Title 48, Animals

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Brand” means a distinctive design, mark or other means of identification applied to a designated location of the hide, wool or skin of livestock, by methods prescribed by administrative rule of the State Departm…

(1) The State Department of Agriculture may appoint and designate employees as brand inspectors to administer and enforce the brand inspection activities of the department under ORS 561.144, 577.512, 599.205, 599.269, 599.273, 599.610, 603.015, 603.034, 603.075 to 603.095, 603.99…

(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall be the exclusive recorder of livestock brands. The department may not record: (a) A brand consisting of three or more letters or three or more figures, or any combination thereof, on the shoulders of cattle or on other locations speci…

(1) A person desiring to record a brand on any species of livestock shall submit a written and signed application therefor to the State Department of Agriculture, setting forth a facsimile and description of the brand, the species of livestock upon which it will be used and the s…

(1) The brand recorded or renewed under ORS 604.027 is the exclusive property right of the holder thereof, and the holder has exclusive right to use the brand in accordance with its recordation. The holder may transfer the recorded brand by sale, assignment or otherwise and may b…

Upon recording of a brand under ORS 604.027, the State Department of Agriculture may: (1) Issue a certified copy of its certificate of recordation upon the payment of a fee therefor to be established by the department; and (2) Periodically publish brand books or supplements there…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in order to transfer a recorded brand by sale, assignment or otherwise, the transferor shall submit a written, signed and witnessed document of transfer to the State Department of Agriculture, accompanied by an application…

(1) Brand inspection and the issuance of a brand inspection certificate is required in this state for: (a) Cattle to be transported from any place in this state to or through any place outside of this state; (b) Cattle to be transported from any place in this state to a range or …

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS chapter 599 or 604, the State Department of Agriculture may enter into a contract with a qualified person to perform brand inspection services on behalf of the department. (2) Without limiting other terms of a contract described in t…

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS chapter 604, the State Department of Agriculture may establish a self-inspection program that allows an owner to conduct brand inspections on the owner’s livestock, subject to the requirements of this section. (2) A person is eligibl…

(1) Whenever livestock or hides are subject to brand inspection under ORS 604.046, the person in possession shall submit evidence of ownership or right to possession of the livestock or hides at the request of the State Department of Agriculture. The evidence may consist of any d…

(1) The State Department of Agriculture may detain, seize or embargo hides or livestock in carrying out and enforcing the provisions of ORS 561.144, 577.512, 599.205, 599.269, 599.273, 599.610, 603.015, 603.034, 603.075 to 603.095, 603.992, 604.005 to 604.071, 604.640, 604.650 an…

(1) Cattle transported from the premises of the owner or person in lawful possession to another place in this state shall be accompanied by a transportation certificate. (2) For the purposes of this section “transportation certificate” means a document signed by the owner or pers…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the State Department of Agriculture shall charge and collect a brand inspection fee in accordance with the following: (a) $30 for a lifetime brand inspection for Equidae; (b) $10 per head for a brand inspection for Equidae…

A person may not: (1) Purchase, sell, handle or transport hides or livestock in violation of ORS 604.005 to 604.071, 604.640, 604.650 and 604.670 or the administrative rules promulgated thereunder; (2) While marking livestock on the ear, either cut, mark or remove more than one-h…

(1) In addition to the authority set forth in ORS 604.015, in the enforcement of this chapter, the Director of Agriculture has the authority to issue and serve citations to any person for violation of any provision of ORS 604.071. (2) The director may delegate the authority to is…

As used in ORS 604.620 to 604.670, “licensed feedlot” means a beef cattle feedlot, licensed by the State Department of Agriculture, that has more than 500 head of cattle being fed for slaughter at one time during a calendar year. [1975 c.162 §2]

(1) No person shall be entitled to utilize the brand inspection and inventory procedures prescribed in ORS 604.630 to 604.650 and 604.670 without first obtaining and maintaining a license as a licensed feedlot. (2) An application for a license or renewal thereof shall be made to …

At the time a license is issued, the State Department of Agriculture and the licensee shall jointly make and record a physical inventory of all cattle in the feedlot of the licensee. Thereafter, such inventory record shall be maintained by the licensee and shall be subject to rev…

All cattle received at the licensed feedlot shall be consigned to special holding pens and held therein until inspected and released to the general feedlot area by the brand inspector of the State Department of Agriculture. The department’s inspector shall review and verify all d…

(1) All cattle, including salvage animals, dead animals, other sale animals and fed cattle being sent to slaughter, removed from the licensed feedlot shall be inventoried by the brand inspector of the State Department of Agriculture and the number thereof deducted from the depart…

The State Department of Agriculture, under the provisions of ORS chapter 183 may promulgate such rules as are necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of ORS 604.610 to 604.670, including but not limited to: (1) The time and manner of maintaining inventory records; and …

(1) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or the administrative rules or orders promulgated thereunder, is a Class B misdemeanor. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 14.030 to 14.080, an action for violation of brand inspection requirements may be commenced and tried in either …