Oklahoma § 2-7-408 Permits.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 2-7-408 — Permits.

Oklahoma § 2-7-408

Title 2Agriculture

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-7-408 (2026).

Text

A.No person shall produce, haul, process, or distribute Grade A raw milk for pasteurization or milk and milk products, or hold oneself out as a milk producer, transporter, processor, or distributor or represent a dairy farm, bulk milk hauler/sampler, milk tank truck driver, milk transportation company, milk tank truck cleaning facility, milk plant, receiving or transfer station, milk distribution center, or milk or milk products as "Grade A" unless that person possesses an appropriate and valid permit for the particular premises or facilities concerned.

B.Applications for permits for dairy farms, bulk milk hauler/sampler, milk tank truck driver, milk transportation company, milk tank truck cleaning facility, milk plants, receiving or transfer stations, and milk distribution centers shall

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A. No person shall produce, haul, process, or distribute Grade A raw milk for pasteurization or milk and milk products, or hold oneself out as a milk producer, transporter, processor, or distributor or represent a dairy farm, bulk milk hauler/sampler, milk tank truck driver, milk transportation company, milk tank truck cleaning facility, milk plant, receiving or transfer station, milk distribution center, or milk or milk products as "Grade A" unless that person possesses an appropriate and valid permit for the particular premises or facilities concerned. B. Applications for permits for dairy farms, bulk milk hauler/sampler, milk tank truck driver, milk transportation company, milk tank truck cleaning facility, milk plants, receiving or transfer stations, and milk distribution centers shall be submitted on a form approved by the State Board of Agriculture. Each applicant shall allow the Commissioner to inspect the applicable premises, records, and facilities. The Board shall inspect premises and facilities and issue the permit applied for when compliance is confirmed. The permits shall be issued without an expiration date except for the bulk milk hauler/sampler and milk tank truck driver permit that shall be effective for two (2) years. Permits shall not be transferable among persons or places. C. The Board may issue permits, which shall be contingent upon continuing compliance, to facilities located outside this state which comply with the provisions of subsection B of Section 7-406 of this title. If an out-of-state facility requests, or if the facility is not certified, then the cost for all inspections necessary pursuant to this subsection shall be paid by those facilities and the amounts paid shall be deposited in the State Department of Agriculture Revolving Fund. D. The Board shall issue permits and establish classifications for milk and milk products. E. The Board shall promulgate rules to establish fees for permits and inspections pursuant to this section.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 1981, c. 43, § 8, emerg. eff. April 8, 1981. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 206, § 22, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 8, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987; Laws 1994, c. 140, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Renumbered from § 1-1301.8 of Title 63 by Laws 1994, c. 140, § 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 367, § 74, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 173, § 5, emerg. eff. May 6, 2002; Laws 2010, c. 90, § 2, emerg. eff. April 12, 2010.