Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-3-103
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Quarantine – Declaration of bee disease or pest - Order
Official statutory text
to destroy.
A. Upon the discovery of any bee disease or pest, a premise
shall be quarantined by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
Food, and Forestry.
B. The State Board of Agriculture shall have the authority to
declare any form of bee, plant, animal, or virus that is injurious
to bees as a bee disease or pest.
C. Any person receiving a quarantine order shall immediately
initiate any and all control measures specified in the quarantine.
D. The quarantine shall remain in effect until officially
removed by the Department.
E. When there are no effective control measures available, or
the person fails to initiate control, a Board order to destroy the
bees and apiary equipment infected or infested with the bee disease
or pest may be issued by the Department to prevent the spread of the
bee disease or pest.
A. Upon the discovery of any bee disease or pest, a premise
shall be quarantined by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
Food, and Forestry.
B. The State Board of Agriculture shall have the authority to
declare any form of bee, plant, animal, or virus that is injurious
to bees as a bee disease or pest.
C. Any person receiving a quarantine order shall immediately
initiate any and all control measures specified in the quarantine.
D. The quarantine shall remain in effect until officially
removed by the Department.
E. When there are no effective control measures available, or
the person fails to initiate control, a Board order to destroy the
bees and apiary equipment infected or infested with the bee disease
or pest may be issued by the Department to prevent the spread of the
bee disease or pest.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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