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2 OK Stat § 2-9-34 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-34. Unlawful acts - Commodity storage and receipts - Penalties - 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 issuing the receipt, issuing any warehouse receipt or scale ticket that is in any respect fraudulent in its character, either as to its date or to the quantity, quality, or inspected grade of the commodities, or who shall remove any commodities from store, except to preserve the commodities from fire or other damage without the return and cancellation of all outstanding receipts that may have been issued to represent the commodities; or2. Issue a delayed pricing contract, deferred payment contract, or any other records for sales of commodities in a fraudulent manner without the full knowledge and consent of the producer.A violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not more than ten (10) years or by both such fine and imprisonment.B. The State Board of Agriculture, upon application from the warehouseman, may approve the prepositioning of commodity stocks in state-chartered or federally licensed terminal warehouses in order to free storage space for new harvest commodities. The period for such action shall not exceed sixty (60) days prior to anticipated beginning of harvest for the commodity nor can they be out of position more than one hundred eighty (180) days. The Board may extend the time period an additional one hundred eighty (180) days as specified by rules promulgated by the Board.Added by Laws 1955, p. 82, art. 9(B), § 14, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 106, § 6, emerg. eff. May 27, 1977; Laws 1987, c. 125, § 10, emerg. eff. June 2, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 93, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, c. 157, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 93, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2001, c. 119, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 93 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.NOTE: Laws 1997, c. 10, § 12 repealed by Laws 1999, c. 157, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-35 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-35. Unlawful acts - Commodity storage and receipts - 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 warehouse without the surrender and cancellation of the warehouse receipt, or who fails to mark the depositor's receipt “Cancelled” on the delivery of the commodities, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony. The fine for a violation of this section shall not be more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not more than twenty (20) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 82, art. 9(B), § 15, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 94, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 31, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 94, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.NOTE: Laws 1997, c. 10, § 13 repealed by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 452, eff. July 1, 1999.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 94 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-36 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-36. Public warehouse designations - Penalty.

|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. Any person who misrepresents, forges, alters, counterfeits, simulates, or falsely represents the charter required by the Public Warehouse and Commodity Indemnity Act, or who issues, utters, or assists or attempts to issue or utter, a false or fraudulent receipt for any commodities, shall be, upon conviction, guilty of a felony. The fine for a violation of this section shall not be more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not more than twenty (20) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 83, art. 9(B), § 16, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 95, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 32, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 95, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.NOTE: Laws 1997, c. 10, § 14 repealed by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 452, eff. July 1, 1999.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 95 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-37 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-37. Unlawful acts - Deposit of encumbered commodities without 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 person who, in order to procure any warehouse receipt, knowingly makes any false statement of material fact shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony. The fine for a violation of this section shall not be more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period of not more than two (2) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 83, art. 9(B), § 17, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 96, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 33, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 96, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.NOTE: Laws 1997, c. 10, § 15 repealed by Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 452, eff. July 1, 1999.NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 96 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-38 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-38. Rulemaking - Conformity with federal act.

|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 successor and any regulations developed thereunder.Added by Laws 1955, p. 83, art. 9(B), § 18. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 125, § 11, emerg. eff. June 2, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 10, § 16, eff. July 1, 1997.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-39 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-39. Exemption.

|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 proper application. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 83, art. 9(B), §19. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 125, § 12, emerg. eff. June 2, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 10, § 17, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 97, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-42 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-42. Oklahoma Commodity Storage Indemnity Fund - Creation.

|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.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-44 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-44. Assessment upon commodities - Examination of records.

|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 by the warehouseman. Under the provisions of the Public Warehouse and Commodity Indemnity Act, no commodity shall be subject to a fee more than once. The State Board of Agriculture shall have authority to examine warehouse records to determine if the assessment has been properly remitted. |Added by Laws 1980, c. 110, § 4, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 152, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1981; Laws 1987, c. 125, § 14, emerg. eff. June 2, 1987; Laws 1988, c. 149, § 4, emerg. eff. May 2, 1988; Laws 1997, c. 10, § 19, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 98, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-46 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-46. Reports - Penalties.

|A. The warehouseman shall render and have on file a report with the State Board of Agriculture by the last day of the month following any calendar quarter in which the warehouseman has accepted ten thousand (10,000) or more bushels of a commodity. If less than ten thousand (10,000) bushels have been accepted in any calendar quarter, the assessment may be reported and remitted with the following quarter's return, except that all assessments collected shall be remitted at least once every six (6) months. |B. If any person subject to the assessment fails to make a report and remittance as required by law or rule, the Board shall determine the amount of the assessment according to its best judgment and information. The amount of assessment established by the Board shall be prima facie correct and the person failing to make the report shall have ten (10) calendar days after receipt of notice mailed by the Board to pay the assessment, together with a penalty of five percent (5%) on the amount of the assessment. The person failing to report may dispute the assessment established by the Board and request a hearing to determine the amount of the assessment and penalty to be imposed. All assessment and penalty payments required following a hearing shall be made within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of notice of the Board order.Added by Laws 1980, c. 110, § 6, eff. July 1, 1980. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 112, § 2, eff. July 1, 1986; Laws 1987, c. 125, § 16, emerg. eff. June 2, 1987; Laws 1997, c. 10, § 21, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 99, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-47.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-47.1. Violations - Penalties.

|Except as provided by law, any person found to be in violation of any of the provisions of the Public Warehouse and Commodity Indemnity Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the first offense and not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each subsequent offense. |Added by Laws 1990, c. 155, § 5, emerg. eff. May 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 10, § 23, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 100, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-130 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-130. Short title.

|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.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-131 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-131. Definitions.

|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. March 26, 1980; Laws 1991, c. 186, § 2, emerg. eff. May 13, 1991; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 101, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-132.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-132.1. Bonds - Issuers - Certification as solvent.

|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, pursuant to the Federal Packers and Stockyards Act. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 186, § 3, emerg. eff. May 13, 1991. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 103, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-133 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-133. Licenses - Rules.

|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 or renewal of the license. Any license may be denied, revoked, suspended, or not renewed by the Board, after due notice in writing and an opportunity to be heard has been given to the holder, upon: |1. The failure of the holder to comply with the corporate surety bond or account requirements; or2. The failure of the licensee to comply with any of the provisions of Section 6-102 of this title, the Livestock Auction Market Act, or any rule promulgated thereto.B. The Board shall promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this section. The rules may include, but not be limited to, requiring:1. The submission of financial documents;2. The disclosure of all persons having a financial interest in the applicant and the amount and nature of the interest;3. Proof that the applicant meets registration requirements of the Federal Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended; and4. The submission of any other information reasonably calculated to enable the Board to make the determination required by this section.C. The Board shall provide for the publication of notice to the public of the suspension or revocation of the livestock auction market license.Added by Laws 1955, p. 92, art. 9(D), § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 6, § 2; Laws 1976, c. 107, § 3, emerg. eff. May 12, 1976; Laws 1991, c. 186, § 5, emerg. eff. May 13, 1991; Laws 1996, c. 185, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 104, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-134 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-134. Records.

|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 auction markets. The records shall be open to inspection during reasonable business hours by any authorized agent employed by the State Board of Agriculture. |B. Any records required to be kept pursuant to subsection A of this section may not be removed from the premises by an authorized agent without the express authority of the person who has jurisdiction over the records or except as authorized by a court of law. These records may be photocopied at the request of the agent.Added by Laws 1955, p. 92, art. 9(D), § 4, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 6, § 2; Laws 1963, c. 170, § 1; Laws 1965, c. 148, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 1965; Laws 1991, c. 186, § 6, emerg. eff. May 13, 1991; Laws 1996, c. 185, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 105, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-134.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-134.1. Custodial account defaults - Board taking possession of 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, including, but not limited to, custodial account checking or savings accounts, custodial account certificates of deposit, receivables and livestock for which the custodial account has not been reimbursed or any other assets which belong to the custodial account as determined by the Board. |B. Assets taken into possession shall be limited to custodial account assets as determined by the State Board of Agriculture. All funds collected from custodial account assets shall be placed in an account of the Department of Agriculture specifically designated as a shippers' proceeds trust fund.C. The Board shall have the authority to receive, deposit and administer all proceeds belonging to the custodial account for shippers' proceeds of any livestock auction market whose license has been suspended or revoked.D. Upon taking possession of any such assets specified by this section, the Board shall distribute the assets as follows:1. The Board shall receive an amount equal to the cost incurred by the Board in handling and maintenance of the trust fund of shippers' proceeds, including cost of hauling, yardage, watering, feeding, commissions and other costs in the marketing or handling of any livestock taken into possession; and2. All remaining funds shall be proportioned among all persons submitting valid claims as determined by the Board.Added by Laws 1996, c. 185, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-135 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-135. Inspection of scales - Use of inaccurate scales.

|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 to interested parties in connection with the weighing of any livestock handled at the livestock auction market. |B. No person shall use any scales found to be inaccurate until the scales have been made accurate and have been approved by the Board.Added by Laws 1955, p. 92, art. 9(D), § 5. Amended by Laws 1957, p. 9, § 1; Laws 1961, p. 6, § 2; Laws 1991, c. 186, § 7, emerg. eff. May 13, 1991; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 106, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-136 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-136. Buying of livestock prior to consignment – Fraudulent 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 livestock at a livestock auction market in any name other than that of the seller. Any person, with the intent to defraud, who attempts to sell or sells livestock under a false name or a name other than that of the seller shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.C. No person shall offer for sale any livestock at a livestock auction market with the intent to defraud. For the purposes of this subsection, it shall be considered an attempt by the seller to defraud if livestock identified previously for sale are not the same livestock offered or sold at a livestock market auction. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.Added by Laws 1955, p. 92, art. 9(D), § 6, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 6, § 2, emerg. eff. Feb. 27, 1961; Laws 1991, c. 186, § 8, emerg. eff. May 13, 1991; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 107, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2009, c. 153, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-138 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-138. Definitions.

|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 by check” means the actual delivery of the check to the seller or representative at the location where the transfer of ownership is accomplished. In the case of grade and yield selling, payment by check means making the check available at the packing plant, subject to the instructions of the seller or representative;4. “Slaughter” means killing livestock with the intent to process and distribute the meat and offal of the livestock, regardless of the period of time elapsing between the purchase and the killing of the livestock; and5. “Wire transfer” means any telephonic, telegraphic, electronic, or similar communication between the financial institution or bank of the purchaser and the financial institution or bank of the seller which results in the transfer of funds or credit of the purchaser to an account of the seller.Added by Laws 1975, c. 313, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1975. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 185, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 108, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-139 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-139. Payment for purchases of livestock for slaughter.

|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 another, to fail or refuse to make payment by negotiable check or wire transfer of funds to the owner, or the representative, agent, or assignee of the owner for the livestock on the business day within which the ownership of the livestock is transferred within the State of Oklahoma. |2. If the transfer of ownership is accomplished after normal banking hours, the payment shall be made in the manner provided not later than the close of the first business day following the transfer of ownership.3. For the purposes of this section, if livestock is sold and purchased on a grade and yield basis, the transfer of ownership shall be deemed to have occurred on the day when the grade and yield is determined.B. Payment for livestock purchased for slaughter shall be made by negotiable check or wire transfer of funds and shall be drawn on a banking institution within the Federal Reserve District where the transaction takes place, unless agreed to in writing between the owner and the purchaser or the agent, or representative of the purchaser.Added by Laws 1975, c. 313, § 2, emerg. eff. June 7, 1975. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 109, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-143 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-143. Records - Access - Inspection of livestock.

|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 dealer's possession within the previous twenty-four (24) months. |B. The State Board of Agriculture shall have access to examine the records of all livestock dealers within reasonable working hours.C. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry may enter and inspect a livestock facility or examine the records of a livestock dealer.Added by Laws 1976, c. 49, § 2, emerg. eff. April 9, 1976. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 185, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 95, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 1752 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 256, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Amended by Laws 2010, c. 239, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
2 OK Stat § 2-9-160 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-9-160. Short title.

|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.