Oregon Revised Statutes
As used in ORS 619.010 to 619.026 and 619.036 to 619.066: “Adulterated,” “misbranded” and similar terms or words have the same meaning and are defined as contained in ORS chapter 616, ORS 632.275 to 632.290, 632.450 to 632.490 and 632.900 to 632.985. “Animal food slaughtering or processing establishment” means any establishment as defined in subsection (8)…
ORS 619.010 to 619.026 and 619.036 to 619.066 shall be known as the State Meat Inspection Act.
The intent and purpose of ORS 576.024, 619.010 to 619.071, 619.370 and 619.993 is to give recognition to the Federal Meat Inspection Act presently being enforced in this state and at the same time recognize the responsibility of the State of Oregon to protect the public health of the citizens of this state. In furtherance of this responsibility the State Dep…
Every establishment, including all equipment therein or thereon, shall be kept in a clean, healthful and sanitary condition. Unclean, unhealthful and insanitary conditions shall be deemed to exist if: All the equipment utilized is not thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis, or more often as required by the State Department of Agriculture. Meat and meat produ…
A person may not operate an animal food slaughtering establishment or processing establishment without first obtaining a license for the establishment from the State Department of Agriculture. The department may adopt rules establishing license fee schedules for establishments licensed under this section. The department may determine the license fee for an …
The State Department of Agriculture is authorized: To inspect at reasonable times the equipment, meat and meat products and premises of establishments, meat seller establishments, grocery stores, or other places of business, for the purpose of enforcing minimum sanitary requirements, wholesomeness of meat and meat products and other provisions of ORS 576.02…
Whenever the State Department of Agriculture determines that any part of an establishment where meat products destined for sale or distribution are prepared, packed, stored, sold or distributed for consumption outside such premises, or any vehicle used in the transportation of such products is kept in an unclean, unhealthy or insanitary condition, the depart…
As used in this section: “Amenable species” has the meaning given that term in 21 U.S.C. 601(w). “Equines” means members of the family Equidae. “Nonamenable species” has the meaning given that term by the State Department of Agriculture by rule. “Processing” means activities that are subject to regulation under ORS 619.010 to 619.071 or ORS chapter 603. …
In accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183, the State Department of Agriculture may promulgate rules necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of ORS 576.024, 619.010 to 619.071, 619.370 and 619.993, including but not limited to: The establishment of conditions under which carcasses, meat and meat products of meat animals shall be stored o…
No person shall: Have in the person’s possession for any reason or purpose unwholesome meat or meat products that are not denatured and properly identified; Carry or transport, by vehicle or otherwise, the carcass or meat of any meat animal destined for sale or distribution as food, unless it is thoroughly protected from dust, dirt, flies or other contamin…
No food consisting wholly or in part of pork muscle tissue, such as bologna style sausage, Vienna style sausage, frankfurt style sausage, summer sausage, all other similar sausages or pork products, or prepared products containing pork muscle tissue, except a fresh product consisting wholly of pork muscle tissue, shall be kept, offered or exposed for sale as…
Any person operating a retail meat seller establishment, as defined in ORS chapter 603, in conjunction with a custom slaughtering establishment or custom processing establishment shall mark, tag or identify all individually wrapped packages or containers of meat or meat products slaughtered, wrapped, prepared or handled for the owner of a meat animal, at the…
The labeling requirements for meat or meat products shall be those prescribed in ORS chapter 616 and the labeling requirements as to weight or measure of meat or meat products shall be those prescribed in ORS chapter 618.
All moneys received by the department pursuant to ORS 619.010 to 619.071 shall be paid into the Department of Agriculture Service Fund. Such moneys are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of administering ORS 619.010 to 619.071.
GAME MEAT INSPECTION
Game meat donated to charitable organizations shall be inspected by the State Department of Agriculture to determine fitness for human consumption as provided in ORS 603.045 and 619.031 or shall be inspected and determined fit for human consumption by employees of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife or the Department of State Police who have been train…
No civil or criminal sanctions shall be imposed upon State Department of Agriculture employees, State Department of Fish and Wildlife employees or Department of State Police employees for the good faith inspection of game meat as provided in ORS 619.095.
IDENTIFICATION OF FRYERS
As used in ORS 619.350 to 619.380, unless the context requires otherwise, “fryer” means a chicken of any breed or variety, slaughtered under the age of six months, produced for sale for human consumption as a fryer, broiler or fryer-roaster, or the cut-up parts of such a chicken.
All fryers and fryer parts that are exposed or offered for sale for human consumption in this state and that have been grown in Oregon must be conspicuously identified to the consumer or purchaser as fryers or fryer parts that are Oregon-grown. The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply to fryers that are exposed or offered for sale to ul…
Except as provided in ORS 619.375, and except for a common carrier, no person shall transport any fryer for purposes of sale for human consumption unless the fryer is identified as required by ORS 619.355 (1) and 619.370.
No person, by means of any representation, either verbal, printed or written, shall willfully represent or pretend that fryers or parts thereof: Were grown by any person, or in any state, other than by the person and in the state where the fryers were in fact grown; or Are fresh, if at any time after slaughter, they have ever been frozen.
No person shall sell or display, expose, offer or possess for sale for human consumption, a fryer to which a chemical preservative has been added, unless it is conspicuously labeled in legible letters or figures of not less than one-sixteenth of an inch in height with the words “preservatives added: (here insert a list of the preservatives, by their common o…
The provisions of ORS 619.350 to 619.380 do not apply to fryers being transported from the grower’s residence or place of business to a warehouse for storage, or to any place for inspection, grading, packing or processing.
In addition to other penalties and enforcement provisions contained in ORS 619.350 to 619.380, circuit courts may, upon petition of the State Department of Agriculture, enjoin by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of the provisions of ORS 619.350 to 619.380.
LABELING OF LAMB
As used in ORS 619.411 to 619.426: “Commission” means the Oregon Sheep Commission. “Lamb” means animals defined as lamb by the United States Department of Agriculture grading standards. “Immediate container” means the box, carton, bag or wrapper or other receptacle used by any person in transporting lamb, or in which lamb is offered for sale. “Immediate c…
Lamb, or the immediate container in which it is enclosed, which is produced and processed in Oregon and is offered for sale for human consumption, may be conspicuously labeled with a label not less than one inch in height and one and one-half inches in width in legible letters or figures of not less than three-sixteenths of an inch in height, with the words …
No person, by means of any representation, either verbal, printed or written, or by improper use of labels, shall willfully represent or pretend that lamb: Was grown by any person, or in any state or country other than by the person and in the state or country where the lamb was in fact grown. Is fresh, if, at anytime after slaughter, it has ever been froz…
Circuit courts hereby are authorized, upon petition of the Oregon Sheep Commission, to enjoin by temporary or permanent injunction any violations of the provisions of ORS 619.411 to 619.426.
PENALTIES
Violation of any of the provisions of ORS 619.010 to 619.071 and 619.370, or rules adopted under ORS 619.010 to 619.071 or for the enforcement of ORS 619.370 is a Class A misdemeanor.
In addition to any penalty available under ORS 561.190 or 619.993, the State Department of Agriculture may impose a civil penalty for a violation of this chapter or of rules adopted under this chapter. For the purposes of this section, each day a violation continues after the period of time established for compliance shall be considered a separate violation …