HB1238

Agriculture; Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry; livestock; RFID tags; compacts; effective date.

Introduced·2/3/25
Int Text

Oklahoma HB1238 prohibits the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry from requiring livestock to be tagged with RFID devices for.

Oklahoma HB1238 mandates that the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry not require livestock to be tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) devices for animal disease traceability. The bill also directs the Department to contact other livestock-regulating state agencies in beef-producing states to plan compacts that would allow the sale of livestock without these tags. The bill provides for the ratification of these compacts and specifies an effective date.

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Agriculture Committee
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History

Feb 4, 2025

House

Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

Feb 4, 2025

House

Referred to Agriculture

Feb 3, 2025

House

First Reading