Oklahoma Code § 2-5-112

Title 2. Agriculture: Standard of care for producer of livestock - Rebuttable
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presumption.
A.  If an action against a producer of livestock arises as a
result of consumption of a meat food product, there shall be a
rebuttable presumption that the producer of livestock met the
standard of ordinary care in the production of that livestock, so
long as the livestock in question were inspected and passed in
accordance with the provisions contained in the Oklahoma Meat
Inspection Act, Oklahoma Poultry Products Inspection Act, Oklahoma
Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Act, and Exotic Livestock and
Exotic Livestock Products Inspection Act.
B.  In no event shall a producer of livestock in an action
arising as a result of consumption of a meat food product be held to
a standard higher than that of ordinary care if the livestock in
question had been inspected and passed in accordance with the
provisions contained in the Oklahoma Meat Inspection Act, Oklahoma
Poultry Products Inspection Act, Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products
Inspection Act, and Exotic Livestock and Exotic Livestock Products
Inspection Act.

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