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39 | 65 | | An Act relating to Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal |
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40 | 66 | | Shelter Licensing Act; amending 4 O.S. 2021, Section |
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41 | 67 | | 30.8, which relates to expir ation and renewal of |
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42 | 68 | | license; extending time for renewal; requiring the |
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43 | 69 | | Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and |
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44 | 70 | | Forestry to provide certain platform; and providing |
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45 | 71 | | an effective date. |
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51 | 77 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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52 | 78 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 4 O.S. 2021, Section 30.8, is |
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53 | 79 | | amended to read as follows: |
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54 | 80 | | Section 30.8. A. An animal shelter operator or commercial pet |
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55 | 81 | | breeder who is not in violation of the Commercial Pet Breeders and |
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56 | 82 | | Animal Shelter Licensing Act or any rule adopted under the |
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57 | 83 | | Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Licensing Act may renew |
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58 | 84 | | the license of the person by: |
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59 | 85 | | 1. Submitting a renewal application to the Oklahoma Department |
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60 | 86 | | of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry on the form prescrib ed by the |
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61 | 87 | | Department; |
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91 | 141 | | 3. Paying the required fee. |
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92 | 142 | | B. Any person who fails to apply for a renewal in a manner |
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93 | 143 | | prescribed by the Department, and whose license has expired, may not |
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94 | 144 | | engage in activities that require a license until the license has |
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95 | 145 | | been renewed. |
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96 | 146 | | C. Not later than sixty (60) ninety (90) days before the |
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97 | 147 | | expiration of the license, the Department shall send written notice |
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98 | 148 | | of the impending license expiration to the an imal shelter operator |
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99 | 149 | | or commercial pet breeder at the last -known address according to the |
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100 | 150 | | records of the Department. |
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101 | 151 | | D. The Department shall provide an online renewal and payment |
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102 | 152 | | platform on or before January 1, 2026. |
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103 | 153 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. |
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