Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-18-38: Refund – Collection action

A. Any producer who has paid the assessment under the

provisions of the Oklahoma Beef Improvement and Market Development

Act shall be entitled to a refund upon a valid request to the

Council.

B. The Council shall make available to all producers and

marketing agents forms for refund requests.

C. Refund claims shall be submitted by the producer within

forty-five (45) days of the payment of the assessment and shall

include a signature, date of sale, place of sale, number of cattle,

amount of assessment deducted, and proof of the payment of the

deducted assessment.

D. 1. Upon verification of a valid refund request, the Council

shall remit a refund to the producer within forty-five (45) days of

the valid request.

2. In the event the Council fails to remit the valid requested

refund as required by this subsection, the producer may bring a

civil action against the Council in the district court of the county

in which the office of the Council is located for collection of the

refund, a ten-percent-penalty assessment, and all court costs.

3. The civil action shall be tried and judgment rendered as in

any other cause of action for debts due and payable.

4. All assessments, penalty assessments, and enforcement costs

recovered are due and payable to the producer.

E. If the Council has reasonable doubt that a refund claim is

valid, it may withhold payment and take action as deemed necessary

to determine its validity.

F. All requests for refunds shall only be initiated by the

producer.