Oregon Statutes 603.038 – Licensing exemption for certain poultry and rabbit processors
(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 603.038
- Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Oregon Statutes 603.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Poultry: means chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and all other domesticated fowls or birds. See Oregon Statutes 603.010
(a) ‘Poultry’ means live or dead chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl or other domesticated birds.
(b) ‘Rabbit’ means a live or dead member of a species in the Leporidae family.
(2) ORS § 603.025 and 616.706 do not apply to a person that complies with this subsection:
(a) During the calendar year, the person may slaughter not more than 1,000 poultry or rabbits for use as human food. The person may slaughter and process only poultry or rabbits that have been raised since two weeks of age by the person and that are free from disease. The person may not slaughter, process or sell poultry, poultry products, rabbits or rabbit products except poultry or rabbits described in this subsection and poultry eggs.
(b) The person must slaughter the poultry or rabbits at the business premises of the person in an establishment that meets the requirements in ORS § 619.026 and any State Department of Agriculture rules adopted under ORS § 619.046. The person may not allow other persons to use the establishment.
(c) The person must comply with any federal limitations or prohibitions on introducing the poultry, poultry products, rabbits or rabbit products into interstate commerce.
(d) A person that claims exemption from ORS § 603.025 and 616.706 under this section must maintain slaughtering, sales, sanitation and other records pertaining to the poultry or rabbits as required by the department. The person shall allow the department to inspect the records and the slaughtering establishment upon request and as provided under ORS § 576.024 and 619.036.
(3) The exemption described in this section is in addition to any exemption that a person may claim under ORS § 603.034 (4) for the slaughtering and processing of poultry or rabbits for personal use. [2011 c.119 § 1; 2023 c.81 § 1]
603.038 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 603 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
[Amended by 1953 c.692 § 6; 1955 c.724 § 6; repealed by 1973 c.175 § 15]