Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-10-81

Inspection fee - Records - Annual audit - Report of fees due and

payable.

A. No person shall be issued a license to handle eggs

commercially unless an application has been properly filed on a form

provided by the State Board of Agriculture, and the annual license

fee has been paid. The license shall not be transferable.

1. A state egg dealer's license shall be Thirty-five Dollars

($35.00).

2. An egg packer or processor license shall be Thirty-five

Dollars ($35.00).

3. Each license shall expire annually on the last day of the

anniversary month in which the license was issued. The Board shall

adjust the anniversary date to provide for efficient administration.

4. Each location shall require a separate license.

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5. Packers residing within the state who package eggs intended

solely for distribution sale or resale outside the state shall

obtain a license except the packer shall be exempt from all fee and

reporting requirements. A packer shall be subject to all

inspections, record keeping, and audits.

6. If a license expires and is not renewed within thirty (30)

days of its expiration, the applicant for renewal shall pay a

penalty. The penalty shall be an amount equal and in addition to

the license fee.

B. Each packer or processor shall pay an inspection fee of

three (3) mills per dozen on all eggs that are processed, graded,

packed, or repacked which are intended for sale to consumers in this

state.

1. There shall be a nine-cent ($0.09) per case inspection fee

on all egg products sold or shipped into the state.

2. All egg products processors shall pay the inspection fees on

all processed eggs sold or used for human consumption in the state

based on the following formula:

a. thirty-six (36) pounds of frozen or liquid eggs equals

a thirty-dozen case of shell eggs,

b. nine (9) pounds of dried eggs equals a thirty-dozen

case of shell eggs,

c. two (2) containers of boiled eggs weighing twenty (20)

to twenty-five (25) pounds each equals a thirty-dozen

case of shell eggs, and

d. fifty (50) pounds of cooked or diced eggs equals a

thirty-dozen case of shell eggs.

C. 1. Packers, processors and dealers shall keep records of

eggs graded, packed, distributed, or sold as required by the State

Board of Agriculture.

2. Records shall be maintained for three (3) years. The Board

shall have access to all required records of any applicant for a

license.

3. The Board shall audit the records of packers who report and

pay monthly fees at least once every three (3) years. The packer

shall reimburse to the Board for travel expenses incurred in

conducting the required annual audit. The costs of audits other

than the required annual audit shall be paid by the Board.

D. 1. Packers paying inspection fees on a monthly basis shall

prepare a report of all fees due as of the last day of each month.

The report and fee payment shall be due no later than the fifteenth

day of the following month.

2. Reports shall contain the quantity of eggs packed and

intended for sale or resale in the state, the names of the dealers

for whom the eggs were packed or to whom the eggs were sold or

delivered, and all other information required by the Board.

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3. Reports provided to the Board pursuant to this section shall

not be public information and may be used only for administration of

this article. Reports may be used for statistical information if

specific packers are not identified by name or implication.

4. If a report is not filed and the fees are not paid within

thirty (30) days of the due date, the packer shall pay a penalty of

two percent (2%) of the fees due for each additional day the fees

are late. If the report is not filed and the fees are not paid

within sixty (60) days of the due date, the amount of the penalty

shall be an amount equal and in addition to the amount of the fees

due.