Chapter 596 — Chapter 596

ORS 596.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, except as provided in ORS 596.615 to 596.681

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ORS 596.020 Duties of the State Department of Agriculture in protection of people and livestock. (1) The State Department of Agriculture shall

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ORS 596.030 Administration of national plans relating to poultry; disposition of fees; suspension of participants. (1) The State Department of Agriculture is designated as the official agency in Oregon for cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture and other states of the United States in the administration of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and the National Turkey Improvement Plan, relating to eradication and control of poultry and fowl diseases and the improvement of breeding and production qualities of such fowl

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ORS 596.040 Cooperative agreements with U.S. Department of Agriculture or other federal agency for livestock disease control; receipt and use of funds. (1) Whenever the Director of Agriculture deems it necessary, the director may enter into cooperative and reciprocal agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture or any other federal agency for the purpose of controlling and eradicating any disease that may exist among the livestock of this state, and may receive and expend funds pursuant to such agreements in furtherance of such purpose

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ORS 596.050 Production of bacteriological or biological products for department; use of proceeds. The Oregon agricultural experiment station, the College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University or the State Department of Agriculture may make, produce or furnish bacteriological or biological products to be used by the department for the treatment, prevention or detection of animal disease. If either the experiment station or the College of Veterinary Medicine furnishes the products, the station or the college may do so directly to the department and shall produce and furnish such products at actual or approximate cost. Such cost shall be paid by the department out of funds available for that purpose. All money obtained by the department from the sale of such biological or bacteriological products shall be used by the department to pay such costs and for making, producing or furnishing such products, and is continuously appropriated to the department for that purpose. [Amended by 1981 c.681 §1; 2003 c.14 §355]

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ORS 596.060 Peace officers to assist the department. The State Department of Agriculture or any of its officers, employees or deputies may at any time call upon any peace officer for assistance in the discharge of duties, and such peace officer shall give the assistance requested

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ORS 596.065 Vaccines and products hazardous to livestock health; rules; written permits authorizing use, purchase, sale or distribution of vaccines and products. (1)(a) The following vaccines or bacteriological or biological products are deemed to be vaccines or products that are a hazard to the livestock in this state

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ORS 596.070 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §4 (596.065 and 596.075 enacted in lieu of 596.070)]

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ORS 596.075 Prohibition against use of listed harmful vaccines; exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in ORS 596.065 (3), no person shall use, vaccinate with or inject into any livestock in this state, sell, offer for sale, dispose of or distribute any vaccine, bacteriological or biological product declared to be a hazard to livestock health under ORS 596.065. [1955 c.557 §6 (596.065 and 596.075 enacted in lieu of 596.070)]

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ORS 596.080 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §36]

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ORS 596.090 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §36]

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ORS 596.095 Definitions for ORS 596.100, 596.105 and 596.995. As used in ORS 596.100, 596.105 and 596.995

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ORS 596.100 Registration of products used for treatment of animals; fees; rules. (1) No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or deliver to a user, an animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical, in package or in bulk, which has not been registered with the State Department of Agriculture. Products regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act which are registered with the department under ORS chapter 634 are not required to be registered under this section. Except as otherwise provided by law, the manufacturer of each brand of animal remedy, veterinary biologic and pharmaceutical to be sold in the state, whether in package or in bulk, shall register those products with the department annually. Manufacturers who sell more than one animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical in the state may register all such products on one application

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ORS 596.105 Products exempt from registration; rules. The State Department of Agriculture may adopt rules exempting certain products from the definition of animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical if

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ORS 596.210 Establishing office of State Veterinarian; qualifications and duties. (1) There hereby is created within the State Department of Agriculture the office of State Veterinarian of the State of Oregon. The State Veterinarian shall be appointed by the Director of Agriculture. The State Veterinarian shall be the chief livestock sanitary official of the state. The department may also employ such assistant state veterinarians as may be necessary to carry out its functions

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ORS 596.220 Deputy state veterinarians. (1) The State Department of Agriculture may deputize certain veterinarians throughout the state to assist the State Department of Agriculture in carrying out its duties. Such veterinarians shall be known as deputy state veterinarians. They shall be in the unclassified service of the state or may furnish professional services to the department as provided by ORS 596.225. To be eligible for appointment as a deputy state veterinarian a person shall be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Oregon or hold a valid temporary permit issued by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board as authorized by the provisions of ORS 686.065 or 686.085

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ORS 596.225 Contracting for services of deputy state veterinarian; Veterinary Medical Fee Schedule. (1) Notwithstanding other laws to the contrary, the State Department of Agriculture is authorized to enter into a contract with a deputy state veterinarian to obtain and pay for professional services in assisting the department in administering and carrying out its laws, including but not limited to testing and vaccination of livestock. The department may agree to pay deputy state veterinarians on a fair and equitable basis, which may include the establishment of a Veterinary Medical Fee Schedule. Such schedule may include, but not be limited to

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ORS 596.230 Duties of deputy veterinarians. (1) Deputy state veterinarians shall assist the State Department of Agriculture in carrying out the duties imposed upon it by any law of this state when requested to do so by the State Veterinarian. Within the scope of the authority delegated to them by the State Veterinarian, deputy state veterinarians shall possess the powers and authority conferred upon regularly employed state veterinarians by any law of this state. Deputy state veterinarians, when carrying out the duties assigned to them, are subject to the direction and control of the State Veterinarian

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ORS 596.240 [Repealed by 1961 c.219 §4]

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ORS 596.250 Revocation or suspension of appointment of deputy veterinarian. (1) The appointment of a person as a deputy state veterinarian is effective until the person submits a written resignation to the State Department of Agriculture or until the department revokes or suspends the appointment for one of the following causes

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ORS 596.260 Deputy state veterinary technicians. (1) As used in this section, “veterinary technician” has the meaning given that term in ORS 686.010

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ORS 596.262 Resignation, revocation or suspension of appointment of deputy state veterinary technician. (1) The appointment of a person as a deputy state veterinary technician is effective until the person submits a written resignation to the State Department of Agriculture or until the department revokes or suspends the appointment for one of the following causes

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ORS 596.310 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §9 (596.311 enacted in lieu of 596.310)]

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ORS 596.311 Examination, testing or treatment of livestock at owner’s request before shipment; issuance of health certificates; collection and disposition of fees. (1) Deputy state veterinarians may

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ORS 596.320 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §11 (596.321 enacted in lieu of 596.320)]

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ORS 596.321 Rules governing vaccinations and reporting of listed livestock diseases. (1) The State Department of Agriculture shall enact rules and regulations

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ORS 596.330 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §36]

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ORS 596.331 Prohibition against disposing of diseased livestock or parts of quarantined livestock; exceptions. (1) A person may not sell, offer to sell or dispose of any livestock that the person knows to be exposed to, a carrier of or infected with any disease required to be reported under ORS 596.321, except

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ORS 596.340 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §13 (596.331 enacted in lieu of 596.340)]

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ORS 596.341 Examination, testing or treatment of livestock before entry into state; permit requirements; conditions and exemptions. (1) In addition to the permit required by subsection (2) of this section, the State Department of Agriculture may cause livestock to be tested, treated or examined as a condition of entry into this state and may, as evidence of that test, treatment or examination, require the presentation of a certificate of an official of the state of origin designated by the department or of a veterinary inspector of the federal government

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ORS 596.343 Testing sheep for Akabane Virus. In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, unless the State Department of Agriculture determines, upon the advice of appropriate federal animal health authorities, that no significant threat to the health of the livestock of this state exists, the department shall cause all sheep entering this state that are not exempt pursuant to ORS 596.341 (3) to be examined or tested for Akabane Virus. [1987 c.909 §6]

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ORS 596.346 Permit requirements and application form; material to be submitted with application. Application for permits shall be made to the State Department of Agriculture on forms prescribed by the department. Should there be insufficient time to use United States mail, permits may be applied for by telegram or by telephone. No livestock shall be transported into this state without a permit having been issued by the department. At the time of application for a permit, the department may require a health certificate, or other transportation document, which shall have the permit numbers entered thereon prior to shipment of the livestock into this state. [1973 c.2 §4]

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ORS 596.350 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §15 (596.341, 596.351 and 596.361 enacted in lieu of 596.350)]

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ORS 596.351 Prohibited acts relating to livestock importation. No person shall

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ORS 596.355 Prohibition against importation of livestock from quarantined area. No person shall import into this state any livestock from an area of any other state, territory or country which has been placed under quarantine by the United States Department of Agriculture or by the state, territory or country of origin in violation of the rules of the United States Department of Agriculture or of the state, territory or country of origin. [1955 c.557 §34]

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ORS 596.360 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §36]

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ORS 596.361 Summary quarantine of livestock imported in violation of ORS 596.351; disposal of diseased livestock. (1) The State Department of Agriculture may summarily quarantine any livestock imported into this state in violation of ORS 596.351 or any rules of the department under that section. The department may require as a condition preceding the release of livestock from quarantine, that the livestock be tested, treated or examined in accordance with the rules of the department

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ORS 596.370 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §19 (596.371 enacted in lieu of 596.370)]

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ORS 596.371 Treatment of diseased livestock by owner; notice; treatment by department; lien for treatment. (1) Whenever the owner or person having control of livestock receives notice from the State Department of Agriculture that the livestock must be treated for disease, the owner or person having control shall, within the time prescribed in the notice, cause the livestock to be treated in the manner prescribed by the department

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ORS 596.380 [Repealed by 1955 c.557 §36]

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ORS 596.384 [1953 c.689 §2; repealed by 1955 c.557 §36]

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ORS 596.388 Department to investigate cases of disease; authority of agents to enter premises. The State Department of Agriculture shall, when necessary to control or eradicate disease, investigate all cases or suspected cases of disease in livestock in this state. Employees or agents of the department in carrying out their official duties may enter any place or premises, including vehicles, to make such inspections or investigation as may be reasonably necessary to eradicate and control disease in this state. [1953 c.689 §4; 1955 c.557 §21]

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ORS 596.390 [Repealed by 1953 c.689 §13]

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ORS 596.392 Authority of department relating to disease control. The State Department of Agriculture may order and compel

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ORS 596.393 Burning or burial of carcasses to control disease. (1) An authorized representative of the State Department of Agriculture may cause the burning or burial of carcasses of animals that have died or been destroyed because of an animal disease emergency. The burning or burial shall take place at the location where the death or destruction occurred or at a site approved by the State Veterinarian. The carcasses, including those that are burned, shall be disposed of as described under ORS 601.090 (7)

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ORS 596.394 Summary quarantine of livestock and contaminated property imported into state from quarantined area; release thereof. (1) The State Department of Agriculture may order summary quarantine of any livestock and any property contaminated with disease or capable of transmitting the disease to other livestock or humans which have been imported into this state from any area under quarantine by the United States Department of Agriculture or by the state or territory of origin, if such livestock or property was removed from such area in violation of the rules of the United States Department of Agriculture or of the state or territory of origin

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ORS 596.396 Length of quarantine; payment of expense of cleaning and disinfecting. (1) Any quarantine imposed by the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to ORS 596.392, 596.394, 596.402 or 596.404 shall be for such period of time as will reasonably insure that the quarantined livestock, property, premises or place are no longer capable of transmitting or causing the transmission of the disease

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ORS 596.400 [Repealed by 1953 c.689 §13]

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ORS 596.402 Authority to summarily quarantine areas; notice. (1) The State Department of Agriculture may also summarily quarantine any legally described area of this state and prohibit or otherwise restrict any movement of livestock, vehicles, persons or things into or out of the area as the department deems necessary for the eradication or control of a disease in the area, or for the prevention of the spread of a disease into other areas of this state

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ORS 596.404 Department may seize part or product of slaughtered diseased livestock; release thereof. The State Department of Agriculture may seize meat, hides, offal or any other part or product of livestock slaughtered anywhere which is infected with, exposed to, or a carrier of, disease and impose any conditions upon release from seizure reasonably necessary to prevent the entry or spread of disease in this state. [1955 c.557 §25]

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