Oklahoma § 57-533 - Centralized food buying - Management of agricultural and

§ 57-533. Centralized food buying - Management of agricultural and

livestock services.

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall develop and

promulgate a policy that will centralize, at the Department of

Corrections, the procurement of all items of food supplies, other

than fresh food local buys, for all institutions within the

Department of Corrections. The Department shall manage all

agricultural and livestock services so the maximum quantity and

quality of fruit, vegetables, herbs, grasses, seeds, meat, poultry,

eggs and dairy products are produced for institutional consumption

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories

with inmate or volunteer labor, which may include, but shall not be

limited to, any type of work release labor, community or

intermediate sanctions labor, jail labor or otherwise. Any excess

food or product produced shall be sold at competitive prices to the

public or private markets or sold or traded with other states or

political subdivisions or state and local agencies for goods and

services beneficial to the Department, this state, its political

subdivisions, jails or any state or local agency of this state. The

agricultural services division of the Oklahoma State University

shall provide services to the Department for improved land

utilization and product and livestock enhancements at least

annually. The Department shall develop a detailed plan to implement

the provisions of this section and shall submit the plan to the

Legislature by January 15 of each year.

Added by Laws 1975, c. 325, § 4, emerg. eff. June 12, 1975. Amended

by Laws 2006, c. 294, § 7, eff. July 1, 2006.