Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-100: Brucellosis eradication - Livestock owner requirements -

Indemnity payments.

A. The State of Oklahoma is hereby declared brucellosis free.

The State Board of Agriculture may reinstitute a program of

brucellosis eradication based on the advice of the State

Veterinarian and in consultation with the United States Department

of Agriculture.

B. Each owner of livestock shall comply with the requirements

of a brucellosis plan. A licensed, accredited veterinarian or

authorized agent of the Board shall perform all tests on livestock

for brucellosis. The owner or person in control of the livestock

shall render assistance in restraining the animals as the State

Veterinarian or a representative of the State Veterinarian deems

necessary. Any owner or caretaker who neglects or refuses to

present the livestock for testing or refuses or neglects to assist

in restraining them, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a

misdemeanor.

C. The State Veterinarian or representative authorized to test

the livestock may file a complaint with the district attorney who

shall immediately notify the offending party either by certified

mail, personal service, posting a notice on the premises, or

publication that the person will have an additional ten (10) days to

comply with the requirements. If the party fails to comply, the

sheriff of the county shall gather the livestock for testing. The

owner shall pay all fees and costs incurred in gathering the

livestock into the county general fund, to be reappropriated to the

county sheriff's office.

D. An indemnity payment in an amount approved by the United

States Department of Agriculture and the Board shall be made on each

reactor upon proof of slaughter. The Board shall pay any owner of

cattle destroyed because of brucellosis an indemnity of not more

than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each animal, provided the animal

qualifies for an indemnity payment pursuant to official state or

federal brucellosis regulations, and the state monies will be in

addition to any indemnity payments by the United States Department

of Agriculture. The indemnity payments shall be made from funds

made available by the United States Department of Agriculture or the

Board within the limits of availability. The state indemnity shall

not be paid unless the owner of the cattle is in compliance with

rules of the Board pertaining to an approved plan.