The tax levied by this act is hereby declared to be a lien upon any motor vehicle owned or operated in Oklahoma by any person:
Any motor vehicle subject to such lien, or being operated on the highways of Oklahoma in violation of any of the provisions of this act, may be seized by any authorized agent of the Oklahoma Tax Commission or any highway patrolman, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other peace officer within this state, and disposed of or sold under said lien to satisfy payment of any tax due from the owner or operator of such vehicle under this act. Such seizure and sale shall be in the manner and form as provided by law.
Okla. Stat. tit. 68, § 721