Oklahoma § 18-954 - Exemptions

§ 18-954. Exemptions

The provisions of Section 951 et seq. of this title shall not

apply where a corporation, either domestic or foreign:

1. Engages in research and/or feeding arrangements or

operations concerned with the feeding of livestock or poultry, but

only to the extent of such research and/or feeding arrangements or

such livestock or poultry operations;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations

2. Engages in operations concerned with the production and

raising of livestock or poultry for sale or use as breeding stock

and including only directly related operations, such as breeding or

feeding livestock or poultry which are not selected or sold as

breeding stock;

3. Engages in swine operations, including only directly related

operations, such as facilities for the production of breeding stock,

feed mills, processing facilities, and providing supervisory,

technical and other assistance to any other persons performing such

services on behalf of the corporation;

4. Engages in poultry operations, including only directly

related operations, such as operating hatcheries, facilities for the

production of breeding stock, feed mills, processing facilities, and

providing supervisory, technical and other assistance to any other

persons performing such services on behalf of the corporation to the

extent of such operations in this state by the corporation on the

effective date of this act;

5. Engages in forestry as defined by Section 1-4 of Title 2 of

the Oklahoma Statutes;

6. Whose corporate purpose is charitable or eleemosynary; or

7. Presently engages in fluid milk processing within the State

of Oklahoma or leases to a fluid milk processor so engaged;

provided, this exception is limited to such dairy operations as are

necessary to meet such processor's needs.

Added by Laws 1971, c. 310, § 4, emerg. eff. June 24, 1971. Amended

by Laws 1988, c. 323, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1991, c. 38, §

1, emerg. eff. April 3, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 61, § 2, emerg. eff.

April 15, 1994; Laws 2002, c. 94, § 1, emerg. eff. April 17, 2002.