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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1512 By: Kerbs
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to agriculture; amending 2 O.S. 2021,
Section 2-4c, which relates to the power to regulate
care and handling of livestock, partial preemption of
local orders, ordinances, or r egulations; providing
that standards for erection, installation, and use of
structures and equipment for agricultur al purposes
are regulated by the Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry ; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE ST ATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 2 -4c, is
amended to read as foll ows:
Section 2-4c. A. Except as may otherwise be provided by law,
the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall be
the state entity empowered to implement the policy of the sta te
regarding the care and handling of livestock in this sta te.
B. No municipality, county, or other political subdivision of
this state shall enact or enforce any order, ordinance, or
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regulation concerning the care and handling of livestock within its
jurisdiction that is more restrictive than rules promulgated b y the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry concerning
the care and handling of livestock or Section 1685 of Title 21 of
the Oklahoma Statutes. Ordinances or regulations by munici palities
pertaining to land use or to human health or safet y shall not be
considered to constitute livestock care and handling.
C. Except as otherwise provided by law as of the effective date
of this act, standards for erection, installation, and u se of
structures and equipment used for agricultural purpos es, including
livestock or poultry facilities and the planting of agricultural
crops, except medical marijuana , shall only be subject to regulati on
by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. This
section shall apply to all unincorporated property , the State Fire
Marshal, and other entities who purport to regulate the erection,
installation, and use of structures and equipment f or agricultural
purposes.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-10861 JL 03/01/22