Req. No. 2536 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024) SENATE BILL 1431 By: Bullard AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to the Oklahoma Farmed Cervidae Act; allowing owners and o perators of a licensed cervidae facility to receive reimbursement under certain conditions; prohibiting certain facilities from receiving reimbursement; providing for promulgation of rules; 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 be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 6-517 of Title 2, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. An owner or operator of a licensed farmed cervidae facility may receive reimbursement from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry for disposals required by Section 6- 503 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes . Such reimbursement shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the value of the cervidae disposed by the order. B. An order for disposal by a licensed farmed cervidae facility under the provisions of Section 6 -515 of Title 2 of th e Oklahoma Req. No. 2536 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Statutes shall not be eligible for the reimbursement provided in this section. C. The Department shall promulgate the rules necessary for assessing the value of the disposed cervidae and disbursement of reimbursement to the licensed farmed cervidae facility. SECTION 2. This act shall bec ome effective November 1, 2024. 59-2-2536 MR 12/15/2023 4:40:40 PM