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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 922 By: Mann
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to game fowl breeding; creating the
7 Commercial Game Fowl Breeders Act; providing short
8 title; defining terms; authorizing the State Board of
8 Agriculture to implement provisions of this act;
9 requiring license to be a commercial game fowl
9 breeder; authorizing the Oklahoma Department of
10 Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to conduct
10 inspections prior to licensure; allowing the
11 Department to contract with local veterinarians for
11 inspections; assessing a fee for inspection;
12 requiring annual inspections of facilities licensed
12 pursuant to this act; providing criteria for
13 inspection; requiring report of inspection to be
13 submitted within certain time frame to Department;
14 authorizing the Board to conduct investigation upon
14 receipt of written complaint during inspection;
15 prohibiting the Department from hiring certain groups
15 to conduct inspections; authorizing the Department to
16 issue license after certain information and fees are
16 collected; providing conditions for which multiple
17 licenses need to be obtained under certain
17 conditions; requiring a commercial game fowl license
18 to be displayed at each facility and on certain
18 documentation; requiring notice to Department on
19 certain changes to license information; authorizing
19 the Board to maintain a directory; preventing
20 licenses to be issued or renewed if an applicant
20 fails certain criteria; authorizing the Board to
21 maintain a directory of denied and revoked license
21 applicants; allowing for renewal of license;
22 specifying conditions by which a license may be
22 renewed; requiring a licensed commercial game fowl
23 breeder to maintain certain records; specifying
23 contents of records; requiring records to be
24 available upon request of the Department; allowing
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1 the Department to require additional information to
1 be kept; providing for violation; establishing
2 administrative penalties after certain violations;
2 specifying types of offenses in violation of this
3 act; authorizing the Board to seek further penalties
3 under certain circumstances; creating the Commercial
4 Game Fowl Breeders Assistance Revolving Fund; stating
4 purpose of fund; providing sources of fund; allowing
5 for funds to be used for certain purpose; amending 21
5 O.S. 2021, Section 1692.9, which relates to
6 cockfighting prohibition exemptions; adding
6 exemption; updating statutory reference; providing
7 for codification; and providing an effective date.
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10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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11 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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12 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33 of Title 4, unless there is
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13 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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14 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Commercial Game
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15 Fowl Breeders Act".
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16 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.1 of Title 4, unless there is
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18 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 As used in this act:
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20 1. "Board" means the State Board of Agriculture;
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21 2. "Cockfight" or "cockfighting" means the same as defined in
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22 Section 1692.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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23 3. "Commercial game fowl breeder" means any individual, entity,
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24 association, trust, or corporation who possesses game fowl for the
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1 use of breeding or dealing in game fowls for direct or indirect sale
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2 or for exchange in return for consideration;
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3 4. "Commercial game fowl breeder license" means a license
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4 issued to any person who qualifies and is licensed as a commercial
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5 game fowl breeder;
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6 5. "Department" means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
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7 Food, and Forestry;
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8 6. "Facility" means the premises used by one or more commercial
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9 game fowl breeders. The term includes, but is not limited to, all
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10 buildings, properties, and confinement areas in a single location
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11 used to conduct commercial game fowl breeding business;
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12 7. "Game fowl" means a rooster historically bred and trained
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13 for cockfighting; and
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14 8. "Humane society" means a nonprofit organization exempt from
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15 federal income taxation as an organization described in Section
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16 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that has
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17 as a principal purpose the prevention of animal cruelty or the
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18 sheltering of, caring for, and providing of homes for lost, stray,
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19 and abandoned animals.
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20 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.2 of Title 4, unless there is
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22 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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23 A. The State Board of Agriculture shall enforce and administer
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24 the provisions of this act.
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1 B. The Board shall adopt the rules necessary to enforce and
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2 administer this act including, but not limited to, rules that:
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3 1. Establish standards for care;
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4 2. Establish reasonable and necessary fees;
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5 3. Establish provisions related to initial and renewal
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6 applications, revocation or nonrenewal of licenses, procedures for
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7 sale of game fowl, and procedures for making complaints; and
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8 4. Establish any other rules deemed necessary by the Board.
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9 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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10 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.3 of Title 4, unless there is
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11 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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12 A. A person shall not act, offer to act, or hold himself or
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13 herself out as a commercial game fowl breeder unless the person
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14 holds a license obtained pursuant to this act for each facility that
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15 the person owns or operates in this state.
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16 B. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a commercial
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17 game fowl breeder licensee, or to hold himself or herself out as
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18 such, unless the person shall have been licensed to do so under this
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19 act.
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20 C. An applicant for a commercial game fowl breeder license
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21 shall meet the criteria established by the State Board of
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22 Agriculture through rules promulgated pursuant to this act.
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1 SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.4 of Title 4, unless there is
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3 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4 A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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5 may contract with a local veterinarian licensed by the state, a
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6 state agency, or any other qualified person to conduct or assist in
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7 an initial licensing inspection and annual inspections.
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8 B. The Department shall arrange for an inspection at a facility
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9 prior to the issuance of an initial commercial game fowl breeder
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10 license for that facility.
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11 1. The Department shall not issue a commercial game fowl
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12 breeder license to any person until the Department receives an
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13 initial inspection report from the inspector in a format approved by
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14 the Department certifying that the facility meets the requirements
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15 of this act.
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16 2. Prior to the initial inspection, each applicant shall pay to
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17 the Department a nonrefundable inspection fee.
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18 C. The Department, at least annually, shall arrange for the
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19 inspection of each facility of a licensed commercial game fowl
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20 breeder. The inspection shall ensure the health and safety of the
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21 game fowl including, but not limited to, assessing the health of and
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22 signs of disease in the game fowl and whether the facility provides
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23 a standard of care, checking for injuries or mutilations associated
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24 with cockfighting, and checking the records kept pursuant to Section
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1 9 of this act. The inspection shall be conducted during normal
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2 business hours and the commercial game fowl breeder shall be present
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3 during the inspection. The Department shall not be required to
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4 provide notice prior to an inspection.
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5 D. The inspector shall submit an inspection report to the
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6 Department not later than ten (10) days after the date of the
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7 inspection on a form prescribed by the Department and provide a copy
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8 of the report to the commercial game fowl breeder.
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9 E. On receipt of a valid written complaint alleging a violation
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10 of this act, an authorized agent of the State Board of Agriculture
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11 or an inspector designated by the Department may investigate the
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12 alleged violation.
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13 F. The Department shall not hire any humane society group or
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14 member of any humane society group to perform any inspection
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15 required by this act.
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16 SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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17 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.5 of Title 4, unless there is
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18 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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19 A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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20 shall issue a commercial game fowl breeder license to each applicant
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22 1. Meets the requirements of this act;
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23 2. Applies to the Department on the form prescribed by the
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1 3. Pays the required fee.
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2 B. A commercial game fowl breeder shall obtain a separate
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3 license for each facility where a game fowl is kept. A separate
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4 license shall be issued for each facility, regardless of the number
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5 of game fowls at each facility.
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6 C. If a single facility is shared by more than one person, each
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7 person shall be required to become individually licensed.
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8 D. A license issued under this act is valid until January 1 for
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9 a commercial game fowl breeder license in each calendar year and is
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10 nontransferable.
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11 E. A commercial game fowl breeder shall prominently display a
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12 copy of the commercial game fowl breeder license at the facility of
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13 the commercial game fowl breeder. A commercial game fowl breeder
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14 shall include the commercial game fowl breeder license number in
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15 each advertisement for the sale or transfer of a game fowl by the
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16 commercial game fowl breeder. A commercial game fowl breeder shall
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17 include in each contract for the sale or transfer of an animal by
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18 the commercial game fowl breeder the commercial game fowl breeder
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19 license number.
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20 F. A commercial game fowl breeder licensed pursuant to this
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21 section shall notify the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,
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22 and Forestry in writing not later than ten (10) days after the date
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23 any change occurs in the address, name, management, substantial
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1 G. The State Board of Agriculture shall maintain and post on
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2 its website the directory of commercial game fowl breeders licensed
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3 pursuant to this act.
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4 SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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5 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.6 of Title 4, unless there is
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7 A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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8 may deny a license, or renewal thereof, or revoke a license of any
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9 applicant or commercial game fowl breeder who fails to meet the
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10 standards of care or fails to follow the application process adopted
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11 by the Department, or if the person:
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12 1. Is convicted of a crime involving animal cruelty;
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13 2. Is convicted of violating the provisions of this act more
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15 3. Is convicted of a felony specified in Section 1692.8 of
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16 Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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17 4. Is convicted of a felony punishable under the Oklahoma
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18 Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; or
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19 5. Has held or applied for a United States Department of
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20 Agriculture license pursuant to the Animal Welfare Act and whose
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21 license was suspended or revoked, or whose application was refused
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1 B. The State Board of Agriculture shall post on its website the
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2 directory of commercial game fowl breeders who have been denied
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3 licensing, or whose licenses have been revoked.
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4 SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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5 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.7 of Title 4, unless there is
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6 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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7 A. A commercial game fowl breeder who is not in violation of
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8 this act or any rule adopted under this act may renew the license of
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9 the person by:
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10 1. Submitting a renewal application to the Oklahoma Department
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11 of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry on the form prescribed by the
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13 2. Complying with any other renewal requirements adopted by the
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15 3. Paying the required fee.
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16 B. Any person who fails to apply for a renewal in a manner
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17 prescribed by the Department, and whose license has expired, may not
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18 engage in activities that require a license until the license has
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19 been renewed.
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20 C. Not later than sixty (60) days before the expiration of the
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21 license, the Department shall send written notice of the impending
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22 license expiration to the commercial game fowl breeder at the last-
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23 known address according to the records of the Department.
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1 SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.8 of Title 4, unless there is
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4 A. A commercial game fowl breeder shall maintain a separate
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5 health record for each game fowl in the facility of the commercial
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6 game fowl breeder documenting the health care of the game fowl.
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7 B. The health record shall include, but not be limited to:
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8 1. The breed, color, and identifying marks of the game fowl;
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10 2. A record of all inoculations, medications, and other
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11 veterinary medical treatment received by the game fowl while in the
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12 possession of the commercial game fowl breeder.
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13 C. A commercial game fowl breeder shall maintain a separate
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14 breeding record for each game fowl in the facility of the game fowl
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15 breeder documenting the transaction and breeding of each game fowl.
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16 D. This breeding record shall include, but not be limited to:
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17 1. A record of fees associated with the breeding of the game
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19 2. Registration documentation of bloodline and ancestry; and
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20 3. The name and contact information of the owner of a breeding
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21 hen or recipient of game fowls bred as allowed in this act.
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22 E. The commercial game fowl breeder shall make the health and
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23 breeding records available on request to the Oklahoma Department of
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1 Board of Agriculture, or any other inspector designated by the
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2 Department.
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3 F. The Department may require additional information to be kept
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4 by a licensed commercial game fowl breeder pursuant to this section.
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5 SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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6 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.9 of Title 4, unless there is
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8 A. After notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance
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9 with the Administrative Procedures Act, if the State Board of
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10 Agriculture finds any person in violation of this act or any rule
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11 promulgated or order issued pursuant thereto, the Board shall have
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12 the authority to assess an administrative penalty of not less than
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13 One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more than Ten Thousand Dollars
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14 ($10,000.00) for each violation. Each game fowl, each action, or
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15 each day a violation continues may constitute a separate and
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16 distinct violation. During each license year of the facility, a
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17 facility shall not be subject to more than Ten Thousand Dollars
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18 ($10,000.00) in administrative penalties assessed pursuant to this
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20 B. A person commits an offense if the person violates this act
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21 or any rule adopted under this act. Each animal to which a
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22 violation applies and each day that violation continues constitutes
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1 misdemeanor punishable as provided in paragraph 1 of subsection G of
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3 C. A person commits an offense if the person knowingly
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4 falsifies information in a license application, annual report, or
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5 record required under this act. An offense under this subsection is
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6 a misdemeanor punishable as provided in paragraph 1 of subsection G
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8 D. An unlicensed commercial game fowl breeder commits an
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9 offense if the person sells, gives, or furnishes in any manner a
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11 pursuant to this act. An offense under this subsection is a
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12 misdemeanor punishable as provided in paragraph 2 of subsection G of
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14 E. An unlicensed commercial game fowl breeder commits an
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15 offense if the person advertises game fowl for sale. As used in
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16 this subsection, "advertise" means the act of providing
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17 consideration for the publication, dissemination, solicitation, or
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18 circulation of visual, oral, or written communication to induce
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19 directly or indirectly any person to purchase a game fowl. An
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20 offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable as
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21 provided in subsection G of this section.
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22 F. A commercial game fowl breeder commits an offense if the
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23 commercial game fowl breeder interferes with, hinders, or thwarts
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1 an inspector full access to all areas of the facility where animals
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2 are kept or cared for and all records required to be kept under this
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3 act or under any rule adopted under this act. An offense under this
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4 subsection is a misdemeanor punishable as provided in paragraph 2 of
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5 subsection G of this section.
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6 G. 1. Any violation of subsection B, C, or D of this section
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7 shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars
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9 2. Any violation of subsection E or F of this section shall be
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10 punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
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11 H. In addition to penalties and fines, the Board shall have
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12 authority to obtain injunctions against anyone who violates this
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13 act, and shall have authority to obtain or impose civil monetary
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14 penalties on anyone who violates this act, and upon obtaining a
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15 court order, shall have authority to seize and impound game fowls in
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16 the possession, custody, or care of that person if there is reason
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17 to believe that the health, safety, or welfare of the game fowl is
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18 endangered, or the game fowl are in imminent danger. The reasonable
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19 costs of transportation, care, and feeding of seized and impounded
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20 game fowls shall be paid by the person from whom the game fowls were
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21 seized and impounded.
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22 I. Nothing in this act shall preclude the Board from seeking
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23 penalties in district court in the maximum amount allowed by law.
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1 proceeding shall not prevent the subsequent assessment by a court of
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2 the maximum civil or criminal penalties for violations of this act
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3 and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
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4 J. Any person assessed an administrative or civil penalty may
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5 be required to pay, in addition to the penalty amount and interest
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6 thereon, attorney fees and costs associated with the collection of
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7 the penalties.
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8 K. If any person refuses, denies, or interferes with any right
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9 of access, the Board shall have the right to apply to and obtain
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10 from a district court an administrative or other warrant as
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11 necessary to enforce the right of access and inspection.
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12 SECTION 11. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 33.10 of Title 4, unless there
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14 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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15 A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
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16 fund for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
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17 to be designated the "Commercial Game Fowl Breeders Assistance
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18 Revolving Fund". All monies accruing to the credit of the
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19 Commercial Game Fowl Breeders Revolving Fund are hereby appropriated
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20 and may be budgeted and expended by the Department for the purposes
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21 set forth in subsection C of this section. The fund shall be a
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22 continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
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1 1. All monies received by the Department for sheltering of
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2 seized game fowls pursuant this act; and
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3 2. Monies received by the Department in the form of gifts,
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4 grants, reimbursements, or from any other source intended to be used
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5 for the purposes specified by or collected pursuant to the
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6 provisions of this act.
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7 B. The monies deposited in the Commercial Game Fowl Breeders
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8 Assistance Revolving Fund shall be excluded from budget and
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9 expenditure limitations and shall at no time become part of the
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10 general budget of the Department or any other state agency. Except
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11 as provided for in this section, no monies from the Commercial Game
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12 Fowl Breeders Assistance Revolving Fund shall be transferred for any
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13 purpose to any other state agency or any account of the Department
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14 or be used for the purpose of contracting with any other state
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15 agency or reimbursing any other state agency for any expense.
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16 C. The Commercial Game Fowl Breeders Assistance Revolving Fund
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17 shall be utilized for defraying veterinary costs for game fowls in
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18 the event of a removal of game fowls from a commercial game fowl
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19 breeder or facility. The fund may, in the discretion of the State
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20 Board of Agriculture, also be used to defray costs associated with
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21 care of game fowls including, but not limited to, feed and shelter.
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22 SECTION 12. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1692.9, is
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1 Section 1692.9. Nothing in this act Section 1692.1 et seq. of
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2 this title shall prohibit any of the following:
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3 A. 1. Hunting birds or fowl in accordance with Oklahoma
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4 regulation or statute, including but not limited to the sport of
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5 hunting game with trained raptors.;
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6 B. 2. Agricultural production of fowl for human consumption; or
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7 3. Commercial breeding of game fowl pursuant to this act.
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