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5353 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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5555 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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5757 SENATE BILL 2028 By: Kidd
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6363 AS INTRODUCED
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6565 An Act relating to sales tax; amending 68 O.S. 2021,
6666 Section 1358, which relates to agricultural
6767 exemptions; modifying definitions; defining terms;
6868 updating statutory language; and providing an
6969 effective date.
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7575 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
7676 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Secti on 1358, is
7777 amended to read as follows:
7878 Section 1358. Exemptions – Agriculture.
7979 A. There are hereby specifically exempted from the tax levied
8080 by Section 1350 et seq. of this title:
8181 1. Sales of agricultural products produced in this state by the
8282 producer thereof directly to the consumer or us er when such articles
8383 are sold at or from a farm and not fr om some other place of
8484 business, as follows:
8585 a. farm, orchard, or garden products, and
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137137 b. dairy products sold by a dairy producer or farmer who
138138 owns all the cows from which the dairy products
139139 offered for sale are produced;
140140 provided, the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed as
141141 exempting sales by florists, nursery operators , or chicken
142142 hatcheries, or sales of dairy products by any other business except
143143 as set out herein;
144144 2. Livestock, including cattle, horses, mules , or other
145145 domestic or draft animals, sold by the producer by p rivate treaty or
146146 at a special livestock sale;
147147 3. Sale of baby chicks, turkey poults , and starter pullets used
148148 in the commercial production of chickens, turkeys, and eggs,;
149149 provided, that the purchaser certifies, in writing, on the copy of
150150 the invoice or sales ticket to be retained by the vendor that the
151151 pullets will be used primarily for egg production;
152152 4. Sale of salt, grains, tank age, oyster shells, mineral
153153 supplements, limestone, and other generally recognized animal feeds
154154 for the following purposes an d subject to the following limitations:
155155 a. feed which is fed to poultry and livestock , including
156156 breeding stock and wool-bearing stock, for the purpose
157157 of producing eggs, poultry, milk, or meat for human
158158 consumption,
159159 b. feed purchased in Oklahoma this state for the purpose
160160 of being fed to and which is fed by the purchaser to
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212212 horses, mules, or other domestic or draft animals us ed
213213 directly in the producing and marketing of
214214 agricultural products, and
215215 c. any stock tonics, water purifying products, stock
216216 sprays, disinfectants , or other such agricultural
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218218 “Poultry” shall not be construed to include any fowl other than
219219 domestic fowl kept and rai sed for the market or production of eggs.
220220 “Livestock” shall not be construed to include a ny pet animals such
221221 as dogs, cats, birds , or such other fur-bearing animals. This
222222 exemption shall only be g ranted and extended where the purchase r of
223223 feed that is to be used and in fact is used for a purpose that would
224224 bring about an exemption hereunder e xecutes an invoice or sales
225225 ticket in duplicate on a form to be prescribed by the Oklahoma Tax
226226 Commission. The purchaser may demand and receive a copy of the
227227 invoice or sales ticket and the vendor shall retain a copy;
228228 5. Sales of items to be and in fact used in the production of
229229 agricultural products. Sale of the following items shall be subject
230230 to the following limitations:
231231 a. sales of agricultural fertilizer to an y person
232232 regularly engaged, for profit, in the business of
233233 farming or ranching,
234234 b. sales of agricultural fertilizer to any person engaged
235235 in the business of applying such materials on a
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287287 contract or custom basis to land owned or leased a nd
288288 operated by persons regularly engaged, for profit, in
289289 the business of farming or ranching. In addition to
290290 providing the vendor proof of eligibility as provided
291291 in Section 1358.1 of this title, the purchaser shall
292292 provide the name or names of such owner or lessee and
293293 operator and the location of the lands on which said
294294 such materials are to be applied to each such l and,
295295 c. sales of agricultural fertilizer, pharmaceuticals , and
296296 biologicals to persons engaged in the business of
297297 applying such materials on a contract or custom basis
298298 shall not be considered to be sales to contractors
299299 under this article, and said such sales shall not be
300300 considered to be taxable sales within the meaning of
301301 the Oklahoma Sales Tax Code. As used in this section,
302302 “agricultural fertilizer ”, “pharmaceuticals”, and
303303 “biologicals” mean any substance sold and used for
304304 soil enrichment or soil corrective pu rposes or for
305305 promoting the growth and productivity of plants or
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307307 d. sales of agricultural seed or plants to any person
308308 regularly engaged, for profit, in the business of
309309 farming or ranching. This section shall not be
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362362 packaged and sold for use in noncommercial flower and
363363 vegetable gardens, and
364364 e. sales of agricultural chemical pesticides t o any
365365 person regularly engaged, for profit, in the business
366366 of farming or ranching. For the purposes of this
367367 subparagraph, “agricultural chemical pesticides ” shall
368368 include any substance or mixture of substances
369369 intended for preventing, destroying, repelli ng or
370370 mitigating any insect, snail, slug, rodent, bird,
371371 nematode, fungus, weed, or any other form of
372372 terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus,
373373 bacteria or other microorganism, except viruses,
374374 bacteria or other microorganisms on or in living man ,
375375 or any substance or mixture of substances intended for
376376 use as a plant regulator, defoliant , or desiccant.
377377 The exemption provided in this paragraph shall onl y be granted
378378 and extended to the purchaser where the items are to be used and in
379379 fact are used in the production of ag ricultural products;
380380 6. Sale of farm machinery, repair parts thereto or fuel, oi l,
381381 lubricants, and other substances used for operation and maintenance
382382 of the farm machinery to be used directly on a farm or ranch in the
383383 production, cultivation, planting, s owing, harvesting, processing,
384384 spraying, preservation or irrigation of any livestock, poul try,
385385 agricultural, or dairy products produced fr om such lands. The
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437437 exemption specified in this paragraph shall apply to such farm
438438 machinery, repair parts, or fuel, oil, lubricants, and other
439439 substances used by persons engaged in the business of c ustom
440440 production, cultivation, planting, sowing, harvesting, processing,
441441 spraying, preservation, or irrigation of any livestock, poultry,
442442 agricultural, or dairy products for f armers or ranchers. The
443443 exemption provided for herein shall not apply to motor vehicles;
444444 7. Sales of supplies, machinery, and equipment to persons
445445 regularly engaged in the business of raising evergreen trees for
446446 retail sale in which s uch trees are cut do wn on the premises by the
447447 consumer purchasing such tree. This exemption shall on ly be granted
448448 and extended when the items in fact are used in the raising of such
449449 evergreen trees; and
450450 8. Sales of materials, supplies , and equipment to an
451451 agricultural permit holder or to any person with whom the permit
452452 holder has contracted to construct faciliti es which are or which
453453 will be used directly in t he production of any livestock , including,
454454 but not limited to, facilities used in the production a nd storage of
455455 feed for livestock owned by the permit holder. Any person making
456456 purchases on behalf of the agr icultural permit holder shall certify,
457457 in writing, on the copy of the invoice or sales ticket to be
458458 retained by the vendor , that the purchases are made for and on
459459 behalf of such permit holder and set out the name and permit number
460460 of such holder. Any pers on who wrongfully or erroneously certifies
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512512 that purchases are for an agricultural permit holder or who
513513 otherwise violates this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
514514 and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of an
515515 amount equal to doubl e the amount of sales tax involved or
516516 imprisonment in the county jail for not more than sixty (60) days or
517517 by both such fine and imprisonment.
518518 B. As used in this section and Section 1358.1 of this title:
519519 1. “Agricultural products ” shall include horses and game
520520 animals; and
521521 2. “Game animals” means animals bred to be hunted for sport or
522522 food, but shall not include feral swine, as defined in Section 6 -603
523523 of Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statut es; and
524524 3. “Ranching” or “ranch” shall include the business, or
525525 facilities for the business, of raising horses.
526526 Provided, sales of items at race mee tings as defined in Section
527527 200.1 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes shall not be exempt
528528 pursuant to the provisions of this section and Section 1358.1 of
529529 this title.
530530 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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