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Committee advances bill to protect Oklahomans' right to grow food with limits for health, safety and local rules
Summary
HB 1189 would affirm a right for Oklahomans to grow food on private property while preserving municipalities’ authority to adopt content-neutral limits for safety, water use and pest control; the committee advanced the bill 5–2.
House Bill 1189, a recurring bill the sponsor has brought in prior sessions, passed the Agriculture Committee and would affirm a right for residents to grow gardens and raise certain food products on private property.
Representative West, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure "guarantees Oklahomans the right to grow a garden and grow their own food." He told members he has run the bill in past sessions and that he…
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