2016 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 2. Agriculture
§2-2-27. Department of Agriculture State Indemnity Special Fund.
A. The Department of Agriculture State Indemnity Special Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
B. The fund shall consist of any monies appropriated to the Department specifically for transfer to the fund. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall be under the control and management of the administrative authority of the Department.
C. Expenditures from the fund shall be pursuant to the laws of this state and in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture.
D. The fund shall be for the purpose of funding state indemnity payments to owners of livestock destroyed or disposed of pursuant to Section 6-3 of this title and to support livestock disease prevention and control programs within the designated division of the Department.
E. All expenditures shall be approved by the State Veterinarian and presented to the Board. Warrants for expenditures from the fund shall be based on claims signed by an authorized employee of the Department.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 304, § 12, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 25, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 173, § 4, emerg. eff. May 6, 2002.
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