Okla. Stat. tit. 4, § 4-85.7: Adverse claimants

In the event that there is more than one (1) claimant to any

estray after the publication of the notice, as provided by this act,

and if a contest or controversy ensues as a result of adverse

claimants, then after the publication the sheriff shall certify the

matter to the district court of the county in which the estray is

taken up, and the small claims division of the district court shall

docket said matter in a proper docket supplied by the county for

such purpose, and the claimants shall have ten (10) days from the

date of such docketing of said matter to file affidavits in support

of their several claims. The district court shall also have the

right and authority to hear oral testimony at any reasonable time on

notice to the claimants to determine the ownership of such estray,

and after said hearing the district court shall enter a finding

determining the ownership of said estray. Such finding shall have

the same effect and force as a judgment and shall be appealable as

other matters from the district court but such appeals shall be

taken within ten (10) days. In the event two (2) or more claimants

are found to be the owners of such estrays, the expenses incurred by

the taker-up shall be assessed pro rata to the owners. They shall

jointly pay for the keeping of such estrays as is customary in the

community for pasturing, feed and keeping of such animals, together

with the cost of the proceeding including publication costs.