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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-5. Reports of contagious or infectious animal diseases – Release of information.

A. Any report of contagious or infectious animal diseases obtained pursuant to the requirements of Section 698.15 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes and rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture shall not be required to be produced pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act except in such a way that no person or farm can be individually identified, unless otherwise provided for by law. Specific information shall not be released except under the following circumstances:
1. Release is made upon court order;
2. Release is made in writing, by or with the written consent of the person whose information is being kept confidential;
3. Release is necessary as determined by the State Veterinarian to protect the health and well-being of the general public or domestic animals;
4. Release is made of medical or epidemiological information to health or veterinary professionals, appropriate state agencies or appropriate courts to enforce the provisions of this title and related rules concerning the control and treatment of animal diseases; or
5. Release is made of specific medical or epidemiological information for statistical purposes whether within the State of Oklahoma or throughout the United States, in such a way that no person or farm can be identified.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the State Veterinarian or the State Board of Agriculture from utilizing reported information to the extent deemed necessary and for enforcing any provisions of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2015, c. 70, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-6. Importing or possessing exotic swine - Misdemeanor – Exceptions.

A. It shall be unlawful and be a misdemeanor in Oklahoma to import or possess exotic swine of the family Suidae. Provided, however, exotic swine species shall not include pot-bellied pigs, teacup pigs and other swine or pigs commonly owned as domestic pets.
B. The State Veterinarian may grant exceptions for importation and possession by a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Added by Laws 2017, c. 361, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 2017.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-27. Feeding garbage to swine.

A. No person shall feed garbage to swine.
B. For the purpose of this section, "garbage" means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of foods, including fish, poultry or animal carcasses or parts.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
1. Any individual who feeds only household garbage of the individual to the swine of the individual; or
2. Any institution which feeds only its own garbage to swine which are raised for the institution's own use.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 43, art. 6(B), § 7, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 36, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2019, c. 109, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-91. Formulation of control and eradication program.

A program for the control and eradication of brucellosis among livestock of the State of Oklahoma shall be maintained by the State Board of Agriculture. The program shall be composed of a plan or combination of plans adopted or recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture and approved by the Board.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 47, art. 6(E), § 1. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 37, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-92. Official test.

A. The official test for brucellosis shall be any serologic or bacteriologic test recognized by and listed in the United States Department of Agriculture Uniform Methods and Rules of Brucellosis Eradication or listed in the Code of Federal Regulations. An official test must be conducted at a laboratory approved for brucellosis testing by the State Board of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture.
B. The blood sample for brucellosis tests shall be drawn by a person approved by the Board. Accredited veterinarians licensed to practice in this state may be granted a certificate by the State Veterinarian to conduct brucellosis tests at approved livestock market laboratories.
C. All blood tests shall be confirmed by samples tested at the laboratory approved for official testing by the Board and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 47, art. 6(E), § 2, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1961, p. 5, § 1; Laws 1996, c. 138, § 4, emerg. eff. May 1, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 38, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-93. Blood samples for brucellosis testing – Official identification – Reports.

A. Whenever any blood sample is drawn for the purpose of testing for brucellosis, the person drawing the blood sample shall ensure application of official identification, approved by the State Veterinarian. If official identification is already present, that official identification shall be recorded.
B. The person shall submit with the blood sample a written report to the State Veterinarian. The report shall be signed by the person drawing the sample and shall be on a form prescribed by the State Veterinarian. The report shall show the official identification and descriptive markings of the animal, or herd tattoo, if the tested animal is a registered animal.
C. It shall not be necessary to officially identify any registered animal if the registration tattoo of each animal is shown on the report. If the registration paper is not transferred with the animal, official identification shall be applied.
D. The removal of official identification without prior authorization from the State Veterinarian shall be a violation of the Oklahoma Agricultural Code.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 47, art. 6(E), § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1979, c. 87, § 1; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 39, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2019, c. 73, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-94. Positive reactions - Permanent branding of animal – Tagging – Removal of permanent mark or brand.

A. The owner of exposed animals or reactors shall present the animals for branding or tagging within fifteen (15) days after receiving notice of reaction or exposure. The failure of an owner to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
B. The removal of any permanent mark or brand, including official identification, from any animal with a reportable disease or those classified as diseased in a herd being depopulated, without prior authorization from the State Veterinarian, shall be deemed a felony.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 47, art. 6(E), § 4, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 393, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967; Laws 1974, c. 77, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974; Laws 1976, c. 107, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 87, § 2; Laws 1996, c. 138, § 5, emerg. eff. May 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 85, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 40, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2019, c. 74, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 85 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-95. Brucellosis Milk Surveillance test.

The Brucellosis Milk Surveillance test made with whole milk or cream and an approved antigen, in a manner and by a person approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and the State Board of Agriculture, may be used to indicate the possibility of the presence of reactors in the herd from which the milk or cream samples were taken. If the test indicates that reactors may be present in a herd, the State Veterinarian shall have the authority to conduct an official test of the herd in order to identify the reactors.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 47, art. 6(E), § 5, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 138, § 6, emerg. eff. May 1, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 41, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-96. Officially vaccinated animals - Identification.

Officially vaccinated animals shall have been inoculated with a vaccine approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and the State Board of Agriculture in a manner and by a person approved by the Board. The inoculation shall be made between ages specified by the Board. Animals vaccinated shall be properly identified with a tattoo and individual identification as prescribed by the Board.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 48, art. 6(E), § 6. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 42, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1980; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 41, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-97. Biological products containing Brucella organisms.

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, furnish, give away, or supply any biological product containing Brucella organisms for use in this state except to persons, firms, or agencies approved in writing by the State Veterinarian.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 48, art. 6(E), § 7. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 43, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-99. Quarantine of livestock infected with brucellosis - Disposition.

All livestock declared to be infected with brucellosis shall be immediately quarantined and shall be disposed of only as prescribed in the approved plan. Prior to movement or change of ownership, plans for disposition of infected animals shall be made and reported to the State Veterinarian.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 48, art. 6(E), § 9. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 44, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-100. Brucellosis eradication - Livestock owner requirements - Indemnity payments.

A. The State of Oklahoma is hereby declared brucellosis free. The State Board of Agriculture may reinstitute a program of brucellosis eradication based on the advice of the State Veterinarian and in consultation with the United States Department of Agriculture.
B. Each owner of livestock shall comply with the requirements of a brucellosis plan. A licensed, accredited veterinarian or authorized agent of the Board shall perform all tests on livestock for brucellosis. The owner or person in control of the livestock shall render assistance in restraining the animals as the State Veterinarian or a representative of the State Veterinarian deems necessary. Any owner or caretaker who neglects or refuses to present the livestock for testing or refuses or neglects to assist in restraining them, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
C. The State Veterinarian or representative authorized to test the livestock may file a complaint with the district attorney who shall immediately notify the offending party either by certified mail, personal service, posting a notice on the premises, or publication that the person will have an additional ten (10) days to comply with the requirements. If the party fails to comply, the sheriff of the county shall gather the livestock for testing. The owner shall pay all fees and costs incurred in gathering the livestock into the county general fund, to be reappropriated to the county sheriff's office.
D. An indemnity payment in an amount approved by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Board shall be made on each reactor upon proof of slaughter. The Board shall pay any owner of cattle destroyed because of brucellosis an indemnity of not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each animal, provided the animal qualifies for an indemnity payment pursuant to official state or federal brucellosis regulations, and the state monies will be in addition to any indemnity payments by the United States Department of Agriculture. The indemnity payments shall be made from funds made available by the United States Department of Agriculture or the Board within the limits of availability. The state indemnity shall not be paid unless the owner of the cattle is in compliance with rules of the Board pertaining to an approved plan.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 48, art. 6(E), § 10, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 470, § 2, emerg. eff. July 14, 1965; Laws 1967, c. 393, § 5, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967; Laws 1981, c. 13, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1983, c. 64, § 1, emerg. eff. April 29, 1983; Laws 1984, c. 19, § 1, emerg. eff. March 20, 1984; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 45, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2019, c. 71, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-101. Certification of brucellosis-free herds and counties.

The certification of brucellosis-free herds and brucellosis-free counties or areas shall be made as prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture and approved by the State Veterinarian.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 48, art. 6(E), § 11. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 46, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-102. Sale of bovine animals or removal from markets – Compliance records.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, company, firm, corporation, livestock market, concentration yard, or livestock auction, to sell animals or to remove animals from markets unless the animals are in compliance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture.
B. Animals that are sold prior to testing shall revert to the seller without obligation to the purchasers if the animals are reactors, and all expenses incurred in testing shall be paid by the seller.
C. A record of compliance shall be on a form approved by the State Veterinarian.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 48, art. 6(E), § 12. Amended by Laws 1963, c. 291, § 1; Laws 1967, c. 393, § 6, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967; Laws 1974, c. 46, § 1, emerg. eff. April 13, 1974; Laws 1976, c. 107, § 2, emerg. eff. May 12, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 87, § 3; Laws 1980, c. 42, § 2, emerg. eff. Mar. 26, 1980; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 47, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-107. Swine identification verification – Testing requirements.

A. Each person who presents swine for a swine exhibition, special sale, or show shall provide verification of one of the following:
1. A federal premises identification number; or
2. A state location identification number.
B. Swine shall be individually identified at the time of testing with both ear notches and an 840 USDA button-type electronic official identification ear tag. Untested exhibition swine originating from a validated-qualified (V/Q) herd shall be similarly identified prior to exhibition.
C. All swine shall meet one of the following testing requirements:
1. Oklahoma origin swine shall have a negative brucellosis and pseudorabies test after May 15 each year for fall exhibitions and after November 10 each year for spring exhibitions. These tests shall be valid for the entire respective exhibition season, unless in the opinion of the designated epidemiologist the swine have been exposed to pseudorabies or brucellosis. The swine shall also be accompanied by a copy of the official test chart or a certificate of veterinary inspection listing the test results, laboratory name, laboratory accession number, and individual identification number.
2. Swine originating from outside of Oklahoma shall meet the requirements of OAC 35:15-22-33.
3. Each swine shall originate from a V/Q herd and only be exhibited by an immediate family member of the V/Q herd owner. The V/Q herd number, most recent quarterly test date, and official identification numbers of all swine being exhibited shall be listed on the certificate of veterinary inspection.
Added by Laws 2022, c. 33, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-124. Livestock infected or exposed - Order of quarantine – Notice – Waiving of quarantine.

A. Whenever it is determined by the State Board of Agriculture or the State Veterinarian that livestock in any area of the State of Oklahoma is, has been, or is likely to be infected with an infectious or contagious disease, or has been exposed due to importation of livestock from another state or from another area in the State of Oklahoma, or for any other reason, the President of the Board, an authorized agent, or the State Veterinarian shall issue an order of quarantine showing the area and the conditions of the
quarantine. Notice of the quarantine order shall be given by one of the following methods:
1. In person by an authorized agent of the Board; or
2. By certified mail; or
3. By publication in a legal newspaper of general circulation in one or more counties in which the areas are situated; or
4. By a sign or signs posted in or around the quarantined area.
B. It shall be illegal to remove any sign or notice posted to a quarantine area or premise and removal shall be only by the State Veterinarian or an authorized agent.
C. The issuance of a quarantine may be waived if the Board or the State Veterinarian enters into a formal cooperative agreement with the affected party that will control and eradicate the disease condition.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 49, art. 6(F), § 4. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 393, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967; Laws 1992, c. 296, § 3, emerg. eff. May 26, 1992; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 48, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-125. Moving of livestock in or out of quarantine area - Penalties.

It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to remove, change the location of, or to bring into or to take out of any place or area that has been quarantined, any livestock covered by the order of quarantine or to violate any of the conditions of the quarantine. If the aggregate value of the quarantined livestock is in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), then the person shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 49, art. 6(F), § 5, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 86, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 49, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 86 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-132. Definitions.

As used in the Foreign Animal Diseases Act "foreign animal disease" means any condition of livestock or animals meeting the criteria for a foreign animal disease by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 75, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 50, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-133. Eradication and control program.

The State Board of Agriculture shall formulate and maintain a program to assist in the eradication and control of any foreign animal disease. The program shall be implemented only in the event there is evidence that a foreign animal disease may affect any livestock or animals of this state. The program shall be based upon an approved plan composed of a plan or combination of plans adopted or recommended by the State Veterinarian and the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and approved by the Board.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 75, § 3, eff. July 1, 1996.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-134. Quarantine.

If the State Board of Agriculture or any authorized agent thereof determines any animal or livestock in any area is or might be infected with any foreign animal disease, a quarantine may be declared by the Board. The quarantine shall show the area quarantined and the conditions of the quarantine. Notice of the quarantine shall be given in person by an authorized agent, by certified mail, by a sign or signs posted in or around the quarantined area, or by publication in a legal newspaper of general circulation in one or more counties in which the area may be situated. It shall be illegal to remove any sign or notice posted to a quarantined area or premises unless removed by the State Veterinarian or an authorized agent.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 75, § 4, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 51, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-135. Restrictions on biological products.

No biological products, including but not limited to antigens, used to immunize, test, or treat livestock or animals for foreign animal diseases shall be manufactured, produced, transported, distributed, sold, offered for sale, or possessed in this state unless the biological product has been licensed or permitted by the United States Department of Agriculture, and approved by the State Veterinarian. Biological products shall be administered or used only by those persons approved by the State Veterinarian.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 75, § 5, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 52, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-141. Branding and tagging of tubercular cattle.

All livestock or animals found to be affected with tuberculosis, either by tuberculin test or physical examination by a veterinarian, shall be branded immediately on the tailhead in capital form with the Roman letter "T", at least two (2) inches in width and three (3) inches in length, have a designated metal tag affixed to the left ear, and shall be considered affected with tuberculosis. The owner or owners of tuberculosis-affected animals shall permit any authorized agent or representative of the State Board of Agriculture or the United States Department of Agriculture or accredited veterinarian to brand and tag all affected animals.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 50, art. 6(G), § 1, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 138, § 7, emerg. eff. May 1, 1996; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 53, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-142. Sale or disposition of bovine animals affected with tuberculosis.

It shall be unlawful for any person or the agents or employees of any person to knowingly and intentionally sell, offer for sale, assist in the sale or trade, or dispose or offer to dispose of any animal affected with tuberculosis.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 50, art. 6(G), § 2. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 54, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-143. Tuberculin tests - Refusal to comply - Quarantine.

The State Veterinarian or any accredited veterinarian directed by the State Veterinarian, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, upon reliable information that tuberculosis exists in any animal in the state, may cause the tuberculin test to be applied to the herd or group of animals. Should the owner or owners refuse or neglect to comply with the instructions of the examining veterinarian, the State Veterinarian or the authorized agent of the State Veterinarian shall quarantine the animals, and the quarantine shall prohibit the movement of any animal or animal products from the premises.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 50, art. 6(G), § 3. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 55, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-145. Movement of animals into state - Testing – Owner responsibilities - Assistance from sheriff - Fees.

Animals shall be moved or allowed to move into the State of Oklahoma only in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture. It shall be the duty of each owner or person in control of animals in this state to present all animals for testing when notified by the State Veterinarian or the authorized agent of the State Veterinarian. The owner or person in control of the animals shall render any assistance in restraining the animals required by the State Veterinarian or the authorized agent of the State Veterinarian. If the owner or person in control neglects or refuses to present the animals for testing or adequately assist in restraining them, the State Veterinarian or the authorized agent of the State Veterinarian may call upon the sheriff of the county for any necessary assistance. The sheriff shall be paid for the work the same fees as are collected for the execution of a writ of attachment. Unless the fees are paid immediately by the owner or person in control, the sheriff may seize as many of the animals as are necessary for the payment of the fees, and after ten (10) days shall sell the animals to recover the fees and costs accrued.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 50, art. 6(G), § 5. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 56, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-146. Retesting.

Retests shall be conducted by the State Veterinarian or authorized agent in all herds in which initial tests have disclosed animals affected with tuberculosis at those intervals prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture for the protection of the work already done and to preserve the standing of this state under the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 51, art. 6(G), § 6. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 57, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-147. Classification - Slaughtering.

All animals classified as reactors for tuberculosis shall be slaughtered within fifteen (15) days following the date of classification.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 51, art. 6(G), § 7. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 58, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-149. Exemptions from indemnity payments.

No payment of indemnity from state funds shall be made for any animals found to be tuberculous in the following cases:
1. Unless slaughtered within fifteen (15) days after the date of classification as reactors;
2. After any test, when the premises containing tuberculous animals have not been cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the rules of the State Board of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture;
3. For any animals belonging to a state or federal supported institution;
4. For any animals the owner or claimant knew to be diseased at the time obtained;
5. For any animals unless the entire herd associated with them has been tested;
6. For any animals which have not been within this state at least one (1) year prior to being classified as reactors for tuberculosis; and
7. For any animals moved intrastate or interstate in violation of the laws of this or any other state or any of the rules of the Board or the United States Department of Agriculture.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 51, art. 6(G), § 9. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 59, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-150. Definitions.

As used in this Article:
1. “Approved market” means any livestock market, auction, or stockyard which operates under the specific approval of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Oklahoma Agricultural Code, and the rules of the Board;
2. "Approved veterinarian" means a graduate veterinarian licensed and accredited by the state of origin and the United States Department of Agriculture, or an authorized veterinary inspector of the United States Department of Agriculture;
3. “Livestock” means any animal or bird to be imported into the State of Oklahoma for any purpose;
4. "Official health certificate" or “certificate of veterinary inspection” means a legible declaration on an official form from the state of origin or from the United States Department of Agriculture, issued by an approved veterinarian and approved by the chief livestock health official of the state of origin;
An official health certificate or certificate of veterinary inspection shall contain the name and address of the consignor and consignee, age, sex, number, breed of livestock, and sufficient identifying marks and/or tags to positively identify the livestock listed on the health certificate. The health certificate shall also contain a statement by the approved veterinarian that such livestock are free from evidence of all contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases and do not originate from a district of quarantine, infestation or infection. A health certificate shall be void thirty (30) days after the date of its issuance. A copy of the health certificate shall be forwarded to the Oklahoma State Veterinarian, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and
5. “Permit” means written permission by the State Board of Agriculture to move certain livestock into or within the State of Oklahoma with or without an official health certificate. A permit shall contain the name and address of the consignor and the consignee, and the number, age, sex, and breed of the livestock.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 383, § 1, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 60, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-151. Health certificate or permit required for shipment of livestock into state – Responsible parties – Exemptions - Diseased livestock.

A. 1. It shall be unlawful to ship, transport, or cause to be shipped or transported any livestock into the State of Oklahoma, unless accompanied by an official health certificate, permit, or both, which shall be in the possession of the driver of the vehicle or person in charge of the livestock.
2. The owner of the livestock, the shipper, and the operator of the vehicle transporting the livestock shall be equally and individually responsible for meeting all requirements regarding health certificates, permits, and the movement of livestock into this state.
3. An official health certificate or permit shall not be required for any livestock shipped directly from a farm of origin, with no diversion in route, to an approved market or slaughtering establishment operating under state or federal supervision, if a waybill, bill of lading, or certificate of ownership accompanies the shipment showing the consignor and the point of origin of the shipment, and the approved market or slaughtering establishment to which the livestock are shipped.
B. 1. It shall be unlawful for any livestock that are affected with or that have been exposed to any infectious, contagious, or communicable disease or which originate from a quarantined area to be shipped or in any manner transported or moved into or through the state until written permission for entry, transportation, or movement is obtained from the State Board of Agriculture or its authorized agent.
2. A written permit shall not be required for diseased animals which are approved for interstate shipment under specified restrictions by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 383, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 61, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-152. Inspection and quarantine – Condemnation – Quarantine release.

A. 1. Any authorized agent of the State Board of Agriculture, or any law enforcement officer of the State of Oklahoma or any subdivision, shall have the authority to stop the shipment or movement of any livestock within this state, and the agent or officer may hold the livestock under quarantine at the owner's risk and expense for observation, tests, vaccination, dipping, treatment, inspection, or for any other purposes.
2. The agent or officer may order any and all livestock unloaded or handled in any manner when the agent or officer finds it necessary to effect a more complete and thorough inspection or examination.
3. If the livestock are found to be affected with any infectious or communicable disease or condition which poses a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, the Board or State Veterinarian may condemn the livestock and order them slaughtered immediately. The agent, Board, or State Veterinarian shall not be liable for the loss in value of any livestock stopped, quarantined, condemned, or slaughtered under the provisions of this subarticle.
B. No livestock held under quarantine shall be released from quarantine until a written release, signed by an authorized agent has been executed.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 383, § 3, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 62, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-153. Documentation to accompany shipments – Information for exibition.

A. In order to assist in the enforcement of this law and to aid in determining the point of origin of livestock transported within the State of Oklahoma, all livestock shall be accompanied by a health certificate, a bill of sale, or acceptable proof of ownership of the livestock. All such documents shall disclose the name of the owner, the name of the consignee, the point of origin, the point of destination, and a description of the livestock sufficient to identify them for any purpose.
B. The importation requirements in this subarticle are applicable to any livestock shipped into or transported within this state for exhibition purposes.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 383, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 63, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-155. Penalties.

Any person violating the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6-151 of this title relating to the importation and transportation of livestock, is guilty of a felony and subject to a maximum punishment of two (2) years in prison or a Two Thousand Dollar ($2,000.00) fine, or both. Any person violating any of the other provisions of this section, relating to the importation and transportation of livestock, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a maximum punishment of six (6) months in the county jail or a Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) fine, or both. Each animal brought into the state in violation of any of the provisions of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 383, § 6, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 87, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 25, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 87 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-182.1. Standards for producers that market and sell beef and bison in intrastate commerce.

A. Upon approval by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry may establish standards for Oklahoma producers that market and sell beef and bison in intrastate commerce.
B. The Department is authorized to promulgate rules regarding slaughter facilities that provide for the following:
1. Establish standards that allow for flexibility in beef and bison inspection, including, but not limited to, establishing the number of inspectors at a facility and the use of technologies to digitally inspect meat;
2. Establish standards for the labeling of beef and bison products sold intrastate;
3. Establish standards for the number of head over which a facility shall pay for a state inspector; and
4. Establish any other standards necessary to increase the ability of producers to market and sell beef and bison in intrastate commerce.
C. Any rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall ensure that food safety will not be compromised in any way and will ensure that consumers are protected.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 82, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 2020.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-184. Postmortem inspection - Marking or stamping.

For the purposes hereinbefore set forth the Board shall cause to be made by inspectors appointed for that purpose, as hereinafter provided, a postmortem examination and inspection of the carcasses and parts thereof of all cattle, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, capable of use as human food, to be prepared at any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment in this state in which such articles are prepared for intrastate commerce; and the carcasses and parts thereof of all such animals found to be not adulterated shall be marked, stamped, tagged, or labeled, as "Inspected and Passed"; and said inspectors shall label, mark, stamp, or tag, as "Inspected and Condemned", all carcasses and parts thereof of animals found to be adulterated; and all carcasses and parts thereof thus inspected and condemned shall be destroyed for food purposes by the said establishment in the presence of an inspector, and the Board may remove inspectors from any such establishment which fails to so destroy any such condemned carcass or part thereof, and said inspectors, after said first inspection, shall, when they deem it necessary, reinspect said carcasses or parts thereof to determine whether, since the first inspection, the same have become adulterated and if any carcass or any part thereof shall, upon examination and inspection subsequent to the first examination and inspection, be found to be adulterated, it shall be destroyed for food purposes by the said establishment in the presence of an inspector, and the Board may remove inspectors from any establishment which fails to destroy any such condemned carcass or part thereof.
Amended by Laws 1985, c. 38, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-185. Inspection – Limitation of entry.

A. The Oklahoma Meat Inspection Act shall apply to:
1. All carcasses or parts of carcasses of cattle, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines or the meat or meat products thereof, capable of use as human food, which may be brought into any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment, where inspection under the Oklahoma Meat Inspection Act is maintained. Examination and inspection shall be made before the carcasses or parts thereof shall be allowed to enter into any department wherein the same are to be treated and prepared for meat food products; and
2. All such products which, after having been issued from any such slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment, shall be returned to the same or to any similar establishment where such inspection is maintained.
B. The Board may limit the entry of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat and meat food products, and other materials into any establishment at which inspection under the Oklahoma Meat inspection Act is maintained, under the conditions as it may prescribe to assure that allowing the entry of such articles into such inspected establishments will be consistent with the purposes of the Oklahoma Meat Inspection Act.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 63, § 5, emerg. eff. March 19, 1968. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 38, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 64, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-186. Meat food products - Inspection - Access - Marking or stamping.

For the purposes hereinbefore set forth, the Board shall cause to be made by inspectors appointed for that purpose an examination and inspection of all meat food products prepared in any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment, where such articles are prepared for intrastate commerce and for the purposes of any examination and inspection said inspectors shall have access at all times, by day or night, whether the establishment be operated or not, to every part of said establishment; and said inspectors shall mark, stamp, tag, or label as "Oklahoma Inspected and Passed" all such products found to be not adulterated; and said inspectors shall label, mark, stamp, or tag as "Oklahoma Inspected and Condemned" all such products found adulterated, and all such condemned meat food products shall be destroyed for food purposes, as hereinbefore provided, and the Board may remove inspectors from any establishment which fails to so destroy such condemned meat food products.
Laws 1968, c. 63, § 7, emerg. eff. March 19, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-188. Establishments - Inspections - Sanitary conditions.

The Board shall cause to be made, by competent inspectors, such inspection of all slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishments in which cattle, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines are slaughtered and the meat and meat food products thereof are prepared for intrastate commerce as may be necessary to inform itself concerning the sanitary conditions of the same and to prescribe the rules and regulations of sanitation under which such establishments shall be maintained; and where the sanitary conditions of any such establishment are such that the meat or meat food products are rendered adulterated, it shall refuse to allow said meat or meat food products to be labeled, marked, stamped, or tagged as "Oklahoma Inspected and Passed", and the Board may remove inspectors from any establishment which fails to maintain said establishment in a sanitary manner.
Amended by Laws 1985, c. 38, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-189. Nighttime inspections.

The Board shall cause an examination and inspection of all cattle, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, and the food products thereof, slaughtered and prepared in the establishments hereinbefore described for the purposes of intrastate commerce to be made during the nighttime as well as during the daytime when the slaughtering of said cattle, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, or the preparation of said food products, is conducted during the nighttime.
Amended by Laws 1985, c. 38, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-190. Compliance with act - Acts prohibited.

No person, firm or corporation shall, with respect to any cattle, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products of any such animals:
(a) Slaughter any such animals or prepare any such articles which are capable of use as human food at any establishment preparing such articles for intrastate commerce, except in compliance with the requirements of this act;
(b) Slaughter or handle in connection with slaughter any such animals in any manner not in accordance with Section 6-183 of this title;
(c) Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, (1) any such articles which (A) are capable of use as human food, and (B) are adulterated or misbranded at the time of such sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation, or receipt for transportation; or (2) any articles required to be inspected under Sections 6-181 through 6-196 of this title unless they have been so inspected and passed;
(d) Do, with respect to any such articles which are capable of use as human food, any act while they are being transported in intrastate commerce or held for sale after such transportation, which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing such articles to be adulterated or misbranded.
Amended by Laws 1985, c. 38, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1985.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-191. Forging of official marks or certificates.

(a) No brand manufacturer, printer, or other person, firm, or corporation shall cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or simulation thereof, or any label bearing any such mark or simulation, or any form of official certificate or simulation thereof, except as authorized by the Board.
(b) No person, firm, or corporation shall
(1) forge any official device, mark, or certificate;
(2) without authorization from the Board use any official device, mark, or certificate, or simulation thereof, or alter, detach, deface, or destroy any official device, mark, or certificate;
(3) contrary to the regulations prescribed by the Board, fail to use, or to detach, deface, or destroy any official device, mark, or certificate;
(4) knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the Board or its representative, any official device or any counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official certificate or any device or label or any carcass of any animal, or part or product thereof, bearing any counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official mark;
(5) knowingly make any false statement in any shipper's certificate or other nonofficial or official certificate provided for in the regulations prescribed by the Board; or
(6) knowingly represent that any article has been inspected and passed, or exempted, under this act, when, in fact, it has, respectively, not been so inspected and passed, or exempted.
Laws 1968, c. 63, § 11, emerg. eff. March 19, 1968.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-6-192. Horse meat.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer or exhibit for sale, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, any quantity of horsemeat for human consumption in Oklahoma.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer the possession of any horsemeat to any other person when the person so transferring knows, or in the exercise of a reasonable discretion should have known, that the person receiving the horsemeat intends to sell it in this state, offer it for sale in this state, exhibit it for sale in this state, or keep it in his possession with intent to sell it for human consumption in this state.
C. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell in this state, transport, offer for sale in this state or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, any carcasses of horses, mules, or other equines or parts of such carcasses, or the meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are plainly and conspicuously marked or labeled or otherwise identified as required by regulations prescribed by the Board to show the kinds of animals from which they were derived. When required by the Board with respect to establishments at which inspection is maintained under Section 6-181 et seq. of this title, such animals and their carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products shall be prepared in establishments separate from those in which cattle, sheep, swine, or goats are slaughtered or their carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products are prepared.
D. The State Commissioner of Health or his or her authorized representative shall have free access to any transport vehicle, factory, warehouse or establishment in which horsemeat or feed suspected of containing horsemeat is transported, manufactured, processed, packed, sold, or prepared for serving to secure, after payment or offer to pay therefor, samples or specimens of such products found therein, to examine any and all sales records, shipping records relating to foods or horsemeat, to embargo any article of food or horsemeat suspected of being in violation of law, and to determine whether any law is being violated.
E. For the purpose of this section:
1. The term "horsemeat" shall mean the meat or flesh of any animal of the equine genus;
2. The term "package" or "container" shall mean the original, properly labeled package or container in which the horsemeat was packaged by the packer or processor at the point of origin; and
3. The term "properly labeled" shall mean a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon the outside package or container, or wrapper if there be one, stating the name and address of the original packer or processor, and in addition thereto shall include the word "horsemeat". All letters and words of the label shall be legible and of such size as to be easily read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
Added by Laws 1968, c. 63, § 12, emerg. eff. March 19, 1968. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 2, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.