Section 604.051 – Method of proof of ownership; inspection certificate.
(1) Whenever livestock or hides are subject to brand inspection under ORS 604.046, the person in possession shall submit evidence of ownership or right to possession of the livestock or hides at the request of the State Department of Agriculture. The evidence may consist of any documents and statements that tend to establish such ownership […]
Section 604.056 – Seizure of hides or livestock; procedure; investigation; disposition; impoundment of sales proceeds.
(1) The State Department of Agriculture may detain, seize or embargo hides or livestock in carrying out and enforcing the provisions of ORS 561.144, 577.512, 599.205, 599.269, 599.273, 599.610, 603.015, 603.034, 603.075 to 603.095, 603.992, 604.005 to 604.071, 604.640, 604.650 and 604.992 relating to the ownership or right to possession of livestock. Recognizing that the […]
Section 604.061 – Transportation certificate.
(1) Cattle transported from the premises of the owner or person in lawful possession to another place in this state shall be accompanied by a transportation certificate. (2) For the purposes of this section “transportation certificate” means a document signed by the owner or person in lawful possession of the cattle to be transported, on […]
Section 604.066 – Brand inspection fee; exception.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the State Department of Agriculture shall charge and collect a brand inspection fee in accordance with the following: (a) $30 for a lifetime brand inspection for Equidae; (b) $10 per head for a brand inspection for Equidae, if the brand inspection certificate utilized is valid […]
Section 604.071 – Prohibitions.
A person may not: (1) Purchase, sell, handle or transport hides or livestock in violation of ORS 604.005 to 604.071, 604.640, 604.650 and 604.670 or the administrative rules promulgated thereunder; (2) While marking livestock on the ear, either cut, mark or remove more than one-half of the ear; (3) Except for the normal sheepshearing process, […]
Section 604.076 – Authority to issue citations.
(1) In addition to the authority set forth in ORS 604.015, in the enforcement of this chapter, the Director of Agriculture has the authority to issue and serve citations to any person for violation of any provision of ORS 604.071. (2) The director may delegate the authority to issue citations to investigative officers and brand […]
Section 604.610 – “Licensed feedlot” defined.
As used in ORS 604.620 to 604.670, “licensed feedlot” means a beef cattle feedlot, licensed by the State Department of Agriculture, that has more than 500 head of cattle being fed for slaughter at one time during a calendar year. [1975 c.162 §2]
Section 604.620 – License; fee; sanctions.
(1) No person shall be entitled to utilize the brand inspection and inventory procedures prescribed in ORS 604.630 to 604.650 and 604.670 without first obtaining and maintaining a license as a licensed feedlot. (2) An application for a license or renewal thereof shall be made to the State Department of Agriculture on forms prescribed by […]
Section 604.005 – Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Brand” means a distinctive design, mark or other means of identification applied to a designated location of the hide, wool or skin of livestock, by methods prescribed by administrative rule of the State Department of Agriculture promulgated pursuant to ORS chapter 183. (2) “Brand […]
Section 604.630 – Inventory; record; audit.
At the time a license is issued, the State Department of Agriculture and the licensee shall jointly make and record a physical inventory of all cattle in the feedlot of the licensee. Thereafter, such inventory record shall be maintained by the licensee and shall be subject to review or audit by the department at any […]