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2 OK Stat § 2-15-121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-121. Accounts – Disbursements.

|A. The county treasurer shall set up two accounts of funds in the name of the exposition and free fair: |1. One account shall be designated as “tax account”. The ad valorem taxes herein authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this section when collected shall be credited to the account; and2. The other account shall be designated “miscellaneous revenue account”. Miscellaneous revenue shall include ticket sales and exposition space sales authorized to be collected pursuant to this section and any other revenue not derived from taxes shall be credited to the miscellaneous revenue account, when paid to such treasurer.B. 1. All disbursement of funds from the tax account of the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair, except as otherwise provided for in this section and as otherwise provided by law governing the general funds of said county, shall be made upon sworn, itemized claims allowed by the board of directors and the board of county commissioners in the same manner as other county claims; and2. Disbursement of funds from the miscellaneous revenue account shall be made in cash voucher claims allowed by the secretary of the board of directors.C. Such claims shall be itemized and sworn to by claimants, and when allowed by the secretary of the board of directors, shall be filed with the county clerk of the county whose duty it shall be to forthwith issue a cash voucher to the county treasurer directing him or her to pay the claim out of the cash on hand and to the credit of such agricultural and industrial exposition and fair. No cash voucher claim shall be allowed nor filed and no cash voucher issued in payment thereof in excess of the cash actually on hand and in the possession of the county treasurer at the time of presentation for payment. No contract, debt nor obligation authorized or created by the board of directors in excess of the income realized shall be valid.D. Premiums and prizes may be paid in cash immediately from the cash receipts of the fair without first being deposited with the county treasurer, in which event such payments must be itemized separately and distinctly in the annual account as a premium or prize paid with cash from current receipts.Added by Laws 1947, p. 5, § 11. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 228, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.11 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-122 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-122. Expenses of operating fair - Unused funds - Transfer of funds of existing association.

|A. All expenses of operating the free fair, including awards and prizes, shall be paid first from the tax account and second from the miscellaneous revenue account. Any funds remaining in the miscellaneous revenue account shall be appropriated for the next fiscal year to be used for maintenance, construction or any other proper purpose to be determined by the fair board. |B. Any and all funds on hand to the credit of any existing free fair association in any such county shall be immediately transferred to the credit of the association upon the election of the board of directors.Added by Laws 1947, p. 6, § 12. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 229, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.12 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-123 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-123. Appropriations by boards of county commissioners.

|A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the board of county commissioners of any counties to include in the estimates of needs for any such counties for each fiscal year, whether an exposition and fair is held in such year or not: |1. Unless a lesser sum is requested by the board of directors; and2. A sum not less than Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) in counties having a net assessed valuation, as provided in Section 1, Chapter 6, Title 19, Oklahoma Session Laws 1943, at the time the appropriation is made of not less than Thirty-five Million Dollars ($35,000,000.00) and not more than Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00); or a sum of not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in counties having such a net assessed valuation at the time the appropriation is made of more than Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) but not more than Forty-five Million Dollars ($45,000,000.00); or a sum not less than Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) in counties having such a net assessed valuation at the time the appropriation is made of more than Forty-five Million Dollars ($45,000,000.00).B. The money shall be used by the board of directors for:1. The payment of premiums, salaries, and other expenses incurred in the management, operation and conducting of a exposition and fair, including the salary of the secretary-treasurer and office employees, and secretary's bond premium;2. The maintenance of buildings and the upkeep of grounds, the construction of new buildings, or either of such purposes; and3. Any other expense incidental to the general purposes of this subsection.C. The amount appropriated shall be a part of the current expenses of the county, and it is hereby made the mandatory duty of the excise board of the county establishing an exposition and fair to approve the amount so estimated for the purposes by the board of county commissioners.D. The miscellaneous income received by the board of directors during any year shall not be taken into consideration as a part of the estimated income used in financing the estimated needs of the county. The estimated needs shall be exclusive of the estimated miscellaneous income.Added by Laws 1947, p. 6, § 13. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 230, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.13 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-124 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-124. Ownership of property - Use - Lease or rent.

|A. All property heretofore acquired by any county by virtue of the provisions of various legislative acts for expositions and free fair purposes is hereby declared to be the property of such county coming within the provisions of this article, and is hereby placed under the custody and control of the board of county commissioners in such county the same as other county property. The property shall be used for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of Sections 15-111 through 15-127 of this title. |B. The board of directors of an exposition and fair shall have the right to:1. Lease or rent any of the property belonging to it, including, but not limited to, all grounds, buildings and equipment of the exposition and fair, for any purpose, and upon such terms as they deem proper, during such time as the same is not being used for exposition and fair purposes; and2. Use the proceeds of such lease or rental for the general purposes of Sections 15-111 through 15-127 of this title.Added by Laws 1947, p. 6, § 14. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 231, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.14 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-125 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-125. Lease of grounds, buildings and equipment - Lease of sites for buildings - Contracts for erection of buildings.

|A. The board of directors may, and if in its judgment it will be to the best interest of the people of said county, lease the grounds, buildings and equipment, or any part thereof, to any person, firm, corporation or association for any purpose whatsoever on any terms deemed reasonable by said board of directors, including housing animals or equipment or holding exhibitions or contests, or for the exhibition or contest of any rodeo, baseball, football or any other game, display or contest, either occasionally or annually, as long as such lease does not interfere with or is in connection with the holding of an annual free fair. |B. The board of directors may also, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, enter into a lease of a portion or site on the grounds for any term of years they deem reasonable with any person, firm or corporation for the erection and maintenance of a building or buildings by the party for permanent displays or housing equipment or for the permanent housing or shelter of livestock, or for any other purpose which may benefit the county free fair association or any of its activities and as long as said lease or leases do not interfere with or are in connection with the holding of an annual free fair.C. The board may contract with any person, firm or corporation for the erection of a building by such person, firm or corporation on a specified site to be used by such party, with the provision that the building shall become the property of the free fair association at the termination of any number of years to be agreed upon.Added by Laws 1947, p. 7, § 15. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 232, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.15 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-126 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-126. Use of grounds for charitable, religious, patriotic or eleemosynary purposes.

|The board of directors may permit the free use of the fairgrounds or any of its facilities for entertainments, exhibitions or displays of interest to the public where no admission is charged if the proceeds thereof are wholly for charitable, religious, patriotic or eleemosynary purposes. |Added by Laws 1947, p. 7, § 16. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 233, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.16 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-127 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-127. Gifts of money or property.

|The board of directors may accept and use gifts of money or property on behalf of the fair and use it for general free fair purposes. The board of directors may also give the donor the right to use such property for a period of time as the donor may desire. |Added by Laws 1947, p. 7, § 17. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 234, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.17 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-141 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-141. Establishment of expositions and fairs.

|For the purpose of cooperating with the development of agricultural, mineral and industrial resources and the educational facilities of the state, there may be established in all counties of the State of Oklahoma agricultural and industrial expositions and fairs, in the manner provided pursuant to Sections 15-142 through 15-147 of this title. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 1. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 100, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1971; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 235, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.1 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-142 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-142. Method of establishment.

|In any county in this state coming within the provisions of Section 15-141 of this title, the board of county commissioners may, by a resolution entered of record in the commissioners' journal of proceedings, disclose its intention to avail such county of the provisions and terms of Sections 15-141 through 15-147 of this title, and within thirty (30) days after entry of the resolution of record, the board of county commissioners shall meet for the purpose of placing in force and effect the provisions of Sections 15-141 through 15-147 of this title. |Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 2, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 236, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.2 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-143 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-143. Lease to Public Trust Authority - Powers and duties of Authority.

|A. The board of county commissioners of any county qualifying, pursuant to Section 15-142 of this title, may lease the grounds, buildings, equipment and facilities owned and acquired by the county for the purpose of conducting annual agricultural and industrial fairs and expositions to a Public Trust Authority, created pursuant to the laws of the State of Oklahoma as they relate to public trusts, for the purposes of managing the grounds, buildings, equipment and facilities as well as conducting annual agricultural and industrial fairs and expositions. |B. The Public Trust Authority shall have all rights, powers, authority, duties and responsibilities which are now or hereafter provided by general law for public trusts in Oklahoma, pursuant to Sections 176 through 180.4 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the Oklahoma Trust Act, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.C. The Trust Authority, with the approval of the county commission, may issue revenue bonds for not to exceed twenty-five-year terms in accordance with trust laws of the State of Oklahoma.D. The trust may sublease any facilities, provided any lease in excess of two (2) years shall be approved by the board of county commissioners.E. Any capital expenditure in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) on any project shall not be made without prior approval of the board of county commissioners.Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 3, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 237, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.3 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-144 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-144. Membership - Qualifications and terms - Vacancies.

|A. The Trust Authority shall be composed of from nine to twenty-one trustees, to be determined by the board of county commissioners in multiples of three. Each county commissioner shall appoint the same number of trustees for three-year terms and such terms shall be staggered, all subject to confirmation by the board of county commissioners. |B. It is the legislative intent that the appointment of trustees made by the commissioners, insofar as possible, shall represent the full geographical area of the county and all areas of participation in the fair and fairground operations. As soon as practicable after the act becomes in force and effect, the board of county commissioners of any such county shall appoint the trustees of the Trust Authority as provided in this subsection, and the terms of such trustees shall be as follows:1. The first one-third of said trustees appointed shall serve for an initial term of one (1) year each from the date of their appointment;2. The next one-third of said trustees shall serve for an initial term of two (2) years from the date of their appointment; and3. The next one-third of said trustees shall serve for an initial term of three (3) years from the date of their appointment.C. After expiration of the initial terms, the term of said trustees shall be three (3) years.D. All trustees of the Trust Authority shall serve as such without compensation, and the appointed trustees shall hold no other municipal, county, state or federal elective office.E. A vacancy occurring other than through the expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the commissioner who made the appointment that becomes vacant.Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 4, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 238, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.4 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-145 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-145. Personal interest in contracts.

|A. No trustee, officer or employee of such Public Trust Authority shall be a party either directly or indirectly, to any contract or agreement with such Public Trust Authority from which he or she may derive any personal gain or profit. |B. If any contract or agreement is made in violation of the provisions of this section, the contract or agreement shall be null and void and no action shall be maintained thereon against such Public Trust Authority. Any contract or agreement made in violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute cause for the immediate removal of such member, trustee, officer or employee executing the contract or agreement.C. This section shall not prohibit any trustee or employee from participating in exhibits at the annual fair and events.Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 5, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 239, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.5 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-146 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-146. Director - Legal counsel.

|A. The Trust Authority shall employ a director who shall be paid a reasonable salary to be fixed by the Trust Authority. The director shall give a surety bond in the sum of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) the specific amount to be determined by the Trust Authority. The bond shall be approved by and made payable to the Trust Authority. The premium for said bond shall be paid by the Trust Authority. |B. The Trust Authority may employ all employees necessary for the purposes of Sections 15-141 through 15-147 of this title and provide for the payment of reasonable salaries, wages, or compensation to such employees.C. The Trust Authority may elect to place the director and employees under the employees benefits provided by the board of county commissioners for other county employees. The cost of such benefits shall be paid by the Trust Authority.D. The district attorney shall be authorized to represent the Trust Authority. Provided, however, the trustees may elect to employ their own legal counsel, subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners. In the event the district attorney certifies it is not practical for him or her to represent the trustees, then the district attorney shall not be required to represent the trustees.Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 6, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 240, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.6 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-147 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-147. Audits - Expenses.

|A. The account and books of the Trust Authority, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, mortgages, investments and other matters relating to its finances, operations and affairs shall be examined and audited not less than once each twelve (12) months by a certified public accountant or licensed public accountant. |B. The trustees of the Trust Authority may employ a certified public accountant or licensed public accountant for the audit and examination and pay a reasonable fee therefor from trust funds.C. The records, books and accounts may be examined from time to time at the discretion of and by the State Auditor and Inspector as provided by law. When an audit is made as provided in this subsection, by the State Auditor and Inspector, all expenses of the audit must be reimbursed by the Trust Authority to the State Auditor and Inspector.Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 7, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 68, § 1, emerg. eff. April 27, 1973; Laws 1979, c. 30, § 58, emerg. eff. April 6, 1979; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 241, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.7 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-161 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-161. Companies and operators to file bond to secure contract - Term and conditions.

|A. All carnival companies or the operators of public shows that enter into any contract with any county agricultural society or county fair shall be required, within thirty (30) days after the execution of such contract, to: |1. Execute and file with the Secretary of State a good and sufficient bond, with corporate surety doing business in the State of Oklahoma, in the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) running to the State of Oklahoma. The bond shall be conditioned that any such carnival company or the operator of the show will faithfully perform any contract entered into by the carnival or operator in the State of Oklahoma during a period of one (1) year from the date of execution of such contract; and2. At the time of the filing of the bond, file with the Secretary of State an appointment of some person within the State of Oklahoma authorized to receive service of process on behalf of the principal on the bond.B. The bond shall be made for a period of one (1) year and no additional bonds shall be required for that period.C. Upon entering into any contract with county fair or county agricultural society, calling for a performance in any specific county in the State of Oklahoma, the carnival company or the operator of the show shall, within thirty (30) days after signing of each such contract, file with the county clerk of such county a certificate showing that the bond provided for in this section has been filed with the Secretary of State.Added by Laws 1953, p. 1, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 242, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 161 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 272, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-162 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-162. Contracts secured by bond - Approval of form - Suit on bond.

|A. The bond required by Section 15-161 of this title shall be security, not only for the performance of the initial contract signed by any such carnival company or the operator of any such show, but it also shall insure performers of all other contracts made in this state with any agricultural society or county fair during the period such bond is in force. |B. The bond shall be in form approved by the Attorney General of Oklahoma.C. Any county agricultural society or county fair may bring suit upon such bond in the county where such contract was to have been performed to recover any damages sustained by reason of breach of contract or failure to carry out the terms thereof.Added by Laws 1953, p. 2, § 2. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 243, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 162 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 272, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-15-163 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-15-163. Violations - Punishment.

|Each officer, owner, or manager of any carnival company or show, who willfully fails to cause bond and certificate to be filed as provided by Section 15-161 of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in the sum of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). |Added by Laws 1953, p. 2, § 3. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 244, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 163 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 272, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-16-1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-16-1. Short title.

|A. Article 16 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be known and cited as the Oklahoma Forestry Code. |B. All statutes enacted and codified in Article 16 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be considered part of the Oklahoma Forestry Code.Added by Laws 1971, c. 349, § 101, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 238, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 2001, c. 113, § 3, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001. Renumbered from § 1301-101 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 113, § 56, emerg. eff. April 18, 2001.