Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 1 - EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Section 1:2018-7
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the power vested in me by Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution and 63 O.S. §§ 683.1 et seq., hereby declare that because a regional state of emergency has been declared in the State of Arkansas due to inoperative water pumps at the Heavener Utility Authority in Heavener, Oklahoma, it is necessary for public health and safety to assist and expedite all efforts to assist in the delivery of feed to poultry farms, the pickup of poultry from poultry farms and the transportation of meat from processing plants in the State of Oklahoma to further processing or safe storage in the State of Arkansas.
In order to accommodate this need and to provide assistance to the citizens and drivers of the State of Oklahoma in this situation, I hereby order the temporary suspension of the following as they apply to vehicles in the support efforts directly related to the transportation of feed, poultry and meat to, and from, processing locations in Haskell, LeFlore and Sequoyah Counties of the state of Oklahoma to, and from, the State of Arkansas:
1. The requirements under parts 390 through 399 pursuant to part 390.23(a)(1) of the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration Regulations;
2. The requirements for licensing and operating authority as required by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission;
3. The requirements for licensing and operating authority as required by the Oklahoma Tax Commission;
Nothing contained in this declaration shall be construed as an exemption from the Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing requirements (49 C.F.R. Part 382), the Commercial Driver's License Standards requirements (49 C.F.R. Part 383), the Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor Carrier requirements (49 C.F.R. Part 387), or any other portion of the regulations not specifically identified herein. Motor carriers that have an Out-Of-Service Order in effect cannot take advantage of the relief from regulation that this declaration provides.
This Order applies only to the transportation of poultry products in Haskell, LeFlore and Sequoyah counties of the State of Oklahoma, to provide direct assistance to this emergency. No other products, are covered by the exemption and suspension under this Order.
Because of the on-going State of Emergency which has existed since March 8th, 2018, this Executive Order shall be effective until the close of business on March 25th, 2018.
This Executive Order shall be forwarded to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, and the Department of Public Safety, who shall cause the provisions of this order to be implemented by all appropriate agencies of state government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 9th day of March 2018.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Dave Lopez
Secretary of State
