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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
SENATE BILL 2150 By: Murdock
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to animals; amending 4 O.S. 2021,
Sections 30.2, 30.5, and 30.7, which relate to the
Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Licensing
Act; modifying definitions; modifying application and
inspection requirements for certain licensure;
requiring promulgation of rules; modifying
requirements for certain license suspension or
revocation; updating statutory language; and
providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 4 O.S. 2021, Section 30.2, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 30.2. As used in the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal
Shelter Licensing Act:
1. “Adult animal” means an intact female animal twelve (12)
nine (9) months of age or older;
2. “Animal” means a dog or a cat, including a puppy or kitten;
3. “Animal shelter” means any nongovernmental facility that
maintains ten or more dogs and cats operated by or under contract
for the state, a county, a municipal corporation, or any other
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political subdivision of the state for the purpose of impounding or
harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned or unwanted dogs or
cats; and any facility that maintains ten or more dogs and cats
operated, owned, or maintained by any person or organization for
such purpose, but not including any facility that does not house or
harbor dogs or cats on the premises and only operates through a
system of fostering in private homes;
4. “Animal shelter operator” means any individual, entity,
association, trust, or corporation that operates a nongovernmental
facility that maintains ten or more dogs and cats for the purpose of
impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned or
unwanted dogs or cats, but not including any facility that does not
house or harbor dogs or cats on the premises and only operates
through a system of fostering in private homes;
5. “Board” means the State Board of Agriculture;
6. “Cat” means a mammal that is wholly or partly of the species
Felis domesticus;
7. “Commercial breeder” and “commercial pet breeder” mean any
individual, entity, association, trust, or corporation who possesses
eleven or more intact female animals for the use of breeding or
dealing in animals for direct or indirect sale or for exchange in
return for consideration;
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8. “Commercial pet breeder license” means a license issued to
any person that qualifies and is licensed as a commercial pet
breeder;
9. “Animal shelter license” means a license issued to any
applicant that qualifies and is licensed as an animal shelter
operator;
10. “Department” means the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
Food, and Forestry;
11. “Dog” means a mammal that is wholly or partly of the
species Canis familiaris;
12. “Facility” means the premises used by one or more animal
shelter operators or commercial breeders. The term includes all
buildings, property, and confinement areas in a single location used
to conduct the animal shelter or commercial breeding business;
13. “Family member” means the parent, spouse, child, or sibling
of an individual;
14. “Humane society” means a nonprofit organization exempt from
federal income taxation as an organization described in Section
501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that has as a
principal purpose the prevention of animal cruelty or the sheltering
of, caring for, and providing of homes for lost, stray, and
abandoned animals;
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15. “Inspector” means an authorized agent of the Board or any
other qualified person authorized by the Department to conduct
inspections;
16. “Intact female animal” means a female animal, nine (9)
months of age or older, and not spayed;
17. “Kitten” means a cat less than twelve (12) nine (9) months
old;
18. “Local animal control authority” means a municipal or
county animal control office with authority over the premises in
which an animal is kept or, in an area that does not have an animal
control office, the county sheriff;
19. “Marketing” means the solicitation for sale of animals;
20. “Noncommercial breeder” means any individual, entity,
association, trust, or corporation who possesses ten or fewer intact
female animals for the use of breeding or dealing in animals for
direct or indirect sale or for exchange in return for consideration;
21. “Person” means any individual, association, trust,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other
entity;
22. “Pet” means a dog or cat, including a puppy or kitten, that
is privately owned and not available for adoption, sale, or transfer
of any kind;
23. “Possess” means to have custody of or control over, but
shall not include custody or control over an animal by a person who
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is not a resident of this state and is in this state for the sole
purpose of attending a competitive show or event held in this state;
24. “Puppy” means a dog less than twelve (12) nine (9) months
old; and
25. “Veterinarian” means a person currently licensed to
practice veterinary medicine in Oklahoma this state.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 4 O.S. 2021, Section 30.5, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 30.5. A. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,
and Forestry may contract with a local veterinarian licensed by the
state, other state agency, or any other qualified person to conduct
or assist in an initial prelicense inspection and annual
inspections.
B. The Department shall arrange for an a prelicense inspection
at a facility prior to issuance of an initial animal shelter or
commercial pet breeder license for that facility.
1. The Department shall not issue an animal shelter or
commercial pet breeder license to any person until the Department
receives an initial prelicense inspection report from the inspector
in a format approved by the Department certifying that the facility
meets the requirements of the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal
Shelter Licensing Act.
2. Prior to the initial prelicense inspection, each applicant
shall pay to the Department a nonrefundable inspection fee.
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C. The Department, at least annually, shall arrange for the
inspection of each facility of a licensed animal shelter operator or
commercial breeder. The inspection shall be conducted during normal
business hours and the animal shelter operator, commercial breeder
or a representative of the facility shall be present during the
inspection The Board shall promulgate rules as necessary to conduct
at a minimum an annual inspection at each animal shelter or
commercial breeder to administer the Commercial Pet Breeders and
Animal Shelter Licensing Act.
D. The inspector shall submit an inspection report to the
Department not later than ten (10) days after the date of the
inspection on a form prescribed by the Department and provide a copy
of the report to the animal shelter operator, commercial breeder, or
the representative.
E. On receipt of a valid written complaint alleging a violation
of the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Licensing Act, an
authorized agent of the State Board of Agriculture, a local animal
control authority, or an inspector designated by the Department may
investigate the alleged violation.
F. The Department shall not hire any humane society group or
member of any humane society group to perform any inspection
required by the Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelter Licensing
Act.
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SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 4 O.S. 2021, Section 30.7, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 30.7. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry may deny a license, or renewal thereof, or revoke a license
of any applicant, animal shelter operator, or commercial pet breeder
who fails to meet the standards of animal care or fails to follow
the application process adopted by the Department, or if the person
any owner, operator, partner, or member with percentage ownership:
1. Is convicted of a crime involving animal cruelty;
2. Is convicted of violating the Commercial Pet Breeders and
Animal Shelter Licensing Act more than three times;
3. Is convicted of a type of felony specified by subparagraphs
a through pp of paragraph 2 of Section 571 of Title 57 of the
Oklahoma Statutes;
4. Is convicted of a felony punishable under the Oklahoma
Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; or
5. Has held or applied for a United States Department of
Agriculture license pursuant to the federal Animal Welfare Act and
whose license was suspended or revoked, or whose application was
refused due to the improper care of animals.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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