{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-427.26","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-427.26","heading":"Bond required for land used in commercial growing","body":"operations.\n\nA. It shall be unlawful for any holder of a medical marijuana\n\nbusiness license pursuant to Section 427.14 of Title 63 of the\n\nOklahoma Statutes to engage in any commercial growing operations in\n\nthis state without acquiring a bond. The bond shall cover that area\n\nof land within the permit area upon which the business licensee will\n\ninitiate and conduct commercial growing operations.\n\nB. Every applicant for a commercial grower license or\n\ncommercial grower licensee shall file with the Oklahoma Medical\n\nMarijuana Authority a bond satisfactory to the Authority and in the\n\namount no less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for each\n\nlicense sought or held, with a surety company qualified to do\n\nbusiness in this state as a surety. The bond shall be furnished to\n\nthe state for the use of the state pursuant to the provisions of\n\nthis act. The bond shall be conditional that the obligor will\n\ncomply with the provisions of this act including, but not limited\n\nto, building codes, administrative rules, and other relevant laws,\n\nand all rules and regulations made pursuant to this act and will pay\n\nall amounts of money that may be due to the state during the time\n\nsuch bond is in effect.\n\nC. The Authority or the Department of Environmental Quality may\n\nrequire a higher amount depending upon the reclamation requirements\n\nof the approved application. The amount shall reflect the probable\n\ndifficulty of reclamation with consideration for such factors\n\nincluding, but not limited to, topography, hydrology, and\n\nrevegetation potential. The amount of the bond for a commercial\n\ngrowing operation shall be sufficient to assure the completion of\n\nthe reclamation plan if the work has to be performed by the\n\nAuthority or the Department of Environmental Quality in the event of\n\nrevocation of license.\n\nD. An appropriate agency may recall the bond if the property\n\nhas been abandoned, the Authority revokes the commercial growing\n\noperation’s license, or in response to receiving notice of a\n\nviolation of any law, regulation, policy, or ordinance necessitating\n\nremedial action. The bond shall be used to defray the cost of\n\nrestoration of the property including, but not limited to, removing\n\nequipment, destruction of waste, remediation of environmental\n\nhazards, prohibiting public access, addressing improperly coded\n\nbuildings, or determination of the final disposition of any seized\n\nproperty.\n\nE. A holder of a medical marijuana business license pursuant to\n\nSection 427.14 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes engaging in a\n\ncommercial growing operation may operate without obtaining a bond\n\nupon verification by the Authority that the permitted land on which\n\nthe licensee operates the commercial growing operation has been\n\nowned by the licensee for at least a five-year period prior to\n\nsubmission of application.","path":["OK Code","Title 63"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os63.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"1dbd18e1f497dd4d89c892cc6ee909207ba3641211bd6974dbb9ad812fc7b023","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-427.25","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-63-63-427.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}