A. Upon approval by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry may establish standards for Oklahoma producers that market and sell beef and bison in intrastate commerce.
B. The Department is authorized to promulgate rules regarding slaughter facilities that provide for the following:
1. Establish standards that allow for flexibility in beef and bison inspection, including, but not limited to, establishing the number of inspectors at a facility and the use of technologies to digitally inspect meat;
2. Establish standards for the labeling of beef and bison products sold intrastate;
3. Establish standards for the number of head over which a facility shall pay for a state inspector; and
4. Establish any other standards necessary to increase the ability of producers to market and sell beef and bison in intrastate commerce.
C. Any rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall ensure that food safety will not be compromised in any way and will ensure that consumers are protected.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 82, § 1, emerg. eff. May 20, 2020.