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Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-10-77: Acts constituting violations of subarticle

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It shall be a violation of this subarticle for any person other

than those exempted in Section 10-77 of the Oklahoma Agricultural

Code:

1. To sell, display for sale, or offer for sale eggs below the

quality of “Oklahoma Grade B” to consumers;

2. To sell, display for sale, or offer for sale eggs to

consumers unless the container shows the pack-date and indicates the

correct size and grade in boldface legible letters with no other

descriptive wording. Descriptive wording is permitted if the eggs

are not below the quality of “Oklahoma Grade A” and the descriptive

wording is not false or misleading;

3. To sell, display for sale, or offer for sale eggs to

consumers unless the container exterior bears one of the following

acceptable methods:

a. USDA plant number assigned by USDA, AMS while plant is

under contract for official grading service,

b. Oklahoma state permit number as assigned by the

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and

Forestry,

c. packer name with complete address of the location

where eggs were packed, and

d. USDA shell egg surveillance registrant number

including state code and handler code. Example: 05

0267 NOTE: The shell egg surveillance registrant

number contains a state code, county code, and handler

code. Do not include the county code, only state and

handler code;

4. To falsely or deceptively label, mark, advertise, or invoice

eggs;

5. To advertise eggs for sale with any descriptive wording,

except official grade designations, unless the eggs meet the quality

requirements of “Oklahoma Grade A” or “Oklahoma Grade AA”, or to

state a price when advertising eggs without also designating the

full, correct, and unabbreviated grade and size;

6. To store graded eggs at a higher ambient temperature than

specified in Section 10-73 of this title, including “Grade B” and

above, which are in the person's possession for sale or resale to

consumers;

7. To sell, display for sale, or offer for sale eggs to

consumers in a container that does not bear the permit number of the

packer or processor showing that the inspection fee has been paid;

8. To use a retail egg container more than one time;

9. To do business as a packer, processor, retailer, or dealer

of eggs without first obtaining a license from the Board;

10. To fail or neglect to pay any license or inspection fee, to

fail or neglect to file the monthly inspection fee report when

required, or to file a false monthly report of the quantity of eggs

packed for sale during any month;

11. To refuse any authorized agent of the Board entry to any

premises or deny access to records or product when conducting

inspections, investigations, or audits made pursuant to this

subarticle;

12. To sell, display for sale, or offer for sale eggs to

consumers below Grade “A” with any descriptive wording other than

the correct grade as provided by the United States Department of

Agriculture standards for shell eggs; or

13. For any packer or dealer to sell eggs intended for sale in

Oklahoma to another packer, dealer, or retailer who does not hold an

appropriate Oklahoma license.

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