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Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-3-101: Enforcement of act - Powers of Board

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  2. Title 2

A. The State Board of Agriculture or its authorized agents

shall have the authority to enter any premises or mode of

transportation during reasonable hours for the purpose of

implementing the Oklahoma Apiary Act or rules promulgated pursuant

thereto.

B. The Board or its authorized agents shall have the authority

to carry out all necessary and proper actions to determine

compliance with the Oklahoma Apiary Act including, but not limited

to, conducting investigations, opening any bundle, package, or

container, examining and making photocopies of records or documents,

examining devices, collecting and submitting samples for analysis,

issuing any order to destroy infected or infested bees or apiary

equipment, and removing or destroying bees, hives or other articles

as deemed necessary by the Board.

C. The Board is authorized to promulgate rules necessary,

expedient, or appropriate for the performance, enforcement, or

carrying out of any of the purposes, objectives, or provisions of

the Oklahoma Apiary Act, including the establishment of fees. All

fees shall be fair and equitable to all parties concerned. Any

rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedures

Act.

D. The Board shall have the authority to:

1. Issue, renew, deny, modify, suspend, cancel, and revoke any

registration, permit, certificate, license, identification, or order

issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Apiary Act;

2. Issue certificates of inspection;

3. Issue entry permits to any person transporting bees or

apiary equipment into this state;

4. Investigate complaints and violations of the Oklahoma Apiary

Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto;

5. Issue quarantines, initiate control measures, confiscate,

and destroy apiaries, bees, colonies, or hives that present a danger

to the public safety or welfare; and

6. Exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper to

implement and enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Apiary Act and

the rules of the Board promulgated pursuant thereto.

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