Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-954
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Exemptions
Official statutory text
The provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this title shall not
apply where a corporation, either domestic or foreign:
1. Engages in research and/or feeding arrangements or
operations concerned with the feeding of livestock or poultry, but
only to the extent of such research and/or feeding arrangements or
such livestock or poultry operations;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 292
2. Engages in operations concerned with the production and
raising of livestock or poultry for sale or use as breeding stock
and including only directly related operations, such as breeding or
feeding livestock or poultry which are not selected or sold as
breeding stock;
3. Engages in swine operations, including only directly related
operations, such as facilities for the production of breeding stock,
feed mills, processing facilities, and providing supervisory,
technical and other assistance to any other persons performing such
services on behalf of the corporation;
4. Engages in poultry operations, including only directly
related operations, such as operating hatcheries, facilities for the
production of breeding stock, feed mills, processing facilities, and
providing supervisory, technical and other assistance to any other
persons performing such services on behalf of the corporation to the
extent of such operations in this state by the corporation on the
effective date of this act;
5. Engages in forestry as defined by Section 1-4 of Title 2 of
the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. Whose corporate purpose is charitable or eleemosynary; or
7. Presently engages in fluid milk processing within the State
of Oklahoma or leases to a fluid milk processor so engaged;
provided, this exception is limited to such dairy operations as are
necessary to meet such processor's needs.
apply where a corporation, either domestic or foreign:
1. Engages in research and/or feeding arrangements or
operations concerned with the feeding of livestock or poultry, but
only to the extent of such research and/or feeding arrangements or
such livestock or poultry operations;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 292
2. Engages in operations concerned with the production and
raising of livestock or poultry for sale or use as breeding stock
and including only directly related operations, such as breeding or
feeding livestock or poultry which are not selected or sold as
breeding stock;
3. Engages in swine operations, including only directly related
operations, such as facilities for the production of breeding stock,
feed mills, processing facilities, and providing supervisory,
technical and other assistance to any other persons performing such
services on behalf of the corporation;
4. Engages in poultry operations, including only directly
related operations, such as operating hatcheries, facilities for the
production of breeding stock, feed mills, processing facilities, and
providing supervisory, technical and other assistance to any other
persons performing such services on behalf of the corporation to the
extent of such operations in this state by the corporation on the
effective date of this act;
5. Engages in forestry as defined by Section 1-4 of Title 2 of
the Oklahoma Statutes;
6. Whose corporate purpose is charitable or eleemosynary; or
7. Presently engages in fluid milk processing within the State
of Oklahoma or leases to a fluid milk processor so engaged;
provided, this exception is limited to such dairy operations as are
necessary to meet such processor's needs.
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