OAR 603-018-0010: Standards for the Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products

(1) A person may not buy, sell, offer to buy or sell, transport or offer to transport, or accept receipt of eggs or egg products that the person knows, or reasonably should know are non-compliant eggs. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, an official plant may receive non-compliant eggs at the physical location of the plant. All subsequent deliveries of eggs or egg products from the official plant to locations in Oregon shall comply with subsection (1). (3) This section does not prohibit the transshipment of non-compliant eggs through Oregon provided they either enter the state or originate at an official plant and either exit the state or are delivered to an official plant without further processing or repackaging. (4) Eggs and egg products distributed in bulk into this state must either be: (a) certified as compliant eggs on the product packaging, or (b) accompanied by an invoice or similar product transfer document certifying that all eggs or egg-products delivered are compliant eggs. NOTE: The design of a compliant egg label is not specified in this rule. Acceptable labels include but are not limited to producer specific cage-free marketing logos, cage-free certification logos authorized by third party certification organizations, etc. provided the certification requirements of the program meet the standards of this rule. (5) The invoices shall be available during business hours for inspection by the Department of Agriculture. The invoices shall be kept for at least: (a) One year by the seller; and (b) 60 days by the purchaser. (6) Notwithstanding 603-018-0010(5) no invoice is required when eggs are sold to individual consumers or the United States Government. NOTE: 603-018-0010(6) is included to be consistent with the documentation requirements found in ORS 632.745