SECTION 35:15-17-87. Conditions and animal qualifications for depopulation payment

(a)   Any owner of cattle or bison destroyed because of an approved brucellosis depopulation agreement with the State of Oklahoma shall be entitled to payment in an amount of $50.00 for each eligible animal, provided the animal qualifies for payment pursuant to official state brucellosis rules and agreement for depopulation.

(1)   All eligible animals shall be tagged and "B" branded as reactor animals.

(2)   All eligible "B" branded animals shall be handled in accordance with 35:15-17-44.

(b)   State depopulation monies, within the limits of availability, shall be in addition to any payments made by the United States Department of Agriculture for depopulation.

(c)   State depopulation monies shall not be paid unless the owner of the cattle or bison is in compliance with all the requirements of the State of Oklahoma brucellosis depopulation agreement.

[Source: Amended at 13 Ok Reg 3945, eff 10-11-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2425, eff 6-26-97; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2420, eff 7-25-10]