STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 54th Legislature (2014)

SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 66	By:	Bass

AS INTRODUCED

A Joint Resolution relating to equine slaughter facilities; ordering a legislative referendum pursuant to the Oklahoma Constitution; requiring proposed equine slaughter facilities to be approved by a majority of qualified voters in the county in which the facility is to be located; providing for codification; providing ballot title; and directing filing.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 54TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1.  Pursuant to Section 3 of Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution, there is hereby ordered the following legislative referendum which shall be filed with the Secretary of State and addressed to the Governor of the state, who shall submit the same to the people for their approval or rejection at the next General Election.
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-1139.1 of Title 63, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
As an issue of statewide concern, no person, firm or corporation shall begin construction or operation of a facility for the slaughter of horses, mules or other equines for purposes of human consumption, or operate such a facility unless a majority of qualified voters in the county in which the proposed facility is to be located approve such construction or operation at a general or special election.
SECTION 3.  The Ballot Title for the proposed act shall be in the following form:
BALLOT TITLE
Legislative Referendum No. ____	State Question No. ____
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure requires that any facility that slaughters horses, mules or other equines for human consumption shall not be constructed or operated without approval from the majority of qualified voters in the county in which the proposed facility is to be located.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES	_____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO 	_____________
SECTION 4.  The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall, immediately after the passage of this order for legislative referendum, prepare and file in accordance with Section 3 of Article V of the Oklahoma Constitution, one copy of this order for legislative referendum, including the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 4, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney General.

54-2-3128	QD	1/16/2014 5:27:55 PM