The State Board of Agriculture may sell, exchange, lease, or dispose of any lands under its jurisdiction by the provisions of the Oklahoma Forestry Code when in its judgment it is advantageous to the state. All sales, exchanges, leases, or dispositions of lands shall be at least upon a thirty-day public notice, to be given by the Board, and shall be by sealed competitive bids, and awarded to the highest bidder.
Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 16-54