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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2128 By: Grellner
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to food emancipation; creating the
7 Food Emancipation and Sovereignty Act of 2026;
8 providing short title; defining terms; allowing for
8 certain locally grown foods to be exempt from federal
9 oversight; providing for certain regulations;
9 authorizing State Board of Agriculture to promulgate
10 rules for safety and labeling; allowing certain
10 persons to register with the Oklahoma Department of
11 Agriculture, Food, and Foresty as direct food sellers
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12 providing for codification; providing an effective
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15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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16 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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17 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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18 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Food
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19 Emancipation and Sovereignty Act of 2026".
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20 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-3.6 of Title 2, unless there
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1 1. "Direct sale" means the sale or exchange of food products
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2 directly from a producer to an end consumer, including through farm
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3 stands, farmers' markets, delivery arrangements, or community-
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4 supported agriculture or on farm, "farm-to-table" meals;
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5 2. "Local food product" means any meat, grain, dairy, eggs,
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6 nuts, honey, vegetable, fruit, or baked or prepared food product
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7 that is produced, processed, or cooked entirely within the state;
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8 3. "Producer" means an individual or family farm, ranch,
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9 bakery, dairy, or kitchen operating within the state that raises,
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10 grows, harvests, or creates agricultural or food products for direct
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11 sale; and
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12 4. "State jurisdiction" means regulatory or inspection
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13 authority administered by a state agency, county, or municipal
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14 government of this state.
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15 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-3.7 of Title 2, unless there
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18 A. Food products that are produced, processed, and sold
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19 entirely within the state and do not enter interstate commerce shall
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21 B. The sale or provision of local food products directly from a
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22 producer in this state to a consumer in this state shall be exempt
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23 from federal oversight, licensing, or food inspection including, but
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24 not limited to, regulations administered by the United States Food
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1 and Drug Administration or the United States Department of
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2 Agriculture, to the fullest extent permitted by federal law.
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3 C. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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4 shall promulgate simplified safety and labeling standards applicable
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5 only to intrastate transactions under this section, ensuring:
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6 1. Clarity of origin labeling;
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7 2. Transparency of direct-product ingredients; and
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8 3. Minimum sanitation requirements consistent with food safety
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9 best practices.
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10 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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11 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 5-3.8 of Title 2, unless there
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13 A. No state or local agency shall penalize or restrict a
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14 producer from selling local food directly to consumers provided the
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15 transaction occurs wholly within state boundaries.
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16 B. No state or local agency shall penalize or restrict the
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17 sales of local producers whether through monetary sales restrictions
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18 or limiting the quantity of products sold.
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19 C. Producers may, but are not required to, register with the
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20 Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as "Oklahoma
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21 Direct Food Sellers" to qualify for simplified labeling and
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1 D. The allowable state fees or permits for producers shall not
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2 exceed a seventy-five-dollar one-time plan review fee, seventy-five-
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3 dollar credential fee, and seventy-five-dollar annual renewal fee.
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4 SECTION 5. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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5 SECTION 6. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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6 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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7 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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8 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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