SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1329 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Am endments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SENATE FLOOR VERSION April 3, 2023 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; requiring 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 se ction of law to be 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 o r 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 the fence or enclosure. The state agency may enter into a material and labor cost-sharing contract with adjacent landowners, provided that the SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1329 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Am endments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 landowner shall not otherwise be responsible for the cost of the fence or maintenance. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS April 3, 2023 - DO PASS