Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-503

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Authority to enter premises or mode of transportation –

Official statutory text

Commercial hunting facilities – Rules – Powers of Department.

A. Authorized agents of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,

Food, and Forestry shall have the authority to enter any premises or

mode of transportation as authorized pursuant to Section 2-14 of

this title for the purpose of implementing or enforcing the Oklahoma

Farmed Cervidae Act, or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

B. Authorized agents of the Department of Wildlife Conservation

shall have the authority to enter and inspect any premises pursuant

to Section 3-201 of Title 29 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the

purpose of implementing and enforcing the Oklahoma Wildlife

Conservation Code or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

C. The Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act shall not apply to the

regulation of facilities owned and operated for the purpose of

commercial hunting of farmed or captive-bred cervidae. Commercial

hunting facilities shall remain under the jurisdiction of the

Department of Wildlife Conservation.

D. The State Board of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate

rules necessary, expedient, or appropriate for the performance,

enforcement, or carrying out of any of the purposes, objectives, or

provisions of the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act, including the

establishment of fees. All fees shall be fair and equitable to all

parties concerned. Rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the

Administrative Procedures Act.

E. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

shall have the authority to:

1. Issue, renew, deny, modify, suspend, cancel, and revoke any

registration, permit, certificate, license, identification, or order

issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae

Act;

2. Issue entry or import permits to any person transporting

farmed cervidae into this state;

3. Investigate complaints and violations of the Oklahoma Farmed

Cervidae Act;

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4. Issue quarantines, initiate control measures, confiscate,

and destroy farmed cervidae that present a danger to native

cervidae, other animals, or to the public safety or welfare;

5. Negotiate reciprocal agreements with the federal government

or any state, or any department or agency of either; and

6. Exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper to

implement and enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae

Act.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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