Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 35. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry |
Chapter 15. Animal Industry |
Subchapter 1. General Provisions |
SECTION 35:15-1-1. Purpose
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- (a) This Chapter relates to statutes assigned to the Animal Industry Services with responsibility for Animal Health.(b) The division is responsible for the detection, eradication, and control of livestock and poultry diseases and parasites. Specific responsibilities include detecting, controlling and eradicating livestock diseases on farms and ranches, in auction markets, feedlots and other concentration points throughout the state; monitoring the interstate and intrastate movement of animals and poultry to verify compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations; controlling the use of vaccines and biologics; and preventing the spread of diseases transmissible to man.