Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2-4c: Livestock policy implementation – Restriction on local

orders, ordinances, and regulations.

A. Except as may otherwise be provided by law, the Oklahoma

Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall be the state

entity empowered to implement the policy of the state regarding the

care and handling of livestock in this state.

B. No municipality, county, or other political subdivision of

this state shall enact or enforce any order, ordinance, or

regulation concerning the care and handling of livestock within its

jurisdiction that is more restrictive than rules promulgated by the

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry concerning

the care and handling of livestock or Section 1685 of Title 21 of

the Oklahoma Statutes. Ordinances or regulations by municipalities

pertaining to land use or to human health or safety shall not be

considered to constitute livestock care and handling.

C. Except as otherwise provided by law as of the effective date

of this act, standards for erection, installation, and use of

structures and equipment used for care and handling of livestock,

poultry facilities, and planting of agricultural crops, except

medical marijuana, shall only be subject to regulation by the

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. This

subsection shall only apply to all entities who purport to regulate

the erection, installation, and use of structures and equipment for

care and handling of livestock, poultry, and planting of

agricultural crops, except medical marijuana, in unincorporated

areas.