Oklahoma § 63-1-1605 Embargo.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 63-1-1605 — Embargo.

Oklahoma § 63-1-1605

Title 63Public Health And Safety

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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1605 (2026).

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(a)Whenever a duly authorized agent of the State Commissioner of Health finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any hazardous substance is so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, within the meaning of this article, he shall affix to such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is, or is suspected of being, misbranded and has been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such article by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by such agent or the court.

(b)When an article detained or embargoed has been found by such agent to be misbranded, he shall petition the district court in whose jurisdiction the article is detained or embargoed for condemnation of such article. When such a

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(a) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the State Commissioner of Health finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any hazardous substance is so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, within the meaning of this article, he shall affix to such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such article is, or is suspected of being, misbranded and has been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such article by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by such agent or the court. (b) When an article detained or embargoed has been found by such agent to be misbranded, he shall petition the district court in whose jurisdiction the article is detained or embargoed for condemnation of such article. When such agent has found that an article so detained or embargoed is not misbranded, he shall remove the tag or other marking. (c) If the court finds that a detained or embargoed article is misbranded, such article shall, after entry of the decree, be destroyed at the expense of the claimant thereof, under the supervision of such agent, and all court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses, shall be taxed against the claimant of such article or his agent; provided, that when the misbranding can be corrected by proper labeling or processing of the article, the court, after entry of the decree and after such costs, fees, and expenses have been paid and a good and sufficient bond, conditioned that such article shall be so labeled or processed, has been executed, may by order direct that such article be delivered to the claimant thereof for such labeling or processing under the supervision of an agent of the Commissioner. The expense of such supervision shall be paid by the claimant. Such bond shall be returned to the claimant of the article on representation to the court by the Commissioner that the article is no longer in violation of this article, and that the expenses of such supervision have been paid.