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OK SB1644
Bill
Status
2/1/2010
Primary Sponsor
Charles Wyrick
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AI Summary
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Creates the Oklahoma Dairy Stabilization Act to reduce decline in dairy farms while protecting consumers and the dairy industry in Oklahoma.
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Establishes a Dairy Stabilization Grant program administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture for milk producers operating bovine dairy farms with valid permits.
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Provides monthly grants to milk producers when average milk prices fall below 70% of the average production costs in Texas and Arkansas, with monthly caps of $5.00 per hundredweight and annual average limits of $2.00 per hundredweight.
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Requires the State Board of Agriculture to promulgate rules implementing the program.
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Becomes effective November 1, 2010.
Legislative Description
Agriculture; creating the Oklahoma Dairy Stabilization Act; creating the Dairy Stabilization Grant. Effective date.
Agriculture
Last Action
Referred to Appr/Sub-Natural Resources and Regulatory Services
2/1/2010