SECTION 35:15-13-6. 1 Movement of livestock through livestock auction markets

(a)   All certificates of veterinary inspection, permits, and other documents, including out-of-state documents accompanying livestock into Oklahoma livestock auction markets, that are incomplete or have been altered in any way are void and shall not be accepted. This includes documents that are incomplete as to official identification number and description of animal it represents. In order to be accurate and acceptable, the prefix of each official identification number shall be recorded.

(b)   All livestock shipped or exported from the State of Oklahoma shall meet the state of destination importation requirements.

(c)   Dairy cattle or Mexican cattle to be tuberculosis tested after change of ownership that are not held at the livestock auction for testing shall be consigned to the purchaser's accredited veterinarian of choice accompanied by a VS 1-27 form to verify the arrival of the animal for testing.

(d)   Restricted cattle shall be tagged with a slaughter only tag except in instances where the cattle have been tested for the disease of concern.

(e)   Cattle tagged with a Slaughter Only Tag shall not be diverted from slaughter channels and shall be transported to an approved livestock facility within seven (7) days of sale.

(f)   It shall be a violation of the Oklahoma Administrative Code to remove a Slaughter Only Tag from an animal.

(g)   It shall be a violation of the Oklahoma Administrative Code to present feral swine to a livestock auction market or to sell feral swine at livestock auction markets.

[Source: Amended at 26 Ok Reg 607, eff 1-13-09 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1809, eff 7-1-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2411, eff 7-25-10; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 788, eff 7-1-13; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 717, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1521, eff 9-11-15; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 799, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 947, eff 9-14-20]

Note

EDITOR’S NOTE: On 7-25-11, a permanent rule called "Long term maintenance of negative exposed equids" was added at this number (35:15-13-6), creating a duplication in numbering. The rule, which was intended to be included in a new Part 13 of Subchapter 11 of this Chapter, was editorially renumbered to 35:15-11-56 prior to codification.