Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-3-50.16
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Right of entry - Inspections and other activities -
Official statutory text
Warrants.
A. 1. The board of directors and the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, or their authorized agents shall
have authority, to:
a. enter cotton fields and other premises in order to
carry out activities, including but not limited to
treatment with pesticides, monitoring, and destruction
of growing cotton and other host plants, as necessary
to carry out the provisions of the Boll Weevil
Eradication Act,
b. make inspection of any fields or premises in this
state and any property for the purpose of determining
if the property is infested with boll weevils, and
c. examine and make photocopies of any records and
documents relating to the Boll Weevil Eradication Act.
2. The inspection and other activities may be conducted at any
hour with the notification of the owner or person in charge of the
premises or property. If access is denied, the board of directors,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 110
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, or the
authorized agent of either shall have the right to apply to and
obtain from a district court an administrative warrant as necessary
to enforce the right of access and inspection as authorized pursuant
to 2-14 of the Oklahoma Code.
B. Any judge of this state shall, within the judge’s
territorial jurisdiction, and upon proper statutory authority, issue
administrative warrants for the purpose of conducting administrative
inspections and other activities authorized by the Boll Weevil
Eradication Act.
A. 1. The board of directors and the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, or their authorized agents shall
have authority, to:
a. enter cotton fields and other premises in order to
carry out activities, including but not limited to
treatment with pesticides, monitoring, and destruction
of growing cotton and other host plants, as necessary
to carry out the provisions of the Boll Weevil
Eradication Act,
b. make inspection of any fields or premises in this
state and any property for the purpose of determining
if the property is infested with boll weevils, and
c. examine and make photocopies of any records and
documents relating to the Boll Weevil Eradication Act.
2. The inspection and other activities may be conducted at any
hour with the notification of the owner or person in charge of the
premises or property. If access is denied, the board of directors,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 110
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, or the
authorized agent of either shall have the right to apply to and
obtain from a district court an administrative warrant as necessary
to enforce the right of access and inspection as authorized pursuant
to 2-14 of the Oklahoma Code.
B. Any judge of this state shall, within the judge’s
territorial jurisdiction, and upon proper statutory authority, issue
administrative warrants for the purpose of conducting administrative
inspections and other activities authorized by the Boll Weevil
Eradication Act.
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