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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 817 By: Dahm
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to meat processing; amending 2 O.S.
2021, Section 6-188, which relates to establishments,
inspections, and sanitary conditions; modifying
allowable slaughter facilities; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, S ection 6-188, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 6-188. A. The Board shall cause to be made, by
competent inspectors, such inspection of all slaugh tering, meat-
canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishments in
which cattle, bison, sh eep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other
equines are slaughtered and the meat and meat food products thereof
are prepared for intrastate commerce as m ay be necessary to inform
itself concerning the sanitary conditions of the same and to
prescribe the rules and regulations of sanitation under which such
establishments shall be maintained; and where the sanitary
conditions of any such establishment are su ch that the meat or meat
food products are rendered adulterated, it shall refuse to allow
said meat or meat food products to be labeled, marked, stamped, or
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tagged as “Oklahoma Inspected and Passed ”, and the Board may remove
inspectors from any establishme nt which fails to maintain said
establishment in a sanitary manner.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to th e
slaughtering of animals by any person at a custom slaughtering
facility, the preparation at such custom slaughtering facility , and
transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, or meat
and meat food products of such ani mals if:
1. The slaughtering and preparation carried out at such custom
slaughter facility is carried out in accordance with the laws of
this state; and
2. The animals are so slaughtered and the car casses, parts
thereof, and meat and meat food pro ducts of such animals are so
prepared exclusively for dist ribution to:
a. household consumers with in this state, and
b. restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery sto res,
or other establishments locat ed in this state that:
(1) are involved in the p reparation of meals served
directly to consumers, or
(2) offer meat and meat food products for sale
directly to consumers in this state.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-409 BG 1/19/2023 8:31:09 AM