Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-104

As used in the Oklahoma Farm Animal, Crop, and Research

Facilities Protection Act:

1. “Actor” means a person accused of any of the offenses in

this act;

2. “Animal” means any warm or cold-blooded animal or insect

which is being used in food or fiber production, agriculture,

research, testing, or education, including, but not limited to,

hogs, equines, mules, cattle, sheep, ratites, goats, dogs, rabbits,

poultry, fish, and bees. The term “animal” shall not include any

animal held primarily as a pet;

3. “Animal facility” includes any vehicle, building, structure,

pasture, paddock, pond, impoundment, or premises where an animal is

kept, handled, housed, exhibited, bred, or offered for sale and any

office, building, or structure where records or documents relating

to an animal or to animal research, testing, production, or

education are maintained;

4. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture;

5. “Consent” means assent in fact, whether express or implied,

by the owner or by a person legally authorized to act for the owner

which is not:

a. induced by force, threat, false pretenses, or fraud,

b. given by a person the actor knows, or should have

known, is not legally authorized to act for the owner,

c. given by a person who by reason of youth, mental

disease or defect, or intoxication is known, or should

have been known, by the actor to be unable to make

reasonable decisions, or

d. given solely to detect the commission of an offense;

6. “Crop” means any fruits, vegetables, grains, or other

products of annual or perennial plants, trees, or shrubs grown for

consumption by humans or animals or produced or grown for other

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commercial or personal uses. Crop shall not include any plants,

trees, or shrubs used to produce or manufacture any illegal drug or

other controlled dangerous substance;

7. “Crop facility” means any field, building, greenhouse,

structure, or premises where crops are grown or offered for sale and

office, building, or structure where records, documents, or

electronic data relating to crops or crop research, testing,

production, or education are maintained;

8. “Deprive” means unlawfully to withhold from the owner,

interfere with the possession of, free, or dispose of an animal or

other property;

9. “Owner” means a person who has title to the property, lawful

possession of the property, or a greater right to possession of the

property than the actor;

10. “Person” means any individual, corporation, association,

nonprofit corporation, joint-stock company, firm, trust,

partnership, two or more persons having a joint or common interest,

or other legal entity;

11. “Possession” means actual care, custody, or management;

12. “Property” means any real or personal property and shall

include any document, record, research data, paper, or computer

storage medium; and

13. “State” means the State of Oklahoma.