Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-262
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Penalties
Official statutory text
A. Any person who violates the provisions of Sections 6-259, 6-
260, 6-261 or 6-264 of this title shall be fined not more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned not more than one (1)
year, or both; but if such violation involves intent to defraud, or
any distribution or attempted distribution of an article that is
adulterated, except as defined in subparagraph (h) of paragraph 11
of Section 6-254 of this title, such person shall be guilty of a
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Class D3 felony offense and fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), or imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or both.
When construing or enforcing the provisions of said sections, the
act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by
any individual, partnership, corporation, or association within the
scope of his employment or office shall in every case be deemed the
act, omission, or failure of such individual, partnership,
corporation, or association, as well as of such person.
B. No carrier shall be subject to the penalties of this act,
other than the penalties for violation of Section 6-261 of this
title, by reason of his receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery, in
the usual course of business, as a carrier of poultry or poultry
products, owned by another person unless the carrier has knowledge,
or is in possession of facts which would cause a reasonable person
to believe that such poultry or poultry products were not inspected
or marked in accordance with the provisions of this act or were
otherwise not eligible for transportation under this act or unless
the carrier refuses to furnish on request of a representative of the
Board the name and address of the person from whom he received such
poultry or poultry products, and copies of all documents, if any
there be, pertaining to the delivery of the poultry or poultry
products to such carrier.
C. Any person who interferes by any act with an inspector in
the performance of his official duties shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
260, 6-261 or 6-264 of this title shall be fined not more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned not more than one (1)
year, or both; but if such violation involves intent to defraud, or
any distribution or attempted distribution of an article that is
adulterated, except as defined in subparagraph (h) of paragraph 11
of Section 6-254 of this title, such person shall be guilty of a
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Class D3 felony offense and fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), or imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through
F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or both.
When construing or enforcing the provisions of said sections, the
act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by
any individual, partnership, corporation, or association within the
scope of his employment or office shall in every case be deemed the
act, omission, or failure of such individual, partnership,
corporation, or association, as well as of such person.
B. No carrier shall be subject to the penalties of this act,
other than the penalties for violation of Section 6-261 of this
title, by reason of his receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery, in
the usual course of business, as a carrier of poultry or poultry
products, owned by another person unless the carrier has knowledge,
or is in possession of facts which would cause a reasonable person
to believe that such poultry or poultry products were not inspected
or marked in accordance with the provisions of this act or were
otherwise not eligible for transportation under this act or unless
the carrier refuses to furnish on request of a representative of the
Board the name and address of the person from whom he received such
poultry or poultry products, and copies of all documents, if any
there be, pertaining to the delivery of the poultry or poultry
products to such carrier.
C. Any person who interferes by any act with an inspector in
the performance of his official duties shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
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