Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-8-31
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Use of term "certified" - Certification by foreign
Official statutory text
inspection agency - State agencies for certification.
No person shall use the term "certified", alone or with other
words, or use any other term or words which suggest certification by
a designated inspection agency, orally or in writing, relative to
any agricultural or vegetable seeds, any tubers for seeding
purposes, or plants or plant parts, sold or advertised for sale in
Oklahoma, except as provided by this subarticle. If the seeds,
tubers, plants, or plant parts were produced in another state or
foreign country, certification by the legally constituted
certification officials of a state, country, or of the United
States, shall be sufficient. Certification in Oklahoma shall be by
the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension
Service of the Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources, or by an agency which they
designate.
No person shall use the term "certified", alone or with other
words, or use any other term or words which suggest certification by
a designated inspection agency, orally or in writing, relative to
any agricultural or vegetable seeds, any tubers for seeding
purposes, or plants or plant parts, sold or advertised for sale in
Oklahoma, except as provided by this subarticle. If the seeds,
tubers, plants, or plant parts were produced in another state or
foreign country, certification by the legally constituted
certification officials of a state, country, or of the United
States, shall be sufficient. Certification in Oklahoma shall be by
the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension
Service of the Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources, or by an agency which they
designate.
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