Chapter 621 — Chapter 621
204 sections in this chapter.
ORS 621.125 [Amended by 1955 c.14 §1; repealed by 1957 c.346 §4 (621.124 enacted in lieu of 621.125)]
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ORS 621.151 [1953 c.686 §30; repealed by 1999 c.197 §61]
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ORS 621.152 [1953 c.686 §1; 1957 c.346 §7; 1963 c.80 §1; 1969 c.164 §4; 1971 c.769 §2; 1981 c.523 §4; repealed by 1999 c.197 §61]
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ORS 621.155 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.156 [1953 c.686 §29; 1955 c.714 §6; 1971 c.769 §3; 1979 c.320 §5; 1982 s.s.1 c.4 §8; repealed by 1999 c.197 §61]
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ORS 621.160 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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DAIRY PRODUCTS PLANTS
ORS 621.161 Operation of dairy products plant without license prohibited. A person shall not operate a dairy products plant unless that person has a valid dairy products plant license. A separate license is required for each dairy products plant operated. A person is not required to obtain a dairy products plant license to act as a milk hauler or to operate receiving or transfer stations in conjunction with a milk processing plant. [1953 c.686 §2; 1971 c.769 §4; 1999 c.197 §24]
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ORS 621.165 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.166 (1) As used in this section, “mobile milk tanker” means a tank or other receptacle that attaches to a bulk tank truck or other equipment and is used to transport fluid milk, milk or milk products
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(2) Application for a dairy products plant license shall be made to the State Department of Agriculture on forms provided by the department. Each license and each annual renewal shall expire on June 30 next following its issuance or on such date as may be specified by department …
ORS 621.169 Additional users of dairy products plant; fees; rules. (1) The State Department of Agriculture may issue a dairy products plant license under ORS 621.166 to one or more additional users of a dairy products plant that processes or uses milk to manufacture dairy products and is primarily operated by another person. A license issued to an additional user for activities at the dairy products plant shall cover all operations at that plant by the person licensed. Regardless of the number of persons licensed to use a dairy products plant, the department may not recognize more than one person as the primary operator of the plant
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(2) The department may assess a license fee to an additional user of a dairy products plant described in subsection (1) of this section, calculated as provided in rules adopted under ORS 621.166. In calculating license fees as provided under ORS 621.166, the annual gross dollar v…
ORS 621.170 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.171 Issuance of license; renewal; suspension; revocation. (1) The State Department of Agriculture shall issue a dairy products plant license under ORS 621.166 or a license under ORS 621.072 for a distributor or producer-distributor to use a physical facility when it determines that the dairy products plant or the facility to be operated by the applicant is in compliance with the standards prescribed by the department pursuant to ORS 621.176 and 621.181
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(2) The department may refuse to issue or renew or may revoke or suspend the license of any person who fails to comply with the provisions of ORS 621.056, 621.057, 621.092, 621.122, 621.183 and 621.198 and the regulations promulgated under ORS 621.096 or 621.261. [1953 c.686 §4; …
ORS 621.175 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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DISEASE AND CONTAMINATION PREVENTION
ORS 621.176 Standards of construction for plants and facilities. To ensure that the handling and processing of milk, fluid milk and dairy products is conducted in a sanitary environment, the State Department of Agriculture shall prescribe minimum standards of construction for dairy products plants and physical facilities of a distributor or producer-distributor, including but not limited to standards for
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(1) Floors, walls, ceilings. (2) Doors and windows. (3) Lighting and ventilation. (4) Toilet and lavatory facilities. (5) Water supply. (6) Separation and partitioning of rooms for carrying on the several handling, processing and storage functions. [1953 c.686 §5; 1999 c.197 §27]…
ORS 621.180 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.181 Standards of sanitation for operation of plants and facilities. The State Department of Agriculture shall prescribe minimum standards of sanitation for the operation of dairy products plants and physical facilities of a distributor or producer-distributor including, but not limited to, standards for the
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(1) Washing, cleaning, maintenance and condition of floors, walls and ceilings of all rooms directly connected with the handling, processing and storage of dairy products, fluid milk or milk, and the equipment used therein, including bulk tank trucks and other mobile equipment us…
ORS 621.183 Prohibition against operating plant or facility that does not meet standards. A person shall not operate a dairy products plant or a physical facility of a distributor or producer-distributor that fails to conform to the standards prescribed pursuant to ORS 621.176 and 621.181. [1999 c.197 §4]
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ORS 621.185 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.186 [1953 c.686 §7; repealed by 1999 c.197 §61]
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ORS 621.190 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.191 [1953 c.686 §8; repealed by 1969 c.152 §6]
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ORS 621.193 Standards for farm bulk storage facilities. The State Department of Agriculture shall prescribe standards of construction and sanitation for bulk storage tanks, equipment, buildings and other facilities used by producers to store milk that is to be sold to a dairy products plant or to be used at a physical facility of a distributor or producer-distributor. The standards shall be for the purpose of ensuring the wholesomeness of milk, fluid milk and dairy products, and may include, but are not limited to, standards regulating the
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(1) Size, location, construction and sanitation of bulk storage tanks, equipment, buildings and other facilities. (2) Lighting and ventilation. (3) Water supply. (4) Cooling equipment. [1969 c.164 §2; 1999 c.197 §29]
ORS 621.195 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.196 [1953 c.686 §9; repealed by 1969 c.152 §6]
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ORS 621.198 Prohibition against use or dealing with user of nonstandard bulk storage facilities. (1) A producer shall not store milk that is to be sold to a dairy products plant or to be used at a physical facility of a distributor or producer-distributor, in bulk storage tanks, equipment, buildings or other facilities that do not conform to the standards prescribed pursuant to ORS 621.193
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(2) A distributor, producer-distributor or dairy products plant licensee shall not receive or purchase milk from a producer, that is stored in bulk storage tanks, equipment, buildings or other facilities that do not conform to the standards prescribed pursuant to ORS 621.193. [19…
ORS 621.200 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.201 [1953 c.686 §10; 1955 c.118 §1; 1979 c.91 §1; 1999 c.197 §31; renumbered 621.058 in 1999]
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ORS 621.203 Condemnation of unfit container and its contents. (1) The State Department of Agriculture shall condemn any container that it finds unfit for use by reason of dirt, rust, open seams or any other condition that may contaminate fluid milk, milk or dairy products or otherwise render them unfit for human use or consumption. The department shall provide by rule the method of plainly identifying condemned containers, which shall include affixing a tag to, or marking on, the container a notice of the fact of condemnation and a brief statement of the reasons therefor
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(2) It shall be conclusively presumed that any fluid milk, milk or dairy product in a container that has been condemned by the department and that bears a condemnation tag or marking is unfit for human consumption. The department shall condemn such fluid milk, milk or dairy produ…
ORS 621.205 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.206 [1953 c.686 §11; 1979 c.320 §12; 1999 c.197 §32; renumbered 621.056 in 1999]
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ORS 621.207 Prohibition against unauthorized removal of condemnation tag or marking or use of container or its contents. (1) A person other than an authorized employee or agent of the State Department of Agriculture shall not remove a condemnation tag or marking from a container
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(2) A person shall not place any fluid milk, cream, milk or dairy product in a container bearing a condemnation tag or marking. (3) A person shall not use the contents of a container that has been condemned to manufacture, process or bottle fluid milk, cream, milk or dairy produc…
ORS 621.210 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.211 [1953 c.686 §15; 1979 c.320 §16; repealed by 1999 c.197 §61]
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ORS 621.215 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.216 [1953 c.686 §12; 1979 c.320 §14; 1999 c.197 §33; renumbered 621.057 in 1999]
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ORS 621.220 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.221 [1953 c.686 §13; 1955 c.118 §2; repealed by 1999 c.197 §61]
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ORS 621.224 Bacterial standards. All fluid milk is subject to the same bacterial standards as established by rule of the State Department of Agriculture. [Formerly 621.077]
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ORS 621.225 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.226 Condemnation of unlawful milk, cream, dairy product or fluid milk. (1) Whenever a grader determines that any milk, cream, dairy product or fluid milk is unlawful, the grader shall immediately affix a condemnation tag to the milk, cream, dairy product or fluid milk container. Condemnation tags shall be in a form prescribed by the State Department of Agriculture. The grader shall also thoroughly mix sufficient harmless red coloring matter with the condemned milk, cream, dairy product or fluid milk to prevent the milk, cream, dairy product or fluid milk from being sold, offered or exposed for sale for human consumption
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(2) As used in this section, the term “unlawful” means: (a) Milk, cream, fluid milk or dairy product that contains dirt, filth, oil or other foreign matter that may render the milk, cream, fluid milk or dairy product, or dairy products derived from them, unfit for human consumpti…
ORS 621.230 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.231 [1953 c.686 §18; 1959 c.144 §1; repealed by 1999 c.197 §61]
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ORS 621.236 [1953 c.686 §19; 1959 c.144 §2; 1999 c.197 §35; renumbered 621.096 in 1999]
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ORS 621.241 [1953 c.686 §20; 1999 c.197 §36; renumbered 621.092 in 1999]
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ORS 621.246 [1953 c.686 §21; 1981 c.897 §72; 1995 c.618 §92; 1999 c.197 §37; renumbered 621.093 in 1999]
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ORS 621.251 [1953 c.686 §22; 1999 c.197 §38; renumbered 621.094 in 1999]
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ORS 621.255 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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ORS 621.256 [1953 c.686 §16; repealed by 1999 c.197 §61]
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ORS 621.259 Pasteurization equipment; supervision by licensed pasteurizer operator. If pasteurization equipment is used by a distributor or producer-distributor or at a dairy products plant, the distributor, producer-distributor or dairy products plant licensee shall ensure that the pasteurization process is under the direct supervision of a pasteurizer operator licensed under ORS 621.266. [Formerly 621.118]
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ORS 621.260 [Repealed by 1953 c.686 §37]
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