ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2071	By:	McNiel and McMullen of the House

				and

		Wyrick and Marlatt of the Senate

An Act relating to agriculture; amending 2 O.S. 2001, Section 9-136, which relates to buying livestock prior to consignment; prohibiting certain acts; providing punishments; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     2 O.S. 2001, Section 9-136, is amended to read as follows:

Section 9-136.  A.  No person shall buy or offer to buy livestock on the premises owned and used by a person operating a livestock auction market before the livestock has been regularly consigned for sale.

B.  No person, with the intent to defraud, shall offer for sale any livestock at a livestock auction market in any name other than that of the seller.  Any person, with the intent to defraud, who attempts to sell or sells livestock under a false name or a name other than that of the seller shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

C.  No person shall offer for sale any livestock at a livestock auction market with the intent to defraud.  For the purposes of this subsection, it shall be considered an attempt by the seller to defraud if livestock identified previously for sale are not the same livestock offered or sold at a livestock market auction.  Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2009.

Passed the House of Representatives the 4th day of May, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer of the House of
	Representatives

Passed the Senate the 15th day of April, 2009.

	
Presiding Officer of the Senate