Oklahoma § 63-123.8 Exemptions.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 63-123.8 — Exemptions.

Oklahoma § 63-123.8

Title 63Public Health And Safety

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-123.8 (2026).

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1.The provisions of the Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act shall not apply to: a. persons engaged in shooting wells or seismographic operations for the purpose of oil or gas production, b. mining operations regulated by Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and c. persons using explosives or blasting agents for noncommercial use on their own land, owned in fee or by contract, for the removal of trees, rocks and dams or for other normal agricultural purposes.

2.Any person exempted from the provisions of the Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act pursuant to this subsection shall be liable for all damages caused by the use of explosives, or blasting agents and blasting operations, which damages shall be recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction.

B.In additio

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A. 1. The provisions of the Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act shall not apply to: a. persons engaged in shooting wells or seismographic operations for the purpose of oil or gas production, b. mining operations regulated by Title 45 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and c. persons using explosives or blasting agents for noncommercial use on their own land, owned in fee or by contract, for the removal of trees, rocks and dams or for other normal agricultural purposes. 2. Any person exempted from the provisions of the Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act pursuant to this subsection shall be liable for all damages caused by the use of explosives, or blasting agents and blasting operations, which damages shall be recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction. B. In addition, the provisions of the Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulation Act shall not apply to: 1. Any municipalities or counties in this state using any blasting agents, explosives or conducting, supervising or controlling a blasting operation in this state. Any such municipality or county shall comply with rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Mining Commission; 2. The Department of Transportation in the conducting, supervision or controlling of any blasting operation in this state, provided the Department shall comply with rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Mining Commission; and 3. Duly qualified and certified bomb technicians of a federally accredited bomb squad of municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for the transportation, storage or disposal of any explosive chemical, compound or device, when such technician is performing responsibilities for the preservation of public peace, safety, or criminal investigation. 4. Any employee of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry and the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services who is trained and certified by the United States Department of Agriculture in the safe handling and use of explosive materials in the course of the official duties of the employee.