Okla. Admin. Code § 1:2011-29

I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Sections 1 and 2 of Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution and 63 O.S. §§ 683.1 et seq., hereby declare that because there is a state of emergency existing in the State of Oklahoma due to extremely dry weather and lack of significant rainfall, it is necessary to assist and expedite all efforts of drought relief and wildfire suppression. In order to accommodate this need and to provide assistance to the citizens of Oklahoma in this extraordinary situation, I hereby order the temporary suspension of the following as they apply to vehicles used in the support efforts:

1. The requirements for special permits for use of oversized vehicles under Title 47 only when transporting hay. These vehicles shall not exceed 12' in width and 13' 6" in height.

2. The requirements for licensing/operating authority as required by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission;

3. The requirements for licensing/registration as required by the Oklahoma Tax Commission;

4. The requirements contained in the Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, under the authority of CFR 49, Part 390.23. All other regulations in CFR 49 shall apply.

Due to the severe drought conditions occurring statewide it is necessary to expedite access to hay for livestock. In order to accommodate this need and to provide assistance to our farmers and ranchers in this extraordinary situation, I hereby order the temporary suspension of the requirements for special permits for use of oversized vehicles under Title 47 as they apply to vehicles used to transport round baled hay for livestock as outlined above.

This order shall terminate at the end of sixty (60) days.

This Executive Order shall be forwarded to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the Commissioner of Public Safety, and the Director of Emergency Management, who shall cause the provisions of this order to be implemented by all appropriate agencies of state government.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 22nd day of July 2011.

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Mary Fallin

ATTEST:

Michelle R. Day

Assistant Secretary of State

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Okla. Admin. Code § 1:2011-29

Added at 28 Ok Reg 2350, eff 7-22-11; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 39, eff 9-20-11; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 155, eff 11-18-11; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 283 eff 1-12-12

¹THE GOVERNOR ISSUED THREE AMENDMENTS TO THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER. THE ORIGINAL EXECUTIVE ORDER WAS CODIFIED AT 1:2011-29 AND PUBLISHED IN THE 2011 EDITION OF THE OAC. THE THREE SUBSEQUENT "AMENDED EXECUTIVE ORDERS" ARE CODIFIED AT 1:2011-29A THROUGH 1:2011-29C.