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OK SB722

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Spencer Kern

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits electronic monitoring of cattle or bison younger than 18 months of age in Oklahoma without the owner's consent
  • Amends the definition of "official identification" for livestock to include this consent requirement for electronic tracking
  • Restricts the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry from using animal identification rules to electronically monitor young cattle or bison without owner permission
  • Updates statutory references throughout the Oklahoma Agricultural Code, including changing "USDA" to "United States Department of Agriculture"
  • Effective date: November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Agriculture; prohibiting electronic monitoring of certain animals. Effective date.

Last Action

Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Agriculture

4/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture4/1/2025
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight4/1/2025
Agriculture and Wildlife2/4/2025

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