Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-30.6
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Requirements for licensure
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 4. Animals Page 11
A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
shall issue an animal shelter or commercial pet breeder license to
each applicant who:
1. Meets the requirements of the Commercial Pet Breeders and
Animal Shelter Licensing Act;
2. Applies to the Department on the form prescribed by the
Department; and
3. Pays the required fee.
B. An animal shelter operator or commercial pet breeder shall
obtain a separate license for each facility where animals are kept.
A separate license shall be issued for each facility, regardless of
the number of animals at each facility.
C. If a single facility is shared by more than one person, each
person shall be required to become individually licensed if:
1. For commercial pet breeders, eleven or more intact females
used for breeding are housed at the facility; or
2. For animal shelter operators, ten or more cats and dogs are
maintained at the facility.
D. A license issued under the Commercial Pet Breeders and
Animal Shelter Licensing Act is valid until July 1 for a commercial
pet breeder and January 1 for an animal shelter operator in each
calendar year and is nontransferable.
E. The nonrefundable animal shelter license and renewal fee
shall be the same as the fee for a commercial pet breeder with
eleven to twenty intact female animals.
A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
shall issue an animal shelter or commercial pet breeder license to
each applicant who:
1. Meets the requirements of the Commercial Pet Breeders and
Animal Shelter Licensing Act;
2. Applies to the Department on the form prescribed by the
Department; and
3. Pays the required fee.
B. An animal shelter operator or commercial pet breeder shall
obtain a separate license for each facility where animals are kept.
A separate license shall be issued for each facility, regardless of
the number of animals at each facility.
C. If a single facility is shared by more than one person, each
person shall be required to become individually licensed if:
1. For commercial pet breeders, eleven or more intact females
used for breeding are housed at the facility; or
2. For animal shelter operators, ten or more cats and dogs are
maintained at the facility.
D. A license issued under the Commercial Pet Breeders and
Animal Shelter Licensing Act is valid until July 1 for a commercial
pet breeder and January 1 for an animal shelter operator in each
calendar year and is nontransferable.
E. The nonrefundable animal shelter license and renewal fee
shall be the same as the fee for a commercial pet breeder with
eleven to twenty intact female animals.
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