Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2-16
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Duties of district attorney or Attorney General
Official statutory text
A. When requested by the State Board of Agriculture it shall be
the duty of a district attorney or the Attorney General to institute
appropriate proceedings in the proper courts in a timely manner and
to prosecute in the manner provided by law when violations of the
following occur:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 58
1. The Oklahoma Agricultural Code;
2. Any rule promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural
Code; or
3. Any order, license, charter, registration, or permit issued
pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural Code.
B. Any action to redress or restrain a violation of the
Oklahoma Agricultural Code, any promulgated rule or any order,
license, charter, registration, or permit issued pursuant to the
Oklahoma Agricultural Code or to recover any administrative or civil
penalty or other fine assessed pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural
Code, may be brought by:
1. The district attorney of the appropriate district court of
the State of Oklahoma;
2. The Attorney General on behalf of the State of Oklahoma; or
3. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
on behalf of the State of Oklahoma.
C. The court shall have jurisdiction to determine the action,
and to grant the necessary or appropriate relief, including but not
limited to mandatory or prohibitive injunctive relief, interim
equitable relief, and punitive damages.
D. When requested by an authorized agent of the Board, it shall
be the duty of every peace officer to assist in the detection and
apprehension of all persons in violation of the Oklahoma
Agricultural Code. Failure to perform this duty shall be cause for
removal from office.
the duty of a district attorney or the Attorney General to institute
appropriate proceedings in the proper courts in a timely manner and
to prosecute in the manner provided by law when violations of the
following occur:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 58
1. The Oklahoma Agricultural Code;
2. Any rule promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural
Code; or
3. Any order, license, charter, registration, or permit issued
pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural Code.
B. Any action to redress or restrain a violation of the
Oklahoma Agricultural Code, any promulgated rule or any order,
license, charter, registration, or permit issued pursuant to the
Oklahoma Agricultural Code or to recover any administrative or civil
penalty or other fine assessed pursuant to the Oklahoma Agricultural
Code, may be brought by:
1. The district attorney of the appropriate district court of
the State of Oklahoma;
2. The Attorney General on behalf of the State of Oklahoma; or
3. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
on behalf of the State of Oklahoma.
C. The court shall have jurisdiction to determine the action,
and to grant the necessary or appropriate relief, including but not
limited to mandatory or prohibitive injunctive relief, interim
equitable relief, and punitive damages.
D. When requested by an authorized agent of the Board, it shall
be the duty of every peace officer to assist in the detection and
apprehension of all persons in violation of the Oklahoma
Agricultural Code. Failure to perform this duty shall be cause for
removal from office.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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