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OK HB2066

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2013

Primary Sponsor

Michael Jackson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expresses legislative intent to support control of invasive plants and animal species, particularly noxious weeds and eastern red cedar trees.

  • Encourages increased agricultural burning to control invasive vegetation and supports county, state, and federal government efforts to control eastern red cedar on right-of-ways.

  • Directs increased funding to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to address feral hog eradication.

  • Encourages the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to process feral hogs for use in state correctional facilities, with excess made available to food banks and other markets.

  • Effective date: November 1, 2013.

Legislative Description

Agriculture; stating legislative intent; effective date.

Government

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Rules

3/13/2013

Committee Referrals

Rules3/13/2013
Agriculture and Wildlife2/5/2013

Full Bill Text

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