§ 20-7. Application for license
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 2. Agriculture
2 Okl.St.Ann. § 20-7
§ 20-7. 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, swine waste storage facilities and land application sites owned or leased by the applicant;
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. No new licensed managed feeding operation or expanding operation shall be constructed until a building permit for such facility or expansion has been issued by the Department. No new licensed managed feeding operation shall be placed in operation until a license for the facility or expansion has been issued by the Department.
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 feeding operation or concentrated 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 feeding operation or swine feeding operation.
H. 1. All employees of a proposed licensed managed feeding operation whose duties include treatment, storage, or application of swine waste shall provide proof of certification of satisfactory completion of formal education or training in the areas of waste management and odor control. Proof of certification of a minimum of nine (9) hours of training and education shall be submitted either with the license application or within six (6) months of the date of the application for the license.
I. 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 violation. In addition, the Department shall deny licensure to the applicant or may require submission of a new application.
Credits
Laws 1969, c. 116, § 5; Laws 1997, c. 331, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 404, § 6, eff. August 1, 1998. Renumbered from Title 2, § 9-205 by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Laws 2007, c. 31, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2012, c. 35, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2016, c. 228, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
2 Okl. St. Ann. § 20-7, OK ST T. 2 § 20-7
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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