Senate Bill 922 Summary

• Creates the "Commercial Game Fowl Breeders Act" requiring individuals and entities engaged in breeding or dealing game fowl for sale to obtain a commercial game fowl breeder license from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.

• Mandates initial and annual inspections of licensed facilities by state-contracted veterinarians or qualified inspectors to ensure health, safety, and standard care of game fowl; prohibits humane societies from conducting inspections.

• Requires licensed breeders to maintain separate health and breeding records for each game fowl, display licenses at facilities, include license numbers in advertisements and sales contracts, and notify the Department within 10 days of any changes to business information.

• Establishes administrative penalties of $100-$10,000 per violation (with annual facility cap of $10,000) and criminal misdemeanor penalties up to $500-$1,000 for violations including falsifying records, unlicensed breeding, or interfering with inspections; authorizes seizure of game fowls under court order.

• Creates the Commercial Game Fowl Breeders Assistance Revolving Fund to cover veterinary costs and care expenses for seized game fowl; amends existing law to add commercial game fowl breeding as an exemption to cockfighting prohibitions; effective November 1, 2025.