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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2530 By: Humphrey, Sneed, West
(Rick), Townley, Cantrell,
McDugle, and Randleman of
the House
and
Paxton of the Senate
[ crimes and punishment s - violations for
cockfighting offenses – codification - effective
date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE O F THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1692.10 of Title 21, unless
there is created a duplication in num bering, reads as follows:
The majority of the voters of a county, voting at an election to
be held for such purpose, may approve reducing violations of
Sections 1692.2, 1692.3, 1692.4, and 1692.5 of Title 2 1 of the
Oklahoma Statutes to misdemeanor offenses. An election shall be
called upon the filing of a petition with the county election board
containing not less than five percent (5%) of the number of voters
that voted in the most recent gubernatorial election in that county,
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or by a simple majori ty vote of the county commissioners in that
county.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
Passed the House of Representatives the 21st day of March, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate