SECTION 35:17-5-9. Complaints

  Upon receipt of a complaint, the State Department of Agriculture shall notify the person filing the complaint in writing of its receipt and status within five (5) working days. The party whom the complaint is filed against, if known, will be notified within five (5) working days. The State Department of Agriculture or its authorized agents are empowered to enter upon the premises of any poultry feeding operation for the purpose of investigating complaints regarding the operation or to determine compliance with the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act. The resolution of a complaint is the completion of the appropriate administrative, jurisdictional, and legal remedies to the extent determined necessary by the State Department of Agriculture. The complainant and owner shall be notified in writing within seven (7) working days after resolution of the complaint.

[Source: Added at 15 Ok Reg 1057, eff 12-19-97 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 2520, eff 6-25-98; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 4266, eff 8-20-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2119, eff 6-25-99]