A. The State Board of Agriculture or its authorized agents are empowered to enter upon the premises of any swine feeding operation for the purpose of investigating complaints as to the operation or to determine whether there are any violations of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act. The Department shall make at least one unannounced inspection per year of every swine feeding operation licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act.
B. 1. The Board shall promulgate standard precautions for the prevention of the transmission of communicable diseases to humans and animals to be used by employees of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry when inspecting swine feeding operations pursuant to their official duties specified by the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
2. Except for emergency situations or when enforcement of the provisions of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act requires the use of the standard precautions as promulgated by the Board pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, Department employees shall observe the health standards and sanitary requirements of the facility.
C. The Board shall maintain necessary records and undertake such studies, investigations, and surveys for the proper administration of the Oklahoma Swine Feeding Operations Act.
Added by Laws 1969, c. 116, § 6. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 331, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from § 9-206 of this title by Laws 2005, c. 292, § 25, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Laws 2007, c. 31, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.