§ 2-10-9.17 — Applicator's certificates - Application - Renewal -

Violation - Fees. A. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for any person to act, operate, or do business or advertise as a commercial poultry waste applicator or to land-apply poultry waste as a private poultry waste applicator unless such person has obtained a valid applicator’s certificate issued by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. B. Applicator’s certificates shall be issued by the Department to applicants who qualify under the provisions of the Oklahoma Poultry Waste Applicators Certification Act. C. Certificates shall be issued only upon application therefor to the Department on a form of application prescribed by the Department. The application shall contain information regarding the applicant’s qualifications and proposed operations and such other information as may be specified by the Department. D. A certificate shall be issued only after satisfactory completion of such certification standards as determined by the Department. E. 1. The Department shall issue a commercial applicator certificate for a five-year period if a properly completed application is filed with the Department not later than the first day of January of the subsequent five-year period. A registration fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) shall accompany every initial and renewal application for certification. 2. The Department shall issue a private applicator certificate for a five-year period if a properly completed application is filed with the Department not later than the first day of January of the subsequent five-year period. A registration fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shall accompany every initial and renewal application for certification. The Fifteen Dollar ($15.00) registration and renewal fee shall be waived if the private applicator is also registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act. 3. The Department shall issue all certificates for five-year periods beginning January 1, 2025, and expiring on December 31, 2029, followed by successive five-year periods. 4. All such fees shall be deposited in the Agriculture Regulation Revolving Fund to be used for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act and the Oklahoma Poultry Waste Applicators Certification Act. F. Any person issued an applicator’s certificate shall comply with the education provisions of subsection F of Section 10-9.5 of this title.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1998, c. 232, § 17, eff. July 1, 1998. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 126, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2011, c. 55, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Laws 2015, c. 313, § 14, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2024, c. 165, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.