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Opinion No. (1997)

Oklahoma Attorney General Reports

Decided May 5, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Senator Brown,

¶ 0 This office has received your request for an Attorney General Opinion. You asked, in effect, the following question:

Does the nuisance protection provision of the Oklahoma FeedYards Act at 2 O.S. Supp. 1996, § 9-210(C), violate ArticleII, § 23 of the Oklahoma Constitution?

I

THE OKLAHOMA FEED YARDS ACT

¶ 1 The Oklahoma Feed Yards Act, 2 O.S. 1991 and Supp. 1996,§§ 9-201-9-215 ("the Act") governs the operations of animal feeding operations within the State of Oklahoma. Under the Act, facilities with large concentrations of livestock are required to obtain a license from the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. PopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. DuLaney v. Oklahoma State Department of HealthSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
  5. Briscoe v. Harper Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985

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