Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-403

machinery, and personal property.

A. 1. The State Board of Agriculture may issue orders

restricting the movement of persons, livestock, machinery, and

personal property out of quarantine zones. The President of the

Board, the State Veterinarian, or any licensed veterinarian

designated by the Board may issue the orders.

2. Any such order shall be issued upon a determination that

reasonable cause exists to believe that the movement of persons or

personal property out of a quarantine zone will reasonably transport

a dangerous, infectious, or communicable disease outside of the

quarantine zone.

B. An order restricting the movement of persons, livestock,

machinery, and personal property out of quarantine zones:

1. Shall be served upon any person subject to the order;

2. Shall be limited to the greatest extent possible consistent

with the paramount disease control objectives as determined by the

Board;

3. May be served on any day at any time; and

4. Must include a notice of the person's rights pursuant to

this section, including, but not limited to, the ability of the

person to enter into an agreement to abide by disease control

measures under subsection C of this section and the right to request

a court hearing under subsection D of this section. When an order

restricting the movement of persons has been issued, the physical

and emergency medical needs of those persons restricted pursuant to

the order shall be addressed in a systematic and competent manner.

C. No person may be restricted by an order, issued pursuant to

the Animal Disease Outbreak Temporary Emergency Act for longer than

seventy-two (72) hours, if the person agrees to abide by the disease

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control measures established by the Board. Such person shall sign

an acknowledgment form prepared by the Board evidencing the person's

agreement to abide by the disease control measures established by

the Board.

D. Any person whose movements are restricted by an order

pursuant to the Animal Disease Outbreak Temporary Emergency Act may

seek a district court hearing on the order at any time after it is

served on the person. The hearing shall be heard as soon as

possible regardless of the time of day and any inconvenience to the

court. The hearing may be held by electronic means. The subject of

the order may:

1. Contest imposition of the order on grounds that it is an

abuse of the Board's discretion pursuant to the Animal Disease

Outbreak Temporary Emergency Act; or

2. Seek a variance from the order to allow movement of a person

inconsistent with the order, upon a showing that the person would

otherwise suffer irreparable harm.