Oklahoma Commissioner of Agriculture
| Oklahoma Commissioner of Agriculture, Food & Forestry | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $140,000 |
| 2024 FY Budget: | $51,714,202 |
| 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 | |
Oklahoma Commissioner of Agriculture
Blayne Arthur | |
| 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 | |
The Oklahoma Commissioner of Agriculture is an appointed state executive position in the Oklahoma state government. The position is also known as president of the State Board of Agriculture.[1] The commissioner is responsible for the overall direction and leadership of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry. As president of the Board of Agriculture, the commissioner serves on the Oklahoma State University A&M Board of Regents, the School Land Commission, the State Board of Equalization, and the Environment Sub-cabinet. The commissioner and his or her staff coordinate activities relating to rules and regulations, hearings, legislative affairs, agricultural mediation proceedings, farm crisis situations, investigations, and certain law enforcement activities.[2]
Current officeholder
Blayne Arthur is the current Oklahoma commissioner of agriculture.[1]
Authority
The Office of the Oklahoma Board of Agriculture is established in Article VI, Section 31 of the Oklahoma Constitution.[3]
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:[4]
| 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 five 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.[3]
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."[4]
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
- Updated January 27, 2021
- Administration
- Agricultural Environmental Management Services
- Animal Industry-State Veterinarian
- Consumer Protection
- Food Safety
- Forestry Services
- General Counsel
- Investigative Services
- Laboratory
- Market Development
- Pet Breeders/Shelters
- Statistics Services
- Scrap Metal
- Wildlife Services[1]
State budget
- See also: Oklahoma state budget and finances
The budget for the Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry in Fiscal Year 2024 was $51,714,202.[5]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $140,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2021
In 2021, the commissioner received a salary of $126,508, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2020
In 2020, the commissioner received a salary of $126,508, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2019
In 2019, the commissioner received a salary of $126,508, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the commissioner received a salary of $87,005, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017, the commissioner received a salary of $87,005, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the commissioner received a salary of $87,005, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2015
In 2015, the commissioner received a salary $87,005, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2014
In 2014, the commissioner received a salary of $87,005, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2013
In 2013, the commissioner received a salary of $87,005, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2010
In 2010, the commissioner received a salary of $87,005, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry
2800 N. Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 521-3864
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, "Administration," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Legislature, "Oklahoma Constitution," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Oklahoma State Legislature, "Oklahoma Statutes," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Oklahoma State Legislature, "Bill Information for HB 1004," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 28, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 27, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," January 27, 2021
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed January 27, 2021
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