Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-9-25

Commodity open storage records - Inspection fees.

A. When requested by the State Board of Agriculture, any

warehouseman, who stores or handles for storage commodities shall

make a report to the Board concerning the condition, conduct,

operation, and business of each public warehouse the warehouseman

operates and the commodities stored at each location.

B. Any warehouseman who stores or handles for storage

commodities shall permit any authorized agent to enter and audit

each warehouse, its contents, examine all warehouse receipts and

scale tickets, examine all deferred price and deferred payment

contracts, examine all records involving the sale or purchase of

commodities to or from other warehouses or persons, verify all

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records related to forwarded grain or grain in transit, and the

storage and financial records. The public warehouseman shall render

any assistance required by the Board in checking any condition or

books in connection with each location or warehouse.

C. The authority granted the Board in this section shall

include all warehouse receipts, scale tickets, deferred price and

deferred payment contracts, forwarded grain or grain in transit,

sales or purchases of commodities to or from other warehouses or

persons, commodities and open storage records. The Board shall

verify the accuracy of commodity open storage records when

commodities are stored at other locations.

D. 1. The Board shall make at least one inspection or

examination annually of each state chartered warehouse. The Board

shall charge a fee, that when used in conjunction with available

appropriated funds is sufficient to pay the cost of each examination

or inspection. A warehouseman may request an additional inspection

or examination at a fee commensurate with the actual cost. All

inspection or examination fees collected shall be deposited in the

State Department of Agriculture Revolving Fund.

2. The Board may enter cooperative agreements with the United

States Department of Agriculture for warehouse inspections.

3. No provisions of this section shall apply to warehouses

licensed under the U.S. Warehouse Act, Title 7, U.S.C., Section 241

et seq.