(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a commercial farm owner or operator may not confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure that fails to comply with the rules adopted by the State Department of Agriculture under ORS § 632.840.

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(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the confinement of an egg-laying hen:

(a) During medical research;

(b) During an examination, a test, an individual treatment or an operation conducted for veterinary purposes;

(c) During transportation or depopulation operations, if the confinement does not exceed seven days in any 18-month period;

(d) As part of a rodeo exhibition, state or county fair exhibition, 4-H program exhibition or similar exhibition;

(e) During the slaughter of the egg-laying hen in accordance with applicable laws and rules; or

(f) On a temporary basis for animal husbandry purposes, if the confinement does not exceed six hours in any 24-hour period or exceed 24 hours in any 30-day period. [2011 c.436 § 2; 2019 c.686 § 8]