Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1331

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Beekeepers - Exemptions from regulation and inspection

Official statutory text

A. Beekeepers with annual production of less than five hundred

(500) gallons who do not qualify for the exemption provided in

Section 5-4.3 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be exempt

from regulation and inspection by the State Department of Health for

the manufacture, sale, and distribution of honey and honeycomb

products in Oklahoma if they meet the following requirements:

1. The beekeeper shall only sell or distribute honey or

honeycomb produced from hives located wholly within this state which

are owned and managed by the beekeeper;

2. The honey, honeycomb, or combination thereof is raw and not

blended with other products or otherwise adulterated. The honey may

be in liquid or solid form or a combination of the two;

3. The honey or honeycomb shall be sold in-person or by a

designated agent of the beekeeper to the end-use customer, or online

by the beekeeper, or distributed in person to the end-use customer

by an employee of the beekeeper, or distributed by a carrier, such

as a parcel delivery service, to the end-use customer or to a vendor

or retail establishment for resale; and

4. Honey products shall be labeled with the common food product

name, net weight of the honey, the beekeeper's name, current ten

(10) digit phone number, an address where the honey or honeycomb was

produced, and shall include the statement, "Bottled or packaged in a

facility not inspected by the Oklahoma Department of Health." The

statement shall be in 10-point type or greater in a color that

provides clear contrast to the background label.

B. No county, municipal corporation, consolidated government,

or political subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in

effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution prohibiting,

impeding, or restricting honey sales or distribution in compliance

with this law.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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