A. The State Board of Agriculture shall have the authority to establish a quarantine and promulgate rules prohibiting or restricting the transportation into or through Oklahoma from any other state, country, territory, or district of any nursery stock, or other article, of any character, capable of carrying plant pests or other harmful pests.

B. The quarantine shall show the boundaries of the area or place quarantined and the conditions of the quarantine.

C. The Board shall have the authority to promulgate rules for the seizure, inspection, disinfection, destruction, or other disposition of any nursery stock, plants, plant products, or other article, of any character, capable of carrying harmful plant pests or other harmful pests.

Historical Data

Added by Laws 2000, SB 1424, c. 367, § 9, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1378, c. 146, § 133, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001 (superseded document available).