§4-506. Municipality not having proper facilities and personnel – Manner of disposal.
Any municipality that does not have proper facilities and trained personnel shall transport in a humane manner any animals which are to be euthanized to the nearest municipality which has proper facilities and trained personnel or contract for euthanasia of such animals by a licensed veterinarian. Added by Laws 1981, c. 167, § 6.
§4-507. Violation of act as nuisance – Injunction – Abatement.
Failure by any private or public animal shelter to comply with the provisions of this act for euthanizing animals shall constitute a nuisance. Any person may maintain a civil action to enjoin the continuance of the nuisance. If the acts sought to be enjoined are determined by the courts to violate the provisions of this […]
§4-508. Exemptions.
The provisions of Sections 1 through 7 of this act shall not apply to any municipality with a population of ten thousand (10,000) or less persons according to the latest Federal Decennial Census. However, unclaimed animals must be destroyed by an acceptable, humane method. Added by Laws 1981, c. 167, § 8.
§4-511. Definitions.
As used in this act: 1. “Abandon” includes leaving an animal without making reasonable arrangements for assumption of custody by another person; and 2. “Neglect” means unreasonable deprivation of necessary food, care, or shelter. Added by Laws 2007, c. 116, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.
§4-512. Seizure of abandoned or neglected animals – Divestment of ownership.
A. If a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that an animal has been abandoned or neglected in violation of Sections 1685 or 1692 through 1700 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the officer may apply in a court of competent jurisdiction for a warrant to seize the animal. Upon a showing of […]
§4-602. Pet overpopulation – Gifts, grants and donations – Programs.
A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, through the State Veterinarian, may: 1. Adopt an education program concerning pet overpopulation with emphasis on the importance of spaying and neutering to control pet overpopulation; 2. Accept gifts, grants, and donations, including personal services. Any gift, grant, or donation other than personal services shall be […]
§4-701. Short title – Care and Disposition of Disaster Animals Act.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Care and Disposition of Disaster Animals Act”. Added by Laws 2015, c. 304, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 2015.
§4-702. Definitions.
As used in the Care and Disposition of Disaster Animals Act: 1. “Animal shelter” means a physical facility or entity, including those utilizing private homes, operating for the purpose of providing temporary or long-term animal shelter to lost, unwanted or abandoned animals, that is recognized and approved by the state or local authority; 2. “Approved […]
§4-703. Holding periods.
A. Disaster animals taken from a disaster area or delivered to an animal shelter following a Class #1 Event or Class #2 Event shall be kept by the animal shelter that receives the disaster animals according to the applicable holding period, unless the owner of the disaster animals agrees otherwise in writing. After the applicable […]
§4-704. Transfer to animal shelter.
Any individual who is not working under the authority of an animal shelter and who takes possession of disaster animals shall transfer the disaster animals as quickly as reasonably possible to an animal shelter along with available tracking information. Added by Laws 2015, c. 304, § 4, emerg. eff. May 12, 2015.