Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-508

A. 1. The State Board of Health may adopt such rules as it

deems necessary for the quarantine, isolation, impounding,

immunization and disposal of an animal to prevent and control any

zoonotic disease. Rules of the Board shall consider, but not be

limited to:

a. prior rabies vaccinations,

b. the degree of exposure to rabies,

c. the history and prior behavior of the animal prior to

exposure, and

d. the willingness of the individual so exposed to submit

to post-exposure antirabies immunization.

2. The President of the State Board of Agriculture and the

Director of Wildlife Conservation shall be requested to make

recommendations on pertinent phases affecting their official duties

before such rules are promulgated by the State Board of Health.

B. 1. Whenever the State Commissioner of Health or a designee

determines that any zoonotic disease exists in any area or that a

person has suffered an exposure to any such disease, the

Commissioner shall have authority to issue an order declaring a

quarantine, isolation, impounding, immunization or disposal of any

animal determined to be the source of such disease or exposure

according to rules promulgated by the State Board of Health. The

Commissioner shall, assisted by the State Board of Agriculture and

the Director of Wildlife Conservation, cause such quarantine,

isolation, impounding, immunization or disposal to be enforced.

2. Public officers and employees acting within the scope of

their authority in implementing or enforcing any such order, or

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rules promulgated for the control of zoonotic disease, shall not be

held liable for damages resulting from their official acts.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully fail or

refuse to comply with a lawful order of the State Commissioner of

Health declaring a quarantine, isolation, impounding, immunization

or disposal. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of

this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished

by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), by

imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days,

or by both such fine and imprisonment.

D. District courts shall be authorized to grant injunctive

relief, including temporary injunctions and temporary restraining

orders, to compel compliance with a quarantine, isolation,

impounding, immunization or disposal order issued by the

Commissioner pursuant to this section.