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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 11 - Forestry Rural Development Grant Program [Revoked] › Section 35:20-11-9 - Matching grant limitations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Funding Range.
The funding range or limit for each application, if
				any, will be established by the Committee and announced in application
				materials. Partial funding of large projects may be considered.
(b)
Allowable expenses.
Project
				expenses may include materials costs, worker salaries and other specific
				expenses not prohibited by appropriate federal circulars. In-kind service
				expenses are allowable. Proper documentation of each expense is required,
				including paid invoices, cancelled checks, payroll receipts, time records and
				other pertinent proof of expenditures.
(c)
Restrictions.
Grant funds
				must not replace currently funded projects and projects must occur in
				Oklahoma.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 2575,
				  eff 6-13-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 11 - Forestry Rural Development Grant Program [Revoked] › Section 35:20-11-10 - Approval of matching grants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Committee recommendation.
The Committee will recommend the final
				list of applicants to the Director for funding consideration.
(b)
Board approval.
Forestry
				Services will submit the final list of grantees and recommended amounts to the
				Board for consideration and approval.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 2575,
				  eff 6-13-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 11 - Forestry Rural Development Grant Program [Revoked] › Section 35:20-11-11 - Matching grant program administration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Grant certification forms.
Upon approval, Forestry Services will distributed to all grantees the forms
				required to certify the grant. The prescribed forms must be signed by the
				grantee and returned to Forestry Services before the grant becomes
				official.
(b)
Grant award
				date.
Expenditures made prior to the date of the grant award will not be
				considered for reimbursement. The grant award date is the date the Board
				approves the list of grantees.
(c)
Reimbursement claims.
Grantees shall abide by standard state
				practices and Forestry Services guidelines when submitting claims for
				reimbursement. Only documented expenses will be eligible for reimbursement of
				the federal share. No advance payments will be made.
(d)
Grant cutoff date.
Forestry
				Services will establish the grant cutoff date when expenditures must be
				completed.
(e)
Reaward of
				unclaimed funds.
Unclaimed grant funds may be rewarded to applicants on
				file.
(f)
Incomplete
				projects.
Failure to complete an awarded project may result in repayment
				of claimed federal funds and ineligibility to receive other awards.
(g)
Cancellation of grants.
Grants may be cancelled by Forestry Services in the event of noncompliance or
				lack of progress by grantee.
(h)
Recordkeeping.
Grantees shall keep a file on awarded grants, and
				include copies of grant awares, applications, claims, invoices and cancelled
				checks, as appropriate, in order to comply with followup audits.
(i)
Claim processing.
Forestry
				Services will process reimbursement claims promptly, according to state
				procedures, and send checks to the grantee's contact person or
				designee.
(j)
Compliance
				audits.
Forestry Services will audit completed grants funded under this
				program as appropriate.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 2575,
				  eff 6-13-94
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:20-13-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this Subchapter have been adopted for the
					 purpose of administering the Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning in Oklahoma.
					 These rules describe the procedures used to determine when a burning ban is
					 necessary and how the decision will be made to implement the burning
					 ban.
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 1236, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1768, eff
					 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:20-13-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In addition to the terms defined in 2 O.S. 2001, Section
					 16-1, the following term, when used in this subchapter, shall have the
					 following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Burning ban"
means gubernatorial action taken
					 by proclamation that emergency drought conditions and extraordinary fire danger
					 exist.
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 1236, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1768, eff
					 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:20-13-3 - Additional definitions [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 1236, eff 5-12-97; Revoked at 24 Ok Reg 1768, eff
					 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 3 - OVERVIEW OF GOVERNOR'S BAN ON BURNING › Section 35:20-13-7 - Conditions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each of the following conditions shall
				  exist prior to the Governor proclaiming a burning ban:
(1) A drought is currently in
				  progress;
(2) The drought is severe
				  enough to constitute an emergency; and
(3) An extraordinary danger from fire
				  exists.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 3 - OVERVIEW OF GOVERNOR'S BAN ON BURNING › Section 35:20-13-8 - Contingency

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Governor, in consultation with the Commissioner of
					 Agriculture and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry may
					 supersede these rules upon determination that a significant threat to public
					 safety is imminent and following the procedures in these rules would impede the
					 response to that threat.
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 1236, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1768, eff
					 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 5 - BURNING BAN GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-13-13 - Drought conditions evaluation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Drought severity shall be determined by the Director using
					 the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) during the vegetative growing season
					 between May 1 and October 31 and the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI)
					 during the dormant vegetative season between November 1 and April
					 30.
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 1236, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2125, eff 6-25-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
					 1768, eff 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 5 - BURNING BAN GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-13-14 - Drought emergency determination

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  When using the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI)(May through October), a value
				  above 600 is indicative a severe drought is in progress.
(b) When using the Palmer Drought Severity
				  Index (PDSI) (November through April), a value below -2.99 indicates a severe
				  drought is in progress.
(c) Both
				  the KBDI and the PDSI shall be coupled with fire occurrence data and current
				  weather conditions to accurately describe an emergency situation based on
				  continuous monitoring of each of these factors by the Oklahoma Department of
				  Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 1236, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2125, eff 6-25-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
					 1768, eff 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 5 - BURNING BAN GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-13-15 - Extraordinary fire danger evaluation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following factors shall be evaluated by the Oklahoma
					 Department of Agriculture, Food, and Foresry prior to requesting a burning
					 ban:
(1)
Wildland fire
				  occurrence.
News reports, field reports and fire assistance requests
				  shall be monitored for indications that wildfire activity is increasing above a
				  normal or manageable level
(2)
Current conditions.
(A)
Season.
(B)
Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) or Palmer Drought Severity Index
				  (PDSI).
(C)
Weather.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 5 - BURNING BAN GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-13-16 - Requesting the burning ban

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
					 shall review all information and provide a summary to the Governor's
					 officecontaining the following:
(1) A
				  statement from the Department to the Governor's office containing:
(A) A description of the area being
				  recommended for inclusion in a burning ban;
(B) A summary of the most recent KBDI or PDSI
				  for the counties being considered;
(C) A summary of wildland fire occurrence by
				  cause, if available, in the affected area; and
(D) A summary of the three (3) and ten (10)
				  day National Weather Service Forecasts for the affected area
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 5 - BURNING BAN GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-13-17 - Implementing the declaration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Upon receipt of the official, signed emergency
					 proclamation, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall,
					 in addition to posting on the Department's website, provide notice of the
					 proclamation to the Office of Emergency Management, the State Fire Marshal,
					 affected area County Sheriffs, local news media, and selected cooperating
					 local, state, and federal agencies.
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 1236, eff 5-12-97; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1768, eff
					 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 5 - BURNING BAN GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-13-18 - Removing the Ban

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In making the
				  determination to remove a burning ban, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
				  Food, and Forestry shall evaluate the following factors:
(1) Drought conditions.
(2) Wildland Fire Occurrence.
(3) Current weather.
(4) Forecasted conditions.
(5) Personal contacts.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 13 - Governor's Ban on Outdoor Burning › Part 5 - BURNING BAN GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-13-19 - Implementing the declaration [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 1236, eff 5-12-97; Revoked at 24 Ok Reg 1768, eff
					 6-25-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 15 - Permitted Burning Under a Governor's Burning Ban [Expired] › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS [Expired] › Section 35:20-15-1 - Purpose [EXPIRED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 43,
					 eff 9-2-98 through 6-30-99 (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 15 - Permitted Burning Under a Governor's Burning Ban [Expired] › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS [Expired] › Section 35:20-15-2 - Definitions [EXPIRED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 43,
					 eff 9-2-98 through 6-30-99 (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 15 - Permitted Burning Under a Governor's Burning Ban [Expired] › Part 3 - AUTHORIZED EXEMPTIONS [Expired] › Section 35:20-15-7 - Annual grain stubble burning permitted [EXPIRED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 43,
					 eff 9-2-98 through 6-30-99 (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 15 - Permitted Burning Under a Governor's Burning Ban [Expired] › Part 5 - APPROVAL PROCESS [Expired] › Section 35:20-15-12 - Application information required [EXPIRED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 43,
					 eff 9-2-98 through 6-30-99 (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 15 - Permitted Burning Under a Governor's Burning Ban [Expired] › Part 5 - APPROVAL PROCESS [Expired] › Section 35:20-15-13 - Approval information required [EXPIRED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 43,
					 eff 9-2-98 through 6-30-99 (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 15 - Permitted Burning Under a Governor's Burning Ban [Expired] › Part 5 - APPROVAL PROCESS [Expired] › Section 35:20-15-14 - Distribution of approved permits [EXPIRED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 43,
					 eff 9-2-98 through 6-30-99 (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 15 - Permitted Burning Under a Governor's Burning Ban [Expired] › Part 7 - ADDITIONAL DETAILS [Expired] › Section 35:20-15-19 - Legal liability [EXPIRED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 43,
					 eff 9-2-98 through 6-30-99 (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 15 - Permitted Burning Under a Governor's Burning Ban [Expired] › Part 7 - ADDITIONAL DETAILS [Expired] › Section 35:20-15-20 - Permit violations [EXPIRED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 43,
					 eff 9-2-98 through 6-30-99 (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 15 - Permitted Burning Under a Governor's Burning Ban [Expired] › Part 7 - ADDITIONAL DETAILS [Expired] › Section 35:20-15-21 - Variances [EXPIRED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg 43,
					 eff 9-2-98 through 6-30-99 (emergency)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:20-17-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this subchapter are adopted for the purpose of
					 administering Oklahoma's Forest Resources Development Program, a forestry
					 cost-share program to help landowners implement forest resource management and
					 conservation projects in Oklahoma, pursuant to Title 2 O.S. Sections
					 16-10
					 through
					 16-13. The
					 Forest Resources Development Program will be used to administer funding
					 allocated to Oklahoma through federal grant programs, and other funding for
					 forestry cost-share programs from state appropriations, federal grants, private
					 foundation grants, donations or similar sources.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:20-17-3 - Contingency

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Implementation of the forestry cost-share program is
					 contingent upon funding being available to the Department for this purpose.
					 Funding may come from any source that is designated for forestry cost-share
					 assistance, including federal grants, state appropriations, donations from
					 individuals or organizations, and any other source.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 6-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-7 - Eligibility for cost-share program

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any
				  private individual, corporation, trust, joint venture, Native American Tribe,
				  association or other legal entity shall be eligible for participation in the
				  program, provided that they meet the program guidelines established and
				  approved by the Department in consultation with the Advisory
				  Committee.
(b) Any federal, state
				  or local government agency or political subdivision, corporations with publicly
				  traded stock, landowners primarily engaged in the manufacture of wood products,
				  public utilities, owners of less than ten (10) contiguous acres, unless a
				  waiver is approved by the Department, and any landowner with joint ownership in
				  an eligible tract of land where all joint owners or duly authorized agents do
				  not sign the application shall not be eligible for participation in the
				  program.
(c) Funding shall be
				  available for practices on a statewide basis, unless restricted to certain
				  counties or geographic areas by the Department in consultation with the
				  Advisory Committee based upon the source of cost-share funding.
(d) The Department in consultation with the
				  Advisory Committee will establish the minimum and maximum size ownerships for
				  landowners to be eligible to participate in the program, and the minimum size
				  tract where practices are to be installed under the program.
(e) The Department in consultation with the
				  Advisory Committee may establish additional restrictions for participation in
				  the program, based upon program funding sources and intent.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 785, eff 3-17-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 21 Ok Reg 748, eff 4-26-04; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff
					 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-8 - Program announcements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall notify potential applicants through
					 direct mailings, news releases, personal contact and through other conservation
					 agencies.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 21 Ok Reg 748, eff 4-26-04; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff
					 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-9 - Applications for cost-share funding

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  Department will develop the forms and guidelines required for the cost-share
				  program in consultation with the Advisory Committee.
(b) Any landowner desiring to participate in
				  the program shall submit an application to the Department on a form supplied by
				  the Department. Potential participants shall complete the application for
				  cost-share funding according to the guidelines and shall send completed
				  applications to the Area Forester responsible for the county in which the land
				  where the practice is to be installed is located.
(c) Applications will be accepted on a
				  continuous basis, unless otherwise established by the Department in
				  consultation with the Advisory Committee.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 785, eff 3-17-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-10 - Management plan requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Landowners shall obtain a written forest management plan
					 that satisfies the program guidelines for the land where practices will be
					 implemented prior to obtaining any cost-share funds.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 6-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-11 - Cost-share practices and rates

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department with the consultation of the Advisory
					 Committee shall establish the cost-share practices and rates that will be
					 offered to landowners under the program and those practices and rates may vary,
					 depending upon the source and expressed intent of cost-share funding. All
					 approved practice descriptions, specifications and cost-share rates shall be
					 made available to potential applicants in the program guidelines. The Advisory
					 Committee shall review the cost-share rates annually and recommend adjustments
					 to the Department as necessary.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 785, eff 3-17-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 6-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-12 - Maximum payment limitation and agreement period

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The maximum payment limitation for all program payments
					 shall be established by the Department in consultation with the Advisory
					 Committee, and will be based on the state fiscal year. The program shall only
					 fund annual agreements, and shall not fund long-term, multi-year
					 agreements.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 785, eff 3-17-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 6-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-13 - Relationship with other cost-share programs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Cost-share funds shall not be approved if the applicant is
					 already receiving cost-share funds during the state fiscal year on the same
					 acres for the same or similar practices.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 6-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-14 - Approval of cost-shares

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Cost-share
				  funding shall be allocated on a first-come first served basis, unless the
				  Department in consultation with the Advisory Committee establishes an
				  application rating system to fund projects with the highest priority or to meet
				  specific objectives.
(b) In no case
				  shall a cost-share rate be adjusted from the rate in effect when the
				  application was approved.
(c) In
				  the event funding is not immediately available, an application will be retained
				  on file and reconsidered as new funding becomes available. At the end of twelve
				  (12) months, and at least annually thereafter, landowners will be required to
				  notify the Department in writing if they wish for their application to remain
				  on file.
(d) Landowners shall
				  obtain written approval prior to implementing cost-shared practices.
				  Reimbursement shall not occur unless an approved cooperative agreement is on
				  file with the Department prior to practice implementation.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 785, eff 3-17-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 21 Ok Reg 748, eff 4-26-04; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff
					 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-15 - Practice expiration and extensions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  A landowner shall complete implementation of the cost-share practices within
				  twelve (12) months of the date of approval.
(b) The Department may approve an extension
				  of up to twelve (12) months where circumstances beyond the landowner's control
				  prevented practice completion in a timely manner. Under no circumstances shall
				  cost-share funding be extended beyond the initial extension.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 21 Ok Reg 748, eff 4-26-04; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff
					 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-16 - Changes to approved projects

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Changes in approved practices or applications may be made, based upon the
				  landowner submitting an amended practice plan and application. The total dollar
				  value of an approved application may be increased based upon the landowner's
				  needs determination and the availability of cost-share funding.
(b) Participants with a pending or an
				  approved application may withdraw their application at any time in writing to
				  the Area Forester.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-17 - Inspection of completed practices

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Prior to authorizing payment, foresters shall perform
					 on-site inspections to verify that practice specifications and other terms of
					 the cooperative agreement have been followed.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 6-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-18 - Payment by the Department

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  Department shall only make payment upon completion of the following:
(1) The landowner has completed the practices
				  stated in the cooperative agreement to the Department's satisfaction.
(2) The landowner has complied with all terms
				  of the agreement.
(3) The landowner
				  has submitted paid invoices and other proof of cost for practices authorized in
				  the agreement.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-19 - Practice maintenance requirement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Landowners shall maintain cost-share practices in
					 accordance with the cooperative agreement for a period of ten (10) years
					 following the date of performance certification. The Department in consultation
					 with the Advisory Committee may establish a maintenance period of less than ten
					 (10) years for certain practices or under certain conditions. Foresters will
					 perform random spot checks of practices completed in prior years and notify the
					 Department of discrepancies.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 785, eff 3-17-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-20 - Refunds or recapture provisions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Landowners shall refund to the Department all state costs
					 in the cooperative agreement plus court costs and reasonable attorney fees
					 under the following circumstances:
(1)
				  The landowner fails to maintain cost-share practices for the required
				  maintenance period.
(2) The
				  landowner destroys the funded practices.
(3) The landowner sells or otherwise loses
				  control of the property and the new owner does not agree to maintain the
				  practices.
(4) Program violations
				  or abuses occur.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff
					 6-12-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-21 - Appeals

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Landowners may file an appeal of any
				  decision of the forester that is adverse to the landowner. The landowner shall
				  appeal in writing to the Area Forester who received the original application
				  for funding.
(b) The Area Forester
				  and forester involved in the case shall have fourteen (14) calendar days from
				  the date the appeal is received to investigate and respond in writing to the
				  landowner with a determination on the appeal.
(c) In the event the landowner is
				  dissatisfied with the Area Forester' determination, the landowner may request a
				  hearing before the State Board of Agriculture, or the Board may assign an
				  administrative law judge to preside and make a recommendation to the
				  Board.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-22 - Accounting and reporting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  Department shall maintain records that include data on approved landowners,
				  approved cost-shares, actual cost-shares, practices installed, accomplishments
				  and any other information.
(b) The
				  Department shall develop quarterly status reports and annual accomplishment
				  reports of program activities.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 20 - Forestry › Subchapter 17 - Forest Resources Development Program › Part 3 - COST-SHARE PROGRAM GUIDELINES › Section 35:20-17-23 - Equal opportunity provisions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The program shall be developed, promoted and implemented in
					 full compliance with state and federal laws governing discrimination and civil
					 rights.
Added at 20 Ok Reg
					 587, eff 1-31-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at
					 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff 7-1-10
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 35:25-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this Chapter have been adopted for the purpose
				  of setting up guidelines and procedures for the operation of the Laboratory
				  Division.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 3 - Metrology › Part 1 - GENERAL › Section 35:25-3-1 - Consumer protection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Pursuant to the
				  intent of the Legislature, the Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture will
				  administer this Act in a manner which will provide protection for consumers of
				  those goods and services which can be accurately measured, improves the quality
				  and safety of the products produced in this State, and provide the assurance to
				  the people of the state that, from a measurement standpoint, manufactured
				  products are what they purport to be.
(b) Whenever it is deemed necessary, the
				  State Department of Agriculture may require testing on any product sold in
				  Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 3 - Metrology › Part 3 - LICENSING OF METROLOGY LABORATORIES › Section 35:25-3-5 - Rule Application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Part 3 of this subchapter shall apply to all laboratories
					 licensed by the State of Oklahoma with Standards traceable to the State or
					 National Bureau of Standards.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 3 - Metrology › Part 3 - LICENSING OF METROLOGY LABORATORIES › Section 35:25-3-6 - Laboratory Licenses

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Obtaining
				  licenses.
Licenses may be obtained only upon application to the Oklahoma
				  State Department of Agriculture on forms provided by that department and upon
				  payment of the prescribed $100.00 fee and upon satisfactory Bonding arrangement
				  with the Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture.
(b)
Specific capabilities.
Laboratories will be licensed to perform measurement services in one or more
				  specific category of capability, such as electrical, optics, dimensions,
				  mechanics, temperature or any other discipline adopted by the National
				  Conference on Weights and Measures.
(c)
Initial evaluation.
Licenses
				  will be issued to applicants only after facilities and systems have been
				  examined by an authorized agent of the Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture
				  to ascertain that:
(1) Standards used by the
				  applicant are currently traceable to the National Bureau of
				  Standards.
(2) Personnel performing
				  calibration tests are capable. Personnel may be required to furnish adequate
				  proof of capability.
(3)
				  Satisfactory laboratory procedures are available.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 3 - Metrology › Part 3 - LICENSING OF METROLOGY LABORATORIES › Section 35:25-3-8 - Laboratory Fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Fees charged by state licensed metrology laboratories
					 cannot exceed those promulgated by the National Bureau of Standards. Special
					 situations not covered by fee schedules will be ruled on by request to the
					 State Department of Agriculture. Remittance for fees will be on a quarterly
					 basis on forms provided by the Oklahoma State Department of
					 Agriculture.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 3 - Metrology › Part 3 - LICENSING OF METROLOGY LABORATORIES › Section 35:25-3-9 - Audits

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Firms licensed under the provisions of this Act will be
					 required to maintain adequate records and make such records available for
					 auditing purposes at any time requested by the Oklahoma State Department of
					 Agriculture. Records must be retained for at least three (3)
					 years.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 3 - Metrology › Part 3 - LICENSING OF METROLOGY LABORATORIES › Section 35:25-3-10 - Information and complaints

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Information regarding state licensed laboratories and their
					 services shall be published and disseminated by the Marketing Division, OSDA.
					 Any complaints regarding the services performed by a licensed laboratory should
					 be registered with the Marketing Division.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 5 - Chemistry › Section 35:25-5-1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"AAFCO"
means the Association of American Feed
				  Control Officials.
"AAPFCO"
means the Association of American Plant
				  Food Control Officials.
"AAPCO"
means the Association of American
				  Pesticide Control Officials.
"AOAC International"
means the Association of
				  Official Analytical Collaboration International.
"EPA"
means the United States Environmental
				  Protection Agency.
"FDA"
means the United States Food and Drug
				  Administration.
"Official sample"
means a sample which has been
				  taken by a properly prescribed method by a State Department of Agriculture,
				  Food, and Forestry inspector or an authorized agent of the State Department of
				  Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
"Procedure"
means the method of analysis of a
				  sample.
"Service sample"
means a non-official sample
				  taken by an individual, corporation, firm or other state agency for
				  informational use, and shall not include samples deemed to be "official
				  samples".
"Tolerance"
means the deviation from the
				  guaranteed analysis permitted by law. The tolerances shall be established by
				  State Board of Agriculture where needed, except where otherwise provided by law
				  or these regulations.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 5 - Chemistry › Section 35:25-5-2 - Administrative organization

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Except as otherwise provided herein, and except as may be
				  directed by the State Board of Agriculture, the powers, duties, and functions
				  vested by the Oklahoma Agricultural Code and the rules of this subchapter shall
				  be exercised and performed through a division of the State Department of
				  Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, to be known as the Laboratory Services
				  Division. The Division shall be under the immediate supervision of a Director,
				  who shall be appointed by the Board and whose compensation and duties shall be
				  fixed by the Board. The Director of the division shall be known as the Director
				  of the Laboratory Services Division.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 5 - Chemistry › Section 35:25-5-3 - Official testing and analysis

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Agricultural Laboratories Division shall be the official
				  testing and analytical agency for the State Department of Agriculture, and
				  shall have the power and authority to analyze and test official samples
				  submitted by the officials and authorized agents of the State Department of
				  Agriculture, and the results from any such test shall be deemed official. The
				  testing services include but shall not be limited to the analysis of commercial
				  feeds, commercial fertilizer, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides,
				  manufactured dairy products, dairy products used in the manufacture of
				  manufactured dairy products, and any other materials which may be required for
				  testing by the State Board of Agriculture.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 5 - Chemistry › Section 35:25-5-4 - Methods of analysis; tolerances

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				methods of analyzing and testing samples shall be those adopted by the State
				Board of Agriculture from sources which may include, but shall not be limited
				to, those adopted by AAPCO, AAFCO, AAPFCO, AOAC International, and the FDA,
				when methods from these sources are available.
(b) Tolerances for residues of pesticide
				chemicals shall be identical to those tolerances established by EPA, unless a
				variance is necessary for the protection of the public health or unless
				otherwise prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture or State Board of Health
				in accordance with the provision of law.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 5 - Chemistry › Section 35:25-5-5 - Analytical Fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The fees to be
				charged for testing or analyzing samples shall be determined by the State Board
				of Agriculture and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of
				State.
(b) If an analysis is
				requested for which no fee has been established, the Board shall determine and
				file the fee and the sample shall be charged accordingly.
(c) No charges shall be made for the analysis
				or testing of an "official sample" as defined in
				35:25-5-1.
(d) All service (unofficial) samples
				submitted for analysis or testing by individuals, firms, corporations or other
				state agencies shall be subject to the required fees as specified in subsection
				(a) of this section.
(e) Monies
				received for the analysis of service samples shall be used solely to perform
				analytical work.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 5 - Chemistry › Section 35:25-5-6 - Report of analysis or test

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The results of chemical or bacterial analysis on official
				  samples shall be reported to the proper enforcement division of the State
				  Department of Agriculture. The results on all service (unofficial) samples
				  shall be reported directly to the individual or agency that submitted the
				  sample.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 25 - Laboratories › Subchapter 5 - Chemistry › Section 35:25-5-7 - Recordkeeping

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The records of analysis shall be maintained in the
				  Laboratory Services Division pursuant to the requirements of each
				  program.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 35:30-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules of this Chapter provide operational guidelines for
				  the public, consumers, and the Division. All laws are directly or indirectly
				  designed as consumer protection regulations concerned with state and federal
				  environmental programs, plant protection, apiary inspection, seed, feed,
				  fertilizer, ag-lime, soil amendment, anhydrous ammonia, feed yards safety
				  enforcement and weed infested materials.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection › Subchapter 2 - Planting and Harvesting › Section 35:30-2-1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words or terms, when used in this subchapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Agricultural commodity"
means any agricultural,
				  horticultural, silvicultural, viticultural, or vegetable product, bees and
				  honey, planting seed, livestock or livestock product, or poultry or poultry
				  product, produced in this state, either in its natural state or as processed by
				  the producer. The term does not include any commodity which has been stored or
				  processed in facilities not owned by its producer.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 3453,
				  eff 7-22-96 (emergency); Added at 14 Ok Reg 1240, eff
				  5-12-97
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection › Subchapter 2 - Planting and Harvesting › Section 35:30-2-2 - Establishing planting and harvesting seasons

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
For the purpose of meeting the maximum driving and on-duty
				  time exemptions set forth in the National Highway System Designation Act of
				  1995 the planting and harvesting seasons for agricultural commodities in
				  Oklahoma shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of each calendar
				  year.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 3453,
				  eff 7-22-96 (emergency); Added at 14 Ok Reg 1240, eff
				  5-12-97
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection › Subchapter 3 - Pink Bollworm Quarantine [Revoked] › Section 35:30-3-1 - Establishment of quarantine [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 19 Ok Reg
				  1937, eff 6-27-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection › Subchapter 3 - Pink Bollworm Quarantine [Revoked] › Section 35:30-3-2 - Definitions [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 19 Ok Reg
				  1937, eff 6-27-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection › Subchapter 3 - Pink Bollworm Quarantine [Revoked] › Section 35:30-3-3 - Regulated area [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 19 Ok Reg
				  1937, eff 6-27-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection › Subchapter 3 - Pink Bollworm Quarantine [Revoked] › Section 35:30-3-4 - Restricted articles [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 19 Ok Reg
				  1937, eff 6-27-02