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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 12 - LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKETS › Section 603-012-0210 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to the definitions set forth in ORS 596.05, the
				following shall apply:
(1) "Product"
			 means an animal remedy, pharmaceutical or veterinary biologic readily
			 distinguishable from any other animal remedy, pharmaceutical or veterinary
			 biologic by its content, brand name, trade name, manufacturer, use as specified
			 in labeling, or other distinction, but not including size or quantity of
			 packaging.
(2) "Animal remedy"
			 means any product labeled for veterinary/animal use to prevent, inhibit or cure
			 or enhance or protect the health or well-being of animals, but does not include
			 food, surgical instruments or accessories.
(3) "Pharmaceutical" means drug products
			 labeled for veterinary/animal use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
(4) "Veterinary biologic" means
			 biological products licensed for veterinary/animal use by the U.S. Department
			 of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
(5) "Autogenous biologic" means a product
			 derived from a source within the individual animal(s), or its confines, upon
			 which it is to be used.
(6) "Food"
			 means materials that are intended to provide energy or other nutrients to an
			 animal. A food can be converted into an animal remedy by virtue of the claims
			 made on the labeling.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  596.095
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 12 - LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKETS › Section 603-012-0220 - Exemptions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following are exempt from the registration required by ORS
				596.100:
(1) Animal remedy products compounded by
			 Oregon licensed veterinarians for use in the course of their practice.
(2) Animal food if registered with
			 the Department under ORS
			 633.015.
(3) Dog and cat food licensed under ORS
			 619.031.
(4) Pesticides with an EPA number on their
			 retail packaging.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190 &
				  596.105
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  561.190 &
				  596.105
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 12 - LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKETS › Section 603-012-0230 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The annual
			 registration fee for each animal remedy, pharmaceutical or veterinary biologic
			 product is $100.
(2) Each
			 manufacturer of autogenous biologics shall pay a total of $100 annually for all
			 autogenous products formulated.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190 &
				  596.100
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  596.100
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 12 - LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKETS › Section 603-012-0240 - Enforcement

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following procedures will be followed when enforcement
				action is undertaken:
(1)
			 Manufacturers will be notified when unregistered products are identified in the
			 marketplace, and will be given 30 days in which to register the product.
(2) If products remain
			 unregistered after the 30 days notice, the retail seller of the product will be
			 notified that product is unregistered and requested to return it to their
			 supplier.
(3) The product will not
			 be eligible to be offered for sale until it is registered.
(4) Unless the retail seller refuses to
			 remove the unregistered product from sale, all subsequent enforcement action
			 will be taken against the manufacturer.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190,
				  596.020 &
				  596.100
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  596.020 &
				  596.100
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 12 - LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKETS › Section 603-012-0250 - Enforcement Guidelines

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 Department may use alternative enforcement actions in addition to, or instead
			 of, assessing a civil penalty. Alternative enforcement actions may include, but
			 are not limited to: a letter of advisement; a notice of violation; a stop sale,
			 use or removal; and license/registration revocation, suspension or denial.
(2) In addition to any other
			 penalty provided by law, the Director may assess civil penalties for commission
			 of acts prohibited by ORS
			 596.100. Civil penalties will be
			 assessed in accordance with the magnitude of the violation. Prohibited acts are
			 categorized by magnitude of violation as follows:
(a) Category I (Major): In addition to taking
			 any alternative enforcement action deemed necessary to protect the public
			 interest, the Department will issue a civil penalty for a Category I violation.
			 Category I violations include:
(A)
			 Registering or attempting to register any product using fraudulent or deceptive
			 practices in an effort to evade or attempt to evade the requirement of ORS
			 596.100 or rules adopted
			 there-under;
(B) Submitting false
			 or fraudulent applications, records, invoices or reports; and
(C) Impeding, obstructing, hindering or
			 otherwise preventing or attempting to prevent the Department from performing
			 its duties under ORS 596.100.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0600 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in OAR 603-013-0600 through 603-013-0616:
(1) "Department" means the State Department
			 of Agricul-ture.
(2)
			 "Establishment" means any building, plant, establishment, vehicle, or structure
			 movable or stationary wherein animals or poultry are slaughtered, prepared,
			 processed, or offered for sale or sold in any manner intended for or to be used
			 as animal food. Establishment also includes the ground adjacent
			 thereto.
(3) "Licensee" means any
			 person licensed to operate a pet or animal food slaughtering establishment as
			 authorized by ORS 603.101 or regulations
			 promulgated thereunder.
(4) "Pet or
			 Animal Food" means any meat, meat food product, carcass, or any part thereof
			 including viscera of a slaughtered animal or poultry that is intended to be
			 used, sold, or offered for sale as pet or animal food as authorized by ORS
			 603.101.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS 603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0602 - Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) No person shall
			 operate a pet or animal food slaughtering or processing establishment without
			 first obtaining a license therefor from the Department as required by ORS
			 603.101.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section
			 (1) of this rule, a person holding a meat food animal slaughterhouse license,
			 or a person licensed to slaughter poultry and rabbits, or a person holding a
			 non-slaughtering processing license may, without being required to obtain
			 additional license, also sell or dispose of meat or meat products as pet or
			 animal food providing that such licensees also comply with the special
			 provisions of law or regulations thereunder which apply to the operation of an
			 animal food and slaughtering establishment as required by ORS
			 603.101 and the provisions of
			 OAR 603-013-0600 to 603-013-0616.
(3) No person shall operate an establishment
			 or slaughter or process any animal for animal food except as authorized and
			 provided by ORS 603.101 and the provisions of
			 OAR 603-013-0600 to 603-013-0616.
(4) No person shall slaughter or process an
			 animal which is intended for or offered for sale or sold for human consumption,
			 in a pet and animal food slaughtering establishment. No person shall keep or
			 maintain an animal carcass or any part thereof in an animal food slaughtering
			 establishment except such carcasses or parts thereof which are intended for use
			 or sale as pet or animal food.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS 603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0603 - Closure of Establishment That Fails to Obtain a Required License, or Whose License Lapses

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
If an establishment fails to obtain a required license, or if
				an establishment allows a required license to lapse, the Department may order
				the closure of such establishment. In ordering the closure of an establishment
				for failing to obtain a required license or allowing its license to lapse, the
				Department shall follow the procedures set forth in OAR 603-025-0520 to
				603-025-0535.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 616.697, ORS
				  616.695, ORS
				  632.705-632.815, ORS 621, ORS 622 &
				  ORS 561.300
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 616.697 & ORS
				  183.745
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0604 - Construction

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) An
			 establishment shall be constructed with impervious walls and concrete floors
			 sloped to properly trapped drains.
(2) All openings shall be screened.
(3) The sewage disposal facilities of each
			 establishment shall be inspected by and be approved by the State Sanitary
			 Authority.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS 603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0606 - Sanitation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A pet or animal
			 food slaughtering establishment, tools, and equipment therein shall be operated
			 and maintained in a sanitary manner. Ample pressure and supply of hot and cold
			 water shall be available in the establishment. While the Department recognizes
			 the fact that the same high degree of sanitation procedures and standards as
			 are required in establishments slaughtering livestock for human consumption are
			 not necessary in establishments slaughtering animals for animal or pet food,
			 the Department will require, and the animal food slaughtering establishments
			 shall comply with, applicable provisions of ORS Chapters 616 and 619 to the
			 extent that animal or pet food is free from disease and is not injurious to the
			 welfare and health of the animals that will be fed such food. Such procedures
			 and standards also shall be used that will protect the health and welfare of
			 the people of this state.
(2)
			 "Offal" or any part of carcass, viscera, or organic material not used for pet
			 or animal food shall not be stored or held for a period longer than 24 hours
			 without refrigerated facilities.
(3) The accumulation of refuse and debris is
			 prohibited in an establishment and the premises adjacent to an establishment
			 shall be maintained in such a manner as not to promote the harboring of
			 insects, rodents, or vermin.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 616 & ORS 619
Stats. Implemented: ORS 603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0608 - Separation of Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In a slaughterhouse wherein meat is slaughtered and sold for
				human consumption and one which also processes, handles, offers, or sells pet
				or animal food; then such facilities and equipment relating to the pet or
				animal food operation must be all located in a separate room from all the
				operations of the edible food or meat operations, as approved by the
				Department. Such pet or animal food procedures and operation shall not
				interfere with the proper required functions of the operation of the edible
				food operations.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190 & ORS 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS 603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0610 - Decharacterizing of Pet or Animal Food

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All meat or meat products from animals slaughtered for pet food
				or animal food shall be decharacterized with either a harmless dye or powdered
				charcoal approved by the Department. Such decharacterizing shall be carried out
				to the extent that such meat or meat products can be readily distinguished from
				edible meat or meat products intended for human consumption.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190 & ORS 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS 603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0612 - Labeling

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All packaged pet or animal food shall be labeled. Such label
				shall contain at least the following information.
(1) The name and address of the
			 establishment.
(2) The words
"Pet Food", "Animal Food",
or
"Dog and Cat Food"
, and
			 the additional wording
"Not For Human Consumption"
. The letters in
			 such wording shall be placed conspicuously on the package and be of such size
			 as to be readily and easily readable to prospective purchasers or
			 users.
(3) The net weight of the
			 product in the package.
(4) The
			 contents in order of their predominance.
(5) Labeling of hermetically sealed, retort
			 processed, conventional retail size containers shall conform with this section
			 except the wording
"Not For Human Consumption"
need not appear on
			 label. If not in such containers, the product must not only be properly
			 identified, but it must be of such character or so treated (denatured or
			 decharacterized) as to be readily distinguishable from an article of human
			 food.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190 & ORS 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS 603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0614 - Reports and Records

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A report form, which shall be furnished by the Department upon
				request, shall be forwarded to the Department by the licensee of each
				establishment not later than the 20th of each month covering the prior
				operations of such establishment. Such report shall be completely filled out
				and signed by the licensee.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190 & ORS 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS 603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0616 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The licensee shall keep daily records as required by subsection
				(6) of ORS 603.101.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 603
Stats. Implemented: ORS 603
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0618 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to the definitions set forth in ORS
				601.010, the following shall
				apply:
(1) "Conduct of the business"
			 means the disposal of raw material according to a license issued pursuant to
			 ORS 601.040.
(2) "Raw material" means the body, carcass or
			 all parts, including viscera, of an animal.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190 & ORS
				  601.120
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  601.120
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0620 - Construction of Building and Conduct of Business

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Every person licensed pursuant to ORS
				601.040 shall conduct the
				business and shall construct, arrange and keep the premises on which the
				business is conducted according to the following requirements:
(1) All interior surfaces within areas used
			 in the conduct of the business shall be of impervious materials.
(2) All areas of the building and equipment
			 used in the conduct of the business shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
			 condition. The following minimum requirements shall be met:
(a) Areas and equipment, including storage
			 pits and transfer augers, are to be cleaned at the end of every work day, and a
			 log kept;
(b) Floors, walls and
			 ceilings shall be free of any observable raw material.
(c) Liquid shall not be allowed to collect or
			 pool;
(d) Sanitary drainage shall
			 be provided leading to a sewage disposal system approved by the appropriate
			 authorities, which allows areas to be maintained in a clean and sanitary
			 condition;
(e) Hot water and steam
			 shall be available to maintain the areas and equipment in a clean and sanitary
			 condition;
(f) The outside premises
			 shall be maintained free of raw material, any dried liquid matter from animal
			 parts and litter.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0625 - Vehicles and Transportation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Every person licensed pursuant to ORS
				601.050 or
				601.080 shall transport raw
				material in a manner that no public annoyance shall be caused by the unsightly
				appearance of such material and according to the following requirements:
(1) Vehicles shall be maintained to prevent
			 drippings or seepings. The following minimum requirements shall be met:
(a) Industrial grade seals shall be
			 used;
(b) Seals shall be inspected
			 regularly, and shall be maintained to prevent drippings or seepings;
(c) Seals shall be replaced when
			 necessary;
(d) An inspection log
			 shall be kept.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0905 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Oregon Department of Agriculture Food Safety Program
				licenses and inspects all facets of Oregon's food distribution system, except
				restaurants, to ensure food is safe for consumption. Education and technical
				assistance are vital to the prevention, correction, and abatement of food
				safety violations, and are preferred over regulatory action. However,
				regulatory action may be necessary to deter violations of food safety laws and
				rules, to educate persons about the consequences of such violations, and to
				compel compliance with food safety laws for the protection of consumers. The
				Department intends to initiate civil penalty actions when educational measures,
				technical assistance, warning letters, compliance agreements or other remedial
				measures fail to achieve compliance.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190,
				  603.995 &
				  619.996
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  603.995 &
				  619.996
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0910 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in OAR 603-013-0920 through 603-100-0930, unless
				otherwise required by the context, the following terms will be construed to
				mean:
(1) "Department" means the
			 Oregon Department of Agriculture.
(2) "Interference" means hindering or
			 impeding an activity or process, which includes, but is not limited to any
			 harassment, unreasonable delay, threat, concealment, deceit, or
			 obstruction.
(3) "Major," with
			 respect to violations, means an incident, or series of incidents that cause a
			 reasonable probability that serious adverse health consequences or death will
			 occur.
(4) "Minor," with respect to
			 violations, means an incident, or series of incidents that are not likely to
			 cause adverse health consequences.
(5) "Moderate," with respect to violations,
			 means an incident, or series of incidents that may cause temporary or medically
			 reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious
			 adverse health consequences is remote.
(6) "Repeat violation" means the recurrence
			 of the same violation for each 24-hour period after a notice of noncompliance
			 or assessment of civil penalty was issued within the preceding three years. It
			 does not include a violation if the previous notice is the subject of a pending
			 appeal or if the notice has been withdrawn or successfully appealed.
(7) "Same," with respect to violations, means
			 an identical recurrence, exact repetition, or a continuation of a previous
			 violation.
(8) "Violation" means
			 the failure to comply with any requirement of ORS Chapter 603 or 619 or any
			 rule adopted thereunder.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190,
				  603.995 &
				  619.996
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  603.995 &
				  619.996
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0920 - Schedule of Civil Penalties

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Operating an animal food slaughtering establishment or processing establishment
			 without first obtaining a license therfor from the Department as required in
			 ORS 619.031. Penalty - $5,000 to
			 $10,000.
(2) Violation of ORS
			 619.031(7) by a
			 person licensed under ORS
			 619.031(1)-(5).
			 Penalties:
(a) Minor - $1,000 to
			 $4,000;
(b) Moderate - $4,001 to
			 $7,000;
(c) Major - $7,000 to
			 $10,000.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 13 - SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 603-013-0932 - Penalty Factors; Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 In imposing a penalty pursuant to OAR 603-013-0910, the Department shall
			 consider the following factors, which are listed in prioritized order:
(a) The immediacy and extent to which the
			 violation threatens the public health or safety.
(b) Any prior violations of statutes, rules
			 or orders pertaining to meat or meat related activities.
(c) The past history of the person incurring
			 the penalty in taking all feasible steps or procedures necessary or appropriate
			 to correct any violation.
(d) The
			 economic and financial conditions of the person incurring the penalty,
			 including any financial gains resulting from the violation.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0010 - Size of Brand and One Impression Limitation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All brands shall be a single stamp impression of such size that
				the entire design can be placed within a circle one foot in
				diameter.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  604.027
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0012 - Authorized Methods or Processes of Applying Brands

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Cattle, horses, mules and asses. The only
			 methods or processes of applying brands to cattle, horses, mules, or asses (and
			 the only methods or processes which shall be legal in Oregon), are:
(a) By the use of a hot iron; or
(b) By the use of a super-chilled or freeze
			 iron; or
(c) By the use of caustic
			 chemicals.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0016 - Location of Brands on Certain Animals

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Cattle. Brands can only be recorded with
			 the Department under the provisions of ORS chapter 604, in the following
			 locations:
(a) Right hip, right ribs, right
			 shoulder, right neck, right jaw;
(b) Left hip, left ribs, left shoulder, left
			 neck, left jaw.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0017 - Location of Herd or Breed Identification Markings

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As provided by ORS
				604.021(2), the
				following areas and markings may be used for herd or breed
				identification:
(1) The gaskins of
			 cattle, on either side, may be used for herd identification markings. Such
			 identification markings shall consist of three letters or figures, or any
			 combination thereof, and may be placed either vertically or horizontally. No
			 designs or connected figures may be used.
(2) The necks of horses, on either side, may
			 be used for breed association identification markings.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561 & ORS 604
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  604.021
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0030 - No Ear or Flesh Marks Not Entitled to Be Recorded

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
No ear or flesh marks shall be recorded for any species of
				livestock. However, the Department encourages the owner of recorded brands to
				submit such marks with the application for recording of
				brand.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  561.190
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0035 - Adjustment of Conflicting Brands

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Should the Department deem it necessary to adjust conflicting
				brands, such adjustment will be made on the basis of priority of continuous
				record; provided, however, that the owners of conflicting brands may make such
				adjustments between themselves if satisfactory to the
				Department.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190 & ORS
				  604.021
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  604.021
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0045 - Application and Activation Fees for New Certificates of Recordation of Brands

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) If a person
			 desires to record a distinctive brand on a location on a species of livestock,
			 the person may apply for a certificate of recordation as provided in this
			 section.
(2) To receive a
			 certificate of recordation, the person shall submit a written application,
			 submit all other requested documents, and pay an application fee plus an
			 activation fee.
(a) The person may submit a
			 written application for a certificate of recordation. The application fee must
			 accompany the application. The amount of the application fee is $25 for each
			 location on each species of livestock.
(b) If the department determines after a
			 review of the application that the requested brand is available, the department
			 will project an expiration date for a certificate of recordation, inform the
			 applicant of the projected expiration date and of the amount of the activation
			 fee, and may request additional documents from the applicant.
(c) The amount of the activation fee for each
			 certificate of recordation will be calculated based on the livestock species
			 and on the number of days between the date that the department determined that
			 the requested brand is available and the projected expiration date. For all
			 livestock species except sheep, the activation fee for a certificate of
			 recordation shall be $.07 per day, up to a maximum of $100. For sheep, the
			 activation fee for a certificate of recordation shall be $.03 per day, up to a
			 maximum of $40.
(d) Upon receiving
			 the information described in paragraph (B), the applicant may submit the
			 activation fee to the department. If the applicant does not submit the
			 activation fee and all requested documents to the department so that the
			 department receives them within three months of the date that the department
			 determined that the requested brand is available, then the department's
			 determination will be deemed rescinded without further action.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0046 - Establishing Expiration Dates for Certificates of Recordation of Brands

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided in subsection (2), when issuing a new certificate of recordation or
			 when renewing an existing certificate of recordation, the department may
			 establish or adjust the expiration date of the certificate as the department
			 considers necessary to ensure that an approximately equal number of
			 certificates will expire in each year of a four-year cycle.
(2) Every certificate of recordation must
			 have at least one expiration date in each four-year cycle.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  604.027(1)
				  & 604.027(2)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0047 - Renewal Fees for Certificates of Recordation of Brands

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All
			 certificates of recordation expire on their expiration dates, unless the
			 department receives the renewal fee by the first January 4th that follows an
			 attempt by the department to notify the holder of the need to renew.
(2) The department will attempt to notify the
			 holder during the September that precedes the expiration date of the
			 certificate of recordation that the certificate needs to be renewed.
(3) The amount of the renewal fee depends on
			 whether the new expiration date will be adjusted under OAR 603-014-0046.
(a) If the new expiration date will not be
			 adjusted, the certificate of recordation will be effective for four years and
			 the amount of the renewal fee will be based on the species of livestock. For
			 all livestock species except sheep, the renewal fee shall be $100. For sheep,
			 the renewal fee shall be $40.
(b)
			 If the new expiration date will be adjusted, the department will attempt to
			 notify the holder of the adjusted expiration date and of the amount of the
			 renewal fee. The amount of the renewal fee will be calculated based on the
			 number of years that the certificate of recordation will be effective and on
			 the species of livestock. For livestock species except sheep, the renewal fee
			 shall be $25 per year. For sheep, the renewal fee shall be $10 per
			 year.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0048 - Reactivation Fees for Expired Certificates of Recordation of Brands

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) If a
			 certificate of recordation has expired, the person who held the certification
			 of recordation may reactivate the certificate as provided in this section
			 within one year of the date the certificate expired.
(2) Within 60 days of the expiration, the
			 department will provide written notice of the expiration to the person who held
			 the certificate.
(3) To reactivate
			 a certificate of recordation, the person who held the certificate shall submit
			 a written request, submit all other requested documents, and pay a reactivation
			 fee plus a renewal fee.
(a) The person who
			 held the certificate of recordation may request in writing that the department
			 reactivate the certificate. The reactivation fee must accompany the request.
			 The amount of the reactivation fee is $25 for each certificate.
(b) If the department determines that the
			 certificate of recordation may still be reactivated, the department will inform
			 the person who held the certificate of the amount of the renewal fee and may
			 request additional documents from the person.
(c) The amount of the renewal fee for each
			 certificate of recordation will be calculated based on the livestock species
			 and on the number of days between the date that the department determined that
			 the certificate may still be activated and the new expiration date. For all
			 livestock species except sheep, the renewal fee for a certificate of
			 recordation shall be $.07 per day, up to a maximum of $100. For sheep, the
			 renewal fee for a certificate of recordation shall be $.03 per day, up to a
			 maximum of $40.
(d) Upon receiving
			 the information described in paragraph (b), the person who held a certificate
			 of recordation may submit the renewal fee to the department. If the person does
			 not submit the renewal fee so that the department receives it within three
			 months of the date that the department determined that the certificate of
			 recordation may be reactivated or within one year of the date that the
			 certificate expired, whichever occurs first, then the department's
			 determination will be deemed rescinded without further action.
(e) Upon receipt of a written request, the
			 reactivation fee, the renewal fee, and all requested documents as provided in
			 this section, the department will reactivate the certificate of recordation.
			 The reactivation shall allow use of the brand between the date that the
			 department determined that the certificate of recordation may be reactivated
			 and the new expiration date. The reactivation does not allow use of the brand
			 between the date the certificate or recordation expired and the date that the
			 department determined that the certificate of recordation may be
			 reactivated.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0055 - Service Fee

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The service fee
			 provided for in ORS 604.046(2)
			 shall apply any time a livestock inspector travels specifically with the intent
			 to conduct a brand inspection.
(2)
			 The service fee is $25 per travel location.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  604.046(2)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0065 - Service Fee Exemptions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The service fee required by OAR 603-014-0055 shall not apply to
				the following:
(1) Cattle and equine
			 that are presented for inspection at place where a livestock inspector is
			 present and the owner or occupant of that place allows the use of their
			 property to conduct the inspection. The service charge may or may not have
			 already been paid by the person who caused the inspector to be at that
			 place.
(2) At auction markets where
			 multiple inspectors are required to adequately inspect cattle prior to their
			 sale, only one service fee will be charged per sale.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.190
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  604.046(2)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0095 - Brand Inspection Fee

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
			 brand inspection fee for cattle, as provided by ORS
			 604.066(2),
			 shall be $1.00 per head.
(2) The
			 brand inspection fee for cattle hides shall be $1.50 per hide.
(3) The brand inspection fee for
			 self-inspection (E certificates) on cattle shall be $1.00 per head.
(4) The charge for cattle transportation
			 certificates, as authorized by ORS
			 561.180(4),
			 shall be $1.50 per book.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  561.180,
				  604.027 &
				  607.261
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  604.066
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0135 - Brand Inspection System for Cattle Hides

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As provided by ORS
				604.046(6), the
				system for brand inspection of cattle hides resulting from custom slaughtering
				operations shall be as follows:
(1)
			 Custom slaughtering establishments shall prepare the certificates and reports
			 required by ORS 603.045. All hides shall be
			 identified by application of a back tag or other identification device approved
			 in writing by the Department. The back tag or device must be affixed to the
			 hide with back tag glue or other manner approved in writing by the
			 Department.
(2) Custom slaughtering
			 establishments shall disclose to the Department the identities and locations of
			 the rendering plants or hide buyers to which they sell or deliver cattle hides
			 resulting from their slaughtering operations. Brand inspection of cattle hides
			 may then be performed at these identified places. In the event custom
			 slaughtering establishments retain the cattle hides resulting from their
			 slaughtering operations, or in the event the cattle hides are disposed of to
			 tanneries, or to rendering plants or tanneries located outside this state,
			 brand inspection of cattle hides shall then be performed at the custom
			 slaughtering establishments with the fees therefore based upon the number of
			 cattle hides inspected. The brand inspection of cattle hides may be random,
			 select or complete, depending upon the number of hides available for inspection
			 and the degree of ownership verification, but not less than 25%
			 annually.
(3) As provided by ORS
			 561.275, all rendering plants
			 licensed under ORS 601.050, hide buyers, and all
			 custom slaughtering establishment licensed under ORS
			 603.025, shall make their
			 records relating to their acquisition and disposition of cattle hides available
			 to the Department upon its request.
(4) The fee for brand inspection of cattle
			 hides shall be that set forth in OAR 603-014-0095. The fee for such inspections
			 performed at rendering plants identified under section (2) of this rule shall
			 be deducted from the sales prices due the custom slaughtering establishments
			 from whom the cattle hides were obtained, and remitted to the Department on or
			 before the fifth day of the month following the acquisition of such cattle
			 hides.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561 & 604
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  604.071(5)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0205 - Inspection Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Subject to OAR 603-014-0210, all cattle shall be inspected at
				any time there is a transfer of ownership in said cattle, by sale or otherwise.
				However, the buyer and seller of cattle may agree to have inspection of groups
				of cattle at a designated collection point at any time within 48 hours after
				the sale or other form of transfer of ownership has taken
				place.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561 & ORS 604
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  604.046
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0210 - Inspection Exemptions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The brand inspection required by OAR 603-014-0205 shall not
				apply to the following:
(1) Cattle
			 that are:
(a) Transported or moved directly
			 (without diversion) to a licensed slaughtering establishment, licensed feedlot,
			 or a licensed auction yard, where the regular brand inspection will be
			 performed upon said cattle; and
(b)
			 Sold directly to the person causing such transportation or movement and such
			 brand inspection referred to in subsection (a) of this section; and
(c) The subject matter of an assurance given
			 to the seller that such cattle are to be so brand inspected and transported or
			 moved within eight days of the transfer of ownership.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 14 - LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION AND THEFT PREVENTION › Section 603-014-0310 - Permits to Use Out-of-State Livestock Brands and the Conditions and Fees for Such Use

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) When an
			 out-of-state brand is unavailable for recording due to its similarity to other
			 brands recorded in Oregon, a permit to use such a brand shall be
			 required.
(2) A permit to use a
			 brand not recorded in Oregon shall be issued by the Department of Agriculture,
			 acting through the Livestock Health and Identification Division, under the
			 following conditions:
(a) The brand to be
			 used must be currently registered in another state;
(b) The applicant must submit a facsimile
			 (tracing) of the branding iron to be used;
(c) Permits shall be valid for eight months
			 from the date of issue. A permit may be renewed once for a period of no greater
			 than four months. In no event will permits be valid for longer than 12 months.
			 Thereafter, continued use of the brand will require a new permit;
(d) Animals to be branded must be brand
			 inspected before the out-of-state brand is applied. The usual brand inspection
			 fee shall apply;
(e) If animals are
			 branded at an auction market where brand inspection has occurred, no additional
			 brand inspection fee shall be charged;
(f) Change of ownership brand inspection is
			 required within eight days of the transfer. If rebranding takes place when its
			 inspection occurs, no additional brand inspection shall be charged. However, if
			 cattle are branded at a later time, another inspection shall be required and
			 the usual fee shall apply;
(g) A
			 $60 processing fee shall be charged for a permit; a $5 fee shall be charged for
			 processing a renewal of the permit.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 15 - CARE OF PET AND CAPTIVE ANIMALS › Section 603-015-0025 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in OAR 603-015-0025 to 603-015-0060:
(1) "Animal Pounds" or "Animal Shelters"
			 means any establishment maintained by public funds, private funds, or a
			 combination of public and private funds, that uses such establishment for
			 holding pet or captive animals for disposition by gift, treatment and care,
			 euthanasis, sale, or exchange.
(2)
			 "Boarding Kennels" means an establishment operated and maintained for the care
			 or custody of pet animals for boarding, training, or similar purposes, for
			 varying periods of time, for profit or compensation.
(3) "Commercial Kennels" means an
			 establishment operated and maintained for the purpose of breeding, buying,
			 selling, or bartering of pet animals for profit or compensation.
(4) "Establishment" includes, in connection
			 with the operation or ownership of a business of a boarding kennel, commercial
			 kennel, grooming parlor, pet shop, animal pound, or animal shelter:
(a) Any room, building, structure, or place;
			 and
(b) All equipment, machinery,
			 fixtures, articles, and materials; and
(c) The ground upon which such place or
			 business is located and such ground or area which is a part of the business, or
			 used by the owner or operator in carrying out such business.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 15 - CARE OF PET AND CAPTIVE ANIMALS › Section 603-015-0030 - Intent and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
It is the intent and purpose of the provisions of OAR
				603-015-0025 to 603-015-0060 to verify and require that all measures and
				procedures are maintained and taken to eradicate and control diseases in pet
				animals, and/or the diseases in pet animals which may be transferable or
				transmissible from pet animals to other animals or persons.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561 & ORS 596
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  596.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 15 - CARE OF PET AND CAPTIVE ANIMALS › Section 603-015-0035 - General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Any
			 person who is engaged in the business of a boarding kennel, commercial kennel,
			 pet shop, animal pounds, animal shelters, or grooming parlors, shall comply
			 with the provisions of OAR 603-015-0025 to 603-015-0060. All such provisions
			 apply to such businesses and to the owners or operators thereof.
(2) An individual, family, or groups of
			 associations who do not fall within the meaning and definition of a boarding
			 kennel, commercial kennel, pet shop, animal pound, or animal shelter or
			 grooming parlor, owner or operator, shall also reasonably comply with the
			 provisions or OAR 603-015-0025 to 603-015-0060, in the handling, care, and
			 keeping of pet animals under their ownership care, or custody.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561 & ORS 596
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  596.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 15 - CARE OF PET AND CAPTIVE ANIMALS › Section 603-015-0040 - Facilities - Indoors

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Structural strength of facilities for housing pet animals shall be sound, in
			 good repair to prevent injuries, contain the animal, and prevent the entrance
			 of other animals.
(2) Electric
			 power and a potable water supply shall be available. Lighting, artificial and
			 natural, shall be of good quality and well distributed.
(3) Isolation -- Facilities must be available
			 for the isolation and treatment of pet animals suspected of harboring
			 communicable diseases.
(4) Storage
			 -- Facilities shall be provided for the storage of equipment and to protect
			 food and bedding against vermin infestation and contamination.
(5) Waste Disposal: Provision for the removal
			 and disposal of excreta, bedding, dead animals, shall be made. Disposal
			 facilities shall be constructed and operated in such manner as to minimize
			 disease hazards, offensive odors, and vermin infestation.
(6) Facilities for wash rooms: Basins and
			 sinks shall be provided for cleanliness of caretakers, and sanitization of
			 feeding utensils.
(7) Ventilation:
			 Provisions and facilities for adequate ventilation to insure the exhausting of
			 stale air, excess humidity, and kennel odors, shall be made and maintained.
			 Temperatures of 70 degrees to 75 degrees F. are recommended within practical
			 limits.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561 & ORS 596
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  596.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 15 - CARE OF PET AND CAPTIVE ANIMALS › Section 603-015-0045 - Facilities - Outdoors

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Shall offer shade against sun, shelter against rain, snow, and
				wind; sufficient protection for pet animals against cold and inclement weather,
				and adequate drainage to eliminate excessive water in the runs. Adequate space
				should be allowed in outside houses and cages to permit the animal to stand,
				turn around, and lie down, without obstructing freedom of
				movement.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 561 & ORS 596
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  596.020