SECTION 35:15-44-3. Application for license

(a)   An application for a farmed cervidae facility shall contain the following complete, accurate, and legible information, in addition to the information required by the Farmed Cervidae Act:

(1)   Email addresses, if available, of the applicant.

(2)   Name, address, telephone number, and email addresses, if available, of the operator, if different from the applicant.

(3)   A list of all names the farmed cervidae facility operates pursuant to, and the address and facility telephone number of each, including but not limited to the Doing Business As (D/B/A), corporate name, or other name. If a corporation, submit the certificate of good standing from the Secretary of State.

(b)   The Department shall not issue a license if the applicant had any equivalent license denied, revoked, or suspended by any authority, except in accordance with the provisions of 2 O.S. § 6-514.

(c)   The Department may refuse to issue a license for a premises where a previous herd of animals has been infected with a reportable or other disease regulated by the Department.

(d)   Using information from the application and from the State's files, the Department shall determine if the proposed facility is adequate and complies with all legal requirements and would not result in harm to native wildlife.

(e)   If an applicant is denied a farmed cervidae license, the Department shall notify the applicant in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the denial. The denial shall include the following:

(1)   Reasons for the denial;

(2)   Steps necessary to meet the requirements for a license, if applicable; and

(3)   The opportunity to request an administrative hearing on the denial.

[Source: Added at 24 Ok Reg 373, eff 11-29-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 1759, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1108, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2177, eff 7-25-11; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 947, eff 9-14-20]