Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-192
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Horse meat
Official statutory text
A. It shall be unlawful and deemed a Class D3 felony offense
for any person to sell, offer or exhibit for sale, or have in his or
her possession with intent to sell, any quantity of horsemeat for
human consumption in Oklahoma. Any person who violates the
provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as
provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21
of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer the
possession of any horsemeat to any other person when the person so
transferring knows, or in the exercise of a reasonable discretion
should have known, that the person receiving the horsemeat intends
to sell it in this state, offer it for sale in this state, exhibit
it for sale in this state, or keep it in his possession with intent
to sell it for human consumption in this state.
C. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell in this state,
transport, offer for sale in this state or transportation, or
receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, any carcasses of
horses, mules, or other equines or parts of such carcasses, or the
meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are plainly and
conspicuously marked or labeled or otherwise identified as required
by regulations prescribed by the Board to show the kinds of animals
from which they were derived. When required by the Board with
respect to establishments at which inspection is maintained under
Section 6-181 et seq. of this title, such animals and their
carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products shall be
prepared in establishments separate from those in which cattle,
sheep, swine, or goats are slaughtered or their carcasses, parts
thereof, meat or meat food products are prepared.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 271
D. The State Commissioner of Health or his or her authorized
representative shall have free access to any transport vehicle,
factory, warehouse or establishment in which horsemeat or feed
suspected of containing horsemeat is transported, manufactured,
processed, packed, sold, or prepared for serving to secure, after
payment or offer to pay therefor, samples or specimens of such
products found therein, to examine any and all sales records,
shipping records relating to foods or horsemeat, to embargo any
article of food or horsemeat suspected of being in violation of law,
and to determine whether any law is being violated.
E. For the purpose of this section:
1. The term "horsemeat" shall mean the meat or flesh of any
animal of the equine genus;
2. The term "package" or "container" shall mean the original,
properly labeled package or container in which the horsemeat was
packaged by the packer or processor at the point of origin; and
3. The term "properly labeled" shall mean a display of written,
printed or graphic matter upon the outside package or container, or
wrapper if there be one, stating the name and address of the
original packer or processor, and in addition thereto shall include
the word "horsemeat". All letters and words of the label shall be
legible and of such size as to be easily read and understood by the
ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
for any person to sell, offer or exhibit for sale, or have in his or
her possession with intent to sell, any quantity of horsemeat for
human consumption in Oklahoma. Any person who violates the
provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as
provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21
of the Oklahoma Statutes.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer the
possession of any horsemeat to any other person when the person so
transferring knows, or in the exercise of a reasonable discretion
should have known, that the person receiving the horsemeat intends
to sell it in this state, offer it for sale in this state, exhibit
it for sale in this state, or keep it in his possession with intent
to sell it for human consumption in this state.
C. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell in this state,
transport, offer for sale in this state or transportation, or
receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, any carcasses of
horses, mules, or other equines or parts of such carcasses, or the
meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are plainly and
conspicuously marked or labeled or otherwise identified as required
by regulations prescribed by the Board to show the kinds of animals
from which they were derived. When required by the Board with
respect to establishments at which inspection is maintained under
Section 6-181 et seq. of this title, such animals and their
carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products shall be
prepared in establishments separate from those in which cattle,
sheep, swine, or goats are slaughtered or their carcasses, parts
thereof, meat or meat food products are prepared.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 271
D. The State Commissioner of Health or his or her authorized
representative shall have free access to any transport vehicle,
factory, warehouse or establishment in which horsemeat or feed
suspected of containing horsemeat is transported, manufactured,
processed, packed, sold, or prepared for serving to secure, after
payment or offer to pay therefor, samples or specimens of such
products found therein, to examine any and all sales records,
shipping records relating to foods or horsemeat, to embargo any
article of food or horsemeat suspected of being in violation of law,
and to determine whether any law is being violated.
E. For the purpose of this section:
1. The term "horsemeat" shall mean the meat or flesh of any
animal of the equine genus;
2. The term "package" or "container" shall mean the original,
properly labeled package or container in which the horsemeat was
packaged by the packer or processor at the point of origin; and
3. The term "properly labeled" shall mean a display of written,
printed or graphic matter upon the outside package or container, or
wrapper if there be one, stating the name and address of the
original packer or processor, and in addition thereto shall include
the word "horsemeat". All letters and words of the label shall be
legible and of such size as to be easily read and understood by the
ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
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