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Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-351: Driver of vehicle carrying livestock, domestic fowls or

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ratite - Permit or statement authorizing movement - Violations -

Penalties.

Any person who is the driver of any truck, automobile or other

vehicle containing any livestock, domestic fowls or ratite or any

slaughtered livestock, slaughtered domestic fowls or ratite or the

butchered portions of any of which he is not the owner and which is

upon or being driven upon any land of which said driver is not

owner, lessee, renter or tenant, or which is upon or being driven

upon any highway, public street or thoroughfare, who fails to have

in his possession and exhibit to any meat inspector, sheriff or

deputy sheriff upon demand a written permit authorizing said

movement, signed by the owner or caretaker of said livestock,

domestic fowls or ratite, or from the owner or person in control of

the land from which said driver began said movement, shall be fined

not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each head of

livestock in said movement, unless said driver upon demand of said

meat inspector, sheriff or deputy sheriff makes, signs and delivers

to said meat inspector, sheriff or deputy sheriff a written

statement containing all information herein required to be included

in permits. Said permit or statement shall contain a description of

each head of livestock, domestic fowls and ratites, and the place of

origin thereof, including the name of ranch, market center, packing

house or other place, and the kind, breed, color and marks and

brands of such livestock, domestic fowls or ratites, if there be

any. Failure or refusal of such driver to exhibit to a person or

peace officer said permit or to make said statement shall constitute

probable cause for any meat inspector, sheriff or deputy sheriff to

search said truck or vehicle to ascertain if it contains any stolen

livestock, domestic fowls or ratites and to detain said movement a

reasonable length of time to ascertain whether any stolen livestock,

domestic fowls or ratites are contained therein, but the person

detaining said movement shall provide adequate care and feed for

such livestock, domestic fowls or ratites while said livestock,

domestic fowls or ratites are being detained. Any driver who has in

his possession any false or forged permit or who makes any false

written statement shall be fined not less than Two Hundred Dollars

($200.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or he shall

be imprisoned in the county jail not less than sixty (60) days nor

more than six (6) months, or he shall be punished by both such fine

and imprisonment.

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