A. As part of the "Made in Oklahoma" and "Grown in Oklahoma" programs established within the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, the Department, in cooperation with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the State Purchasing Director, shall develop and expand new markets and identify the needs of state agencies, institutions, universities, and other entities of state, municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions of this state and federal agencies and institutions for Oklahoma-made and Oklahoma-grown agricultural products.
B. The Department shall serve as a communication link between the producers of Oklahoma agricultural products and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the State Purchasing Director or directly between the producers and the state, local, and federal entities for determining and satisfying the needs of the state, local, and federal entities for agricultural products. Special emphasis shall be given by the program for the development of opportunities for distribution and sale of surplus and oversupply of perishable products.
C. The Department, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and the State Purchasing Director shall provide an expeditious process for the sale to and purchase of Oklahoma grown and produced agricultural products by state, local, and federal entities.
D. The Department shall inform producers of the identified needs of agricultural products by the state, local, and federal entities and shall assist the producers in contract procedures with or through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the State Purchasing Director or directly with the state, local, or federal entity needing the agricultural products.
Added by Laws 1998, c. 65, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1998. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 15, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000. Renumbered from § 2-11c of this title by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 126, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000. Amended by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 5.
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