§ 20-45. Application for license
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 2. Agriculture
2 Okl.St.Ann. § 20-45
§ 20-45. Application for license
4. A diagram or map and legal description showing geographical location of the facility on which the perimeters of the facility are designated, location of waters of the state, including, but not limited to, drainage from the facility, animal waste storage facilities and land application sites owned or leased by the applicant;
6. A copy of the written waiver by an adjacent property owner to the facility releasing specified setback requirements as provided by Section 44 of the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act;1 and
2. If the application for renewal is denied, written notification of the denial and an opportunity for an administrative hearing on the denial shall be given to the applicant by the Department. The notification shall set forth the reasons for the denial, steps necessary to meet the requirements for issuance of the renewal license and the opportunity for the applicant to request an administrative hearing.
d. the new owner or operator has failed to meet the requirements of Section 48 of the Oklahoma Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act;2 and
3. If a transfer is denied, written notification of the denial and an opportunity for an administrative hearing on the denial shall be given to the applicant for a transfer license by the Department. The notification shall set forth the reasons for the denial, steps necessary to meet the requirements for a transfer license, and the opportunity for the applicant to request an administrative hearing.
3. a. An environmental history from the past three (3) years of any concentrated animal or swine feeding operation established and operated by the applicant or any other operation with common ownership in this state or any other state. The environmental history shall include but not be limited to all citations, administrative orders or penalties, civil injunctions or other civil actions, criminal actions, past, current and ongoing, taken by any person, agency or court relating to noncompliance with any environmental law, rule, agency order, or court action relating to the operation of an animal or swine feeding operation.
G. 1. In addition to other penalties as may be imposed by law, any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in, omits material data from, or tampers with any application for a license, or notice relating to the determination of affected property owners, shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject to a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each such violation. In addition, the Department shall deny licensure to the applicant or may require submission of a new application.
Credits
Laws 2007, c. 31, § 33, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2016, c. 228, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2 Okl. St. Ann. § 20-45, OK ST T. 2 § 20-45
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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