Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2-27: Department of Agriculture State Indemnity Special Fund

A. The Department of Agriculture State Indemnity Special Fund

is hereby created in the State Treasury for the Oklahoma Department

of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.

B. The fund shall consist of any monies appropriated to the

Department specifically for transfer to the fund. The fund shall be

a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall

be under the control and management of the administrative authority

of the Department.

C. Expenditures from the fund shall be pursuant to the laws of

this state and in accordance with rules promulgated by the State

Board of Agriculture.

D. The fund shall be for the purpose of funding state indemnity

payments to owners of livestock destroyed or disposed of pursuant to

Section 6-3 of this title and to support livestock disease

prevention and control programs within the designated division of

the Department.

E. All expenditures shall be approved by the State Veterinarian

and presented to the Board. Warrants for expenditures from the fund

shall be based on claims signed by an authorized employee of the

Department.