§ 10-9.11. Violations--Criminal and administrative penalties--Injunctions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 2. Agriculture
2 Okl.St.Ann. § 10-9.11
§ 10-9.11. Violations--Criminal and administrative penalties--Injunctions
A. 1. Any person violating the provisions of the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act1 shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).
2. The Attorney General or the district attorney of the appropriate district court of Oklahoma may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for the prosecution of a violation by any person of a provision of the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act or any rule promulgated thereunder.
2. A district court may grant injunctive relief to prevent a violation of, or to compel compliance with, any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act or any rule promulgated thereunder or order, registrations and certificates issued pursuant to the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act.
3. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Department from seeking penalties in district court in the maximum amount allowed by law. The assessment of penalties in an administrative enforcement proceeding shall not prevent the subsequent assessment by a court of the maximum criminal penalties for violations of the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act.
C. 1. Any action for injunctive relief to redress or restrain a violation by any person of the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act, or for any rule promulgated thereunder, or order issued pursuant thereto, or recovery of any administrative penalty assessed pursuant to the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act may be brought by:
G. The Department shall notify all integrators of any violations assessed against an operator who is under a contract growing arrangement with that integrator and, upon the written request of the integrator, notify that integrator of all violations assessed an operator with whom the integrator contemplates entering into a contract.
H. In addition to other penalties as may be imposed by law, any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation or certification form, notice or report, or who knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained by any rule promulgated by the Board, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subject to a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each such violation.
Credits
Laws 1998, c. 232, § 11, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2015, c. 313, § 9, eff. July 1, 2015.
Footnotes
Title 2, § 10-9.1 et seq.
2 Okl. St. Ann. § 10-9.11, OK ST T. 2 § 10-9.11
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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