 8(B), § 3. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 34, § 1, operative July 1, 1971; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 86, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-24. Records - File samples - Inspection.

|Each person whose name appears on the label and handles agricultural and vegetable seed subject to this subarticle shall keep, for a period of at least two (2) years, complete records of each lot of agricultural or vegetable seed handled, and shall keep for at least one (1) year a file sample of each lot of seed after final disposition. All records pertaining to the lot or lots involved shall be accessible for inspection by the State Board of Agriculture during customary business hours. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 67, art. 8(B), § 4. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 87, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-25 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-25. Penalty exemptions – Provision exceptions.

|A. No person shall be subject to the penalties of this subarticle for having sold, offered, or exposed for sale in this state any agricultural seed or vegetable seed which is incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, kind and variety, or origin which cannot be identified by examination, unless the person failed to obtain an invoice or grower's declaration giving kind, or kind and variety, and origin, and to take precautions necessary or required to insure the identity and variety of the seed. |B. The provisions of Sections 8-22 and 8-23 of this title shall not apply:1. To seed sold by a farmer or grower to a seed dealer or processor, or in storage in, or consigned to, a seed cleaning or processing establishment for cleaning or processing; provided, that any labeling or other representation which may be made with respect to uncleaned seed shall be subject to the provisions of this subarticle.2. To any carrier in respect to any seed transported or delivered for transportation in the ordinary course of its business as a carrier, if the carrier is not engaged in producing, processing, or marketing agricultural or vegetable seed.Added by Laws 1955, p. 67, art. 8(B), § 5. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 88, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-26.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-26.1. State preemption – Exception for taxation.

|A. The Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation in this state touching in any way the regulation and enforcement of the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, and use of seeds to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance or regulation by any municipality or other political subdivision of this state. |B. No political subdivision shall regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use or application of seeds. No political subdivision shall adopt or continue in effect local orders, ordinances, or regulations in this field, except for those relating to taxation relating to registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use or application of seeds. Local legislation in violation of this section is void and unenforceable.Added by Laws 2005, c. 58, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-27 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-27. Seizure - Condemnation.

|Any agricultural seed or vegetable seed sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this subarticle or rules promulgated thereto shall be subject to seizure on petition of the State Board of Agriculture to a court in the locality in which the seed is located. If the court finds the seed to be in violation of this subarticle and orders the condemnation of the seed, the seed shall be destroyed, reprocessed, relabeled, or disposed of in compliance with the laws of this state and as directed by the court. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 68, art. 8(B), § 7. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 90, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-29 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-29. Minor violations - Deficient inspection fees.

|A. Nothing in Sections 8-21 through 8-28 of this title shall be construed as requiring the State Board of Agriculture or any authorized agent to report, for prosecution, or for the institution of seizure proceedings, minor violations of Sections 8-21 through 8-28 of this title when the Board determines that the public interest will best be served by a suitable notice of violation or written warning. |B. If the State Board of Agriculture finds any deficient inspection fees due, as a result of an audit of the records of any person subject to the provisions of Sections 8-21 through 8-28 of this title, the Board shall assess a penalty fee of ten percent (10%) maximum not to exceed Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) of amount due, or One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), whichever is greater. The audit penalty shall be added to the deficient inspection fees due and payment made within thirty (30) days.Added by Laws 1955, p. 69, art. 8(B), § 9. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 151, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 91, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-31 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-31. Use of term "certified" - Certification by foreign inspection agency - State agencies for certification.

|No person shall use the term "certified", alone or with other words, or use any other term or words which suggest certification by a designated inspection agency, orally or in writing, relative to any agricultural or vegetable seeds, any tubers for seeding purposes, or plants or plant parts, sold or advertised for sale in Oklahoma, except as provided by this subarticle. If the seeds, tubers, plants, or plant parts were produced in another state or foreign country, certification by the legally constituted certification officials of a state, country, or of the United States, shall be sufficient. Certification in Oklahoma shall be by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service of the Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, or by an agency which they designate. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 229, § 1, emerg. eff. June 12, 1963. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 10, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.Renumbered from § 788.1 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 248, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-32 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-32. Persons subject to subarticle - Certification, what constitutes.

|Every person who issues, uses, or circulates any certificate, advertisement, tag, seal, poster, letterhead, marketing circular, written or printed representation, or description pertaining to seeds, tubers, plants, or plant parts intended for propagation or sale, which contains signs, symbols, maps, diagrams, pictures, words, or phrases, including but not limited to “Oklahoma State Certified”, “State Certified”, or “Oklahoma Certified”, which expressly or impliedly state or represent that the seeds or plant parts comply with the standards or requirements approved by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service of the Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, shall be subject to the provisions of this subarticle. Every issuance, use, or circulation of any certificate or any other instrument, as described in this section, shall be "certification". |Added by Laws 1963, c. 229, § 2, emerg. eff. June 12, 1963. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 11, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.Renumbered from § 788.2 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 248, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-33 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-33. Compliance with rules and requirements - Single certification agency for one crop - State agencies as sole authority.

|Every person subject to the provisions of this subarticle shall comply with all rules and requirements specified by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service of the Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources regarding: |1. What crops grown or to be grown in Oklahoma shall be eligible for certification;2. The process of certification, either by Oklahoma State University directly or by agents or agencies authorized by it for the purpose; and3. Standards, requirements, and forms for certification.Not more than one agent or agency for certification shall be designated for any one specified crop. No certification within the provisions of this subarticle shall be made or authorized except through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service of the Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.Added by Laws 1963, c. 229, § 3, emerg. eff. June 12, 1963. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 12, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.Renumbered from § 788.3 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 248, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-34 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-34. Self-supporting basis.

|Certification work, whether conducted by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service of the Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, or by an agency designated by them, shall be on a self-supporting basis and shall not be performed for financial profit. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 229, § 4, emerg. eff. June 12, 1963. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 13, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.Renumbered from § 788.4 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 248, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-35 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-35. Nonliability of state agencies.

|The Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service of the Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources shall not be financially responsible for debts incurred by, damages inflicted by, or contracts broken by designated certifying agencies in conducting certification work as authorized by this subarticle. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 229, § 5, emerg. eff. June 12, 1963. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 14, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 788.5 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 248, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-36 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-36. Penalties.

|It shall be unlawful for any person to issue, make, use, or circulate any certification without the authority and approval of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service of the Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, or its duly authorized agency. Every person who violates any of the provisions of this subarticle pertaining to certification shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. |Added by Laws 1963, c. 229, § 6, emerg. eff. June 12, 1963. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 15, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 788.6 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 248, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-36.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-36.1. Definitions.

|For the purposes of this subarticle, "fungicide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any fungi or bacteria. |Added by Laws 1959, p. 5, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 16, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 791 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 248, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-36.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-36.2. Chemically treated seed to be sold separately - Marking.

|It shall be unlawful to distribute, sell, or offer for sale, for other than seeding purposes, within the State of Oklahoma, any barley, corn, cotton, oats, peanuts, rye, sorghums, soybeans, wheat, or other seed, cereals, or grain that has been treated with a fungicide, unless it is sold separately from untreated seed or grain, and a certificate, affidavit, or tag accompanies the sale stating that the grain, seed, or cereal has been chemically treated and cannot be used for "food, feed, or oil purposes". |Added by Laws 1959, p. 5, § 2. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 17, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 792 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 248, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-36.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-36.3. Penalty.

|Any person violating any of the provisions of this subarticle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). |Added by Laws 1959, p. 5, § 3. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 18, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 793 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 248, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-41.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-41.1. Short title.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Commercial Feed Law". |Added by Laws 1984, c. 15, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-41.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-41.2. Administration of act.

|This act shall be administered by the Board of Agriculture of the State of Oklahoma, hereinafter referred to as the "Board". |Added by Laws 1984, c. 15, § 2, eff. July 1, 1985.
2 OK Stat § 2-8-41.4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-8-41.4. Licenses – Application – Fees – Suspension - Violations.

|A. 1. Valid licenses are required by all persons whose name appears on the label or invoice as the guarantor manufacturing or distributing of a commercial feed product in this state. The license application must list each manufacturing and distribution facility which is or will be engaged in distributing any feed sold, offered for sale, or distributed by the applicant. No license is required of a person retailing or wholesaling commercial feed labeled and guaranteed by another manufacturer. Any out-of-state person who has no distribution facility within this state shall obtain a license for the entity's principal out-of-state office if the out-of-state person or other entity sells, offers or exposes for sale, or distributes any commercial feed in this state. |2. Application shall be made on a form furnished by the State Board of Agriculture.3. The Board may establish an annual fee for licensing distributors pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Commercial Feed Law. The Board shall follow the procedures required by the Administrative Procedures Act for promulgation of rules in establishing the licensing fees.4. Licenses shall be renewed on a date to be determined by the Board. Commercial feed license renewal applications received thirty (30) days or more after the renewal date shall be subject to a late filing fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00).B. Any license may be suspended, canceled, revoked, or refused reissue by the Board after notice and opportunity for a hearing has been given to the holder of the license in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act. Notice shall be given to the holder of the license by registered or certified mail at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the hearing. The suspension, cancellation, revocation, refusal to issue, or reissue may be made if the Board finds any violation of the Oklahoma Commercial Feed Law or of rules or standards prescribed by the Board.C. When the Board has reasonable cause to believe a violation of the law may exist, copies of labels and labeling of commercial feed being distributed may be requested in order to determine compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Commercial Feed Law, Section 8-41.1 et seq. of this title.Added by Laws 1984, c. 15, § 4, eff. July 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 163, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 93, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 109, § 5.