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2 OK Stat § 2-2-18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-18. Notice - Hearings - Penalties.

|A. After notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, if the State Board of Agriculture finds any person in violation of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code or any rule promulgated or order issued pursuant thereto, the Board shall have the authority to assess an administrative penalty of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each violation. Each animal, each action, or each day a violation continues may constitute a separate and distinct violation. |B. The Board may appoint administrative law judges to conduct the hearings. Hearings shall be held at a location within the region in which the alleged violator resides or the violation occurred, or the central offices of the State Board of Agriculture in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.C. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code or rules promulgated by the Board shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor unless a violation of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code or rules promulgated thereto is specifically identified with a penalty or as a felony in the individual articles of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code.D. Nothing in the Oklahoma Agricultural Code shall preclude the Board from seeking penalties in district court in the maximum amount allowed by law. The assessment of penalties in an administrative enforcement proceeding shall not prevent the subsequent assessment by a court of the maximum civil or criminal penalties for violations of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.E. Any person assessed an administrative or civil penalty may be required to pay, in addition to the penalty amount and interest thereon, attorney fees and costs associated with the collection of the penalties.Added by Laws 1965, c. 236, § 6, emerg. eff. June 17, 1965. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 19, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2004, c. 60, § 4, emerg. eff. April 6, 2004.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-18.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-18.1. Pollution of air, land, or waters - Order to cease - Administrative penalty.

|A. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code for any person to cause pollution of any air, land or waters of the state by persons which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry pursuant to the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act. |B. If the State Board of Agriculture finds that any of the air, land, or waters of the state which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry pursuant to the Oklahoma Environmental Quality Act have been or are being polluted, the Board shall make an order requiring that the pollution cease within a time period determined by the Department, or require a manner of treatment or of disposition of the waste or other polluting material as may in the judgment of the Board be necessary to prevent further pollution. In addition, the Board may assess an administrative penalty pursuant to Section 2-18 of this title. The person to whom the order is directed shall fully comply with the order of the Board and pay any fine and costs assessed.C. 1. Manure shall not be defined as or be considered a hazardous substance or hazardous waste as those terms are defined by state law.2. For purposes of this subsection, “manure” means any feces, urine, urea, or other excrement from livestock and shall also only include:a.associated nonhazardous bedding, compost, raw materials, or other nonhazardous materials commingled with the excrement,b.nonhazardous process water associated with the excrement or materials, orc.nonhazardous byproducts, constituents, or substances contained in or originating from the excrement, materials, or process water.3. This subsection shall not be construed to affect or limit the applicability of any other provision of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code.Added by Laws 2004, c. 60, § 5, emerg. eff. April 6, 2004. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 36, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-18.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-18.2. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry - Official environmental regulatory agency.

|The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is hereby designated as an official environmental regulatory agency for agricultural point source and nonpoint source pollution within its jurisdiction as specified in subsection D of Section 1-3-101 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department is hereby authorized and directed to obtain authorization from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer any and all of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) programs for agricultural point and nonpoint source discharges within its specified jurisdiction. |Added by Laws 1994, c. 289, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 1994. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 100, § 3, eff. July 1, 2004. Renumbered from § 1-3-103 of Title 27A by Laws 2004, c. 100, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004. Amended by Laws 2006, c. 201, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 18.2 of this title to provide consistency in numbering.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-18.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-18.3. Survey of agriculture producers – Water quality issues.

|The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service shall determine if there is a willingness among agriculture producers in Oklahoma to institute a voluntary program designed to reduce the liability of landowners through the establishment of best management practices designed to address water quality issues throughout Oklahoma. The program shall be voluntary in nature and encompass all state and federal regulatory requirements. |Added by Laws 2009, c. 260, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-26 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-26. Agriculture Emergency Insect Control Special Fund.

|A. The Agriculture Emergency Insect Control Special Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. The fund consists of monies transferred to it from funds appropriated to the Department for this purpose. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall be under the control and management of the administrative authority of the Department. Expenditures from the fund shall be pursuant to the laws of this state and rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture. |B. The fund shall be for emergency controls that lack legislative appropriation of emergency grasshopper and range caterpillar control within the state or for the general operations of the Department, and may be used for matching purposes for those programs in which the United States Department of Agriculture participates.C. All expenditures shall be approved by the Board. Warrants for expenditures from the fund shall be based on claims signed by an authorized employee of the Department and approved for payment by the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.Added by Laws 1980, c. 137, § 2, emerg. eff. April 15, 1980. Amended by Laws 1981, c. 50, § 2, emerg. eff. April 13, 1981; Laws 1993, c. 278, § 15, operative Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 24, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 3.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-27 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-27. Department of Agriculture State Indemnity Special Fund.

|A. The Department of Agriculture State Indemnity Special Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. |B. The fund shall consist of any monies appropriated to the Department specifically for transfer to the fund. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall be under the control and management of the administrative authority of the Department.C. Expenditures from the fund shall be pursuant to the laws of this state and in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture.D. The fund shall be for the purpose of funding state indemnity payments to owners of livestock destroyed or disposed of pursuant to Section 6-3 of this title and to support livestock disease prevention and control programs within the designated division of the Department.E. All expenditures shall be approved by the State Veterinarian and presented to the Board. Warrants for expenditures from the fund shall be based on claims signed by an authorized employee of the Department.Added by Laws 1981, c. 304, § 12, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 25, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 173, § 4, emerg. eff. May 6, 2002.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-27.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-27.1. Agriculture Evidence and Law Enforcement Fund.

|A. There is created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to be designated the “Agriculture Evidence and Law Enforcement Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of monies received from the sale of confiscated property, the seizure and forfeiture of confiscated monies, property, gifts, bequests, devises, or contributions, public or private, including federal and state funds unless otherwise provided by federal law or regulation. |B. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, for purposes including but not limited to investigation, enforcement, and prosecution of cases involving administrative, civil, or criminal violations of the Agricultural Code.C. The balance on deposit in the Agriculture Evidence and Law Enforcement Fund shall never exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). Amounts exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) shall be deposited in the Agriculture Revolving Fund.Added by Laws 2009, c. 373, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-29 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-29. Obstruct, hinder or interfere with authorized agent in performance of official duties - Unlawful.

|It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruct, hinder, or interfere by acts, verbal or physical threats, or any means with an authorized agent in the performance of their official duties as specified by rules of the State Board of Agriculture and the Oklahoma Agricultural Code. |Added by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 26, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000.
2 OK Stat § 2-2-31 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2-31. Independent agricultural tourism organization plan – Required provisions – Report date.

|A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall develop a plan to create an independent agricultural tourism organization. This organization shall be established as a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan shall include: |1. All necessary provisions to form a partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry; and2. Provisions to create a board with the number of members to be determined by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and membership to include at least one member from the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation, one member from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, and one member from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.B. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall make a report of the plan to the Legislature by January 1, 2007.Added by Laws 2006, c. 318, § 1, emerg. eff. June 9, 2006.
2 OK Stat § 2-2A-1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2A-1. Short title - Purpose - Applicability - Water programs.

|A. Sections 2 through 11 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act”. |B. The purpose of the Oklahoma Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act is to:1. Implement the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements;2. Assist the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in obtaining authorization to implement the federal Clean Water Act programs; and3. Issue permits to the persons or organizations owning or operating facilities regulated within the areas of environmental jurisdiction of the Department.C. The provisions contained in the Oklahoma Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act shall only apply to those programs established pursuant to the environmental jurisdiction of the Department as stated in Section 1-3-101 of Title 27A of the Oklahoma Statutes.D. Water programs within the environmental jurisdiction of the Department are hereby established that shall be responsible for:1. Water quality including, but not limited to, point source and nonpoint source pollution;2. Water protection; and3. Discharges and potential discharges to waters of the state.Added by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 2, eff. July 1, 2005.
2 OK Stat § 2-2A-4 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2A-4. Disclosure of interest in regulated entities.

|Any employee of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in a technical, supervisory or administrative position relating to the review, issuance, or enforcement of permits pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural Code who is an owner, stockholder, employee or officer of, or who receives compensation from, any corporation, partnership, or other business or entity which is subject to regulation by the Department shall disclose the interest to the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. Disclosures shall be submitted for Board review and shall be made a part of the Board minutes available to the public. This section shall not apply to financial interests occurring by reason of participation of an employee in the Oklahoma State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan or publicly traded mutual funds. |Added by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 5, eff. July 1, 2005.
2 OK Stat § 2-2A-5 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2A-5. Director of the Agricultural Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

|A. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall appoint the Director of the Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. The Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner. |B. The Director shall have experience in agriculture, forestry, conservation, environmental sciences, or other areas as may be required by the Commissioner.C. The Director shall not be an owner, stockholder, employee or officer of, nor have any other business relationship with or receive compensation from, any corporation, partnership, or other business or entity which is subject to regulation by the Department and, with regard to the exercise of powers and duties associated with the Oklahoma Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act, shall meet all requirements of Section 304 of the federal Clean Water Act and applicable federal regulations promulgated thereunder by the United States Environmental Protection Agency regarding conflict of interest.D. 1. The Director shall have the power and duty to:a.issue, deny, modify, amend, renew, refuse to renew, suspend, place on probation, reinstate or revoke licenses or permits pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code, and rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture, andb.issue final orders and assess administrative penalties according to the Administrative Procedures Act, the Oklahoma Agricultural Code, and rules promulgated by the Board.2. The powers and duties specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall be exercised exclusively by the Director on behalf of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and may not be delegated to other employees of the Department except as specifically provided in the Oklahoma Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act.3. In the event of the temporary absence of the Director, the Director may delegate the exercise of these powers and duties to an acting director during the absence of the Director subject to an organizational structure approved by the Commissioner. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Director, the Commissioner may designate an interim or acting Director who is authorized to exercise the powers and duties until a permanent Director is employed.4. Any designee exercising the powers and duties of the Director as authorized or on a temporary, acting, or interim basis shall meet the requirements of subsection C of this section for the Director.5. All references in the Oklahoma Agricultural Code to the Department with respect to the exercise of the powers and duties specified in paragraph 1 of this subsection shall mean the exercise of such powers and duties by the Director or authorized designee.Added by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005.
2 OK Stat § 2-2A-8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2A-8. Rules for storm water discharges.

|The State Board of Agriculture shall promulgate rules which prescribe permit requirements applicable to discharges composed entirely of storm water that shall at a minimum meet federal law. The rules may require permits on a case-by-case basis, exempt categories of discharges, or provide a schedule for obtaining the permit. The Board shall have promulgated rules for storm water discharges which comply with Environmental Protection Agency requirements for approval of the state National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems program no later than the date that the Department is to receive authorization to administer a state National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program. |Added by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 9, eff. July 1, 2005.
2 OK Stat § 2-2A-10 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2A-10. Application for permit - Compliance with local ordinances, rules or requirements.

|A. For permits or other authorizations required pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural Code, applicants shall file applications in the form and manner established by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. The Department shall review the applications as filed and subsequently amended or supplemented. Any permit issued or authorization granted may include conditions. |B. Permits and other authorizations required pursuant to the Oklahoma Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act may contain provisions requiring that operations shall be in compliance with municipal and other local government ordinances, rules, and requirements. A determination or certification that the operations under the requested permit or authorization conform or comply with those ordinances, rules, or requirements, the enforcement of which is not within the jurisdiction or authority of the Department, shall not be considered by the Department in its review and approval or denial of a permit or authorization.Added by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 11, eff. July 1, 2005.
2 OK Stat § 2-2A-21 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2A-21. Short title.

|Sections 12 through 20 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental Permitting Act”. |Added by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 12, eff. July 1, 2005.
2 OK Stat § 2-2A-23 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2A-23. Rules designating application tiers.

|A. The State Board of Agriculture shall have the authority to promulgate rules to implement the Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental Permitting Act for each tier that will to the greatest extent possible: |1. Enable applicants to follow a consistent application process;2. Ensure that uniform public participation opportunities are offered;3. Provide for uniformity in notices required of applicants; and4. Set forth procedural application requirements.B. The rules shall designate applications as Tier I, II, or III and shall at a minimum be consistent with federal law. In making these determinations, the Board shall consider information and data offered on:1. The significance of the potential impact of the type of activity on the environment;2. The amount, volume, and types of waste proposed to be accepted, stored, treated, disposed, discharged, emitted, or land applied;3. The degree of public concern traditionally connected with the type of activity;4. The federal classification, if any, for the proposed activity, operation, or type of site or facility; and5. Any other factors relevant to the determinations.C. For purposes of this section, the Board shall ensure that designations are, at a minimum, consistent with any analogous classifications set forth in applicable federal programs.D. The rules for each tier shall:1. Set forth uniform procedures for filing an application;2. Contain specific uniform requirements for each type of notice and public participation or hearing opportunities required by the Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental Permitting Act;3. Contain other provisions needed to implement and administer the Oklahoma Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act; and4. Designate positions to which the Director may delegate, in writing, the power and duty to issue, renew, amend, modify, and deny permits.Added by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 14, eff. July 1, 2005.
2 OK Stat § 2-2A-24 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-2A-24. Powers and duties of Department.

|A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is hereby authorized to implement and enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental Permitting Act and rules promulgated thereunder. |B. In addition to authority under the Oklahoma Agricultural Code, the Department shall have the power and duty to:1. Evaluate applications for administrative and technical completeness pursuant to requirements of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code and rules promulgated thereunder and, when necessary to determine the completeness, request changes, revisions, corrections, or supplemental submissions;2. Evaluate notices related to applications for sufficiency of content and compliance and require that omissions or inaccuracies be cured;3. Consider timely and relevant comments received;4. Prepare responses to comments, draft and final denials, and draft, proposed, and final permits;5. Cooperate with federal agencies;6. Consolidate processes related to multiple, pending applications filed by the same applicant for the same facility or site in accordance with rules of the State Board of Agriculture; and7. Otherwise exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental Permitting Act and promulgate rules.Added by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 15, eff. July 1, 2005.