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]

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 596.404

  • Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Oregon Statutes 596.010
  • Disease: means any disease of livestock which may be transmitted or communicated through direct or indirect contact from one animal to another, including those diseases transmitted by or through livestock to humans. See Oregon Statutes 596.010