{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-2-2-20-60","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-20-60","heading":"Exceeding animal unit capacity – Criteria – Notice","body":"A. A concentrated animal feeding operation may exceed its\n\nanimal unit capacity if:\n\n1. A diseased or potentially diseased animal exists at the\n\noperation; or\n\n2. A diseased or potentially diseased animal is in the next\n\ndestination for the production line for the operation; and\n\n3. The owner of the concentrated animal feeding operation has\n\nreasonable cause to believe an animal has or may have any disease\n\ncausing:\n\na. a public health emergency,\n\nb. a substantial and imminent economic hardship to the\n\nowner, or\n\nc. a substantial and imminent threat to the animal\n\npopulation of the state, or\n\n4. The State Board of Agriculture issues an order establishing\n\ntemporary restrictions, a quarantine, or a quarantine zone\n\nrestricting the movement of persons, livestock, machinery, and\n\npersonal property out of a concentrated animal feeding operation.\n\nB. In no case shall an animal unit capacity be exceeded for\n\nmore than five (5) days following a confirmatory test indicating\n\nthat either the animal is diseased or is not diseased. A\n\nconfirmatory test shall be performed within twenty (20) days of\n\ndiscovery that a diseased or potentially diseased animal exists at\n\nthe operation.\n\nC. The owner of a concentrated animal feeding operation shall\n\nprovide written notification to the Oklahoma Department of\n\nAgriculture, Food, and Forestry upon discovery of a diseased or\n\npotentially diseased animal pursuant to subsection A of this section\n\nthat may result in the animal unit capacity being exceeded.\n\nD. The notice shall:\n\n1. Identify the concentrated animal feeding operation that may\n\nexceed its animal unit capacity; and\n\n2. Include an estimate of the number of animals exceeding the\n\nanimal unit capacity at the concentrated animal feeding operation.","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":"1953e380ea4af59b96396a5e98cc6c16f557bad50a2ef7b5dffd94fedd6c6dd4","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-2-2-20-6","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-2-2-20-61"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}