Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-316
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Application for license - Proofs required - Revocation
Official statutory text
A. 1. All persons applying for a license to commercially
produce catfish, minnows, fingerlings, fish, frogs or other aquatic
species pursuant to the provisions of this act shall produce
positive proof of:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 345
a. identification including, but not limited to, a valid
Oklahoma driver license of the applicant,
b. age, and
c. residency.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to make a false
statement or to give any false information in order to acquire a
license, pursuant to the provisions of this act.
B. Any license issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry pursuant to this act shall contain
the data required by subsection A of this section as well as the
date and time of issuance of the license.
C. 1. All licenses issued by the Department pursuant to this
act shall be nontransferable.
2. No person shall alter, change, lend or transfer any such
license. No person shall use, loan or borrow a license which has
not been issued to that person by the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
D. All licenses issued pursuant to this act shall terminate
December 31 for the year issued.
E. The Department may issue a duplicate license at a reasonable
cost for a commercial operation if such license is lost or
destroyed.
F. 1. A license for engaging in a private commercial operation
subject to the provisions of this act may be revoked for a period of
not less than one (1) year upon the conviction of the licensee for
violating any provision of this act or rules promulgated thereto by
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in
accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture,
or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. For purposes of this subsection, a court conviction, a plea
of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, the imposition of a deferred
or suspended sentence by a court, or forfeiture of bond shall be
deemed a conviction.
3. Any person who has had a license to engage in private
commercial operations pursuant to this act shall not be entitled to
reapply for such license until the revocation period has expired or
the person has obtained approval of the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to reapply for the license.
4. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a private
commercial operation subject to the provisions of this act after
revocation of his or her license. Upon conviction of engaging in a
commercial operation after revocation of a license, such person
shall not be entitled to obtain a license pursuant to this act for a
two-year period after conviction.
produce catfish, minnows, fingerlings, fish, frogs or other aquatic
species pursuant to the provisions of this act shall produce
positive proof of:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 345
a. identification including, but not limited to, a valid
Oklahoma driver license of the applicant,
b. age, and
c. residency.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to make a false
statement or to give any false information in order to acquire a
license, pursuant to the provisions of this act.
B. Any license issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry pursuant to this act shall contain
the data required by subsection A of this section as well as the
date and time of issuance of the license.
C. 1. All licenses issued by the Department pursuant to this
act shall be nontransferable.
2. No person shall alter, change, lend or transfer any such
license. No person shall use, loan or borrow a license which has
not been issued to that person by the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
D. All licenses issued pursuant to this act shall terminate
December 31 for the year issued.
E. The Department may issue a duplicate license at a reasonable
cost for a commercial operation if such license is lost or
destroyed.
F. 1. A license for engaging in a private commercial operation
subject to the provisions of this act may be revoked for a period of
not less than one (1) year upon the conviction of the licensee for
violating any provision of this act or rules promulgated thereto by
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry in
accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture,
or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. For purposes of this subsection, a court conviction, a plea
of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, the imposition of a deferred
or suspended sentence by a court, or forfeiture of bond shall be
deemed a conviction.
3. Any person who has had a license to engage in private
commercial operations pursuant to this act shall not be entitled to
reapply for such license until the revocation period has expired or
the person has obtained approval of the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to reapply for the license.
4. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a private
commercial operation subject to the provisions of this act after
revocation of his or her license. Upon conviction of engaging in a
commercial operation after revocation of a license, such person
shall not be entitled to obtain a license pursuant to this act for a
two-year period after conviction.
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