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Oklahoma Commissioner of Agriculture
| Oklahoma Commissioner of Agriculture, Food & Forestry | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Non-partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| 2012 FY Budget: | $45,033,000 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Term coterminous with that of the Governor |
| Authority: | Article VI, Section 31 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by Governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
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| Name: | Jim Reese |
| Assumed office: | January 10, 2011 |
| Compensation: | $87,005 |
| Other Oklahoma Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission | |
Contents |
Current officeholder
The current officeholder is Jim Reese.[2]
Authority
The office of the Oklahoma Board of Agriculture is established in Article VI, Section 31 of the Oklahoma Constitution.
Article VI, Section 31:
| A Board of Agriculture is hereby created to be composed of five members all of whom shall be farmers and shall be selected in the manner prescribed by law.
Said Board shall be maintained as a part of the State government, and shall have jurisdiction over all matters affecting animal industry and animal quarantine regulation, and shall be the Board of Regents of all State Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, and shall discharge such other duties and receive such compensation as now is, or may hereafter be, provided by law. |
Qualifications
The qualifications for members of the State Board of Agriculture are outlined in Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes:
| The members shall be farmers who have:
a. at least five (5) years practical experience during the ten (10) years immediately preceding their appointment, and |
- a farmer
- at least 5 years practical experience during the previous 10 years
- lived on and operated a farm after reaching the age of 21
Appointments
Members of the State Board of Agriculture are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the state senate.
Vacancies
Under Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes, in the event of a vacancy in the office the governor "appoints a new member from the same district for which a vacancy was vacated to serve for the unexpired term."[3]
Duties
The powers and duties of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry are outlined in Title 2 of the Oklahoma Statutes:[4]
- evaluate applications for administrative and technical completeness pursuant to requirements of the Oklahoma Agriculture Code and rules promulgated thereunder and, when necessary to determine the completeness, request changes, revisions, corrections, or supplemental submissions;
- evaluate notices related to applications for sufficiency of content and compliance and require that omissions or inaccuracies be cured;
- consider timely and relevant comments received;
- prepare responses to comments, draft and final denials, and draft, proposed, and final permits;
- cooperate with federal agencies;
- consolidate processes related to multiple, pending applications filed by the same applicant for the same facility or site in accordance with rules of the State Board of Agriculture; and
- otherwise exercise all incidental powers as necessary and proper to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental Permitting Act and promulgate rules.
Divisions
- Administration
- Agriculture Environment Management Services
- Animal Industry Services
- Consumer Protection
- Food Safety
- Forestry Services
- General Counsel
- Investigative Services
- Laboratory
- Market Development
- Statistics Services
- Wildlife Services
State budget
The budget for the Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry in Fiscal Year 2012 was $45,033,000.[5]
Compensation
In 2010, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction was paid an estimated $87,005 according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
Contact information
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry
2800 N. Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 521-3864
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, accessed December 21, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedjim - ↑ Oklahoma Statutes, "§2-2-1: Membership - appointment and qualifications - vacancies," retrieved September 28,2011
- ↑ Oklahoma Statutes, "§2-2A-24: Powers and duties of Department," retrieved September 28, 2011
- ↑ Office of Management and Enterprise Services, "FY-2014 Executive Budget Historical Document," accessed April 11, 2013
- ↑ The Council of State Governments,"The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," retrieved May 14, 2011
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