Chapter 603-029

603-029-1325 Information and Reports Required from State-Inspected Establishment Operators (1) The operator of each state-inspected establishment shall furnish to Department employees accurate information as to all matters needed by them for making their daily reports of the amou…

603-029-1330 Reports by Consignees of Allegedly Adulterated or Misbranded Products; Sale or Transportation as Violations Whenever the consignee of any product which bears an Oregon inspection legend refuses to accept delivery of such product on the grounds that it is adulterated …

603-029-1400 Transactions in Commerce Prohibited Without Official Inspection Legend or Certificate When Required; Exceptions; and Vehicle Sanitation Requirements (1) No person shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, any…

603-029-1405 Parcel Post and Ferries Deemed Carriers (1) For the purposes of this Division 29, the United States parcel post shall be deemed a carrier, and the provisions of this Division 29 relating to transportation by carrier shall apply, so far as they may be applicable, to t…

603-029-1410 Unmarked Inspected Product Transported Under Official Seal Between State-Inspected Establishments for Further Processing; Certificate (1) Any product which has been inspected and passed may be transported from one state-inspected establishment to another for further …

603-029-1415 Shipment of Paunches Between State-Inspected Establishments Under Official Seal; Certificate Cattle and sheep paunches which have been made clean and from which the mucous membrane has not been removed may be transported from one state-inspected establishment to anot…

603-029-1420 Shipment of Products Requiring Special Supervision Between State-Inspected Establishments Under Official Seal; Certificate (1) Products passed for cooking, and beef that is to be refrigerated to destroy cysticerci, may be shipped loose from one state-inspected establ…

603-029-1425 Transportation and Other Transactions Concerning Certain Undenatured Lungs or Lung Lobes From State-Inspected Establishments or in Commerce; Provisions and Restrictions (1) Lungs or lung lobes, other than those condemned under OAR 603-029-0470(2), that are prepared a…

603-029-1430 Handling of Products Which may Have Become Adulterated or Misbranded; Authorization and Other Requirements (1) When it is claimed that any inspected and passed product, marked with an Oregon inspection legend, has become adulterated or misbranded after it has been tr…

603-029-1435 Inedible Articles: Denaturing and Other Means of Identification; Exceptions (1) Except as provided in OAR 603-029-1425 and OAR 603-029-1430, no carcass, part of a carcass, rendered grease, tallow, or other fat derived from the carcasses of meat animals, or other meat…

603-029-1440 Denaturing Procedures Carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat products (other than rendered animal fats) that have been treated in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be considered denatured for the purposes of the rules in this rule, except as other…

603-029-1445 Certificates, Retention by Carrier All original certificates delivered to a carrier in accordance with this rule shall be filed separate and apart from all its other papers and records or identified in such a manner as to be readily checked by Department employees. E…

603-029-1450 Evidence of Proper Certification Required on Waybills; Transfer Bills, etc., for Shipment by Connecting Carrier; Forms of Statement All waybills, transfer bills, running slips, conductor's cards, or other papers accompanying a shipment in commerce of any product shal…

603-029-1455 Official Seals; Forms, Use, and Breaking (1) The official seals required by this rule shall be those prescribed in OAR 603-029-0625. (2) Except as provided in OAR 603-029-1465(2), official seal affixed under this rule shall be affixed or broken only by Department emp…

603-029-1460 Loading or Unloading Products in Sealed Railroad Cars, Trucks, etc., En Route Prohibited; Exception Unloading any product from an officially sealed railroad car, truck, or other means of conveyance containing any unmarked product or loading any product or any other c…

603-029-1465 Diverting of Shipments, Breaking of Seals, and Reloading by Carrier in Emergency; Reporting to the Department (1) Shipments of inspected and passed product that bear the Oregon inspection legend may be diverted from the original destination without a reinspection of …

603-029-1470 Provisions Inapplicable to Specimens for Laboratory Examination, etc., or to Naturally Inedible Articles The provisions of this rule do not apply: (1) To specimens of product sent to or by the Department of Agriculture or divisions thereof in Washington, DC, or elsew…

603-029-1475 Transportation and Other Transactions Concerning Dead, Dying, Disabled, or Diseased Meat Animals, and Parts of Carcasses of Meat Animals that Died Otherwise than by Slaughter No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or transporting in commerce in Oregon …

603-029-1480 Means of Conveyance in Which Dead, Dying, Disabled, or Diseased Meat Animal and Parts of Carcasses Thereof Shall be Transported All vehicles and other means of conveyance used by persons subject to OAR 603-029-1475 for transporting in commerce in Oregon any dead, dyi…

603-029-1500 Opportunity for Presentation of Views Before Report of Criminal Violations (1) Except as provided in subsections (1)(a) through (e) of this rule, before the Department refers any violation of ORS chapter 603 or 619, or rules adopted thereunder, for criminal prosecuti…

603-029-1505 Seizure, Embargo, and Detainment (1) Any meat, meat product, or dead, dying, disabled, or diseased meat animal is subject to seizure, embargo, or detainment as provided in ORS 561.605 to 561.630 and this rule if: (a) It is adulterated, misbranded, or unwholesome and …

603-029-1510 Hearing Request Regarding Seizure, Embargo, or Detainment (1) A request for a hearing on the propriety of seizure, embargo, or detainment and related matters must be filed with the Department in writing within 10 days of receiving actual notice of such action. The re…

603-029-1515 Conduct of Hearing Regarding Seizure, Embargo, or Detainment; Action by Department Following Hearing (1) A hearing regarding a seizure, embargo, or detainment shall be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned from the Office of Administrative Hearings establ…

603-029-1520 Department’s Voluntary Termination of Seizure, Embargo, or Detainment (1) If the Department voluntarily terminates a seizure, embargo, or detainment, the Department shall: (a) Orally notify the immediate custodian of the meat, meat product, or meat animal; and (b) Fu…

603-029-1525 Action by Department When Hearing Regarding Seizure, Embargo, or Detainment Not Timely Requested, or When Person in Possession Does Not Timely Comply with Department’s Order or Perfect an Appeal (1) In the event that the owner or person in possession does not request…

603-029-1530 Resolution of Seizure, Embargo, or Detainment by Agreement Nothing in ORS 561.605 to 561.630 or these Division 29 rules shall be construed as requiring that a hearing be held in connection with the seizure, embargo, or detainment of illegal or suspected meat, meat pr…

603-029-1535 Condemnation or Quarantine of Building, Equipment, Vehicle, or Facility (1) The Department may condemn or quarantine any building, equipment, vehicle, or facility that is part of, or used by, a state-inspected establishment, if the Department determines, by inspectio…

603-029-1540 Hearing Request Regarding Condemnation or Quarantine; Conduct of Hearing (1) A request for a hearing on the propriety of a Notice of Condemnation or Notice of Quarantine must be filed with the Department in writing within 20 days of issuance of the notice. (2) A hear…

603-029-1545 Department’s Voluntary Termination of Condemnation or Quarantine (1) If the Department voluntarily terminates a condemnation or quarantine, the Department shall: (a) Orally notify the owner or person in possession; and (b) Furnish copies of a Notice of Termination of…

603-029-1550 Resolution of Condemnation or Quarantine by Agreement Nothing in these Division 29 rules shall be construed as requiring that a hearing be held in connection with a Notice of Condemnation or Notice of Quarantine, or as prohibiting the resolution of the condemnation o…

603-029-1555 Regulatory Control Action (1) The Department may take a regulatory control action because of: (a) Insanitary conditions or practices; (b) Meat product adulteration or misbranding; (c) Conditions that preclude the Department from determining that the meat product is n…

603-029-1560 Withholding Action or Suspension Without Prior Notification (1) The Department may take a withholding action or impose a suspension without providing the state-inspected establishment prior notification if: (a) The state-inspected establishment produced and shipped a…

603-029-1565 Withholding Action or Suspension With Prior Notification The Department may take a withholding action or impose a suspension after a state-inspected establishment is provided prior notification and the opportunity to demonstrate or achieve compliance if: (1) The HACC…

603-029-1570 Procedures for Withholding Actions and Suspensions (1) If the Department takes a withholding action or imposes a suspension, the state-inspected establishment shall be notified orally and, as promptly as circumstances permit, in writing. The written Notice of Withhol…

603-029-1575 Withdrawal of Grant of Inspection (1) The Department may issue a Notice of Withdrawal of Inspection if: (a) A state-inspected establishment produced and shipped adulterated product; (b) A state-inspected establishment did not have or maintain a HACCP plan in accordan…

603-029-1580 Refusal to Approve Marks, Labels, or Containers; Rescinding Such Approval (1) The Department may rescind or refuse approval of false or misleading marks, labels, or sizes or forms of any container for use with any meat product not in accordance with OAR 603-029-1002.…

603-029-2000 Label Approval (1) No final label may be used on any product unless the label has been submitted for approval to the Department, accompanied by an application for Approval of Labels, Marking, and Devices, and approved by the Department, except for generically approve…

603-029-2010 Approval of Generic Labels (1)(a) A state-inspected establishment is authorized to use generically approved labels, as defined in section (2) of this rule, and thus is free to use such labels without submitting them to the Department for approval, provided the label,…

603-029-2100 Sanitation - General Rules Each state-inspected establishment must be operated and maintained in a manner sufficient to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and to ensure that product is not adulterated. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700, O…

603-029-2105 State-Inspected Establishment Grounds and Facilities (1) Grounds and pest control. The grounds about a state-inspected establishment must be maintained to prevent conditions that could lead to insanitary conditions, adulteration of product, or interfere with inspecti…

603-029-2110 Equipment and Utensils (1) Equipment and utensils used for processing or otherwise handling edible product or ingredients must be of such material and construction to facilitate thorough cleaning and to ensure that their use will not cause the adulteration of product…

603-029-2115 Sanitary Operations (1) All food-contact surfaces, including food-contact surfaces of utensils and equipment, must be cleaned and sanitized as frequently as necessary to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and the adulteration of product. (2) Non-food-conta…

603-029-2120 Employee Hygiene (1) Cleanliness. All persons working in contact with product, food-contact surfaces, and product-packaging materials must adhere to hygienic practices while on duty to prevent adulteration of product and the creation of insanitary conditions. (2) Clo…

603-029-2125 Tagging Insanitary Equipment, Utensils, Rooms or Compartments (1) When a Department employee finds that any equipment, utensil, room, compartment, building, or vehicle that is part of, or used by, a state-inspected establishment is kept in an unclean, unhealthy, or i…

603-029-2130 Hearing Request Regarding Condemnation or Quarantine; Conduct of Hearing (1) A request for a hearing on the propriety of a condemnation or quarantine action taken under OAR 603-029-2125 must be filed with the Department in writing within 20 days of issuance of the No…

603-029-2135 Department’s Voluntary Termination of Condemnation or Quarantine If the Department voluntarily terminates a condemnation or quarantine, the Department shall: (1) Orally notify the owner or person in possession; and (2) Furnish copies of a Notice of Termination of Con…

603-029-2140 Resolution of Condemnation or Quarantine by Agreement Nothing in these Division 29 rules shall be construed as requiring that a hearing be held in connection with a Notice of Condemnation or Notice of Quarantine, or as prohibiting the resolution of the condemnation o…

603-029-2145 General rules for Sanitation SOP’s Each state-inspected establishment shall develop, implement, and maintain written standard operating procedures for sanitation (Sanitation SOP's) in accordance with the requirements of this part. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.0…

603-029-2150 Development of Sanitation SOP’s (1) The Sanitation SOP's shall describe all procedures a state-inspected establishment will conduct daily, before and during operations, sufficient to prevent direct contamination or adulteration of product(s). (2) The Sanitation SOP's…

603-029-2155 Implementation of SOP's (1) Each state-inspected establishment shall conduct the pre-operational procedures in the Sanitation SOP's before the start of operations. (2) Each state-inspected establishment shall conduct all other procedures in the Sanitation SOP's at th…