Oregon Administrative Code

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…

603-029-0470 Disposition of Lungs (1) Meat animal lungs shall not be saved for use as human food. (2) Lungs found to be affected with disease or pathology and lungs found to be adulterated with chemical or biological residue shall be condemned and identified as “Oregon Inspected …

603-029-0475 Inspection of Mammary Glands (1) Lactating mammary glands and diseased mammary glands of cattle, sheep, swine, and goats shall be removed without opening the milk ducts or sinuses. If pus or other objectionable material is permitted to come in contact with the carcas…

603-029-0480 Contamination of Carcasses, Organs, or Other Parts (1) Carcasses, organs, and other parts shall be handled in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination with fecal material, urine, bile, hair, dirt, or foreign matter; however, if contamination occurs, it shall be pro…

603-029-0485 Inspection of Kidneys An employee of the state-inspected establishment shall open the kidney capsule and expose the kidneys of all livestock at the time of slaughter for the purpose of examination by a Department employee. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS …

603-029-0490 Saving of Blood from Meat Animals as an Edible Product Blood may be saved for edible purposes at state-inspected establishments provided it is derived from meat animals, the carcasses of which are inspected and passed, and the blood is collected, defibrinated, and ha…

603-029-0492 Carcasses Suspected of Containing Sulfa and Antibiotic Residues; Sampling Frequency; Disposition of Affected Carcasses and Parts (1) Calf carcasses from meat animals suspected of containing biological residues under OAR 603-029-0380(4) shall, on post-mortem inspectio…

603-029-0494 Specified Risk Materials from Cattle and Their Handling and Disposition (1) The following materials from cattle are specified risk materials, except when they are from cattle from a country that can demonstrate that its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) risk sta…

603-029-0496 Identification of Carcasses and Parts of Swine (1) The identification of the carcasses and parts of swine identified in accordance with 9 CFR 71 shall be made available to the inspector upon the inspector's request throughout post-mortem inspection. (2) If the state-…

603-029-0498 Contamination with Microorganisms; Process Control Verification Criteria and Testing; Pathogen Reduction Standards (1) Criteria for verifying process control; E. coli testing. (a) Each state-inspected establishment that slaughters meat animals must test for Escherich…

603-029-0500 Disposal of Diseased or Otherwise Adulterated Carcasses and Parts; General (1) The carcasses or parts of carcasses of all meat animals slaughtered at a state-inspected establishment and found at the time of slaughter or at any subsequent inspection to be affected wit…

603-029-0502 Tuberculosis The following principles shall apply to the disposition of carcasses of meat animals based on the difference in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis in swine, cattle, sheep, and goats. (1) Carcasses condemned. The entire carcass of swine, cattle, sheep, and …

603-029-0504 Hog Cholera (1) The carcasses of all hogs affected with hog cholera shall be condemned. (2) Inconclusive but suspicious symptoms of hog cholera observed during the ante-mortem inspection of an Oregon suspect shall be duly considered in connection with post-mortem fin…

603-029-0507 Swine Erysipelas Carcasses affected with swine erysipelas which is acute or generalized, or which show systemic change, shall be condemned. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700, ORS 619.042 & ORS 619.046 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 619.042, ORS 619…

603-029-0508 Diamond-Skin Disease Carcasses of hogs affected with diamond-skin disease when localized and not associated with systemic change may be passed for human food after removal and condemnation of the affected parts, provided such carcasses are otherwise healthy. Statutor…

603-029-0510 Arthritis (1) Carcasses affected with arthritis which is localized and not associated with systemic change may be passed for human food after removal and condemnation of all affected parts. Affected joints with corresponding lymph nodes shall be removed and condemned…

603-029-0512 Cattle Carcasses Affected with Anasarca or Generalized Edema (1) Carcasses of cattle found on post-mortem inspection to be affected with anasarca in advanced stages and characterized by an extensive or well-marked generalized edema shall be condemned. (2) Carcasses o…

603-029-0514 Actinomycosis and Actinobacillosis (1) The definition of generalization as outlined for tuberculosis in OAR 603-029-0502(1) shall apply for actinomycosis and actinobacillosis, and carcasses of meat animals with generalized lesions of either such disease shall be cond…

603-029-0516 Anaplasmosis, Anthrax, Babesiosis, Bacillary Hemoglobinuria (Cattle), Blackleg, Bluetongue, Hemorrhagic Septicemia, Icterohematuria (Sheep), Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis, Leptospirosis, Malignant Epizootic Catarrh, Strangles, Purpura Hemorrhagica, Azoturia, Infe…

603-029-0518 Neoplasms (1) An individual organ or other part of a carcass affected with a neoplasm shall be condemned. If there is evidence of metastasis or that the general condition of the meat animal has been adversely affected by the size, position, or nature of the neoplasm,…

603-029-0520 Epithelioma of the Eye (1) Carcasses of meat animals affected with epithelioma of the eye, or the orbital region shall be condemned in their entirety if one of the following three conditions exists: (a) The affection has involved the osseous structures of the head wi…

603-029-0522 Pigmentary Conditions; Melanosis, Xanthosis, Ochronosis, etc (1) Except as provided in OAR 603-029-0534, carcasses of livestock showing generalized pigmentary deposits shall be condemned. (2) The affected parts of carcasses showing localized pigmentary deposits of su…

603-029-0524 Abrasions, Bruises, Abscesses, Pus, etc. All slight, well-limited abrasions on the tongue and inner surface of the lips and mouth, when without lymph node involvement, shall be carefully excised, leaving only sound, normal tissue, which may be passed for human food. …

603-029-0526 Brucellosis Carcasses affected with localized lesions of brucellosis may be passed for human food after the affected parts are removed and condemned. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700, ORS 619.042 & ORS 619.046 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 619.04…

603-029-0528 Carcasses so Infected that Consumption of the Meat may Cause Food Poisoning (1) All carcasses of meat animals so infected that consumption of the products thereof may give rise to food poisoning shall be condemned. This includes all carcasses showing signs of: (a) Ac…

603-029-0530 Necrobacillosis, Pyemia, and Septicemia From the standpoint of meat inspection, necrobacillosis may be regarded as a local infection at the beginning, and carcasses in which the lesions are localized may be passed for human food if in a good state of nutrition, after…

603-029-0532 Caseous Lymphadenitis (1) A thin carcass showing well-marked lesions in the viscera and the skeletal lymph nodes, or a thin carcass showing extensive lesions in any part shall be condemned. (2) A thin carcass showing well-marked lesions in the viscera with only sligh…

603-029-0534 Icterus Carcasses showing any degree of icterus shall be condemned. Yellow fat conditions caused by nutritional factors or characteristic of certain breeds of meat animals and yellow fat sometimes seen in sheep shall not be confused with icterus. Such carcasses shoul…

603-029-0536 Sexual Odor of Swine (1) Carcasses of swine which give off a pronounced sexual odor shall be condemned. (2) The meat of swine carcasses which give off a sexual odor less than pronounced may be passed for use in comminuted cooked meat food product or for rendering. Ot…

603-029-0538 Mange or Scab Carcasses of meat animals affected with mange or scab in advanced stages, showing cachexia or extensive inflammation of the flesh, shall be condemned. When the disease is slight, the carcass may be passed after removal of the affected portion. Statutory…

603-029-0540 Hogs Affected with Urticaria, Tinea Tonsurans, Demodex Follicurlorum, or Erythema Carcasses of hogs affected with urticaria (nettle rash), tinea tonsurans, demodex folliculorum, or erythema may be passed for human food after detaching and condemning the affected skin…

603-029-0542 Tapeworm Cysts (Cysticercus Bovis) in Cattle (1) Except as provided in section (2) of this rule, carcasses of cattle affected with lesions of cysticercus bovis shall be disposed of as follows: (a) Carcasses of cattle displaying lesions of cysticercus bovis shall be c…

603-029-0544 Hogs Affected with Tapeworm Cysts Carcasses of hogs affected with tapeworm cysts (Cysticercus cellulosae) may be passed for cooking, unless the infestation is excessive, in which case the carcass shall be condemned. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700…

603-029-0546 Parasites not Transmissible to Man; Tapeworm Cysts in Sheep; Hydatid Cysts; Flukes; Gid Bladder-Worms. (1) In the disposal of carcasses, edible organs, and other parts of carcasses showing evidence of infestation with parasites not transmissible to humans, the follow…

603-029-0548 Emaciation Carcasses of meat animals too emaciated to produce wholesome meat, and carcasses which show a serous infiltration of muscle tissues, or a serous or mucoid degeneration of the fatty tissue, shall be condemned. A gelatinous change of the fat of the heart and…