If the operator of a livestock auction market violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or regulations promulgated by the State Department of Agriculture under this chapter, the department may:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 599.385

  • Department: means the State Department of Agriculture of the State of Oregon. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
  • Livestock: includes horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats and poultry, including turkeys, of any age or sex. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
  • Livestock auction market: means a place of business to which the public may consign livestock for sale by auction open to public bidding or sold on a commission basis, but, specifically, it does not include breed or livestock associations operating subject to and in compliance with the provisions of the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act, ORS Chapter 65, Future Farmer and 4-H groups, auction sales conducted in conjunction with county, state or private fairs or auction sales conducted by or for a person at which livestock of such person's ownership are sold on premises of the person. See Oregon Statutes 599.205

(1) Summarily quarantine the livestock or the premises, or both, as provided in ORS § 596.361 to 596.402.

(2) Apply to the circuit court of the county in which the livestock auction market is located for a court order as provided in ORS § 596.416. [1957 c.390 § 13]

 

[Repealed by 1953 c.677 § 22]