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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 35. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry |
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Chapter 30. Consumer Protection |
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Subchapter 14. Oklahoma Boll Weevil |
SECTION 35:30-14-7. Cotton destruction in elimination zones
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- (a) Volunteer and other noncommercial cotton in elimination zones shall be managed in the same manner and at the same expense as commercial cotton.(b) When volunteer and other noncommercial cotton is located within an elimination zone, the owner shall be notified in writing that the cotton has the potential to host boll weevils and ordering that the cotton be destroyed.(1) The notification shall state that the owner has two (2) weeks from the date of the letter to destroy the volunteer or noncommercial cotton.(2) If the owner fails to comply with the letter, the Department shall destroy the cotton by any available means and the costs associated with the destruction shall be assessed to the owner and the failure shall be a violation of the Oklahoma Boll Weevil eradication Act.