Tagging – Removal of permanent mark or brand. A. The owner of exposed animals or reactors shall present the animals for branding or tagging within fifteen (15) days after receiving notice of reaction or exposure. The failure of an owner to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be deemed a misdemeanor. B. The removal of any permanent mark or brand, including official identification, from any animal with a reportable disease or those classified as diseased in a herd being depopulated, without prior authorization from the State Veterinarian, shall be deemed a Class D3 felony offense and shall be punished by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20P of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Added by Laws 1955, p. 47, art. 6(E), § 4, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 393, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 1967; Laws 1974, c. 77, § 1, emerg. eff. April 19, 1974; Laws 1976, c. 107, § 1, emerg. eff. May 12, 1976; Laws 1979, c. 87, § 2; Laws 1996, c. 138, § 5, emerg. eff. May 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 133, § 85, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 40, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000;
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