All state forests, all programs in management, nursery production, reforestation, urban forestry, educational activities, and other forestry endeavors of the Forestry Division shall be managed and administered by the State Board of Agriculture in the interest of the public. If the public interests are not already safeguarded and clearly defined by law or by rules adopted by the state agencies authorized by law to administer the lands, or in the papers formally transferring the projects to the Board for administration, then, and in that event, the Board may promulgate rules defining the purpose of the project.
Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 16-70