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39 | 65 | | An Act relating to meat and poultry inspections; |
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40 | 66 | | authorizing the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, |
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41 | 67 | | Food, and Forestry to review methods of remote |
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42 | 68 | | viewing or other digital inspection; requiring the |
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43 | 69 | | Department to apply for use of inspection technology |
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44 | 70 | | from the applicable federal agency; providing f or |
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45 | 71 | | promulgation of rules; limiting remote inspections to |
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46 | 72 | | intrastate commerce unless otherwise approved; |
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47 | 73 | | requiring the Department to keep videos confidential; |
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48 | 74 | | providing for codification; and providing an |
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49 | 75 | | effective date. |
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55 | 81 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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56 | 82 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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57 | 83 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-181.2 of Title 2, unless there |
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58 | 84 | | is created a duplication in nu mbering, reads as follows: |
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59 | 85 | | A. The Oklahoma Departme nt of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry |
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60 | 86 | | shall review methods of remo te viewing or other digital inspection |
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61 | 87 | | technology for meat and poultry product inspections. |
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62 | 88 | | B. If the Department determines a suitable method of remote |
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63 | 89 | | viewing or other digital inspection t echnology upon completion of |
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64 | 90 | | the review, then the Department shall make application to the |
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92 | 142 | | federal agency governing meat and poultry inspection to request use |
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93 | 143 | | of the technology. |
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94 | 144 | | C. Upon approval by the federal agency g overning meat and |
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95 | 145 | | poultry inspection, the Department shall promulgate rules to |
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96 | 146 | | implement the use of remote viewing or other digital inspection |
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97 | 147 | | technology. |
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98 | 148 | | D. The use of remote viewing or other digital inspection |
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99 | 149 | | technology shall be restricted to inspections of meat and poultry |
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100 | 150 | | products sold only in intrastate commerce, unless the federal agency |
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101 | 151 | | governing meat and poultry inspection approves it for interstate |
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102 | 152 | | commerce. |
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103 | 153 | | E. The videos from remote viewing or digital inspection |
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104 | 154 | | obtained pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential by the |
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105 | 155 | | Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. |
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106 | 156 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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