Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-7-408
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Permits
Official statutory text
A. No person shall produce, haul, process, or distribute Grade
A raw milk for pasteurization or milk and milk products, or hold
oneself out as a milk producer, transporter, processor, or
distributor or represent a dairy farm, bulk milk hauler/sampler,
milk tank truck driver, milk transportation company, milk tank truck
cleaning facility, milk plant, receiving or transfer station, milk
distribution center, or milk or milk products as "Grade A" unless
that person possesses an appropriate and valid permit for the
particular premises or facilities concerned.
B. Applications for permits for dairy farms, bulk milk
hauler/sampler, milk tank truck driver, milk transportation company,
milk tank truck cleaning facility, milk plants, receiving or
transfer stations, and milk distribution centers shall be submitted
on a form approved by the State Board of Agriculture. Each
applicant shall allow the Commissioner to inspect the applicable
premises, records, and facilities. The Board shall inspect premises
and facilities and issue the permit applied for when compliance is
confirmed. The permits shall be issued without an expiration date
except for the bulk milk hauler/sampler and milk tank truck driver
permit that shall be effective for two (2) years. Permits shall not
be transferable among persons or places.
C. The Board may issue permits, which shall be contingent upon
continuing compliance, to facilities located outside this state
which comply with the provisions of subsection B of Section 7-406 of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 378
this title. If an out-of-state facility requests, or if the
facility is not certified, then the cost for all inspections
necessary pursuant to this subsection shall be paid by those
facilities and the amounts paid shall be deposited in the State
Department of Agriculture Revolving Fund.
D. The Board shall issue permits and establish classifications
for milk and milk products.
E. The Board shall promulgate rules to establish fees for
permits and inspections pursuant to this section.
A raw milk for pasteurization or milk and milk products, or hold
oneself out as a milk producer, transporter, processor, or
distributor or represent a dairy farm, bulk milk hauler/sampler,
milk tank truck driver, milk transportation company, milk tank truck
cleaning facility, milk plant, receiving or transfer station, milk
distribution center, or milk or milk products as "Grade A" unless
that person possesses an appropriate and valid permit for the
particular premises or facilities concerned.
B. Applications for permits for dairy farms, bulk milk
hauler/sampler, milk tank truck driver, milk transportation company,
milk tank truck cleaning facility, milk plants, receiving or
transfer stations, and milk distribution centers shall be submitted
on a form approved by the State Board of Agriculture. Each
applicant shall allow the Commissioner to inspect the applicable
premises, records, and facilities. The Board shall inspect premises
and facilities and issue the permit applied for when compliance is
confirmed. The permits shall be issued without an expiration date
except for the bulk milk hauler/sampler and milk tank truck driver
permit that shall be effective for two (2) years. Permits shall not
be transferable among persons or places.
C. The Board may issue permits, which shall be contingent upon
continuing compliance, to facilities located outside this state
which comply with the provisions of subsection B of Section 7-406 of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 378
this title. If an out-of-state facility requests, or if the
facility is not certified, then the cost for all inspections
necessary pursuant to this subsection shall be paid by those
facilities and the amounts paid shall be deposited in the State
Department of Agriculture Revolving Fund.
D. The Board shall issue permits and establish classifications
for milk and milk products.
E. The Board shall promulgate rules to establish fees for
permits and inspections pursuant to this section.
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