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Opinion No. 74-212 (1975) Ag

Oklahoma Attorney General Reports

Decided March 31, 1975Published

1Opinion of the Court

MUNICIPAL POLICE POWERS — ANIMAL CARE A municipality may not delegate its police power for the enforcement of its animal care ordinances to any organization. The Attorney General's office has received your opinion request wherein you ask the following question: "Can a Municipality delegate its police powers for the enforcement of its animal care ordinances to any organization?" The constitutional concept of "police power" in this State has had its meaning creditably determined by long-standing case law in the State of Oklahoma. In Ex Parte Tindall, 229 P. 125 (1924), it is stated in the sixth…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte TindallSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  2. National Bank of Tulsa Bldg. v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1951
  3. Shinn v. Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  4. Amis v. Bryan Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
  5. Gates v. EasterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960

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