Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-5-105: Offenses - Applicability of section to actions taken by

government agencies.

A. 1. A person commits an offense if, without the consent of

the owner, the person acquires or otherwise exercises control over

an animal facility, an animal from an animal facility, or other

property from an animal facility with the intent to deprive the

owner of such facility, animal, or property and to disrupt or damage

the enterprise conducted at the animal facility.

2. A person commits an offense if, without the consent of the

owner, the person acquires or otherwise exercises control over a

crop facility, a crop from a crop facility, or other property from a

crop facility with the intent to deprive the owner of such facility,

crop, or property and to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted

at the crop facility.

B. 1. A person commits an offense if, without the consent of

the owner, the person damages or destroys an animal facility or

damages, frees, or destroys any animal or property in or on an

animal facility with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise

conducted at the animal facility and the damage or loss thereto

exceeds Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); or

2. A person commits an offense if, without the consent of the

owner, the person damages or destroys a crop facility or damages or

destroys any crop or property in or on a crop facility with the

intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the crop

facility and the damage or loss thereto exceeds Five Hundred Dollars

($500.00).

C. 1. A person commits an offense if, without the consent of

the owner, the person damages or destroys an animal facility or

damages, frees, or destroys any animal or property in or on an

animal facility and the damage or loss thereto is Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) or less or enters or remains on an animal facility

with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the

animal facility, and the person:

a. had notice that the entry was forbidden,

b. knew or should have known that the animal facility was

or had closed to the public, or

c. received notice to depart but failed to do so.

2. For the purposes of this paragraph “notice” means:

a. oral or written communication by the owner or someone

with actual or apparent authority to act for the

owner,

b. the presence of fencing or other type of enclosure or

barrier designed to exclude intruders or to contain

animals, or

c. a sign or signs posted on the property or at the

entrance to the building, reasonably likely to come to

the attention of intruders, indicating that entry is

forbidden,

(1) a person commits an offense if, without the

consent of the owner, the person damages or

destroys a crop facility or damages or destroys

any crop or property in or on a crop facility and

the damage or loss thereto is Five Hundred

Dollars ($500.00) or less or enters or remains on

a crop facility with the intent to disrupt or

damage the enterprise conducted at the animal

facility, and the person:

(a) had notice that the entry was forbidden,

(b) knew or should have known that the crop

facility was or had closed to the public, or

(c) received notice to depart but failed to do

so,

(2) for the purposes of this subdivision “notice”

means:

(a) oral or written communication by the owner

or someone with actual or apparent authority

to act for the owner, or

(b) a sign or signs posted on the property or at

the entrance to the building, reasonably

likely to come to the attention of

intruders, indicating that entry is

forbidden.

D. This section shall not apply to, affect, or otherwise

prohibit actions taken by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,

Food, and Forestry, any other federal, state, or local department or

agency, or any official, employee, or agent thereof while in the

exercise or performance of any power or duty imposed by law or by

rule and regulation.