Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2-4c
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Livestock policy implementation – Restriction on local
Official statutory text
orders, ordinances, and regulations.
A. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall be the state
entity empowered to implement the policy of the state regarding the
care and handling of livestock in this state.
B. No municipality, county, or other political subdivision of
this state shall enact or enforce any order, ordinance, or
regulation concerning the care and handling of livestock within its
jurisdiction that is more restrictive than rules promulgated by the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry concerning
the care and handling of livestock or Section 1685 of Title 21 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. Ordinances or regulations by municipalities
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 49
pertaining to land use or to human health or safety shall not be
considered to constitute livestock care and handling.
C. Except as otherwise provided by law as of the effective date
of this act, standards for erection, installation, and use of
structures and equipment used for care and handling of livestock,
poultry facilities, and planting of agricultural crops, except
medical marijuana, shall only be subject to regulation by the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. This
subsection shall only apply to all entities who purport to regulate
the erection, installation, and use of structures and equipment for
care and handling of livestock, poultry, and planting of
agricultural crops, except medical marijuana, in unincorporated
areas.
A. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall be the state
entity empowered to implement the policy of the state regarding the
care and handling of livestock in this state.
B. No municipality, county, or other political subdivision of
this state shall enact or enforce any order, ordinance, or
regulation concerning the care and handling of livestock within its
jurisdiction that is more restrictive than rules promulgated by the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry concerning
the care and handling of livestock or Section 1685 of Title 21 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. Ordinances or regulations by municipalities
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 49
pertaining to land use or to human health or safety shall not be
considered to constitute livestock care and handling.
C. Except as otherwise provided by law as of the effective date
of this act, standards for erection, installation, and use of
structures and equipment used for care and handling of livestock,
poultry facilities, and planting of agricultural crops, except
medical marijuana, shall only be subject to regulation by the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. This
subsection shall only apply to all entities who purport to regulate
the erection, installation, and use of structures and equipment for
care and handling of livestock, poultry, and planting of
agricultural crops, except medical marijuana, in unincorporated
areas.
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