2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 599 - Livestock Auction Markets; Stockyards; Auction Sales
Section 599.205 - Definitions.


(1) "Dairy cattle" includes the recognized breeds of bovine animals used primarily for the production of milk, such as, but not limited to, Jersey, Guernsey, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn, Holstein and Red Polled, whether or not such animals are purebred or grade, and crosses of such breeds, including crosses of such breeds with beef type animals.
(2) "Department" means the State Department of Agriculture of the State of Oregon.
(3) "Director" means the director of the department.
(4) "Licensee" means any person who operates a livestock auction market, either as owner or lessee, and who holds a license to conduct such market issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(5) "Livestock" includes horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats and poultry, including turkeys, of any age or sex.
(6) "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.
(7) "Meat dealer" means a person licensed to slaughter meat food animals pursuant to the applicable provisions of this section and ORS chapter 603. [1953 c.677 §1; 1955 c.724 §15; 1957 c.390 §1; 1967 c.368 §1; 1971 c.578 §9; 1973 c.175 §13; 1981 c.248 §25; 1983 c.417 §1; 1989 c.1010 §178]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food

Chapter 599 - Livestock Auction Markets; Stockyards; Auction Sales

Section 599.205 - Definitions.

Section 599.215 - Prohibitions.

Section 599.235 - License fee; appropriation of moneys; separate licenses for each facility; posting license and names of owners.

Section 599.245 - Licensee’s bond.

Section 599.251 - Procedure on licensee’s default as to condition of bond.

Section 599.265 - Market zone; livestock entering market zone to be sold through auction facilities.

Section 599.295 - Pens for diseased animals.

Section 599.335 - Employment of veterinarian by licensee; authority; revocation of market operator’s license for failing to correct insanitary conditions.

Section 599.345 - Weighing by weighmasters; scale tickets in triplicate.

Section 599.355 - Records to be kept by licensee.

Section 599.385 - Enforcement procedures.

Section 599.395 - Joint federal-state administration of chapter.

Section 599.401 - Livestock auction market license required; moving location of market; rules.

Section 599.406 - License application; rules; fee; expiration of license; renewal.

Section 599.416 - Hearing on license application; notice; record of proceedings.

Section 599.421 - Matters to be considered in granting licenses; change of market ownership; fee exception.

Section 599.426 - Issuance or denial of license; procedure.

Section 599.495 - Cooperative agreements with federal government under which state department carries out federal programs in livestock auction markets and stockyards.

Section 599.520 - By-bids and fraudulent bids made to deceive bidders; minimum or reserve bids.

Section 599.540 - Withdrawal of purebred livestock from sale.

Section 599.610 - License requirements; fee; exemptions.

Section 599.620 - Enforcement and regulations.