{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-2-2-10-73","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-10-73","heading":"Refrigeration","body":"A. Eggs at the retail level shall be refrigerated at an ambient\n\ntemperature of forty-five degrees (45°) Fahrenheit or lower. Eggs\n\nshall not be allowed to freeze.\n\nB. Eggs stored at the packer's facility that are intended for\n\nsale to the consumer shall be held at a temperature in accordance\n\nwith the USDA standards.\n\nC. Except as provided in this section, eggs intended for sale\n\nto the consumer shall be stored and transported under refrigeration\n\nat an ambient temperature of forty-five degrees (45°) Fahrenheit or\n\nlower. All containers of shell eggs packed for the purpose of\n\nresale to the consumer are to be labeled with the following\n\nstatement: “Keep refrigerated at or below 45 degrees Fahrenheit”.\n\nThis should be done at time of grading.\n\nD. 1. Eggs being transported or held at retail or dealer\n\nlocations without proper refrigeration may be destroyed or shipped\n\nto an egg processor.\n\n2. Destruction or shipment of eggs as required by this\n\nsubsection shall be under the supervision of an authorized agent of\n\nthe Board.\n\n3. Packers shall not be responsible for the interior quality of\n\neggs if all handling procedures in this section are not followed by\n\nall parties after the sale of the eggs by the packer.\n\nE. At retail locations a sign furnished by the Oklahoma\n\nDepartment of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry stating the proper\n\nprocedure for storage and handling of eggs shall be permanently\n\ndisplayed at a location easily seen by egg-handling employees.","path":["OK Code","Title 2"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os2.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"46fcaa638343d84e48bd0defbef529c4fc23aafe9acb2a4556e5eed68e265445","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-2-2-10-72.1","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-2-2-10-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}