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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1329 By: Strom of the House
and
Coleman of the Senate
An Act relating to animals; requiring state agencie s or
certain lessee to enclose by fence certa in land used for
livestock grazing; requi ring maintenance of fence;
authorizing certain contracts; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to b e codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 157 of Title 4, unless there is
created a duplication in numberin g, reads as follows:
Any state agency that owns, operates or leases land in this
state that is utilized for livestock grazing or the respective
lessee shall be responsible for enclosing by fence or other suitable
means any portion of su ch land where livest ock is meant to be
contained. The state agency or respective lessee shall also be
responsible for maint aining or ensuring the maintenance of th e fence
or enclosure. The state agency may enter into a material and labor
cost-sharing contract with adjacent landowners, provided that the
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landowner shall not otherwise be responsible for the cost of the
fence or maintenance.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
Passed the House of Representatives the 7th day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate