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Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-6-192: Horse meat

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A. It shall be unlawful and deemed a Class D3 felony offense

for any person to sell, offer or exhibit for sale, or have in his or

her possession with intent to sell, any quantity of horsemeat for

human consumption in Oklahoma. Any person who violates the

provisions of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a

Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21

of the Oklahoma Statutes.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer the

possession of any horsemeat to any other person when the person so

transferring knows, or in the exercise of a reasonable discretion

should have known, that the person receiving the horsemeat intends

to sell it in this state, offer it for sale in this state, exhibit

it for sale in this state, or keep it in his possession with intent

to sell it for human consumption in this state.

C. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell in this state,

transport, offer for sale in this state or transportation, or

receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, any carcasses of

horses, mules, or other equines or parts of such carcasses, or the

meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are plainly and

conspicuously marked or labeled or otherwise identified as required

by regulations prescribed by the Board to show the kinds of animals

from which they were derived. When required by the Board with

respect to establishments at which inspection is maintained under

Section 6-181 et seq. of this title, such animals and their

carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products shall be

prepared in establishments separate from those in which cattle,

sheep, swine, or goats are slaughtered or their carcasses, parts

thereof, meat or meat food products are prepared.

D. The State Commissioner of Health or his or her authorized

representative shall have free access to any transport vehicle,

factory, warehouse or establishment in which horsemeat or feed

suspected of containing horsemeat is transported, manufactured,

processed, packed, sold, or prepared for serving to secure, after

payment or offer to pay therefor, samples or specimens of such

products found therein, to examine any and all sales records,

shipping records relating to foods or horsemeat, to embargo any

article of food or horsemeat suspected of being in violation of law,

and to determine whether any law is being violated.

E. For the purpose of this section:

1. The term "horsemeat" shall mean the meat or flesh of any

animal of the equine genus;

2. The term "package" or "container" shall mean the original,

properly labeled package or container in which the horsemeat was

packaged by the packer or processor at the point of origin; and

3. The term "properly labeled" shall mean a display of written,

printed or graphic matter upon the outside package or container, or

wrapper if there be one, stating the name and address of the

original packer or processor, and in addition thereto shall include

the word "horsemeat". All letters and words of the label shall be

legible and of such size as to be easily read and understood by the

ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.

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