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Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and ForestryChapter 15 - Animal Industry
Subchapter 13 - Testing and Inspection for Disease and Release of Livestock at Auction Markets
Section 35:15-13-6 - Movement of livestock through livestock auction markets

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-13-6

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Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025
Section 35:15-13-6 - Movement of livestock through livestock auction markets
(a) All certificates of veterinary inspection, permits, and other documents, including out-of-state documents accompanying livestock into Oklahoma livestock auction markets, that are incomplete or have been altered in any way are void and shall not be accepted. This shall include documents that are incomplete as to official identification numbers and descriptions of the animals they represent. To be accurate and acceptable, the prefix of each official identification number shall be recorded.
(b) All livestock shipped or exported from the State of Oklahoma shall meet the state of destination importation requirements.
(c) Cattle that are required to be tuberculosis tested after change of ownership that are not held at the livestock auction for testing shall be consigned to the purchaser's accredited veterinarian of choice accompanied by a VS 1-27 form to verify the arrival of the animal for testing.
(d) Restricted cattle shall be tagged with a slaughter only tag except in instances where the cattle have been tested for the disease of concern.
(e) Cattle tagged with a Slaughter Only Tag shall not be diverted from slaughter channels and shall be transported to an approved livestock facility within seven (7) days of sale.
(f) It shall be a violation of the Oklahoma Administrative Code to remove a Slaughter Only Tag from an animal.
(g) It shall be a violation of the Oklahoma Administrative Code to present feral swine to a livestock auction market or to sell feral swine at livestock auction markets.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:15-13-6

Amended at 26 Ok Reg 607, eff 1-13-09 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1809, eff 7-1-09 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2411, eff 7-25-10 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 788, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 24, September 1, 2015, eff. 9/11/2015
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/14/2020
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 23, August 15, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023
Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 8/11/2024

On 7-25-11, a permanent rule called "Long term maintenance of negative exposed equids" was added at this number (35:15-13-6), creating a duplication in numbering. The rule, which was intended to be included in a new Part 13 of Subchapter 11 of this Chapter, was editorially renumbered to 35:15-11-56 prior to codification.