Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-116: Open pasture road designation

A. As used in this section:

1. "Cattle crossing signage" means a sign in a twenty-four (24)

inch diamond shape that depicts a black cow graphic on a yellow

background; and

2. "Open pasture road" means a road maintained by a county;

land on both sides of the road is owned by the same owner; and a

roadway without fencing.

B. Any public road, as defined in Section 232 of Title 69 of

the Oklahoma Statutes, in whole or in part, that is maintained by a

county and that meets the following conditions by November 1, 2025,

shall be designated as an open pasture road:

1. Cattle guards have been installed at the access points of

such road or part thereof;

2. The land on either side of the road or part thereof to be

designated is owned by a single party; and

3. There is no fencing erected on such land on either side of

the road.

It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to notify

the board of county commissioners that the roadway is eligible to be

designated as an open pasture road. Such notification shall state

the proposed action and clearly show on a map the location and

terminals of the road. The map shall also demonstrate that the

property where the road is located belongs to the property owner

requesting such designation.

C. The board of county commissioners shall cause the erection

of cattle crossing signage at the terminals of the open pasture

road. The cost associated with such signage shall be provided by

the property owner requesting such designation.

D. Neither the property owner nor the owner of livestock that

are on property where an open pasture road is located shall be

liable for damages to any motor vehicle or occupants thereof caused

by collision with livestock on a designated open pasture road.

E. Only a public road meeting the requirements of subsection B

of this section on November 1, 2025, may be designated as an open

pasture road. After such date, even if conditions on a property

change to meet the requirements of subsection B of this section,

such property may not be designated as an open pasture road.

F. Once annually, the owner of a property where an open pasture

road is located shall provide notice to the board of county

commissioners demonstrating that the property continues to meet the

requirements of subsection B of this section. Such notice shall

also include an indication that the property owner desires such

designation to continue. If such property owner indicates that they

no longer desire for such designation to continue, or if the notice

demonstrates that the property no longer meets any of the conditions

required by subsection B of this section, the road shall lose the

designation and the owner of such property shall have thirty (30)

days after the board of county commissioners receives such notice to

ensure any livestock on the property are fenced out of the roadway.