Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2-4b
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Reciprocal agreements
Official statutory text
A. The Commissioner of the State Department of Agriculture may
enter into reciprocal agreements with:
1. A state agriculture agency or corresponding agency of
another state, or with the person, board, officer, or commission
authorized to act on behalf of that department or agency having
jurisdiction affecting the importation, health, inspection,
investigation, control, prevention, and eradication of contagious
and infectious diseases of livestock; and
2. Another state or with the person, board, officer, or
commission authorized to act on behalf of the other state relating
to theft of livestock and to farming equipment and farm implements.
B. The Commissioner of the State Department of Agriculture
shall, upon the written request of a state agriculture agency or
other corresponding agency of any other state or of any person,
board, officer, or commission of the state authorized to act for and
on behalf of such department or corresponding agency, maintain
actions in the courts of this state upon judgments and demands
arising in the other state in the same manner and to the same extent
that the actions by the Commissioner are authorized when arising in
this state; provided, however, that the actions may be commenced and
maintained only in those cases where the other state by appropriate
legislation or by reciprocal agreement extends a like policy or
approach to cases arising in the state.
enter into reciprocal agreements with:
1. A state agriculture agency or corresponding agency of
another state, or with the person, board, officer, or commission
authorized to act on behalf of that department or agency having
jurisdiction affecting the importation, health, inspection,
investigation, control, prevention, and eradication of contagious
and infectious diseases of livestock; and
2. Another state or with the person, board, officer, or
commission authorized to act on behalf of the other state relating
to theft of livestock and to farming equipment and farm implements.
B. The Commissioner of the State Department of Agriculture
shall, upon the written request of a state agriculture agency or
other corresponding agency of any other state or of any person,
board, officer, or commission of the state authorized to act for and
on behalf of such department or corresponding agency, maintain
actions in the courts of this state upon judgments and demands
arising in the other state in the same manner and to the same extent
that the actions by the Commissioner are authorized when arising in
this state; provided, however, that the actions may be commenced and
maintained only in those cases where the other state by appropriate
legislation or by reciprocal agreement extends a like policy or
approach to cases arising in the state.
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