(2) The State Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management and local governments, shall prepare a written livestock emergency operations plan that provides for the evacuation, transport and temporary sheltering of livestock during a major disaster or an emergency.
(3) The State Department of Agriculture, in developing the plan, shall consider:
(a) Methods for providing adequate food and water for livestock during a major disaster or an emergency;
(b) Methods for providing livestock with adequate shelter or protection from harsh weather conditions during a major disaster or an emergency;
(c) Creating and promoting an educational campaign for owners of livestock that will:
(A) Encourage owners to plan for and incorporate their livestock in the owners’ personal plans in the event of a major disaster or an emergency; and
(B) Inform owners of livestock about the livestock emergency operations plan prepared under this section; and
(d) Any other methods or arrangements that the department determines would protect livestock during a major disaster or an emergency. [Formerly 401.274; 2021 c.539 §56]
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