Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-30.16
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Appropriation of funds
Official statutory text
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
fund for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
to be designated the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter
Assistance Revolving Fund. All monies accruing to the credit of the
Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Assistance Revolving Fund
are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
Department for the purposes set forth in subsection C of this
section. The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal
year limitations and shall consist of:
1. All monies received by the Department for sheltering of
seized animals pursuant to the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal
Shelter Licensing Act; and
2. Money received by the Department in the form of gifts,
grants, reimbursements, or from any other source intended to be used
for the purposes specified by or collected pursuant to the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 4. Animals Page 16
provisions of this section of the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal
Shelter Licensing Act.
B. The monies deposited in the Commercial Pet Breeders and
Animal Shelter Assistance Revolving Fund shall be excluded from
budget and expenditure limitations and shall at no time become part
of the general budget of the Department or any other state agency.
Except as provided for in this section, no monies from the
Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Assistance Revolving Fund
shall be transferred for any purpose to any other state agency or
any account of the Department or be used for the purpose of
contracting with any other state agency or reimbursing any other
state agency for any expense.
C. The Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Assistance
Revolving Fund shall be utilized for defraying veterinary costs for
animals in the event of a removal of animals from an animal shelter
or commercial pet breeder. The fund may, in the discretion of the
State Board of Agriculture, also be used to defray costs associated
with care of animals including, but not limited to, feed and
shelter.
fund for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
to be designated the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter
Assistance Revolving Fund. All monies accruing to the credit of the
Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Assistance Revolving Fund
are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the
Department for the purposes set forth in subsection C of this
section. The fund shall be a continuing fund not subject to fiscal
year limitations and shall consist of:
1. All monies received by the Department for sheltering of
seized animals pursuant to the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal
Shelter Licensing Act; and
2. Money received by the Department in the form of gifts,
grants, reimbursements, or from any other source intended to be used
for the purposes specified by or collected pursuant to the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 4. Animals Page 16
provisions of this section of the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal
Shelter Licensing Act.
B. The monies deposited in the Commercial Pet Breeders and
Animal Shelter Assistance Revolving Fund shall be excluded from
budget and expenditure limitations and shall at no time become part
of the general budget of the Department or any other state agency.
Except as provided for in this section, no monies from the
Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Assistance Revolving Fund
shall be transferred for any purpose to any other state agency or
any account of the Department or be used for the purpose of
contracting with any other state agency or reimbursing any other
state agency for any expense.
C. The Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Assistance
Revolving Fund shall be utilized for defraying veterinary costs for
animals in the event of a removal of animals from an animal shelter
or commercial pet breeder. The fund may, in the discretion of the
State Board of Agriculture, also be used to defray costs associated
with care of animals including, but not limited to, feed and
shelter.
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