Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-3-50.5: Oklahoma Boll Weevil Eradication Organization -

Formation - Status - Membership.

A. 1. The State of Oklahoma shall contain a boll weevil

eradication district to be known as the Oklahoma Boll Weevil

Eradication Organization for the purposes of eradicating boll

weevils and performing posteradication maintenance and control

functions as an agency of the State of Oklahoma. The Organization

and the board of directors may enter into agreements with other

state agencies, other states, the United States of America and any

other entity or party as necessary to carry out the purposes of the

Boll Weevil Eradication Act.

2. The Organization shall be, and is hereby declared to be, a

governmental agency of the State of Oklahoma, body politic and

corporate, with powers of government and with the authority to

exercise the rights, privileges, and functions specified by the Boll

Weevil Eradication Act.

B. Every person who is a cotton grower in this state is subject

to the provisions of the Boll Weevil Eradication Act; however, only

eligible cotton growers may vote in the elections provided for by

the Boll Weevil Eradication Act.