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2 OK Stat § 2-19-1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-19-1. State-federal cooperative agreement - Grading of fruits, nuts, and vegetables.

|A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry may enter into any cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture to certify or establish an inspection service for the purpose of grading fruits, nuts, and vegetables. |B. The terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement shall be the governing authority for the inspection service. The cooperative agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment or certification of an inspection service and the grading of fruits, nuts, and vegetables.C. To implement the terms of any state-federal cooperative agreement regarding the establishment or certification of an inspection service, the Department may employ personnel to oversee and supervise the inspection service.D. Personnel of the inspection service shall not be employees of the state for any purpose and shall not be entitled to any state benefits including, but not limited to accrual of leave, insurance, longevity, retirement, unemployment, or workers compensation.E. The legislature shall not appropriate funds for the operation of an inspection service established or certified to implement a cooperative agreement pursuant to this section. The legislature may appropriate funds necessary for the Department to employ personnel to supervise and oversee an inspection service.F. Inspection service activities conducted under a cooperative agreement pursuant to this section shall be self-financed. The inspection service shall charge a fee to any person who receives inspection services pursuant to the terms of a cooperative agreement. The fees shall be commensurate to the costs of the inspection service.Added by Laws 2004, c. 155, § 1, emerg. eff. April 26, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-19-2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-19-2. Airport - Import and export of livestock.

|It is the intent of the Oklahoma Legislature that an airport in the State of Oklahoma apply and receive approval from the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Customs and Border Patrol to provide international and domestic livestock and livestock products import and export functions. The cities of Oklahoma City and Tulsa and their respective airports, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Customs and Border Patrol shall cooperate to achieve this intent. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall provide a progress report to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Governor no later than December 1, 2012. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 253, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-1. Legislative intent.

|It is the intent of the Legislature that the law contained in the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act shall only apply to swine and operations which house swine. |Added by Laws 1998, c. 404, § 1, eff. Aug. 1, 1998. Renumbered from § 9-200 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-2. Short title and purpose.

|A. Sections 20-1 through 20-29 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act". |B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act is to provide for environmentally responsible construction and expansion of swine feeding operations and to protect the safety, welfare and quality of life of persons who live in the vicinity of a swine feeding operation.Added by Laws 1969, c. 116, § 1. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 331, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 9-201 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-4. Rulemaking and employing authority.

|The State Board of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate rules for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act. For the performance of its duties and responsibilities, the Board is authorized to employ such personnel and agents as may be required within the funds available. |Added by Laws 1969, c. 116, § 3. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 331, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 9-203 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-11. Odor Abatement Plans.

|A. An Odor Abatement Plan shall be developed by each licensed managed feeding operation prior to the submission of an application pursuant to the provisions of this section and rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture pursuant thereto. The Odor Abatement Plan shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for documentation of structural controls, documentation of Best Management Practices, odor abatement, and recordkeeping provisions. |B. 1. The Odor Abatement Plan shall include specific methods of odor reduction which shall be tailored to each facility and created to address each cause of odor listed in paragraph 2 of this subsection.2. The Odor Abatement Plan shall address methods for reducing odors in relationship to swine maintenance, waste storage, land application, and carcass disposal.3. The applicant or licensee shall examine the Odor Abatement Plan at least annually to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan, modify for changed conditions at the facility and determine if economically feasible technological advances are available and appropriate for the facility.C. If, after reviewing the Odor Abatement Plan, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry determines that the plan does not adequately meet one or more of the minimum requirements, the licensed managed feeding operation shall make and implement appropriate changes to the Plan which may include the utilization of economically feasible technology designed to abate odor as required by the Department pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.D. In determining the adequacy of an odor abatement plan, the Department shall consider all relevant factors including but not limited to:1. Design of the facilities;2. Odor control technology to be utilized;3. Prevailing wind direction in relation to occupied residences;4. Size of operation;5. Distance from facility to occupied residences; and6. All information contained in the application.Added by Laws 1998, c. 404, § 10, eff. Aug. 1, 1998. Renumbered from § 9-205.3a of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-13. Irrigation systems.

|A. All irrigation systems into which any swine waste will be injected shall be equipped with one or both of the following systems: |1. An antipollution system, approved by the State Board of Agriculture, capable of preventing the backflow of swine waste into the groundwater. The system shall include a safety check valve with a removable inspection port, anti-syphon vent, and low-pressure escape drain. An interlock device shall be installed on pumps that pump the swine waste so that if a fresh water irrigation pump shuts down, the pump that pumps the swine waste will also immediately shut down, preventing the chance of leakage past the check valve; or2. A system which provides for a complete and total disconnection between the flow of fresh water and the flow of swine waste. The system shall be capable of a manual disconnection between fresh water and the swine waste.B. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall make annual on-site inspections examining the operative status of the check valves and interlock devices.C. The operator of the irrigation system shall be responsible to ensure:1. That the valves and interlock devices remain operative between annual inspections by the Department; or2. Complete disconnection from fresh water when introducing swine waste into the system.Added by Laws 1997, c. 331, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 9-205.5 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-14. Investigations and inspections.

|A. The State Board of Agriculture or its authorized agents are empowered to enter upon the premises of any swine feeding operation for the purpose of investigating complaints as to the operation or to determine whether there are any violations of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act. The Department shall make at least one unannounced inspection per year of every swine feeding operation licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act. |B. 1. The Board shall promulgate standard precautions for the prevention of the transmission of communicable diseases to humans and animals to be used by employees of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry when inspecting swine feeding operations pursuant to their official duties specified by the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.2. Except for emergency situations or when enforcement of the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act requires the use of the standard precautions as promulgated by the Board pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, Department employees shall observe the health standards and sanitary requirements of the facility.C. The Board shall maintain necessary records and undertake such studies, investigations, and surveys for the proper administration of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act.Added by Laws 1969, c. 116, § 6. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 331, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 9-206 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-15. License required for operation - Jurisdiction of Department of Environmental Quality.

|A. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a concentrated swine feeding operation, without first obtaining a license from the State Board of Agriculture. |2. The owner or operator of a swine feeding operation not classified as a concentrated swine feeding operation may apply for a license if the owner or operator elects to come under the provision of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act and the rules of the State Board of Agriculture.3. The owner or operator of a swine feeding operation primarily using a liquid swine waste management system not classified as a licensed managed feeding operation may apply for a license if the owner or operator voluntarily elects to come under the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act relating to licensed managed feeding operations and the rules of the State Board of Agriculture.B. 1. The Department of Environmental Quality shall have environmental jurisdiction over:a.commercial manufacturers of fertilizers, grain and feed products, and chemicals, and over manufacturing of food and kindred products, tobacco, paper, lumber, wood, textile mill and other agricultural products,b.slaughterhouses, but not including feedlots at these facilities, andc.aquaculture and fish hatcheries, including, but not limited to, discharges of pollutants and storm water to waters of the state, surface impoundments and land application of wastes and sludge, and other pollution originating at these facilities.2. Facilities storing grain, feed, seed, fertilizer, and agricultural chemicals that are required by federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations to obtain a permit for storm water discharges shall only be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Quality with respect to storm water discharges.Added by Laws 1969, c. 116, § 8. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 70, § 2, emerg. eff. April 27, 1973; Laws 1981, c. 77, § 2; Laws 1993, c. 145, § 251, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1993, c. 324, § 47, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 140, § 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1997, c. 331, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 404, § 12, eff. Aug. 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 413, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2005, c. 292, § 22, eff. July 1, 2005. Renumbered from § 9-208 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-16. Expiration and renewal of licenses - Fees.

|A. Licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year and may be renewed upon payment of the license and swine animal unit fees set forth in this section and continued compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act and the rules of the Board. |B. The fees for a swine feeding operations license and annual renewal thereof shall be:1. Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for facilities with a capacity of less than two hundred fifty (250) swine animal units;2. Thirty-seven Dollars and fifty cents ($37.50) for facilities with a capacity of two hundred fifty (250) to five hundred (500) swine animal units;3. Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) for facilities with a capacity of five hundred one (501) to three thousand (3,000) swine animal units;4. One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for facilities with a capacity of three thousand one (3,001) to ten thousand (10,000) swine animal units; or5. Two Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($225.00) for facilities with a capacity of more than ten thousand (10,000) swine animal units.C. 1. All licensed managed feeding operations shall pay an additional license fee for original licenses in an amount equal to eighty cents ($0.80) per licensed swine animal unit capacity. One-half (1/2) of the amount shall be due and payable with the application.2. The other one-half (1/2) of the amount shall be due thirty (30) days from the date the application is approved. In the event the application is not approved, any amount of the fee in excess of the costs of processing the application shall be refunded to the applicant.3. All licensed managed feeding operations shall pay an additional license fee for renewal licenses in an amount established by rules.D. The Department shall review costs related to the administration, regulation, and enforcement of licensed managed feeding operations. Based on the review, rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act establishing a renewal fee for licensed managed feeding operations. The fee shall be based on the costs incurred by the Department in salaries, travel claims, and other necessary expenses incurred in fulfilling its regulatory and administrative obligations with regard to licensed managed feeding operations. Under no circumstances shall the fee exceed eighty cents ($0.80) per swine animal unit.E. All fees received for licensure of swine feeding operations shall be deposited in the State Department of Agriculture Revolving Fund.Added by Laws 1969, c. 116, § 9. Amended by Laws 1973, c. 70, § 3, emerg. eff. April 27, 1973; Laws 1997, c. 331, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 404, § 13, emerg. eff. June 10, 1998. Renumbered from § 9-209 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-18. Duties of owners and operators – Nuisance.

|A. In addition to any other requirement of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act, swine feeding operations owners and operators who are granted a swine feeding operations license shall: |1. Provide adequate veterinarian services for detection, control, and elimination of livestock diseases;2. Have available for use at all necessary times mechanical means of scraping, cleaning, and grading feed yards premises; and3. Provide weather resistant aprons adjacent to all permanently affixed feed bunks, water tanks, and feeding devices.B. 1. Any swine feeding operation licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act, operated in compliance with those standards, and in compliance with the rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture, shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence that a nuisance does not exist; provided, no swine feeding operation shall be located or operated in violation of any zoning regulations.2. Any swine feeding operation licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act, operated in compliance with those standards, and in compliance with rules promulgated by the Board, that is located on land more than three (3) miles outside the incorporated limits of any municipality and which is not located within one (1) mile of ten or more occupied residences shall not be deemed a nuisance unless it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the operation endangers the health or safety of others.Added by Laws 1969, c. 116, § 10. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 315, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 331, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 9-210 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-19. Setback requirements.

|A. Except as authorized by this subsection, no liquid swine waste shall be land applied within five hundred (500) feet of the nearest corner of an occupied residence not owned or leased by the owner of the swine feeding operation. |B. Except as otherwise provided by Section 20-20 of this title, no concentrated swine feeding operation shall be established within one (1) mile of ten or more residences that are occupied residences at the time of the establishment of the concentrated swine feeding operation.C. The proscription contained in subsections A and B of this section shall not apply if the applicable property owner executes a written waiver with the owner or operator of the swine feeding operation, under the terms and conditions that the parties negotiate. The written waiver becomes effective upon recording of the waiver in the offices of the recorder of deeds in the county where the property is located. The filed waiver shall preclude enforcement of the setback requirements contained in subsections A and B of this section. A change in ownership of the applicable property or change in the ownership of the property on which the swine feeding operation is located shall not affect the validity of the waiver.D. No liquid swine waste shall be land applied within three hundred (300) feet of an existing public or private drinking water well.E. Except as provided by Section 20-20 of this title, no concentrated swine feeding operation shall be established if located:1. Within three (3) miles of a state park or resort;2. On land within three (3) miles of the incorporated limits of any municipality, unless the municipality's governing body executes a written waiver of the setback for the particular swine feeding operation. A change in ownership of the property on which the animal feeding operation is located shall not affect the validity of the waiver; or3. Within three (3) miles of the high water mark of a surface public water supply if the concentrated swine feeding operation is located within the drainage basin for the public water supply.F. All distances between occupied residences and swine feeding operations shall be measured from the closest corner of the walls of the occupied residence to the closest point of the nearest waste facility, as determined by the Department. The property boundary line of the real property is not used unless it coincides with the closest point of the waste facility or occupied residence.Added by Laws 1997, c. 331, § 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 404, § 14, emerg. eff. June 10, 1998. Renumbered from § 9-210.1 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 19, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2017, c. 90, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-20. Exemptions applicable to certain operations.

|A. The provisions of Section 20-19 of this title relating to setback requirements and the provisions of subsections B and C of Section 20-12 of this title relating to utilization of liners in retention structures or documentation of no hydrologic connection and to a minimum separation of ten (10) feet between the bottom of the retention structure and the maximum groundwater elevation shall not apply to any concentrated swine feeding operation that is licensed by or submitted a substantially completed application on or before September 1, 1997. |B. Any expanding operations shall be in accordance with the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.Added by Laws 1997, c. 331, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 404, § 15, eff. Aug. 1, 1998. Renumbered from § 9-210.2 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-20-22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-20-22. Prohibition of new or expanded feeding operations within certain distance upstream of Pensacola Project boundary.

|The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall not accept or approve any pending applications requesting permits for construction or expansion of any concentrated swine feeding operation to be located within one (1) mile upstream of the Pensacola Project boundary as described in the records of the Grand River Dam Authority and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Any operation authorized or permitted prior to April 17, 2002, shall not be affected by the provisions of this section. |Added by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 23, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.