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2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-74. Grounds, buildings, concessions, advertising, etc. - Gifts and donations.

A. The board of directors shall have power to:
1. Acquire grounds for the fair by lease or purchase;
2. Erect buildings and repair the same;
3. Sell concessions, advertising and privileges at the fair; and
4. Accept gifts and donations.
B. All money received from sale of concessions and privileges, and all gifts and donations shall be paid to and deposited with the treasurer of the fair board, to be disbursed as provided in Section 15-75 of this title.
Added by Laws 1937, p. 274, § 8. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 195, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 104h of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-75. Duties of officers of fair board.

A. The president of a fair board shall be the executive head of the association and perform all the duties usual to the office and enforce and carry out the orders and directions of the board.
B. The vice president shall act in the absence of the president.
C. The secretary shall be the clerk of the board and keep all the records and property of the association and shall keep an account of the money and property of the association and draw all warrants and orders on the treasurer.
D. The treasurer shall keep all monies and securities of the association and pay out the same upon the order and warrant of the board, attested by the president and secretary of the board.
Added by Laws 1937, p. 274, § 9. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 196, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 104i of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-76. Terms of directors.

A. The directors elected at the first election held on the first Saturday in June, 1937, shall hold office; three for one (1) year, three for two (2) years, and three for three (3) years, so that annually thereafter there shall be elected three directors to serve for a term of three (3) years, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
B. At the first meeting of the directors on the second Saturday of June, 1937, the directors shall determine by lot or agreement who shall serve for the one-year, the two-year and the three-year terms.
Added by Laws 1937, p. 275, § 10. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 197, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 104j of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-77. Levy by excise board on failure of county commissioners to approve and submit estimates.

In case of failure of the county commissioners to approve and submit estimates to the excise board after having complied with the provisions of Section 15-72 of this title, the excise board of each of the member counties shall, upon application of the fair board, make the levy provided by Section 15-70 of this title, after publication of the estimates therefor as otherwise provided by law.
Added by Laws 1937, p. 275, § 11. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 198, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 104k of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-78. Effect on existing laws.

It is hereby expressly provided that the provisions of this article shall not repeal or modify existing laws relative to free fairs.
Added by Laws 1937, p. 275, § 12A. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 199, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 104m of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-79. County free fair association - Conversion and establishment to association subject to §§ 15-66 through 15-78 of this title.

In each county in this state in which there has been established a county free fair association pursuant to the provisions of Sections 15-51 through 15-64 of this title, the board of directors of such fair association may, by resolution, convert and establish such association into a fair association of the same name which is subject to the provisions of Sections 15-66 through 15-78 of this title.
Added by Laws 1992, c. 120, § 2, emerg. eff. April 23, 1992. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 200, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 104n of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-80. Resolution of executive board - Submission of question - Time for calling election - Submission at regular election - Determination of site.

A. The board of county commissioners of a county, when requested so to do, by a proper resolution passed and presented by the executive board of the free fair association of the county, shall submit, to a vote of the county, the question of determining a permanent free fair site.
B. The board of county commissioners shall at the next regular meeting of such board determine whether such election shall be called. If the board decides to call an election, the election shall be called within sixty (60) days after the decision; or the board may submit such question at the next primary or general election thereafter. The permanent free fair site shall be determined by a majority of all legal votes cast in the election.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 25, p. 21, § 2. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 201, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 105 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-81. Election proclamation - Publication - Contents.

A. The election, as provided in Section 15-80 of this title, shall be called and held pursuant to the provisions of this section.
B. The board of county commissioners shall cause to be published in a county newspaper of general circulation in the county, for four consecutive issues, a proclamation calling an election. The proclamation shall include a detailed statement of the proposition.
C. The proclamation shall state the exact method by which the electors shall vote their preference for the location of the free fair site.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 25, p. 21, § 3. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 202, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 106 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-82. Resubmission of question - Time - Petition - Calling, advertisement and holding of election.

When any county has determined a free fair site pursuant to the provisions of Section 15-81 of this title, the question shall not again be submitted to a vote of the county within five (5) years from said date, and then only upon petition signed by twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of votes cast at the last general election for the county office receiving the highest number of votes. The petition shall be in lieu of the resolution of the executive board of the free fair association, as provided in Section 15-80 of this title. The election shall be called, advertised and held in all other respects, as provided in Sections 15-80 and 15-81 of this title.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 25, p. 22, § 4. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 203, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 107 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-83. Tax levy for free fair improvement fund - Election - Amount - Purpose.

A. At any election held under the provisions of Section 15-80 of this title, there may be also submitted to a vote of the legal voters of the county, under the same conditions as provided in Section 15-80 of this title, the question of authorizing and directing the excise board of such county to make an annual levy of not to exceed one (1) mill, for not to exceed five (5) succeeding years, to provide a "free fair improvement fund". The fund shall be used for the purpose of securing suitable grounds, making improvements thereon and maintaining the same. The fund shall be for a special purpose.
B. The levy shall be in addition to the maximum levy for current expenses now provided by law.
Added by Laws 1929 c. 25, p. 22, § 5. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 204, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 108 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-84. County bond issues for purchase and improvement of lands and construction of buildings.

All counties in the State of Oklahoma are hereby authorized to issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing lands, improving such lands, and constructing buildings thereon for free fair purposes.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 22, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 205, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 109 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-85. Bond election - Proclamation - Publication - Time for election.

A. The board of county commissioners in each county of this state is hereby authorized and empowered to call an election for the purpose of issuing bonds to purchase lands, improve the same, and to construct buildings thereon for free fair purposes. The lands and improvements thereon shall be owned and controlled by such counties.
B. The commissioners shall call the election by issuing a proclamation therefor and giving notice thereof in four consecutive issues of a weekly newspaper published in and of general circulation in the county proposing to issue the bonds.
C. No election shall be held until the expiration of thirty (30) days following the date of the first publication of the proclamation.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 22, § 2. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 206, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 110 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-86. Election proclamation - Contents.

The proclamation calling an election shall:
1. Name the amount of bonds to be issued;
2. The time said bonds shall run;
3. The maximum rate of interest said bonds shall bear; and
4. The time for holding the election.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 23, § 3. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 207, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 111 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-87. Conduct of election - Canvass of returns.

The election shall be conducted by the duly qualified election officials of the county. The returns of the election shall be canvassed by the county election board.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 23, § 4. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 208, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 112 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-88. Vote for bond issue - Issuance and sale of bonds - Sale price - Deposit and disbursement of proceeds.

A. If the three-fifths of the voters voting at the election vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the board of county commissioners shall proceed at once to issue the bonds and sell the bonds in the manner now provided by law for the sale of municipal and county bonds.
B. The bonds shall not be sold for less than par and accrued interest.
C. The proceeds of the bonds shall be deposited in the county treasury to be paid out by the treasurer upon warrants authorized to be issued by the board of county commissioners.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 23, § 5. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 209, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 113 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-89. Bonds - Interest - Denominations - Payment - Signatures – Attestation - Registration - Sale - Issuance and delivery - Deposit by purchaser - Tender of bonds - Rejection of bids - Resale.

A. The bonds issued shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate provided by Section 498.1 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, per annum, payable semiannually, and shall be issued in denominations of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or any multiple thereof not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
B. The entire amount of the bond issue shall be payable within twenty-five (25) years. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners and attested by the county clerk. Facsimile signatures may be used as provided in the Registered Public Obligations Act of Oklahoma. The bonds shall be registered in the office of the county clerk and in the office of the county treasurer or by their authorized agent.
C. All bonds shall be sold to the bidder who will pay therefor par and accrued interest, and who shall stipulate in his or her bid the lowest rate of interest which the bonds shall bear.
D. Upon the acceptance of the bid, the bonds shall be issued in accordance therewith and shall be delivered to the purchaser upon payment of the purchase price thereof. The bidder shall submit with his or her bid a sum in cash, or its equivalent, equal to two percent (2%) of his or her bid. Upon acceptance of any bid, the deposit shall become the property of the county selling the bonds, and shall be credited to the purchase price thereof upon the understanding that if the purchaser fails to pay the balance of the purchase price within five (5) days after the tender of the bonds, the sale shall be thereby annulled, and the deposit shall be retained by the county commissioners and credited to the account for which such bonds are being issued.
E. No tender of the bonds shall be valid until after the expiration of the period of contestability as now provided by law. All other deposits shall be returned.
F. The county commissioners selling such bonds shall have the right to reject all bids and readvertise the bonds for sale.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 23, §6. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 170, § 12, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 210, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 114 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-90. Tax levy to pay interest and principal.

It shall be the duty of the officers charged by law with levying taxes for county purposes to:
1. Levy annually an amount sufficient to pay the interest due each year on the bonds issued; and
2. Levy an amount sufficient to pay the principal as the same falls due.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 24, § 7. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 211, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 115 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-91. Disposition of proceeds of bonds - Purchase of land - Construction of buildings - Improvement and beautification.

Out of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds, the board of county commissioners shall purchase lands and construct buildings thereon for the county free fair. In purchasing the lands and constructing the buildings thereon, the county commissioners shall also have the right to improve and beautify the lands.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 24, § 8. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 212, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 116 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-92. Tax levy for additional improvements - Power to levy and include in estimate - Amount and purpose.

A. The board of county commissioners of any county which has acquired free fair lands and buildings pursuant to Section 15-91 of this title or pursuant to any other act of the Legislature is authorized to levy and include in the estimate of the county, submitted to the county excise board, a county ad valorem tax of not to exceed one (1) mill on the dollar valuation for the purpose of making additional free fair improvements, such as purchasing additional lands, constructing additional buildings, beautifying and improving the lands and repairing the free fair buildings.
B. Said levy shall not be for a current expense but shall be for a special purpose and for a special fund to be known as the free fair improvement fund. The levy shall be in addition to the maximum statutory levy authorized to be made for current expense purposes. The levy shall also be in addition to the county free fair levy authorized to be made for the support and maintenance of the county free fair.
Added by Laws 1929, c. 26, p. 24, § 9. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 213, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 117 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-93. Lands upon which buildings for county free fairs may be constructed.

A. Buildings for the purposes of any county free fair, which fair exists under any law of this state, may be constructed either upon land owned by the county or upon land which has been leased to the county for a period of not less than fifty (50) years from the time the construction of any such building has started. Any such building may be constructed on leased land owned or leased by the United States or any agency thereof, if not contrary to any conditions imposed by the United States or the agency relating to the land, notwithstanding the fact that the United States or the agency retains the right to take possession of such land in the event of a national emergency.
B. The provisions of this section shall be applicable regardless of the source of the funds from which any such building is constructed.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 9, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 214, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 118 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-94. Use of monies received from rents on certain buildings.

A. Monies received as a result of renting or leasing any building or structure or any portion thereof, located on any county fairground which the county received as a gift from an individual citizen who was a resident of the county may be used by the county fair board for maintenance and repair of such originally donated building.
B. The receipts shall not be subject to fiscal year cancellations but may be retained in a proper account from year to year up to a maximum of a Fifteen Thousand Dollar ($15,000.00) balance.
C. Any amount of a balance over Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) at the end of each fiscal year which has been derived from such rental or lease contract shall be transferred to the county general fund.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 172, § 1, emerg. eff. June 6, 1963. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 40, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1980; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 215, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 119 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-95. Consent to expenditures by county commissioners.

A. Prior to the expenditure or the contracting for the expenditure of a sum in excess of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), the county fair board shall present a notice of intent to the board of county commissioners setting forth:
1. The expected sum to be expended;
2. The reason for expending the sum of money; and
3. The anticipated amount of said expenditure. The county fair board shall secure from the board of county commissioners consent for such expenditure.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the fair board to purchase materials, services or equipment except in compliance with the requirements of the law otherwise governing such purchases.
Added by Laws 1963, c. 172, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 1963. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 216, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 120 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-96. Contracts for construction of buildings and other structures - Financing.

A. The board of directors of any county fair association is authorized to enter into agreements with other persons, firms or corporations, the terms of which provide for the construction of buildings or other structures upon the property used by the associations for fairs, exhibitions and other events. The funds to be made available for the contracts authorized by this section shall be derived only from the operation of the fairgrounds, gifts or donations received for such purpose.
B. The use of appropriated public funds or tax receipts to pay for such structures is expressly prohibited and no liability shall be incurred by the board of county commissioners or public body in the event of default on such contracts.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 186, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 1965. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 217, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 121 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 269, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-111. Association may be converted into one with specified duties, powers and liabilities.

In each county in this state in which there has been established a county free fair association under the 1937 Free Fair Act, as amended in 1939, in which county bonds for free fair purposes have been voted and issued since the effective date of the 1939 amendment, as provided in Sections 15-84 through 15-92 of this title, the board of directors of the fair association may, by resolution, if approved by the board of county commissioners, establish and convert the association into a similar fair association of the same name with the duties, powers and liabilities specified by Sections 15-112 through 15-127 of this title.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 3, § 1. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 218, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.1 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-112. Board of directors, how composed.

The board of directors of the fair association shall consist of one member from each of the commissioners’ districts in the county. If the county contains a city of over twenty thousand (20,000) population, according to the last Federal Decennial Census, the directors shall be elected from the rural parts of the commissioners' districts only, and in addition thereto, two members of the board shall be elected from the city.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 3, § 2. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 219, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.2 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-114. Election or appointment of successors - Terms - Organization of board.

A. Upon the expiration of the term to which each director has been elected or appointed, the board of county commissioners shall:
1. Cause the filing period for the position of director to the fair board association to commence in January; and
2. Provide for the election or appointment of the director in accordance with the provisions as set forth in Section 15-113 of this title.
B. The director shall be elected or appointed to the board of directors for a term of three (3) years.
C. The commissioner or county clerk presiding at such meeting shall certify and file in the office of the county clerk the name or names of the directors elected. The county clerk shall keep a record thereof and shall issue to each person elected a certificate of election.
D. The board of directors shall, within ten (10) days after appointment and taking oath of office, organize by electing a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board. The secretary shall not be a member of the board of directors.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 4. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 114, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 221, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.4 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-115. General powers and authority - Report.

A. The board of directors shall have the power, authority and control over any agricultural and industrial exposition and fair, and the management, operation and conducting of the exposition and fair.
B. The board shall at the end of each calendar year, and in any event not later than thirty (30) days thereafter, make and file under oath, with the board of county commissioners, a complete detailed report of all their transactions of business and finance for the year. When approved by the board of county commissioners, the report shall be filed with the county clerk.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 5. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 222, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.5 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-116. President of board - Secretary - Custodian of funds.

A. The president of the board of directors shall be the presiding officer of the board and shall:
1. Perform the usual duties incumbent upon such officer; and
2. Ensure compliance with all orders of the board.
B. The secretary of the board shall be the recording officer and shall:
1. Keep and have supervision over all records;
2. File and safely keep all documents of the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair;
3. At all times be subject to the order and direction of the board of directors; and
4. Perform all duties imposed upon him or her by the board of directors compatible with the duties of such office.
C. The county treasurer shall be the custodian of all funds. All receipts and revenue set apart for the benefit of and belonging to such agricultural and industrial exposition and fair shall be currently deposited with the county treasurer. All disbursements of revenue shall be made through the county treasurer in the manner and form as provided in Section 15-121 of this title.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 6. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 223, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.6 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-117. Members not paid - Salary and bond of secretary.

No member of the board of directors shall be paid nor receive any salary, compensation, nor emolument for his or her services in connection with such agricultural and industrial exposition and fair. The secretary shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the board of directors to be paid in equal monthly installments. The secretary shall give a surety bond in an amount to be fixed by the board of directors and to be approved by the board payable to the county and conditioned for the faithful performance of duties. The premium for the bond shall be paid by the board of directors out of the free fair funds.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 7. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 224, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.7 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-118. Annual exposition, holding of.

A. The board of directors shall:
1. Provide for holding annually at the fairgrounds of the county an agricultural and industrial exposition and fair for the purpose of exhibiting and displaying resources connected with or part of agricultural, horticultural, mineral, mechanical, and industrial development and the raising of livestock not only from Oklahoma but from any other state or place;
2. Have the power and authority in order to encourage the exhibiting and displaying of such resources and livestock to offer and pay suitable premium and awards and to grade and classify all exhibits entered in competition at such exposition and fair;
3. Have the power and authority to employ all necessary assistants and provide for the payment of a reasonable salary or compensation to such employees.
B. If the board of directors decides that it is impractical to hold an exhibition or fair in any year, the board may postpone the exhibition or fair to such time as it would be advisable to hold the exhibition or fair, whether in the same year or a succeeding year.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 4, § 8. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 225, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.8 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-119. Exhibitions, contests and other events.

In addition to the powers specified by law, the board of directors shall have the power and authority to provide for during the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair or at any other time:
1. Exhibitions and contests of speed, athletic skill and other events of public and civic interest and benefit, and award suitable prizes and purses therefor; and
2. The collection of reasonable admission into the exposition or fair and rental fees therefrom by activities specified in this section.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 5, § 9. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 226, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.9 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-120. Fees and charges.

A. The board of directors is hereby given the power and authority to provide for and collect the following fees and charges:
1. A reasonable general admission fee per person, except that no admission charges or fees shall be exacted from persons exhibiting items such as natural resources or livestock;
2. A reasonable fee for merchants display space and concessions;
3. A reasonable fee as rental for barns, pens and other buildings;
4. A reasonable entrance fee and stall rent sufficient to maintain stalls in a clean and sanitary condition and for light, fuel and water service;
5. A reasonable charge for parking cars or other vehicles;
6. A reasonable entrance fee to persons desiring to enter into competition in exhibitions of speed and athletic skill; and
7. A reasonable admission fee to persons desiring to enter the enclosure in which such exhibitions are held to witness the exhibitions.
B. During the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair, a day may be set apart for school children in cities and towns and a day for school children in rural communities to allow such children to be admitted free into the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair.
C. All fees and charges authorized by this section to be collected shall be used exclusively for premiums and the operating and conducting of the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair and maintenance and repair of buildings and upkeep of the grounds, and construction of new buildings as needed.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 5, § 10. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 227, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.10 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-121. Accounts – Disbursements.

A. The county treasurer shall set up two accounts of funds in the name of the exposition and free fair:
1. One account shall be designated as “tax account”. The ad valorem taxes herein authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this section when collected shall be credited to the account; and
2. The other account shall be designated “miscellaneous revenue account”. Miscellaneous revenue shall include ticket sales and exposition space sales authorized to be collected pursuant to this section and any other revenue not derived from taxes shall be credited to the miscellaneous revenue account, when paid to such treasurer.
B. 1. All disbursement of funds from the tax account of the agricultural and industrial exposition and fair, except as otherwise provided for in this section and as otherwise provided by law governing the general funds of said county, shall be made upon sworn, itemized claims allowed by the board of directors and the board of county commissioners in the same manner as other county claims; and
2. Disbursement of funds from the miscellaneous revenue account shall be made in cash voucher claims allowed by the secretary of the board of directors.
C. Such claims shall be itemized and sworn to by claimants, and when allowed by the secretary of the board of directors, shall be filed with the county clerk of the county whose duty it shall be to forthwith issue a cash voucher to the county treasurer directing him or her to pay the claim out of the cash on hand and to the credit of such agricultural and industrial exposition and fair. No cash voucher claim shall be allowed nor filed and no cash voucher issued in payment thereof in excess of the cash actually on hand and in the possession of the county treasurer at the time of presentation for payment. No contract, debt nor obligation authorized or created by the board of directors in excess of the income realized shall be valid.
D. Premiums and prizes may be paid in cash immediately from the cash receipts of the fair without first being deposited with the county treasurer, in which event such payments must be itemized separately and distinctly in the annual account as a premium or prize paid with cash from current receipts.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 5, § 11. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 228, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.11 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-122. Expenses of operating fair - Unused funds - Transfer of funds of existing association.

A. All expenses of operating the free fair, including awards and prizes, shall be paid first from the tax account and second from the miscellaneous revenue account. Any funds remaining in the miscellaneous revenue account shall be appropriated for the next fiscal year to be used for maintenance, construction or any other proper purpose to be determined by the fair board.
B. Any and all funds on hand to the credit of any existing free fair association in any such county shall be immediately transferred to the credit of the association upon the election of the board of directors.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 6, § 12. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 229, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.12 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-123. Appropriations by boards of county commissioners.

A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the board of county commissioners of any counties to include in the estimates of needs for any such counties for each fiscal year, whether an exposition and fair is held in such year or not:
1. Unless a lesser sum is requested by the board of directors; and
2. A sum not less than Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) in counties having a net assessed valuation, as provided in Section 1, Chapter 6, Title 19, Oklahoma Session Laws 1943, at the time the appropriation is made of not less than Thirty-five Million Dollars ($35,000,000.00) and not more than Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00); or a sum of not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in counties having such a net assessed valuation at the time the appropriation is made of more than Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) but not more than Forty-five Million Dollars ($45,000,000.00); or a sum not less than Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) in counties having such a net assessed valuation at the time the appropriation is made of more than Forty-five Million Dollars ($45,000,000.00).
B. The money shall be used by the board of directors for:
1. The payment of premiums, salaries, and other expenses incurred in the management, operation and conducting of a exposition and fair, including the salary of the secretary-treasurer and office employees, and secretary's bond premium;
2. The maintenance of buildings and the upkeep of grounds, the construction of new buildings, or either of such purposes; and
3. Any other expense incidental to the general purposes of this subsection.
C. The amount appropriated shall be a part of the current expenses of the county, and it is hereby made the mandatory duty of the excise board of the county establishing an exposition and fair to approve the amount so estimated for the purposes by the board of county commissioners.
D. The miscellaneous income received by the board of directors during any year shall not be taken into consideration as a part of the estimated income used in financing the estimated needs of the county. The estimated needs shall be exclusive of the estimated miscellaneous income.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 6, § 13. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 230, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.13 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-124. Ownership of property - Use - Lease or rent.

A. All property heretofore acquired by any county by virtue of the provisions of various legislative acts for expositions and free fair purposes is hereby declared to be the property of such county coming within the provisions of this article, and is hereby placed under the custody and control of the board of county commissioners in such county the same as other county property. The property shall be used for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of Sections 15-111 through 15-127 of this title.
B. The board of directors of an exposition and fair shall have the right to:
1. Lease or rent any of the property belonging to it, including, but not limited to, all grounds, buildings and equipment of the exposition and fair, for any purpose, and upon such terms as they deem proper, during such time as the same is not being used for exposition and fair purposes; and
2. Use the proceeds of such lease or rental for the general purposes of Sections 15-111 through 15-127 of this title.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 6, § 14. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 231, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.14 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-125. Lease of grounds, buildings and equipment - Lease of sites for buildings - Contracts for erection of buildings.

A. The board of directors may, and if in its judgment it will be to the best interest of the people of said county, lease the grounds, buildings and equipment, or any part thereof, to any person, firm, corporation or association for any purpose whatsoever on any terms deemed reasonable by said board of directors, including housing animals or equipment or holding exhibitions or contests, or for the exhibition or contest of any rodeo, baseball, football or any other game, display or contest, either occasionally or annually, as long as such lease does not interfere with or is in connection with the holding of an annual free fair.
B. The board of directors may also, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, enter into a lease of a portion or site on the grounds for any term of years they deem reasonable with any person, firm or corporation for the erection and maintenance of a building or buildings by the party for permanent displays or housing equipment or for the permanent housing or shelter of livestock, or for any other purpose which may benefit the county free fair association or any of its activities and as long as said lease or leases do not interfere with or are in connection with the holding of an annual free fair.
C. The board may contract with any person, firm or corporation for the erection of a building by such person, firm or corporation on a specified site to be used by such party, with the provision that the building shall become the property of the free fair association at the termination of any number of years to be agreed upon.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 7, § 15. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 232, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.15 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-126. Use of grounds for charitable, religious, patriotic or eleemosynary purposes.

The board of directors may permit the free use of the fairgrounds or any of its facilities for entertainments, exhibitions or displays of interest to the public where no admission is charged if the proceeds thereof are wholly for charitable, religious, patriotic or eleemosynary purposes.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 7, § 16. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 233, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.16 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-127. Gifts of money or property.

The board of directors may accept and use gifts of money or property on behalf of the fair and use it for general free fair purposes. The board of directors may also give the donor the right to use such property for a period of time as the donor may desire.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 7, § 17. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 234, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 131.17 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 270, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-141. Establishment of expositions and fairs.

For the purpose of cooperating with the development of agricultural, mineral and industrial resources and the educational facilities of the state, there may be established in all counties of the State of Oklahoma agricultural and industrial expositions and fairs, in the manner provided pursuant to Sections 15-142 through 15-147 of this title.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 1. Amended by Laws 1971, c. 100, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1971; Laws 2001, c. 146, § 235, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.1 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-142. Method of establishment.

In any county in this state coming within the provisions of Section 15-141 of this title, the board of county commissioners may, by a resolution entered of record in the commissioners' journal of proceedings, disclose its intention to avail such county of the provisions and terms of Sections 15-141 through 15-147 of this title, and within thirty (30) days after entry of the resolution of record, the board of county commissioners shall meet for the purpose of placing in force and effect the provisions of Sections 15-141 through 15-147 of this title.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 2, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 236, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.2 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-143. Lease to Public Trust Authority - Powers and duties of Authority.

A. The board of county commissioners of any county qualifying, pursuant to Section 15-142 of this title, may lease the grounds, buildings, equipment and facilities owned and acquired by the county for the purpose of conducting annual agricultural and industrial fairs and expositions to a Public Trust Authority, created pursuant to the laws of the State of Oklahoma as they relate to public trusts, for the purposes of managing the grounds, buildings, equipment and facilities as well as conducting annual agricultural and industrial fairs and expositions.
B. The Public Trust Authority shall have all rights, powers, authority, duties and responsibilities which are now or hereafter provided by general law for public trusts in Oklahoma, pursuant to Sections 176 through 180.4 of Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and the Oklahoma Trust Act, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
C. The Trust Authority, with the approval of the county commission, may issue revenue bonds for not to exceed twenty-five-year terms in accordance with trust laws of the State of Oklahoma.
D. The trust may sublease any facilities, provided any lease in excess of two (2) years shall be approved by the board of county commissioners.
E. Any capital expenditure in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) on any project shall not be made without prior approval of the board of county commissioners.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 3, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 237, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.3 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-144. Membership - Qualifications and terms - Vacancies.

A. The Trust Authority shall be composed of from nine to twenty-one trustees, to be determined by the board of county commissioners in multiples of three. Each county commissioner shall appoint the same number of trustees for three-year terms and such terms shall be staggered, all subject to confirmation by the board of county commissioners.
B. It is the legislative intent that the appointment of trustees made by the commissioners, insofar as possible, shall represent the full geographical area of the county and all areas of participation in the fair and fairground operations. As soon as practicable after the act becomes in force and effect, the board of county commissioners of any such county shall appoint the trustees of the Trust Authority as provided in this subsection, and the terms of such trustees shall be as follows:
1. The first one-third of said trustees appointed shall serve for an initial term of one (1) year each from the date of their appointment;
2. The next one-third of said trustees shall serve for an initial term of two (2) years from the date of their appointment; and
3. The next one-third of said trustees shall serve for an initial term of three (3) years from the date of their appointment.
C. After expiration of the initial terms, the term of said trustees shall be three (3) years.
D. All trustees of the Trust Authority shall serve as such without compensation, and the appointed trustees shall hold no other municipal, county, state or federal elective office.
E. A vacancy occurring other than through the expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the commissioner who made the appointment that becomes vacant.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 4, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 238, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.4 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.
2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 2. Agriculture › §2-15-145. Personal interest in contracts.

A. No trustee, officer or employee of such Public Trust Authority shall be a party either directly or indirectly, to any contract or agreement with such Public Trust Authority from which he or she may derive any personal gain or profit.
B. If any contract or agreement is made in violation of the provisions of this section, the contract or agreement shall be null and void and no action shall be maintained thereon against such Public Trust Authority. Any contract or agreement made in violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute cause for the immediate removal of such member, trustee, officer or employee executing the contract or agreement.
C. This section shall not prohibit any trustee or employee from participating in exhibits at the annual fair and events.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 335, § 5, emerg. eff. April 23, 1970. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 239, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 157.5 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 271, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.