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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1605: Embargo

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  1. OK Code
  2. Title 63

(a) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the State Commissioner

of Health finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any

hazardous substance is so misbranded as to be dangerous or

fraudulent, within the meaning of this article, he shall affix to

such article a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that

such article is, or is suspected of being, misbranded and has been

detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or

dispose of such article by sale or otherwise until permission for

removal or disposal is given by such agent or the court.

(b) When an article detained or embargoed has been found by such

agent to be misbranded, he shall petition the district court in

whose jurisdiction the article is detained or embargoed for

condemnation of such article. When such agent has found that an

article so detained or embargoed is not misbranded, he shall remove

the tag or other marking.

(c) If the court finds that a detained or embargoed article is

misbranded, such article shall, after entry of the decree, be

destroyed at the expense of the claimant thereof, under the

supervision of such agent, and all court costs and fees, and storage

and other proper expenses, shall be taxed against the claimant of

such article or his agent; provided, that when the misbranding can

be corrected by proper labeling or processing of the article, the

court, after entry of the decree and after such costs, fees, and

expenses have been paid and a good and sufficient bond, conditioned

that such article shall be so labeled or processed, has been

executed, may by order direct that such article be delivered to the

claimant thereof for such labeling or processing under the

supervision of an agent of the Commissioner. The expense of such

supervision shall be paid by the claimant. Such bond shall be

returned to the claimant of the article on representation to the

court by the Commissioner that the article is no longer in violation

of this article, and that the expenses of such supervision have been

paid.

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