Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-20-52
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Investigations and inspections
Official statutory text
A. The State Board of Agriculture or its authorized agents are
empowered to enter upon the premises of any animal feeding operation
for the purpose of investigating complaints as to the operation or
to determine whether there are any violations of the Oklahoma
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act. The Department shall
make at least one unannounced inspection per year of every animal
feeding operation licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Concentrated
Animal Feeding Operations Act.
B. 1. The Board shall promulgate standard precautions for the
prevention of the transmission of communicable diseases to humans
and animals to be used by employees of the Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry when inspecting animal feeding
operations pursuant to their official duties specified by the
Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act and rules
promulgated pursuant thereto.
2. Except for emergency situations or when enforcement of the
provisions of the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Act requires the use of the standard precautions as promulgated by
the Board pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, Department
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 734
employees shall observe the health standards and sanitary
requirements of the facility.
C. The Board shall maintain necessary records and undertake
such studies, investigations and surveys for the proper
administration of the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations Act.
empowered to enter upon the premises of any animal feeding operation
for the purpose of investigating complaints as to the operation or
to determine whether there are any violations of the Oklahoma
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act. The Department shall
make at least one unannounced inspection per year of every animal
feeding operation licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Concentrated
Animal Feeding Operations Act.
B. 1. The Board shall promulgate standard precautions for the
prevention of the transmission of communicable diseases to humans
and animals to be used by employees of the Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry when inspecting animal feeding
operations pursuant to their official duties specified by the
Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act and rules
promulgated pursuant thereto.
2. Except for emergency situations or when enforcement of the
provisions of the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Act requires the use of the standard precautions as promulgated by
the Board pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, Department
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 734
employees shall observe the health standards and sanitary
requirements of the facility.
C. The Board shall maintain necessary records and undertake
such studies, investigations and surveys for the proper
administration of the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations Act.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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