Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
601.010Definitions 601.020Applicability of dead animal provisions 601.030License required to engage in animal disposal business 601.040Application for license and payment of fee; rules; disposition of funds collected 601.050Investigation of place of business and applicant; issuance of license 601.060License limitations 601.070Revocation or refusal to issue license 601.080License for conveyance transporting dead animals; fee 601.090Requirements as to conduct of business and construction of premises 601.100Transportation and handling of dead animals; assembly plant license fee 601.110Inspection of place of business or conveyance 601.120Department to administer and enforce disposal provisions; rules and regulations 601.130Jurisdiction of courts; restraining violation 601.140Carcass of domestic animal to be buried or destroyed 601.990Penalties

Chapter 601 — Dead Animals

ORS 601.130 Jurisdiction of courts; restraining violation

(1)

Justice courts and municipal courts acting as justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction with circuit courts of all prosecutions arising under ORS 601.010 to 601.130.

(2)

In addition to any penalty provided by ORS 601.990 (1), the circuit court is vested with jurisdiction to restrain any violation, or threatened violation, of ORS 601.010 to 601.130 upon suit by the State Department of Agriculture. In any such suit, the district attorney of the county where such suit is instituted shall represent the department, or the Attorney General may represent the department in such suit.

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Online copy of the published ORS edition

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Version history

Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.