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§2-6-124. Livestock infected or exposed - Order of quarantine – Notice – Waiving of quarantine.

2 OK Stat § 2-6-124 (2019) (N/A)
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A. Whenever it is determined by the State Board of Agriculture or the State Veterinarian that livestock in any area of the State of Oklahoma is, has been, or is likely to be infected with an infectious or contagious disease, or has been exposed due to importation of livestock from another state or from another area in the State of Oklahoma, or for any other reason, the President of the Board, an authorized agent, or the State Veterinarian shall issue an order of quarantine showing the area and the conditions of the

quarantine. Notice of the quarantine order shall be given by one of the following methods:

1. In person by an authorized agent of the Board; or

2. By certified mail; or

3. By publication in a legal newspaper of general circulation in one or more counties in which the areas are situated; or

4. By a sign or signs posted in or around the quarantined area.

B. It shall be illegal to remove any sign or notice posted to a quarantine area or premise and removal shall be only by the State Veterinarian or an authorized agent.

C. The issuance of a quarantine may be waived if the Board or the State Veterinarian enters into a formal cooperative agreement with the affected party that will control and eradicate the disease condition.

Added by Laws 1955, p. 49, art. 6(F), § 4. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 393, § 2, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967; Laws 1992, c. 296, § 3, emerg. eff. May 26, 1992; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 48, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.

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§2-6-124. Livestock infected or exposed - Order of quarantine – Notice – Waiving of quarantine.