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Oklahoma · Snapshot open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14

Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1680.1: Definitions

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 21

As used in this act:

1. "Animal" means any mammal, bird, fish, reptile or

invertebrate, including wild and domesticated species, other than a

human being;

2. "Animal facility" means any vehicle, building, structure,

farm, ranch or other premises where an animal is kept, handled,

transported, housed, exhibited, bred, offered for sale or used in

any lawful scientific test, experiment, investigation or educational

training;

3. "Person" means any individual, state agency, corporation,

association, nonprofit corporation, joint stock company, firm,

trust, partnership, two or more persons having a common interest, or

other legal entity;

4. "Owner" means a person who has title to the property,

possession of the property, or a greater right to the possession of

the animal or property than another person;

5. "Possession" means actual care, custody, control or

management; and

6. "Effective consent" means consent by the owner or a person

legally authorized to act for the owner. Consent is not effective

if induced or given by force or fear; by a person the offender knows

is not legally authorized to act for the owner; or by a person who

by reason of youth, mental disease or defect, or influence of drug

or alcohol is known by the offender to be unable to make reasonable

decisions.

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