§63-1-1001.1. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act”. Added by Laws 1996, c. 51, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996.

§63-1-1001.2. Application of act – Exceptions.

The Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act shall apply to all persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, renovating, germicidally treating, leasing, selling or offering to sell items of bedding. The Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act shall not apply to: 1. Individuals who make, repair, renovate, or germicidally treat bedding for their own personal use; 2. An […]

§63-1-1001.3. Definitions.

As used in the Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act: 1. “Bedding” means any mattress, upholstered spring, sleeping bag, pad, comforter, cushion, pillow and any other item used principally for sleeping. The term “bedding” also includes dual purpose furniture such as studio couches, futons and sofa beds; 2. “Mattress” includes padding or cushioning material which is used […]

§63-1-1001.4. Unlawful actions.

Unless otherwise provided by law, it shall be unlawful to: 1. Sell, lease, manufacture, renovate or repair bedding without the proper permit from the Commissioner; 2. Manufacture, sell or deliver, lease, hold or offer for sale any bedding or bedding material unless it is labeled in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of […]

§63-1-1001.5. Promulgation of rules.

The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules for: 1. Examinations of bedding manufactured, renovated, held, leased, sold or offered for sale in Oklahoma; 2. The disposal of bedding determined to be unsafe for human use; 3. The label requirements on bedding and bedding materials; 4. The sanitation of renovated or secondhand bedding, or bedding […]

§63-1-1001.6. Embargo of unlawful bedding.

A. Whenever a duly authorized agent of the State Department of Health finds, or has probable cause to believe, that any bedding or bedding material is in an unsanitary condition, mislabeled, or unlabeled within the meaning of the Oklahoma Bedding Regulation Act, or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto, such agent shall affix to such bedding […]

§63-1-1001.7. Permits.

A. Each person engaged in the business of selling, leasing, manufacturing, renovating or repairing any bedding shall have obtained an annual permit from the Commissioner to sell or lease bedding, or an annual permit from the Commissioner to manufacture, renovate or repair bedding. Each person shall pay for such permit a fee to be fixed […]

§63-1-1001.8. Inspections.

A. The Commissioner or duly authorized agent shall have access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse, wholesale or retail establishment in which bedding or bedding material is manufactured, processed, packed, sold, leased or held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used to transport, sell, lease or hold such bedding […]

§63-1-1002.1. Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Whitney Starks Act”. Added by Laws 1998, c. 102, § 1, eff. July 1, 1998. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1-0002.1 to provide consistency in numbering.

§63-1-1002.2. Rules establishing requirements for retailers of bunk beds.

The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules establishing requirements for retailers of bunk beds which shall include, but not be limited to, requirements that: 1. Each set of bunk beds must be posted with an indelible warning which conforms with American Society for Testing and Materials Voluntary Standards or U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission […]

§63-1-1002.3. Fines.

Any retailer violating the provisions of paragraph 1 or 2 of Section 2 of this act shall be subject to an administrative fine by the State Department of Health of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per violation. Each set of bunk beds sold which does not conform to the provisions of paragraph 1 […]

§63-1-1002.4. Application of act.

The provisions of the Whitney Starks Act shall apply to any bunk bed sold on or after November 1, 1998. Added by Laws 1998, c. 102, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1-0002.4 to provide consistency in numbering.

§63-1-101. Short title.

This act shall be known as the Oklahoma Public Health Code. Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 1, § 101.

§63-1-1011. Health nuisances – Removal – Collection of cost of removal.

(a) The local health officer and, if authorized by appropriate ordinance of the city, the city health officer shall have such authority as to any private premises within the corporate limits of the city, and shall have the authority to order the owner or occupant of any private premises in the county to remove from […]

§63-1-1013. Definition of public bathing place.

The term “public bathing place,” as used in the following sections of this article, includes all entirely artificially constructed wading pools, swimming pools, bathhouses used collectively by a number of persons for wading, swimming, recreative, or therapeutic bathing, together with all sanitary facilities, bathing suits, buildings, equipment, and appurtenances pertaining to such bathing places; provided, […]

§63-1-1013.1. Annual license for public bathing places – Fees.

No person, municipality, as defined by paragraph 5 of Section 1-102 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or entity shall engage in or continue the operation of a public bathing place, as defined by Section 1-1013 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, until an annual license has been obtained from the State Commissioner […]

§63-1-1013.2. Revocation of public bathing place license.

The State Commissioner of Health may suspend or revoke a public bathing place license on any of the following grounds: 1. Violation of any of the provisions of this act or State Board of Health rules promulgated pursuant thereto; 2. Permitting, aiding or abetting the commission of any illegal act in or on the premises […]

§63-1-1014. Standards and rules for public bathing places.

The State Commissioner of Health shall have supervision of the sanitation, healthfulness, safety and design of public bathing places, and shall enforce all rules promulgated and adopted by the State Board of Health for carrying out the provisions of this act. The Board is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt reasonable standards and rules pertaining […]

§63-1-1015. Sanitation and safety.

(a) All public bathing places shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe condition, and all owners, managers, operators, and other attendants in charge of any public bathing place shall be responsible for the sanitation and safety of such places during the season or seasons when the public bathing place is in use. (b) The […]

§63-1-1016. Construction and finish – Toilet facilities – Drinking fountains – Hot and cold water – Lavatories and Showers – Design and operation requirements – Equipment.

The materials of construction and finish used throughout the premises of a public bathing place shall be such as will provide easily cleanable surfaces with due consideration being given to the safety of the patrons of such places. Requirements regarding toilet facilities, drinking fountains, hot and cold water supplies, lavatories, and showers may be included […]