Permanent Final Adoptions

TITLE 475. Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control

CHAPTER 50. Animal Control Officers

[OAR Docket #12-644]

RULEMAKING ACTION:

PERMANENT final adoption

RULES:

475:50-1-4. Special Conditions on Ordering Controlled Substances [AMENDED]

AUTHORITY:

The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, 63 O.S. Section 2-301.

DATES:

Comment period:

February 15, 2012 through March 16, 2012

Public hearing:

None held or requested

Adoption:
March 16, 2012

Submitted to Governor:

March 19, 2012

Submitted to House:

March 19, 2012

Submitted to Senate:

March 19, 2012

Gubernatorial approval:

May 1, 2012

Legislative approval:

Failure of the Legislature to disapprove the rules resulted in approval on May 16, 2012

Final adoption:

May 16, 2012
Effective:
June 25, 2012

SUPERSEDED EMERGENCY ACTIONS:

n/a

INCORPORATIONS BY REFERENCE:

n/a

ANALYSIS:

The change to rule 475:50-1-4 deletes an unnecessary parenthetical comment.

CONTACT PERSON:

Marie Schuble, Staff Attorney, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, 440 NE 39^th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, 405-521-2885, mschuble@obn.state.ok.us

PURSUANT TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN, THE FOLLOWING RULES ARE CONSIDERED FINALLY ADOPTED AS SET FORTH IN 75 O.S., SECTION 308.1(A), WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JUNE 25, 2012:

475:50-1-4. Special Conditions on Ordering Controlled Substances

(a) Animal control officers, although allowed to order controlled substances, shall only be permitted to do so on official city, county, state, or federal purchase orders or through credit card transactions on government-issued credit cards, and all orders shall be shipped only to the city, county, state, or federal facility. Under no circumstances shall an animal control officer be allowed to order controlled dangerous substances and cause them to be shipped to a residence, post office box (unless exempted by OBNDDC), or any other location except the official government location. The animal control officer ordering controlled substances shall not also be the direct receiver of the controlled substances, but shall arrange to have the controlled substances delivered to their supervisor or other person in their chain of command.

(b) Animal control officers are subject to any other restrictions, procedures, or policies established by their employing cities, counties, or the state that are not in direct conflict with the state law statute or OBNDDC regulations. (John, this is suggested for those governments that want to create tougher guidelines if they deem necessary).

[OAR Docket #12-644; filed 5-16-12]