Chapter 603-029

603-029-0010 Definitions The definitions set forth in ORS chapter 603, ORS chapter 616, ORS chapter 619, and OAR 603-028-0005 apply to these Division 29 rules. As used in these Division 29 rules, except as otherwise specified, the following terms shall have the meanings stated be…

603-029-0015 Scope The following types of establishments are subject to these Division 29 rules if they are inspected by the Oregon Department of Agriculture pursuant to a program of state meat inspection authorized by ORS chapter 603, and ORS chapter 619 that imposes requirement…

603-029-0020 Exemptions (1) The rules in this Division 29 do not apply to: (a) The slaughtering by any individual of meat animals of his own raising, and the preparation by him and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat products of such meat ani…

603-029-0100 Application for Inspection (1) Each establishment that wishes to be inspected by the Department under Division 29 shall make application therefor to the Department as provided for in OAR 603-029-0100 through 603-029-0115. (2) Every application for such inspection sha…

603-029-0105 Information to be Furnished; Grant or Refusal of Inspection (1) The Department shall give notice in writing to each applicant granted inspection and shall specify in the notice the establishment, including the limits of the establishment's premises, to which the gran…

603-029-0110 Conditions for Receiving Inspection (1) Before being granted inspection, an establishment must have developed written Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures, as required by OAR 603-029-2100 to 603-029-2175, and written recall procedures as required by OAR 603-029-2…

603-029-0115 Refusal to Grant Inspection (1) The Department may issue a Notice of Refusal to Grant Inspection because: (a) An establishment does not have a HACCP plan as required by OAR 603-029-1000 to 603-029-1058; (b) An establishment does not have Sanitation Standard Operating…

603-029-0140 Official Numbers; Subsidiaries and Tenants (1) An official number shall be assigned to each establishment granted inspection pursuant to these Division 29 rules. Such number shall be used to identify all inspected and passed products prepared in the state-inspected e…

603-029-0145 Separation of State-Inspected Establishments (1) Each state-inspected establishment shall be separate and distinct from any establishment that is not state-inspected pursuant to these Division 29 rules. (2) Inspection shall not be inaugurated in any building, any par…

603-029-0150 Sanitation and Adequate Facilities Inspection shall not be inaugurated if an establishment is not in a sanitary condition nor unless the establishment agrees to maintain a sanitary condition and provides adequate facilities for conducting such inspection. Statutory/O…

603-029-0155 Inauguration of Inspection When inspection is granted, the Department shall, at or prior to the inauguration of inspection, inform the operator of the establishment of the requirements of this Division 29. If the establishment, at the time inspection is inaugurated, …

603-029-0160 Reports of Violations Department employees shall report, in a manner prescribed by the Department, all violations of ORS chapter 619 or these Division 29 rules regarding which they have information. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.015, ORS 619.021 & ORS 619.042 St…

603-029-0200 Facilities for Department Employees Office space, including necessary furnishings, light, heat, and janitor service, shall be provided by state-inspected establishments, rent free, for the exclusive use for official purposes of the inspector and other Department empl…

603-029-0205 Other Facilities and Conditions to be Provided by the State-Inspected Establishment When required by the Department, the following facilities and conditions, and such others as may be found to be essential to efficient conduct of inspection and maintenance of sanitar…

603-029-0215 Inspectors to Maintain Sanitary Conditions Inspectors shall maintain garments and implements in sanitary condition as prescribed by OAR 603-029-2110(1). Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700, ORS 619.042 & ORS 619.046 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 619…

603-029-0225 Overtime Charges and Holiday Inspection Service (1) For all services performed during the following times (which will be considered overtime), the State-inspected establishment shall be charged at a rate that is 150% of the base rate established in OAR 603-029-0220 f…

603-029-0230 Schedule of Operations (1) No operations requiring inspection shall be conducted except under the supervision of a Department employee. All slaughtering of animals and preparation of products shall be done with reasonable speed, considering the state-inspected establ…

603-029-0300 Ante-Mortem Inspection Examination of animals before slaughtering; diseased animals slaughtered separately and carcasses examined for the purpose of preventing the use in commerce of meat and meat products which are adulterated, the Director shall cause to be made, b…

603-029-0305 Ante-Mortem Inspection on Premises of State-Inspected Establishments (1) All meat animals offered for slaughter in a state-inspected establishment shall be examined and inspected on the day of and before slaughter unless, because of unusual circumstances, prior arran…

603-029-0310 Meat Animals Suspected of Being Diseased or Affected with Certain Conditions; Identifying Suspects; Disposition on Post-Mortem Inspection or Otherwise (1) Any meat animals which, on ante-mortem inspection, do not clearly show, but are suspected of being affected with…

603-029-0315 Dead, Dying, Disabled, or Diseased and Similar Meat Animals (1) Meat animals found to be dead or in a dying condition on the premises of a state-inspected establishment shall be identified as Oregon Condemned and disposed of in accordance with OAR 603-029-0365. (2) M…

603-029-0320 Meat Animals Showing Symptoms of Certain Metabolic, Toxic, Nervous, or Circulatory Disturbances, Nutritional Imbalances, or Infectious or Parasitic Diseases All meat animals showing, on ante-mortem inspection, symptoms of anaplasmosis, ketosis, leptospirosis, listeri…

603-029-0325 Swine; Disposal Because of Hog Cholera (1) All swine found by an inspector to be affected with hog cholera shall be identified as Oregon Condemned and disposed of in accordance with OAR 603-029-0365. Immediate notification shall be given by the inspector to the State…

603-029-0330 Epithelioma of the Eye Any meat animal found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with epithelioma of the eye and the orbital region in which the eye has been destroyed or obscured by neoplastic tissue and which shows extensive infection, suppuration, and necrosi…

603-029-0335 Meat Animals Affected with Anthrax; Cleaning and Disinfection of Infected Meat Animal Pens and Driveways (1) Any meat animal found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with anthrax shall be identified as Oregon Condemned and disposed of in accordance with OAR 603…

603-029-0340 Cattle Affected with Anasarca and Generalized Edema All cattle found on ante-mortem inspection to be affected with anasarca in advanced stages and characterized by an extensive and generalized edema shall be identified as Oregon Condemned and disposed of in accordanc…

603-029-0345 Swine Erysipelas All hogs plainly showing on ante-mortem inspection that they are affected with acute swine erysipelas shall be identified as Oregon Condemned and disposed of in accordance with OAR 603-029-0365. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700, OR…

603-029-0350 Onset of Parturition Any meat animal showing signs of the onset of parturition shall be withheld from slaughter until after parturition and passage of the placenta. Slaughter or other disposition may then be permitted if the meat animal is otherwise acceptable. Statu…

603-029-0355 Vaccine Meat Animals Vaccine meat animals with unhealed lesions of vaccinia, accompanied with fever, which have not been exposed to any other infectious or contagious disease, are not required to be slaughtered and may be released for removal from the premises. Statu…

603-029-0360 Emergency Slaughter; Inspection Prior to In all cases of emergency slaughter, except as provided in OAR 603-029-0550, the meat animals shall be inspected immediately before slaughter, whether theretofore inspected or not. When the necessity for emergency slaughter ex…

603-029-0365 Disposition of Condemned Meat Animals (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, meat animals identified as Oregon Condemned shall be killed by the state-inspected establishment, if not already dead. Such meat animals shall not be taken into the state-inspected e…

603-029-0370 Brucellosis-reactor Goats Goats which have reacted to a test for brucellosis shall not be slaughtered in a state-inspected establishment. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700, ORS 619.042 & ORS 619.046 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 619.042, ORS 619.0…

603-029-0375 Vesicular Diseases (1) Immediate notification shall be given by the inspector to the State Veterinarian when any meat animal is found to be affected with a vesicular disease. (2) No meat animal under quarantine by State or Federal animal sanitary officials on account…

603-029-0380 Meat Animals Suspected of Having Biological Residues (1) Except as provided by section (5) of this rule, meat animals suspected of having been treated with or exposed to any substance that may impart a biological residue which would make the edible tissues unfit for …

603-029-0385 Meat Animals Used for Research (1) No meat animals used in any research investigation involving an experimental biological product, drug, or chemical shall be eligible for slaughter at a state-inspected establishment unless: (a) The operator of such establishment, th…

603-029-0390 Official Marks and Devices for Purposes of Ante-Mortem Inspection (1) All meat animals required by OAR 603-029-0300 to 603-029-0395 to be identified as Oregon Suspects shall be tagged with a serially numbered metal ear tag bearing the term “Oregon Suspect,” except as…

603-029-0401 Extent and Time of Post-Mortem Inspection; Post-Mortem Inspection Staffing Standards (1) A careful post-mortem examination and inspection shall be made of the carcasses and parts thereof of all livestock slaughtered at state-inspected establishments. Such inspection …

603-029-0405 Identification of Carcass with Certain Severed Parts Thereof and with Animal from Which Derived (1) The head, tail, tongue, thymus gland, and all viscera of each slaughtered meat animal, and all blood and other parts of such meat animal to be used in the preparation …

603-029-0410 Carcasses and Parts in Certain Instances to be Retained Each carcass, including all detached organs and other parts, in which any lesion or other condition is found that might render the meat or any part unfit for food purposes, or otherwise adulterated, and which fo…

603-029-0415 Identification of Carcasses and Parts; Tagging Such devices and methods as may be approved by the Director may be used for the temporary identification of retained carcasses, organs, and other parts. In all cases, the identification shall be further established by af…

603-029-0420 Condemned Carcasses and Parts to be so Marked; Tanking; Separation Each carcass or part which is found on final inspection to be unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or otherwise adulterated shall be conspicuously marked, on the surface tissues thereof, by a Department…

603-029-0425 Carcasses and Parts Passed for Cooking; Marking Carcasses and parts passed for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a Department employee at the time of inspection, “Oregon Passed for Cooking.” All such carcasses and parts shall be …

603-029-0430 Removal of Spermatic Cords, Pizzles and Preputial Diverticuli Spermatic cords and pizzles shall be removed from all carcasses. Preputial diverticuli shall be removed from hog carcasses. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700, ORS 619.042 & ORS 619.046 St…

603-029-0435 Passing and Marking of Carcasses and Parts Carcasses and parts found to be sound, healthful, wholesome, and otherwise not adulterated shall be passed and marked as provided in OAR 603-029-0900 to 603-029-0970. In all cases where carcasses showing localized lesions ar…

603-029-0440 Anthrax; Carcasses not to be Eviscerated; Disposition of Affected Carcasses; Hides, Hoofs, Horns, Hair, Viscera and Contents, and Fat; Handling of Blood And Scalding Vat Water; General Cleanup and Disinfection (1) Carcasses found before evisceration to be affected wi…

603-029-0445 Carcasses with Skin or Hide on; Cleaning Before Evisceration; Removal of Larvae of Hypodermae, External Parasites and Other Pathological Skin Conditions When a carcass is to be dressed with the skin or hide left on, the skin or hide shall be thoroughly washed and cle…

603-029-0450 Sternum to be Split; Abdominal and Thoracic Viscera to be Removed The sternum of each carcass shall be split and the abdominal and thoracic viscera shall be removed at the time of slaughter in order to allow proper inspection. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, …

603-029-0455 Inflating Carcasses or Parts Thereof; Transferring Caul or Other Fat (1) State-inspected establishments that slaughter meat animals and prepare meat animal carcasses and parts may inflate carcasses or parts of carcasses with air if they develop, implement, and mainta…

603-029-0460 Handling of Bruised Parts When only a portion of a carcass is to be condemned on account of slight bruises, either the bruised portion shall be removed immediately and disposed of in accordance with OAR 603-029-0800 to 603-029-0850, or the carcass shall be promptly p…

603-029-0465 Disposition of Thyroid Glands and Laryngeal Muscle Tissue (1) Meat animal thyroid glands and laryngeal muscle tissue shall not be used for human food. (2) Meat animal thyroid glands and laryngeal muscle tissue may be distributed to pharmaceutical manufacturers for ph…