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2 OK Stat § 2-17-17 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-17. Contracts as condition of membership - Title to products - Withdrawal of members - Filing of contracts - Fees - Termination certificate.

|A. 1. Members may be required to execute contracts as a condition of admission to the association, whereby the members agree to: |a.patronize the facilities created by the association,b.sell all or a specified part of their products to or through, orc.buy all or a specified part of their supplies from or through, the association or any facilities created by it.2. If the members in the association contract a sale to or through the association the fact that for certain purposes the relation between the association and its members may be one of agency shall not prevent the passage from the member to the association of absolute and exclusive title to the products which are the subject matter of the contract. The title shall pass to the association upon delivery of the product or at any other specified time which may be expressly and distinctly agreed upon in the contract, subject to previously existing liens.3. In the case of contracts with members who are natural persons, if the period of the contract exceeds three (3) years, the contracts executed thereunder shall specify a reasonable period in each year during which the member by giving to the association reasonable notice as may be prescribed in the contract may withdraw and be released from the obligations under the contract, subject to liability already incurred by the member as a member of the association.4. In the absence of a provision for notice or withdrawal in the contract a member who is a natural person may withdraw at any time after three (3) years subject to liabilities already incurred.B. 1. The association may cause the original of a contract or an authenticated copy of the contract to be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the products described in the contract, or any part of the contract, are or will at some future time be situated. The contracts shall describe the property or services affected, the manner in which they are affected, and the time for which they are affected and shall state the names and residences of the parties to the contract.2. The fees for filing the contracts shall be twenty-five cents ($0.25) for each contract, except that when an association files more than one contract in a county which are substantially the same except for the signature of one of the parties the filing fee shall be twenty-five cents ($0.25) for the first contract and five cents ($0.05) for each similar contract.C. Whenever a contract terminates, the association shall on demand give to the member a certificate to that effect. The certificate may be filed with the county clerk. The county clerk shall be entitled to the same filing fees pursuant to this subsection as in the case of chattel mortgages.Added by Laws 1937, p. 266, § 17. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361p of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-18. Election of existing associations to come under act.

|A. By complying with the provisions of this section, any association, organized pursuant to any previously existing statutes, may elect, by vote of its members as provided in its Articles of Incorporation and bylaws for the amendment of its Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, to be brought under the provisions of the Cooperative Marketing Association Act. |B. A statement, signed and sworn to by its directors to the effect that the corporation or association has elected to adopt the benefits and be bound by the provisions of the Cooperative Marketing Association Act and has duly authorized all changes accordingly, shall be filed as required for the filing of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.C. The same fee shall be paid for filing as for the filing pursuant to this section of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.Added by Laws 1937, p. 267, § 18. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361q of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-19. Inducing or attempting to induce breach of marketing contract - Penalty.

|A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, any person or corporation: |1. Whose officers or employees knowingly induce, or attempt to induce any member or stockholder of an association organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act or organized pursuant to similar statutes of other states and operating in this state under due authority, to breach its marketing contract with the association; or2. Who maliciously and knowingly spread false reports about the finances, management, or activity of an association, organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act,shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each such offense.B. Any member may present anything relative to the affairs of the association at any annual or special meeting of the members, without being liable under this section.Added by Laws 1937, p. 267, § 19. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361r of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-20. Liability for inducing breach of marketing contracts - Injunctions.

|A. Any person who knowingly solicits or persuades any member of any association organized or operating in this state under due authority to breach the marketing contract of such member with the association by accepting or receiving the member's products for sale or for auction or for display for sale, or for processing or handling, contrary to the terms of any agreement of which the person or any active officer or manager of the corporation had knowledge or notice, shall be liable, to the association aggrieved in a civil action for any actual damages sustained by reason thereof. |B. The association may, upon proper application in a civil action, obtain a temporary injunction against any violation of the provisions of the Cooperative Marketing Association Act, which may be made permanent upon proper proof.Added by Laws 1937, p. 267, § 20. Amended by Laws 1955, p. 97, § 1; Laws 1957, p. 10, § 1; Laws 2001, c. 38, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361s of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-21. Exception to laws prohibiting conspiracies, combinations in restraint of trade or monopolies - Crop, marketing and statistical information - Production and consumption advice.

|A. Any association organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act and complying with the terms thereof shall be deemed not to: |1. Be a conspiracy nor a combination in restraint of trade nor an illegal monopoly;2. Be an attempt to lessen competition or to fix prices arbitrarily; or3. Create a combination or pool in violation of any law of this state.B. The contracts and agreements between the association and its members and any agreements authorized in the Cooperative Marketing Association Act shall be considered not to be:1. Illegal;2. In restraint of trade;3. A part of a conspiracy or combination to accomplish an improper or illegal purpose; or4. Contrary to the provisions of any statute enacted against pooling or combinations.C. An association organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act may acquire, exchange, interpret, and disseminate to its members and others, past, present, and prospective, crop, market, statistical, economic, and other similar information either directly or through an agent created or selected by it or by other associations acting in conjunction with it.D. An association organized pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act may advise its members in respect to the adjustment of their current and prospective production consumption, selling prices and existing or potential surpluses to the end that every market may be served from the most convenient productive areas under a program of orderly marketing that will assure supplies without undue enhancement of prices or the accumulation of undue surpluses.Added by Laws 1937, p. 267, § 21. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361t of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-22. Quo warranto proceedings.

|The right of an association claiming to be organized and incorporated and carrying on its business pursuant to the Cooperative Marketing Association Act to do and to continue its business, may be inquired into by quo warranto. |Added by Laws 1937, p. 268, § 22. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361u of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-23. Licensing and taxation.

|Each association formed pursuant to the provisions of the Cooperative Marketing Association Act shall be subject to and comply with the laws relating to the licensing and tax of other like corporations or associations. |Added by Laws 1937, p. 268, § 23. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Renumbered from § 361v of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-17-24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-17-24. Application of general business corporation laws.

|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 inconsistent with the express provisions of the Cooperative Marketing Association Act. The provisions of this act shall also apply to similar associations organized under the laws of other jurisdictions and doing business or seeking to do business in this state to the extent that this act applies to foreign corporations doing business or seeking to do business in this state. |Added by Laws 1937, p. 268, § 24, emerg. eff. May 22, 1937. Renumbered from § 361w of this title by Laws 2001, c. 38, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 405, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2002, c. 22, § 2, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002.NOTE: Laws 2001, c. 38, § 24 repealed by Laws 2002, c. 22, § 34, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-10. Oklahoma Sheep and Wool Commission - Administrative 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; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 79, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 1604 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 254, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Amended by Laws 2016, c. 269, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-30 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-30. Short title.

|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.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-31 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-31. Legislative intent.

|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; and5. Provide the beef cattle industry with the authority to establish a self-financed, self-governed program to develop, maintain, and expand the state, national, and foreign markets for beef and beef products produced, processed, or manufactured in this state.B. The promotion, marketing, research, and educational efforts concerning beef and beef products, pursuant to the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act, shall utilize existing cattle industry infrastructure to the extent possible.Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-32 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-32. Definitions.

|As used in the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act: |1. "Beef" and "beef products" mean the meat intended for human consumption from any cattle, including, but not limited to, veal;2. "Cattle" means all bovine animals, regardless of age;3. "Council" means the Oklahoma Beef Council established under the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act to administer and govern the program;4. "Market agent" means any person or entity who sells, offers for sale, markets, distributes, trades, or processes cattle purchased or acquired from a producer, or marketed on behalf of a producer, and includes, but is not limited to, cattle feeders and meatpacking firms and their agents that purchase or consign to purchase cattle;5. "Person" includes individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, associations, trusts, estates, limited liability companies and any other legal entities recognized to do business in Oklahoma; and6. "Producer" means a person that owned or sold cattle in the previous calendar year or presently owns cattle.Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-33 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-33. Board of the Oklahoma Beef Council.

|A. The Board of the Oklahoma Beef Council shall consist of nine (9) members and shall be composed as follows: |1. The Governor shall appoint three members as follows:a.one member representing a general farm organization which represents more than 150,000 members in the state,b.one member representing the dairy producers in the state, andc.one member of an Oklahoma association representing livestock auction markets and livestock dealers in which the member’s primary responsibility is the collection and remittance of assessment funds;2. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint three members as follows:a.one member from a women’s auxiliary group of a general farm organization representing more than 150,000 members in the state,b.one member of a statewide women’s beef cattle association, incorporated in Oklahoma, whose primary purpose is beef product promotion and education, andc.one member representing a general farm organization which represents more than 100,000 members in the state;3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members as follows:a.one member of an Oklahoma association representing livestock auction markets and livestock dealers,b.one member of a statewide beef cattle producer-owned association, incorporated in Oklahoma, comprised of more than 5,000 Oklahoma-based producer members organization representing cattle producers in the state, andc.one member from an women’s auxiliary group of a general farm organization representing more than 100,000 members in the state;B. The initial appointments for each gubernatorial and legislative member shall be for progressive terms of one (1) through three (3) years; subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. Members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-35 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-35. Duties of members of the Oklahoma Beef Council.

|The members of the Oklahoma Beef Council shall: |1. Be actively engaged in beef production during the year prior to appointment and continuing throughout the term;2. Have not been found in violation of the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act pursuant to an administrative hearing or court proceeding; and3. Have not requested a refund within the preceding three (3) years of being appointed.Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-36 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-36. Assessment of fee – Exemption.

|A. The Oklahoma Beef Council may levy on each producer selling cattle within or from this state an assessment of up to One Dollar ($1.00) per head on cattle sold. The state assessment shall be determined by the Council through the promulgation of rules established pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act. In no event shall the combined federal and state beef assessment exceed One Dollar ($1.00). |B. The fee shall be assessed and imposed as follows:1. Upon the cattle producer at the time of a sale by the producer. Except for a sale through a market agent, the assessment shall be collected and remitted by the producers to the Council; or2. Every market agent doing business in the State of Oklahoma shall deduct from the gross receipts of the producer at the time of sale the assessment on all cattle sold in the state for the producer.C. 1. The Council shall establish, by rule, the procedures for the collection and remittance of the assessment.2. The amount of the assessment collected shall be clearly shown on the sales invoice or other document evidencing the transaction.3. The producer and marketing agent shall forward all assessments collected by the producer or market agent, as appropriate, to the Council by the fifteenth of the month following the month of collection. The Council shall provide appropriate forms for the remittance of the assessment.D. The Council shall maintain within its financial records a separate accounting of all monies received pursuant to the provisions of this section.E. All monies deducted under the provisions of this section shall be considered as bona fide business expenses for the producer as provided for under the tax laws of this state.F. The Council may adopt reciprocal agreements with other beef councils or similar organizations on monies collected by Oklahoma market agents on cattle from other states and on Oklahoma cattle sold at other states’ markets.G. A person may be exempted from payment of the assessment if that person:1. Certifies that the person's only share in the proceeds of a sale of cattle is a sales commission, handling fee, or other service fee; or2. Certifies that:a.the person acquired ownership of cattle only to facilitate the transfer of ownership of the cattle from the producer to a third party,b.the cattle were resold no later than ten (10) days from the date the person acquired ownership, andc.the assessment, if applicable, was levied upon the previous owner and collected and remitted, or will be remitted pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act.Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-37 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-37. Enforcement actions – Injunctive relief.

|A. The Council may institute any action necessary to enforce compliance with any provision of the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act and rules promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the Council may petition for injunctive relief. |B. 1. Any due and payable assessment required under the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act constitutes a personal debt of the person or marketing agent assessed.2. In the event of failure of a person or marketing agent to remit any properly due assessment or sum, the Council in order to collect an assessment may bring an administrative action and may bring a civil action in district court against that person. If an action is brought in the district court, such action will be brought in the district court of any county in which the sale is conducted.3. In addition to collection of the assessment, the Council may also collect a ten-percent-penalty assessment, the costs of enforcing the collection of the assessment, and any court costs.4. The civil action in district court shall be tried and judgment rendered as in any other cause of action for debts due and payable. Any administrative hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.5. All assessments, penalty assessments, and enforcement costs recovered are due and payable to the Council.Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-38 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-38. Refund – Collection action.

|A. Any producer who has paid the assessment under the provisions of the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act shall be entitled to a refund upon a valid request to the Council. |B. The Council shall make available to all producers and marketing agents forms for refund requests.C. Refund claims shall be submitted by the producer within forty-five (45) days of the payment of the assessment and shall include a signature, date of sale, place of sale, number of cattle, amount of assessment deducted, and proof of the payment of the deducted assessment.D. 1. Upon verification of a valid refund request, the Council shall remit a refund to the producer within forty-five (45) days of the valid request.2. In the event the Council fails to remit the valid requested refund as required by this subsection, the producer may bring a civil action against the Council in the district court of the county in which the office of the Council is located for collection of the refund, a ten-percent-penalty assessment, and all court costs.3. The civil action shall be tried and judgment rendered as in any other cause of action for debts due and payable.4. All assessments, penalty assessments, and enforcement costs recovered are due and payable to the producer.E. If the Council has reasonable doubt that a refund claim is valid, it may withhold payment and take action as deemed necessary to determine its validity.F. All requests for refunds shall only be initiated by the producer.Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-39 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-39. Rules.

|Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this act, the Oklahoma Beef Council shall promulgate the necessary rules for the Council to carry out the intent and purposes of the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act. |Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-40 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-40. Exemption of Council from certain state laws.

|The Oklahoma Beef Council shall not be subject to the: |1. Oklahoma Personnel Act; or2. Competitive Bidding Act administered by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2004. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 14.
2 OK Stat § 2-18-41 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-18-41. Act effective upon cessation of federal statute.

|The Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development Act shall become effective only upon the cessation or part thereof of the federal Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C., Sections 2901 through 2911, upon certification by the Oklahoma Commissioner of Agriculture. |Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.