Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1229
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Exhibition livestock - Administration of certain
Official statutory text
substances or performance of certain surgical procedures to alter
appearance.
For livestock utilized for exhibition purposes, it shall be
unlawful for any person to inject into the livestock or cause the
livestock to ingest any drug, chemical or substance that is not
labeled for use on animals, or to administer any chemical or
substance used on livestock for the specific purpose of altering the
appearance of livestock or to alter the muscle or fat content of the
animal's carcass or to perform any surgical procedure to alter the
appearance of the livestock. Ordinary and customary veterinarian
procedures, including but not limited to dehorning, branding,
tagging or notching ears, castrating, deworming, vaccinating or
docking the tail of farm animals shall not be prohibited. Surgery
of any kind performed to change the natural contour or appearance of
the animal's body or hide, shall be prohibited by this section. Any
violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor,
upon conviction, punishable by a fine of not less than One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not
less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment. A second or subsequent violation of the
provisions of this section shall be a Class D1 felony offense, upon
conviction, punishable by a fine of not less than One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of this title, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
appearance.
For livestock utilized for exhibition purposes, it shall be
unlawful for any person to inject into the livestock or cause the
livestock to ingest any drug, chemical or substance that is not
labeled for use on animals, or to administer any chemical or
substance used on livestock for the specific purpose of altering the
appearance of livestock or to alter the muscle or fat content of the
animal's carcass or to perform any surgical procedure to alter the
appearance of the livestock. Ordinary and customary veterinarian
procedures, including but not limited to dehorning, branding,
tagging or notching ears, castrating, deworming, vaccinating or
docking the tail of farm animals shall not be prohibited. Surgery
of any kind performed to change the natural contour or appearance of
the animal's body or hide, shall be prohibited by this section. Any
violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor,
upon conviction, punishable by a fine of not less than One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not
less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment. A second or subsequent violation of the
provisions of this section shall be a Class D1 felony offense, upon
conviction, punishable by a fine of not less than One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00), nor more than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00), or by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B
through F of Section 20N of this title, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
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