Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-213
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Board of county commissioners - Rules and regulations -
Official statutory text
Fees.
A. The board of county commissioners in any county that
qualifies under Section 210 of this article is hereby authorized and
empowered to make and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations
with regard to the preservation and promotion of public health;
provided, that any such rules or regulations shall have first been
recommended or approved by the city-county board of health, and
further provided that such rules and regulations shall not be
inconsistent with state laws or rules and regulations of the State
Board of Health. Such rules and regulations shall be operative
throughout the county, except within the limits of incorporated
cities and towns. Any such rules adopted by county commissioners
relating to an establishment where food or drink is offered for sale
or sold shall not be more stringent than the rules for such
establishments adopted by the State Board of Health; provided, that
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 110
rules adopted prior to May 31, 2008, which directly relate to
training and permit requirements for food managers and food handlers
and fees related to such establishments shall, in addition to the
license fee required by the State Board of Health, be exempt from
the provisions of this subsection.
B. The board of county commissioners is also authorized to
provide for the levying and collection of fees for services
performed by such city-county health department outside the
boundaries of incorporated cities and towns within such county. Any
person who violates any rule or regulation made by such board of
county commissioners under the authority of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
A. The board of county commissioners in any county that
qualifies under Section 210 of this article is hereby authorized and
empowered to make and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations
with regard to the preservation and promotion of public health;
provided, that any such rules or regulations shall have first been
recommended or approved by the city-county board of health, and
further provided that such rules and regulations shall not be
inconsistent with state laws or rules and regulations of the State
Board of Health. Such rules and regulations shall be operative
throughout the county, except within the limits of incorporated
cities and towns. Any such rules adopted by county commissioners
relating to an establishment where food or drink is offered for sale
or sold shall not be more stringent than the rules for such
establishments adopted by the State Board of Health; provided, that
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 110
rules adopted prior to May 31, 2008, which directly relate to
training and permit requirements for food managers and food handlers
and fees related to such establishments shall, in addition to the
license fee required by the State Board of Health, be exempt from
the provisions of this subsection.
B. The board of county commissioners is also authorized to
provide for the levying and collection of fees for services
performed by such city-county health department outside the
boundaries of incorporated cities and towns within such county. Any
person who violates any rule or regulation made by such board of
county commissioners under the authority of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
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