Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-20-25
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Suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal of license
Official statutory text
A. 1. The State Board of Agriculture shall have the power to
suspend, revoke or not renew the license of any swine feeding
operation after a hearing, and after an administrative determination
that the swine feeding operation has violated or has failed to
comply with any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding
Operations Act, or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.
2. The Board shall have the power and duty to reinstate any
such suspended or revoked licenses, or renew the licenses, upon a
satisfactory and acceptable showing and assurance that the swine
feeding operation conducted swine feeding operations in conformity
with, and in compliance with, the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine
Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto, and
that conformity and compliance will be continuous.
B. In order to protect the public health and safety and the
environment of this state, the Board, pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine
Feeding Operations Act, may deny issuance of a license or transfer
of a license to establish and operate a swine feeding operation to
any person or other legal entity which:
1. Is not in substantial compliance with a final agency order
or any final order or judgment of a court of record secured by any
state or federal agency relating to swine feeding operations; or
2. Has evidenced a reckless disregard for the protection of the
public and the environment as demonstrated by a history of
noncompliance with environmental laws and rules resulting in
endangerment of human health or the environment.
C. Any action taken in regard to the denial, suspension or
revocation of a license shall be in conformity with the rules of the
Board governing Administrative Procedures and the Administrative
Procedures Act.
suspend, revoke or not renew the license of any swine feeding
operation after a hearing, and after an administrative determination
that the swine feeding operation has violated or has failed to
comply with any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding
Operations Act, or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.
2. The Board shall have the power and duty to reinstate any
such suspended or revoked licenses, or renew the licenses, upon a
satisfactory and acceptable showing and assurance that the swine
feeding operation conducted swine feeding operations in conformity
with, and in compliance with, the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine
Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto, and
that conformity and compliance will be continuous.
B. In order to protect the public health and safety and the
environment of this state, the Board, pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine
Feeding Operations Act, may deny issuance of a license or transfer
of a license to establish and operate a swine feeding operation to
any person or other legal entity which:
1. Is not in substantial compliance with a final agency order
or any final order or judgment of a court of record secured by any
state or federal agency relating to swine feeding operations; or
2. Has evidenced a reckless disregard for the protection of the
public and the environment as demonstrated by a history of
noncompliance with environmental laws and rules resulting in
endangerment of human health or the environment.
C. Any action taken in regard to the denial, suspension or
revocation of a license shall be in conformity with the rules of the
Board governing Administrative Procedures and the Administrative
Procedures Act.
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