Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
Chapter 55 - Commercial Pet Breeders and Animal Shelters
Subchapter 7 - Recordkeeping and Sales
Section 35:55-7-1 - Records
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) A commercial pet breeder or animal shelter operatorshall maintain a separate health record for each animal in the facility documenting the healthcare of the animal that shall include:
(b) The commercial pet breeder or animal shelter operatorshall make the health records available on request to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, an authorized agent of the Board, a local animal control authority, or any other inspector designated by the Department.
(c) Commercial pet breeders or animal shelter operatorsshall create, maintain, and keep records of operations consisting of a list describing all pets that have been born, housed or kept in the facility at any time, and stating the disposition of all pets listed. In describing the disposition of any pet, the commercial pet breeder and animal shelter operatorshall record the following:
(d) Commercial pet breeders and animal shelter operatorsshall keep the following records of all sales or disposition of petsowned or has housed at the licensed facility:
(e) Commercial pet breeders and animal shelter operatorsshall keep at their facility records of all pets purchased or otherwise acquired at any time during the preceding two (2) years, which record shall include the date of the transaction, the name and address of the seller, and a description of each pet received, including the age of each pet at the time it was acquired by the commercial pet breeder or animal shelter operator.
(f) Commercial pet breeders and animal shelter operators, if applicable,shall keep at their facility breeding records, which, for each adult female animal shall list the dates she was bred, the dates on which her puppies or kittens were born, and the number of puppies or kittens in each litter.
(g) For each pet, commercial pet breeders and animal shelter operatorsshall keep copies of documents evidencing the information that shall be contained in the pet breeder's records, including veterinary reports, sales receipts, and shipping invoices.
(h) A commercial pet breeder and animal shelter operatorshall maintain all records for a minimum of two (2) years.
Added at 29 Ok Reg 1747, eff 6-21-12 (emergency) ; Added at 30 Ok Reg 829, eff 7-1-13