Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-18-57

A. There is hereby levied an assessment of Four Dollars ($4.00)

per net ton of peanuts on a farmer's stock basis marketed in

Oklahoma. Such assessment shall be levied and assessed to the

grower at the time of sale, and shall be shown as a deduction by the

first purchaser from the price paid in settlement to the grower;

provided that within sixty (60) days after any sale the grower may

upon submission of a written request therefor to the executive

director obtain a refund in the amount of the assessment deducted by

the first purchaser. The refund to the grower who has requested

such refund shall be made within sixty (60) days following the

request. Such request shall be accompanied by the producer's

marketing settlement forms which shall be evidence of the payment of

the assessment which need not be verified.

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B. The availability of a refund and instructions describing the

process of obtaining a refund shall be posted in a conspicuous

public location at all places where the fees are required to be

collected.

C. The Oklahoma Peanut Commission shall keep complete records

of all refunds made under the provisions of this section. Records

of refunds may be destroyed two (2) years after the refund is made.

D. All funds expended in the administration of the Oklahoma

Peanut Act and for the payment of all claims whatsoever growing out

of the performance of any duties or activities pursuant to the

Oklahoma Peanut Act shall be paid from the proceeds derived from

subsection A of this section. In the case of a lienholder who is a

first purchaser, the assessment shall be deducted by the lienholder

from the proceeds of the claim secured by such lien at the time the

peanuts are pledged or mortgaged. The assessment shall constitute a

preferred lien and shall have priority over all other liens and

encumbrances upon such peanuts. The assessment shall be deducted

and paid as herein provided whether such peanuts are stored in this

or any other state.