Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-2

Authority of State Veterinarian.

A. The State Board of Agriculture shall be the official

livestock and poultry disease control agency of the State of

Oklahoma. The Board shall have authority to promulgate and enforce

rules governing the handling, sale, and use of vaccines, antigens,

and other biological products used in connection with livestock or

poultry.

B. In addition to other statutory authority, the State

Veterinarian, upon obtaining concurrence of the State Board of

Agriculture, may issue emergency orders governing animals in order

to protect the citizens and animals of the state from diseases and

pests of animals, including the following to:

1. Prohibit or impose conditions on importing animals into the

state;

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2. Require testing of animals;

3. Require vaccination or other treatment of animals;

4. Prohibit or impose conditions on moving animals within the

state;

5. Issue stop movement orders for all livestock in the state to

determine the precise location of a foreign animal disease in

accordance with foreign animal disease response plans;

6. Govern the disposition of animals; and

7. Impose other measures governing animals to protect the

citizens and animals of the state from diseases and pests of

animals.

C. Emergency orders issued pursuant to this section shall

expire on the date set in the order or upon the elapse of ninety

(90) days; however, the State Veterinarian may renew the order for

successive ninety–day periods.

D. Any person providing training for the emergency management

of livestock or other animals for any circumstance, including, but

not limited to, disease, natural disaster, fire or other event,

shall obtain approval from the State Veterinarian. The State

Veterinarian shall review all curriculum and may require changes to

the curriculum prior to approval of the person providing the

training.