Chapter 619 — Chapter 619
152 sections in this chapter.
ORS 619.010 Definitions for ORS 619.010 to 619.026 and 619.036 to 619.066. As used in ORS 619.010 to 619.026 and 619.036 to 619.066
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(1) “Adulterated,” “misbranded” and similar terms or words have the same meaning and are defined as contained in ORS chapter 616, ORS 632.275 to 632.290, 632.450 to 632.490 and 632.900 to 632.985. (2) “Animal food slaughtering or processing establishment” means any establishment …
ORS 619.016 Short title. ORS 619.010 to 619.026 and 619.036 to 619.066 shall be known as the State Meat Inspection Act. [1973 c.174 §2]
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ORS 619.020 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.021 Purpose. The intent and purpose of ORS 576.024, 619.010 to 619.071, 619.370 and 619.993 is to give recognition to the Federal Meat Inspection Act presently being enforced in this state and at the same time recognize the responsibility of the State of Oregon to protect the public health of the citizens of this state. In furtherance of this responsibility the State Department of Agriculture is authorized to take all measures necessary and proper in its judgment to complement the enforcement of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and to prevent and prohibit the sale and distribution of unwholesome meat and meat food products dangerous to the health, safety and welfare of Oregon consumers. In this respect the department shall exercise general sanitary and quality control, and establish supervision and safeguards over meat establishments and meat products under its jurisdiction. [1973 c.174 §3]
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ORS 619.026 Meat preparation establishment sanitation requirements. (1) Every establishment, including all equipment therein or thereon, shall be kept in a clean, healthful and sanitary condition
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(2) Unclean, unhealthful and insanitary conditions shall be deemed to exist if: (a) All the equipment utilized is not thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis, or more often as required by the State Department of Agriculture. (b) Meat and meat products being prepared, packed, stored, …
ORS 619.030 [Amended by 1957 c.104 §3; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.031 (1) A person may not operate an animal food slaughtering establishment or processing establishment without first obtaining a license for the establishment from the State Department of Agriculture
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(2) The department may adopt rules establishing license fee schedules for establishments licensed under this section. The department may determine the license fee for an establishment based upon the annual gross dollar volume of sales and services by the applicant. In establishin…
ORS 619.036 Sanitation and record inspections; seizure of nonconforming foods and facilities. The State Department of Agriculture is authorized
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(1) To inspect at reasonable times the equipment, meat and meat products and premises of establishments, meat seller establishments, grocery stores, or other places of business, for the purpose of enforcing minimum sanitary requirements, wholesomeness of meat and meat products an…
ORS 619.040 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.041 Prohibition on use of establishment or vehicle upon determination of insanitary conditions; posting notice; removal of notice prohibited. (1) Whenever the State Department of Agriculture determines that any part of an establishment where meat products destined for sale or distribution are prepared, packed, stored, sold or distributed for consumption outside such premises, or any vehicle used in the transportation of such products is kept in an unclean, unhealthy or insanitary condition, the department shall
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(a) Notify the owner or person in charge that such establishment or vehicle shall not be used for its intended purpose until it is put in a sanitary condition by making the changes ordered in the notice; and (b) Post a notice upon such establishment or vehicle to the effect that …
ORS 619.042 Program of state inspection for processing and sale of meat products from amenable species and of poultry; rules. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Amenable species” has the meaning given that term in 21 U.S.C. 601(w). (b) “Equines” means members of the family Equidae. (c) “Nonamenable species” has the meaning given that term by the State Department of Agriculture by rule. (d) “Processing” means activities that are subj…
ORS 619.046 Rules. (1) In accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183, the State Department of Agriculture may promulgate rules necessary to carry out and enforce the provisions of ORS 576.024, 619.010 to 619.071, 619.370 and 619.993, including but not limited to
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(a) The establishment of conditions under which carcasses, meat and meat products of meat animals shall be stored or otherwise handled by any person engaged in buying, selling, freezing, storing, or transporting such articles, so as to assure that such articles will not be adulte…
ORS 619.050 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.051 Prohibited acts. No person shall
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(1) Have in the person’s possession for any reason or purpose unwholesome meat or meat products that are not denatured and properly identified; (2) Carry or transport, by vehicle or otherwise, the carcass or meat of any meat animal destined for sale or distribution as food, unles…
ORS 619.056 Trichinae treatment required for pork products. No food consisting wholly or in part of pork muscle tissue, such as bologna style sausage, Vienna style sausage, frankfurt style sausage, summer sausage, all other similar sausages or pork products, or prepared products containing pork muscle tissue, except a fresh product consisting wholly of pork muscle tissue, shall be kept, offered or exposed for sale as food for human consumption, unless the pork muscle tissue entering into the products has been subjected to any method of treatment of pork or pork products which will destroy trichinae. [1973 c.174 §7]
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ORS 619.060 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.061 Tagging and identification of meat products by person operating retail sales and custom slaughter or processing establishments. Any person operating a retail meat seller establishment, as defined in ORS chapter 603, in conjunction with a custom slaughtering establishment or custom processing establishment shall mark, tag or identify all individually wrapped packages or containers of meat or meat products slaughtered, wrapped, prepared or handled for the owner of a meat animal, at the time and in the manner deemed necessary by the State Department of Agriculture to protect the people of this state from the purchase or consumption of uninspected meat products. [1973 c.174 §10]
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ORS 619.066 Labeling of meat products to conform to ORS chapters 616 and 618. The labeling requirements for meat or meat products shall be those prescribed in ORS chapter 616 and the labeling requirements as to weight or measure of meat or meat products shall be those prescribed in ORS chapter 618. [1973 c.174 §11; 1975 c.304 §18]
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ORS 619.070 [Repealed by 1957 c.104 §21]
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ORS 619.071 Disposition of moneys received by department. All moneys received by the department pursuant to ORS 619.010 to 619.071 shall be paid into the Department of Agriculture Service Fund. Such moneys are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of administering ORS 619.010 to 619.071. [1973 c.174 §15; 1979 c.499 §22]
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ORS 619.080 [Repealed by 1957 c.104 §21]
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ORS 619.090 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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GAME MEAT INSPECTION
ORS 619.095 When game meat inspection required; processing by approved establishment. (1) Game meat donated to charitable organizations shall be inspected by the State Department of Agriculture to determine fitness for human consumption as provided in ORS 603.045 and 619.031 or shall be inspected and determined fit for human consumption by employees of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife or the Department of State Police who have been trained by the State Department of Agriculture in the procedures provided in ORS 603.045 and 619.031, and shall be processed by an establishment approved by the State Department of Agriculture as provided in ORS 619.026 and 619.031 and may be served for human consumption by charitable organizations
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(2) As used in subsection (1) of this section: (a) “Charitable organization” means the Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Youth Authority, Department of Corrections institutions, low-income nutritional centers, public school nutritional centers, senior …
ORS 619.100 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.105 Liability of public employees for inspection. No civil or criminal sanctions shall be imposed upon State Department of Agriculture employees, State Department of Fish and Wildlife employees or Department of State Police employees for the good faith inspection of game meat as provided in ORS 619.095. [1983 c.575 §5]
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ORS 619.110 [Amended by 1957 c.104 §4; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.120 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.130 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.140 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.150 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.160 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.170 [Repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.180 [Repealed by 1957 c.104 §21]
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ORS 619.190 [Repealed by 1957 c.104 §21]
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ORS 619.200 [Amended by 1957 c.104 §5; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.210 [Repealed by 1969 c.565 §48]
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ORS 619.220 [Amended by 1957 c.104 §6; repealed by 1969 c.565 §48]
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ORS 619.230 [Amended by 1957 c.104 §7; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.240 [Amended by 1957 c.104 §8; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.250 [Repealed by 1955 c.11 §4]
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ORS 619.310 [1959 c.646 §1; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.315 [1959 c.646 §2; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.320 [1959 c.646 §3; 1961 c.230 §1; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.322 [1961 c.230 §4; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.325 [1959 c.646 §4; 1961 c.230 §2; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.327 [1961 c.230 §5; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.330 [1959 c.646 §§5,6; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.335 [1959 c.646 §8; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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ORS 619.340 [Subsection (1) enacted as 1959 c.646 §7; subsection (2) enacted as 1961 c.230 §6; repealed by 1973 c.174 §20]
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IDENTIFICATION OF FRYERS
ORS 619.350 “Fryer” defined. As used in ORS 619.350 to 619.380, unless the context requires otherwise, “fryer” means a chicken of any breed or variety, slaughtered under the age of six months, produced for sale for human consumption as a fryer, broiler or fryer-roaster, or the cut-up parts of such a chicken. [1959 c.385 §1; 1997 c.462 §1; 2009 c.367 §4]
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