Okla. Admin. Code § 35:40-5-31

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 35:40-5-31 - Applicant eligibility

(a) An Applicant shall be individual person of at least twenty-one (21) years of age and a legal resident of the state of Oklahoma, Oklahoma corporation or legal entity, or Oklahoma governmental subdivision.

(b) Eligibility may be given to those applicants whose:

(1) Projects demonstrate a shared commitment for funding or in kind services from the applicant and other private or public sources, if any;

(2) Industrial and nonfood production processes utilize agricultural products;

(3) Food, feed, and fiber products and their uses are innovative and add to the value of agricultural products;

(4) Applications demonstrate a high feasibility of job creation and return-on-investments;

(5) Proposals demonstrate a high feasibility of rapid commercialization;

(6) Proposals center efforts on non-urban locales;

(7) Principals are individuals, a group of individuals, an individual acting on behalf of a group, or corporations which meet the criteria set forth in Section 951 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to market a product or formulate or implement a marketing plan for agricultural products produced or processed in Oklahoma;

(8) Proposals contain the potential to create additional income for the farm unit;

(9) Proposals provide for new and innovative plans for marketing the product;

(10) Proposals feature research that is innovative as well as commercially feasible: or

(11) Proposals create or expand viable agritourism venues.

(c) Eligibility may be given for new agricultural event applicants that:

(1) Highlight an agricultural commodity;

(2) Include an educational component;

(3) Enhance the economic impact of the agricultural commodity;

(4) Impact a large geographic region of the state; and

(5) Are endorsed by a governmental subdivision or local Chamber of Commerce.

(d) Eligibility may be given for an established agricultural event applicants that:

(1) Enhance the economic impact of an agricultural commodity;

(2) Include an educational component;

(3) Include proposals to increase participation and attendance;

(4) Are endorsed by a governmental subdivision or local Chamber of Commerce; and

(5) Provide supporting documents demonstrating the economic impact of prior agricultural events.

(e) Consideration shall not be given to applications for:

(1) Research or marketing plans which do not clearly meet the stated objectives of the Oklahoma Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Program;

(2) Proposals which are aimed solely at business expansion or creation without regard to agricultural products utilization;

(3) Research or marketing plans that cannot reasonably be expected to result in a viable commercial application, or that are or have been duplicated by other research efforts; or

(4) Proposals for growing or any other aspect of medical marijuana.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:40-5-31

Added at 17 Ok Reg 299, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1849, eff 6-12-00; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1252, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1822, eff 7-1-09

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/12/2022