2 OK Stat § 2-6-265 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 2. Agriculture|§2-6-265. Exemptions.

|A. The Board shall, by regulation and under such conditions, including requirements, as to sanitary standards, practices, and procedures as it may prescribe, exempt from specific provisions of this act with respect to processing of poultry or poultry products solely for intrastate commerce and distribution of poultry or poultry products only in such commerce: |1. for such period of time as the Board determines that it would be impracticable to provide inspection and the exemption will aid in the effective administration of this act, any person engaged in the processing of poultry or poultry products and the poultry or poultry products processed by such person; provided, that, no such exemption shall continue in effect more than one hundred twenty (120) days after enactment of this act;2. persons slaughtering, processing, or otherwise handling poultry or poultry products which have been or are to be processed as required by recognized religious dietary laws, to the extent that the Board determines necessary to avoid conflict with such requirements while still effectuating the purposes of this act;3. the slaughtering by any person of poultry of his own raising, and the processing by him and transportation of the poultry products exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees;4. the custom slaughter by any person of poultry delivered by the owner thereof for such slaughter, and the processing by such slaughterer and transportation of the poultry products exclusively for use, in the household of such owner, by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees; provided, that, such custom slaughterer does not engage in the business of buying or selling any poultry products capable of use as human food;5. operations of types traditionally and usually conducted at retail stores and restaurants, when conducted at any retail store or restaurant or similar retail-type establishment for sale in normal retail quantities or service of such articles to consumers at such establishments, if no poultry or poultry products are processed at the establishment for distribution within this state or otherwise subject to inspection under the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.B. The provisions of this act shall not apply to poultry producers with respect to poultry of their own raising on their own farms if1. such producers slaughter not more than two hundred fifty turkeys, or not more than an equivalent number of birds of all species during the calendar year for which this exemption is being determined, four birds of other species being deemed the equivalent of one turkey;2. such poultry producers do not engage in buying or selling poultry products other than those produced from poultry raised on their own farms.C. The adulteration and misbranding provisions of this act, other than the requirement of the inspection legend, shall apply to articles which are exempted from inspection under this section.D. The Board may by order suspend or terminate any exemption with respect to any person whenever it finds that such action will aid in effectuating the purposes of this act.Laws 1970, c. 260, § 15, emerg. eff. April 22, 1970.