Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-209: Cities and towns - Health authorities - Licensing and

Inspection - Ordinances.

A. 1. Except as may be otherwise provided by city charter, the

governing board of each city or incorporated town shall serve, ex

officio, as the board of health for such city or town, and shall

appoint, and fix the duties and compensation of, a health officer

and other personnel to enforce the ordinances of such city or town

relating to public health.

2. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the

governing board may adopt such ordinances and rules as it deems

necessary for the protection of the public health, provided such

ordinances and rules are not inconsistent with state laws or rules

of the State Board of Health. The governing board shall enforce

such laws and rules as may be required by the State Commissioner of

Health and may, by agreement with the medical director of the county

or district department of health, delegate to such department the

authority to enforce ordinances of the city or town relating to

public health. Except as otherwise provided by law, responsibility

for licensing, regulation and inspection of nursing facilities and

specialized facilities, as defined in the Nursing Home Care Act and

for enforcement of state health and safety standards applicable to

such facilities, shall be reserved to the State Department of Health

and shall be exercised pursuant to the provisions of the Nursing

Home Care Act.

3. Except as otherwise provided by law, responsibility for the

licensing and inspection of any establishment where food or drink is

offered for sale or sold, in accordance with the provisions of

Section 1-1118 of this title, and for the enforcement of state

health and safety standards applicable to such establishments, shall

be reserved to the State Department of Health. Any such rules

adopted by a governing body of a city or town relating to an

establishment where food or drink is offered for sale or sold shall

not be more stringent than the rules for such establishments adopted

by the State Board of Health; provided, that rules adopted prior to

May 31, 2008, which directly relate to training and permit

requirements for food managers and food handlers and fees related to

such establishments shall, in addition to the license fee required

by the State Board of Health, be exempt from the provisions of this

subsection.

B. The governing board of each city or incorporated town may

adopt and enforce such ordinances as it deems necessary for the

protection of the environment, provided such ordinances are not

inconsistent with state laws or rules of the Environmental Quality

Board. The governing board may, by agreement with the Department of

Environmental Quality, delegate to the local representative of the

Department of Environmental Quality the authority to investigate

ordinances of the city or town relating to the environment and

submit such investigative results to the clerk of the city or town.