A. Beekeepers with annual production of less than five hundred (500) gallons shall be exempt from regulation and inspection by the State Department of Health for the manufacture, sale, and distribution of honey and honeycomb products in Oklahoma if they meet the following requirements:
1. The beekeeper shall only sell or distribute honey or honeycomb produced from hives located wholly within the State of Oklahoma which are owned and managed by the beekeeper;
2. The honey, honeycomb, or combination thereof is raw and not blended with other products or otherwise adulterated. The honey may be in liquid or solid form or a combination of the two;
3. The honey or honeycomb shall only be sold or distributed in person to the end-use customer at the beekeeper's home, farmer's markets, roadside stands, county fairs, or similar events; by the beekeeper or members of the beekeeper's immediate family; and
4. Honey products shall be labeled with the common food product name, net weight of the honey, the beekeeper's name, current ten (10) digit phone number, an address where the honey or honeycomb was produced, and shall include the statement, "Bottled or packaged in a facility not inspected by the Oklahoma Department of Health." The statement shall be in 10-point type or greater in a color that provides clear contrast to the background label.
B. No county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or political subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution prohibiting, impeding, or restricting honey sales or distribution in compliance with this law.
Added by Laws 2013, c. 20, § 2, eff. July 1, 2013.
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