The Legislature hereby finds, determines and declares that the production of agricultural food products constitutes a large proportion of Oklahoma’s economy and that it is beneficial to the citizens of this state to protect the vitality of the agricultural economy by providing a legal cause of action for producers of perishable agricultural food products to recover damages for the disparagement of any perishable agricultural food product.

Laws 1995, SB 392, c. 159, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1378, c. 146, § 129, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001 (superseded document available); Renumbered from 2 O.S. § 3010 by Laws 2001, HB 1378, c. 146, § 263, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001.