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1 OK Stat § 1-37 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-37. Certain employees required to hold abstract license - Exemptions.

|Any person in the employ of a holder of a certificate of authority or permit for the purpose of searching county records or compiling abstracts shall hold an abstract license. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an employee whose sole function is to put the work product of others into typewritten or other readable form. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.24 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-38 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-38. Qualifications for issuance of license - Term of license - License fee.

|A. An abstract license shall be issued by the Oklahoma Abstractors Board to an applicant who: |1. Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;2. Is of good moral character;3. Has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or crime of moral turpitude or disqualifying offense that substantially relates to the practice of abstracting or poses a reasonable threat to public safety in this state, another state, or a federal court; and4. Has passed a test for abstractors required by the Board.B. Each abstract license shall be valid for one (1) year. The Board shall set the fees for an abstract license and for renewal not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00).C. As used in this section:1. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability to serve the public or work with others in the occupation; and2. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation.Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 269, § 9, eff. July 1, 2007; Laws 2007, c. 359, § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.25 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; Laws 2021, c. 456, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
1 OK Stat § 1-39 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-39. Supervision of licensees.

|All abstract licensees shall submit to the supervision of a holder of a certificate of authority or permit and shall inform the Oklahoma Abstractors Board in writing of the name and address of that holder of a certificate of authority or permit. If the licensee leaves the employ of that holder of a certificate of authority or permit or changes employment to another holder of a certificate of authority or permit, he shall so inform the Board in writing within ten (10) days of the action. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 17, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 19, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.26 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-40 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-40. Censure, revocation or suspension of abstract license.

|Upon good cause shown and after a hearing, the Oklahoma Abstractors Board may censure a licensee or revoke or suspend his abstract license for any of the following acts: |1. Making of a materially fraudulent statement in an application for an abstract license; or2. Having been convicted and exhausted all appellate remedies in a court of competent jurisdiction in this or any other state or a federal court of the crime of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, fraud, or any similar offense, or pleading guilty or nolo contendere to any such offense; or3. Destroying or secreting public records, or failing to return said records within the designated time; or4. Any other conduct which constitutes untrustworthy or improper, fraudulent, or dishonest activities; or5. Disregarding or violating any provision of the Oklahoma Abstractors Act; or6. Continued violation after notice from the Board of engaging in a practice of charging excessive abstracting fees.Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 20, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.27 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-42 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-42. Limitation of actions.

|An action for damages by reason of any imperfect or false abstract hereafter compiled must be brought within five (5) years from the date the abstract certificate was issued. |Added by Laws 1984, c. 163, § 20, eff. Nov. 1, 1984. Renumbered from Title 74, § 227.29 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
1 OK Stat § 1-43 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 1. Abstracting|§1-43. Real property purchaser – Retention of abstract.

|A purchaser of real property shall have the opportunity to retain possession of the abstract for the property being purchased. The purchaser shall be notified about the option to retain possession at the scheduled closing; however, if a contractual obligation to a mortgage company requires retention of the abstract by that mortgage company, then the purchaser shall have an opportunity to take possession of the abstract upon complete performance of the contractual obligations. If a duly licensed abstract company is holding or storing the abstract, upon written request from the owner or the authorized agent of the owner, pursuant to a current transaction, the licensed abstractor shall release the abstract without unnecessary delay. All licensed abstractors and certificate of authority holders who refuse to do so shall be subject to the following: |1. A civil penalty to the requesting party of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each occurrence;2. Liability in any action for damages, loss or injury suffered or incurred by any person by reason of failure to deliver the abstract pursuant to the provisions of this section. Any civil judgment rendered pursuant to this paragraph may be enforced in the same manner in which other civil judgments may be enforced; and3. Any administrative penalties and fines enforced by the Oklahoma Abstractors Board.Added by Laws 2002, c. 36, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002. Renumbered from § 227.30 of Title 74 by Laws 2007, c. 359, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws 2017, c. 148, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2021, c. 251, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2 OK Stat § 2-1-1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-1-1. Short title.

|This act shall be known as the Oklahoma Agricultural Code. |Laws 1970, c. 260, § 19, emerg. eff. April 22, 1970. EC=1>
2 OK Stat § 2-1-2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-1-2. State Department of Agriculture - Establishment - Composition.

|The State Department of Agriculture shall consist of the State Board of Agriculture, the divisions, and other positions and offices as established by law and by the Board. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 1, art. 1, § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 1, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-2. Compensation - Meetings.

|Members of the State Board of Agriculture shall receive actual expenses of travel pursuant to the State Travel Reimbursement Act. The Board shall meet a minimum of eight (8) times per year in regular session but not more than six (6) days in any calendar month. Special meetings of the Board may be held at the time and place as set by the President or at the time and place petitioned for by three members of the Board. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 2, art. 2, § 2, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1977, c. 241, § 1; Laws 1985, c. 178, § 1, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 4, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2012, c. 7, § 1, emerg. eff. April 2, 2012.NOTE: Laws 2012, c. 133, § 1 repealed by Laws 2013, c. 15, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-3. Officers.

|A. The at-large member appointed by the Governor, pursuant to Section 2-1 of this title, shall be the President of the State Board of Agriculture and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. |B. The President shall be the executive officer of the Board and, in the absence of the Board, shall, subject to approval of the Board, perform all of the duties imposed by law.C. The Board shall elect a Secretary who shall not be a member of the Board. The Board shall fix the duties of the person appointed.Added by Laws 1955, p. 2, art. 2, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 5, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 242, § 9, emerg. eff. May 23, 2003.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-4b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-4b. Reciprocal agreements.

|A. The Commissioner of the State Department of Agriculture may enter into reciprocal agreements with: |1. A state agriculture agency or corresponding agency of another state, or with the person, board, officer, or commission authorized to act on behalf of that department or agency having jurisdiction affecting the importation, health, inspection, investigation, control, prevention, and eradication of contagious and infectious diseases of livestock; and2. Another state or with the person, board, officer, or commission authorized to act on behalf of the other state relating to theft of livestock and to farming equipment and farm implements.B. The Commissioner of the State Department of Agriculture shall, upon the written request of a state agriculture agency or other corresponding agency of any other state or of any person, board, officer, or commission of the state authorized to act for and on behalf of such department or corresponding agency, maintain actions in the courts of this state upon judgments and demands arising in the other state in the same manner and to the same extent that the actions by the Commissioner are authorized when arising in this state; provided, however, that the actions may be commenced and maintained only in those cases where the other state by appropriate legislation or by reciprocal agreement extends a like policy or approach to cases arising in the state.Added by Laws 2001, c. 430, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-4c (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-4c. Livestock policy implementation – Restriction on local orders, ordinances, and regulations.

|A. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall be the state entity empowered to implement the policy of the state regarding the care and handling of livestock in this state. |B. No municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall enact or enforce any order, ordinance, or regulation concerning the care and handling of livestock within its jurisdiction that is more restrictive than rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry concerning the care and handling of livestock or Section 1685 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Ordinances or regulations by municipalities pertaining to land use or to human health or safety shall not be considered to constitute livestock care and handling.Added by Laws 2009, c. 180, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 2009.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-4d (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-4d. Temporary employees.

|A. For the purposes of the State Board of Agriculture, seasonal employees employed by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry who work less than nine hundred ninety-nine (999) hours in a twelve-month period shall be considered temporary employees and shall be unclassified. The Department may employ seasonal employees throughout the calendar year. |B. The Department, in its annual budget request, shall include a summary of the use of project labor, which shall include the number of workers employed under the provisions of this section and the total wages paid to these employees.Added by Laws 2015, c. 391, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2015.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-4e (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-4e. Confidentiality of electronic mail addresses.

|The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall keep confidential the electronic mail addresses provided to the Department through any online licensing program or similar electronic licensing system. The electronic mail addresses shall not be releasable pursuant to the Open Records Act absent an order by a court of competent jurisdiction. |Added by Laws 2016, c. 106, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-5. Official agency.

|Except for matters which have been expressly delegated to another state agency, the State Board of Agriculture shall be the official agency of the State of Oklahoma in the relations of this state with the United States Department of Agriculture, any other federal agency, or any agency or person of this or another state on matters pertaining to sampling, inspection, and grading of agricultural products, and other regulatory matters in the field of agriculture. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 3, art. 2, § 5. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 145, § 247, eff. July 1, 1993; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 7, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-6 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-6. Advisory or consulting committees - Appointment.

|The State Board of Agriculture shall have authority to appoint advisory or consulting committees from the residents of the state who are interested in the various phases of agriculture, either in conservation, production, processing, regulation, or sale of agricultural products. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 3, art. 2, § 6. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 8, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-7 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-7. Records and files as evidence – Enforcement of penalties and fines.

|A. The records, files, and books of the State Board of Agriculture shall be receivable as evidence. The rules and orders of the Board, when published, shall be public notice and shall have the force and effect of law and be judicially noticed and considered. When orders of the Board consist of local rules or orders of quarantine, the order may be provable in the same manner as a return of service. |B. Administrative penalties, civil penalties, and other fines imposed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code shall be enforced in the same manner in which civil judgments may be enforced. For purposes of enforcement final orders shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the district court of Oklahoma County and, upon such recording and application therefor, all appropriate writs and process shall be issued and shall be enforced by the court.Added by Laws 1955, p. 3, art. 2, § 7, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 9, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 60, §1, emerg. eff. April 6, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-8. Certified copies as evidence.

|Duly-certified copies of any book, record, file, or proceeding, or any part, shall be competent as a matter of evidence in court when certified as a copy by the officer in charge of the book, file, record proceeding or part thereof or by the President or Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 4, art. 2, § 8. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 10, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-9. Cooperative contracts and agreements - Grading, sampling or inspection - Fees.

|The State Board of Agriculture may enter into cooperative contracts and agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture, or any other federal or state agency, person, or firm providing for the grading, sampling, or inspection of processed or unprocessed foods, livestock, poultry, seeds, fruits, vegetables, or other agricultural commodities and products. The Board shall promulgate a schedule of fees to be charged and collected under the provisions of this section from the person or agency for whom the grading, sampling, or inspection service is rendered. The schedule of fees shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and be open to the public, and any subsequent change in the fees shall not be operative until the change has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act. |Added by Laws 1955, p. 4, art. 2, § 9. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 11, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-10. Department of Agriculture Revolving Fund - Disbursements - Claims.

|A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the State Department of Agriculture Revolving Fund. All monies, fees, and revenues collected, authorized, or received from any source by the State Board of Agriculture or any division, officer, or employee of the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code or any law or agreement shall be deposited in the fund. |B. The fund shall be a continuing fund and shall be expended only for purposes specifically authorized and approved by a majority vote of the five (5) members appointed to and constituting the Board. The President, in the absence of the Board, may approve disbursements for lawfully authorized purposes. Expenditures from the fund shall be made only for defraying the costs and expenses of providing inspection, sampling, grading, and other services authorized by the Board for which fees or other monies have been paid into the fund and for which other monies are not available for the payment of services.C. The Board shall have authority to employ and pay out of the fund inspectors, graders, or other personnel as needed or required to conduct authorized services.D. All claims against the fund shall be paid only upon the majority approval of the Board, or the President in the absence of the Board.Added by Laws 1955, p. 4, art. 2, § 10. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 380, § 1, emerg. eff. June 29, 1965; Laws 1977, c. 251, § 7, emerg. eff. July 15, 1977; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 12, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-12. Unpaid checks - Uncollectable debts.

|A. For accounting purposes only, when any check has been received by the State Board of Agriculture, or the State Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, and has remained unpaid for a period of more than five (5) years, and the Board determines that the check cannot be collected, the amount of the check shall not be included or carried as an asset of the Board or any of its funds. |B. If all appropriate collection remedies have been exhausted in the collection of any debt owed to the Department, the debt shall be considered uncollectable. A list of all uncollectable debts and persons who owed the debts, shall be reported to the Oklahoma Legislature, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and the Oklahoma Tax Commission no later than May 1 of each calendar year.Added by Laws 1955, p. 4, art. 2, § 12, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 16, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2010, c. 91, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 2.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-14. Authority to enter - Proper actions - Warrants.

|A. The State Board of Agriculture or its authorized agents shall have the authority to enter any premises or mode of transportation during reasonable hours for the purpose of implementing the Oklahoma Agricultural Code or rules promulgated pursuant thereto. |B. The Board or its authorized agents shall have the authority to carry out all necessary and proper actions to determine compliance with the Oklahoma Agricultural Code including, but not limited to, conducting investigations, opening any bundle, package, or container of agricultural products, examining and making photocopies of records or documents, examining devices, and collecting and submitting samples for analysis.C. If any person refuses, denies or interferes with any right of access, the Board shall have the right to apply to and obtain from a district court an administrative or other warrant as necessary to enforce the right of access and inspection.Added by Laws 1965, c. 236, § 2, emerg. eff. June 17, 1965. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 17, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-16 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-16. Duties of district attorney or Attorney General.

|A. When requested by the State Board of Agriculture it shall be the duty of a district attorney or the Attorney General to institute appropriate proceedings in the proper courts in a timely manner and to prosecute in the manner provided by law when violations of the following occur: |1. The Oklahoma Agricultural Code;2. Any rule promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural Code; or3. Any order, license, charter, registration, or permit issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural Code.B. Any action to redress or restrain a violation of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code, any promulgated rule or any order, license, charter, registration, or permit issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural Code or to recover any administrative or civil penalty or other fine assessed pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural Code, may be brought by:1. The district attorney of the appropriate district court of the State of Oklahoma;2. The Attorney General on behalf of the State of Oklahoma; or3. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry on behalf of the State of Oklahoma.C. The court shall have jurisdiction to determine the action, and to grant the necessary or appropriate relief, including but not limited to mandatory or prohibitive injunctive relief, interim equitable relief, and punitive damages.D. When requested by an authorized agent of the Board, it shall be the duty of every peace officer to assist in the detection and apprehension of all persons in violation of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code. Failure to perform this duty shall be cause for removal from office.Added by Laws 1965, c. 236, § 4, emerg. eff. June 17, 1965. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 18, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 60, § 2, emerg. eff. April 6, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-16.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-16.1. Livestock Offender Registry.

|A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is authorized to create and maintain the Livestock Offender Registry. Access to the registry shall be provided to the public on the Department's website. |B. The Livestock Offender Registry shall contain all persons convicted of violating Section 1716 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. The Department may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.D. The Department is authorized to contract with a statewide livestock organization, as defined in Section 4-2 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to create and maintain the Livestock Offender Registry.Added by Laws 2021, c. 141, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-17.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-17.1. False statements, etc. to Department – Rendering inaccurate any monitoring or measuring device – Penalties.

|In addition to other penalties as may be imposed by law, it is a violation of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code for any person to knowingly make or provide any false statement, representation, or certification to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry or to knowingly render inaccurate any monitoring or measuring device or information thereof. |Added by Laws 2004, c. 60, § 3, emerg. eff. April 6, 2004.