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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:

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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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