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 532:10-5-5 - Stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default

(a) Stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default. Any investigation may be disposed of without a hearing by a written, signed, and notarized Stipulation, Agreed settlement, consent order, or default entered into by the respondent and the Executive Director, on behalf of the Board. Before entering into the stipulation, agreed settlement, or consent order, the Executive Director will notify the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Board.

(b) Statement of facts. The stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default shall contain a statement of facts agreed upon by both the respondent and the Executive Director, on behalf of Board; any penalties that will be imposed shall be based on the agreed facts.

(c) Waiver of hearing. The stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default shall state that the respondent was advised of the respondent's right to request a hearing but the respondent chooses to waive the right and enter into the stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default.

(d) Final disposition. Neither the Board nor the respondent is required to enter into a stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, or default, but once agreed to by the respondent and the Executive Director, on behalf of the Board, and signed and notarized, it shall become final and binding on all parties and shall become the final disposition of the investigation.