Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1404
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1404, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 63, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 63,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Violations - Penalties - Exemptions
Official statutory text
(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section
1402 of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on
conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment for not more than
thirty (30) days, or a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00), or both such imprisonment and fine; but if the violation
is committed after a conviction of such person under this section
has become final, such person shall be subject to imprisonment for
not more than six (6) months, or a fine of not more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both such imprisonment and fine.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 609
(b) No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection
(a) of this section, for having violated Section 1402(a) or (c) of
this article, if he establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by,
and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the
United States from whom he received in good faith the article, to
the effect that such article is not adulterated or misbranded within
the meaning of this article, designating this article.
(c) No publisher, radiobroadcast or television licensee, or
agency or medium for the dissemination of an advertisement, except
the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller of the article to
which a false advertisement relates, shall be liable under this
section by reason of the dissemination by him of such false
advertisement, unless he has refused, on the request of the State
Commissioner of Health, or his duly-authorized agent, to furnish the
Commissioner the name and post office address of the manufacturer,
packer, distributor, seller, or advertising agency residing in the
United States who caused him to disseminate such advertisement.
1402 of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on
conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment for not more than
thirty (30) days, or a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00), or both such imprisonment and fine; but if the violation
is committed after a conviction of such person under this section
has become final, such person shall be subject to imprisonment for
not more than six (6) months, or a fine of not more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or both such imprisonment and fine.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 609
(b) No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection
(a) of this section, for having violated Section 1402(a) or (c) of
this article, if he establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by,
and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the
United States from whom he received in good faith the article, to
the effect that such article is not adulterated or misbranded within
the meaning of this article, designating this article.
(c) No publisher, radiobroadcast or television licensee, or
agency or medium for the dissemination of an advertisement, except
the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller of the article to
which a false advertisement relates, shall be liable under this
section by reason of the dissemination by him of such false
advertisement, unless he has refused, on the request of the State
Commissioner of Health, or his duly-authorized agent, to furnish the
Commissioner the name and post office address of the manufacturer,
packer, distributor, seller, or advertising agency residing in the
United States who caused him to disseminate such advertisement.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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