Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-10-9.17

Violation - Fees.

A. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor punishable by a fine

of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for any person to

act, operate, or do business or advertise as a commercial poultry

waste applicator or to land-apply poultry waste as a private poultry

waste applicator unless such person has obtained a valid

applicator’s certificate issued by the Oklahoma Department of

Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.

B. Applicator’s certificates shall be issued by the Department

to applicants who qualify under the provisions of the Oklahoma

Poultry Waste Applicators Certification Act.

C. Certificates shall be issued only upon application therefor

to the Department on a form of application prescribed by the

Department. The application shall contain information regarding the

applicant’s qualifications and proposed operations and such other

information as may be specified by the Department.

D. A certificate shall be issued only after satisfactory

completion of such certification standards as determined by the

Department.

E. 1. The Department shall issue a commercial applicator

certificate for a five-year period if a properly completed

application is filed with the Department not later than the first

day of January of the subsequent five-year period. A registration

fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) shall accompany every initial

and renewal application for certification.

2. The Department shall issue a private applicator certificate

for a five-year period if a properly completed application is filed

with the Department not later than the first day of January of the

subsequent five-year period. A registration fee of Fifteen Dollars

($15.00) shall accompany every initial and renewal application for

certification. The Fifteen Dollar ($15.00) registration and renewal

fee shall be waived if the private applicator is also registered

pursuant to the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 476

3. The Department shall issue all certificates for five-year

periods beginning January 1, 2025, and expiring on December 31,

2029, followed by successive five-year periods.

4. All such fees shall be deposited in the Agriculture

Regulation Revolving Fund to be used for the purpose of implementing

the provisions of the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations

Act and the Oklahoma Poultry Waste Applicators Certification Act.

F. Any person issued an applicator’s certificate shall comply

with the education provisions of subsection F of Section 10-9.5 of

this title.