Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 532 - Board of Commercial Pet Breeders
Chapter 10 - Licensing and Supervision of Commercial Pet Breeders
Subchapter 5 - Violations, Complaints, Investigations, and Enforcement
Section 532:10-5-13 - Investigators and inspectors qualifications and training

(a) General requirements. All Board investigators and inspectors must have a G.E.D. or high school diploma, valid driver's licenses issued by any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, and must pass a background check. Investigations and inspectors may not have been convicted of any felonies, or any acts of domestic violence or animal cruelty, regardless of whether the conviction was a felony or misdemeanor.

(b) Investigators. Investigators shall be full time employees of the Board. Investigators shall have all of the authority granted to inspectors by the Act and Rules. Investigators shall have a minimum of 3 years experience with a law enforcement agency, and be certified as full-time peace officers by the Council of Law Enforcement Education and Training. Investigators shall obtain a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education annually, at least 4 hours of which must be dedicated to classes discussing animal cruelty, animal inspection, animal investigation, or animal welfare. Investigators shall comply with the annual Council of Law Enforcement Education and Training requirements to maintain their status as a full-time peace officer.

(c) Inspectors. Inspectors may be full-time or part time employees of the Board, or independent contractors. Inspectors shall maintain their professional standards according to their individual professional licensure, if any. Inspectors shall have a minimum of 3 years experience in their individual professions.

(d) Board training. The Board will offer to investigators and inspectors training on inspection of commercial pet breeders and the requirements of the Act and the standards and procedural requirements set forth in these Rules. The Board may require investigators and inspectors to take and pass an oral or written examination.