A. On and after September 1, 1989:
1. Prior to slaughtering any rabbit or processing any rabbit products at any plant, a person owning or operating such plant shall have the plant approved by the Department.
2. To receive plant approval, a person shall make application to the State Board of Agriculture. As part of the application, the person shall agree to comply with the terms and conditions of the Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Act and any applicable regulations promulgated thereto.
3. Prior to any such approval, the plant and plant equipment shall be inspected by the Department of Agriculture.
4. Upon the approval of the plant and plant equipment by the Department, the plant shall be considered an official plant.
5. No rabbits affected with any disease transmissible to man shall be slaughtered in any official establishment.
B. No establishment or plant processing rabbits or rabbit products solely for intrastate commerce shall process any rabbits or rabbit product capable of use as human food except in compliance with the requirements of the Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Act.
Added by Laws 1989, c. 170, § 6, operative July 1, 1989.