Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-203
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Detention of animals or products
Official statutory text
Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food
product of cattle, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or
other equines, or any product exempted from the definition of a meat
food product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased cattle,
bison, sheep, swine, goat, or equine is found by any authorized
representative of the Board upon any premises where it is held for
purposes of or during or after distribution in intrastate commerce,
and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated
or misbranded and is capable of use as human food, or that it has
not been inspected, in violation of the provisions of Sections 6-181
et seq. of this title or of the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or that such article or animal
has been or is intended to be distributed in violation of any such
provisions, it may be detained by such representative for a period
not to exceed twenty (20) days, pending action under Section 6-204
of this title or notification of any federal authorities having
jurisdiction over such article or animal, and shall not be moved by
any person, firm, or corporation from the place at which it is
located when so detained, until released by such representative. All
official marks may be required by such representative to be removed
from such article or animal before it is released unless it appears
to the satisfaction of the Board that the article or animal is
eligible to retain such marks.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 278
product of cattle, bison, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or
other equines, or any product exempted from the definition of a meat
food product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased cattle,
bison, sheep, swine, goat, or equine is found by any authorized
representative of the Board upon any premises where it is held for
purposes of or during or after distribution in intrastate commerce,
and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated
or misbranded and is capable of use as human food, or that it has
not been inspected, in violation of the provisions of Sections 6-181
et seq. of this title or of the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or that such article or animal
has been or is intended to be distributed in violation of any such
provisions, it may be detained by such representative for a period
not to exceed twenty (20) days, pending action under Section 6-204
of this title or notification of any federal authorities having
jurisdiction over such article or animal, and shall not be moved by
any person, firm, or corporation from the place at which it is
located when so detained, until released by such representative. All
official marks may be required by such representative to be removed
from such article or animal before it is released unless it appears
to the satisfaction of the Board that the article or animal is
eligible to retain such marks.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 278
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