ORS 596.341: Examination, testing or treatment of livestock before entry into state; permit requirements; conditions and exemptions.

(1) In addition to the permit required by subsection (2) of this section, the State Department of Agriculture may cause livestock to be tested, treated or examined as a condition of entry into this state and may, as evidence of that test, treatment or examination, require the presentation of a certificate of an official of the state of origin designated by the department or of a veterinary inspector of the federal government. (2) The department shall require a written permit authorizing entry into this state of any livestock or other animals subject to the disease control law and not exempt under subsection (3) of this section. The permit shall be issued upon condition that: (a) The consignee, owner or purchaser hold the imported livestock upon the arrival of the livestock in this state subject to direction of the department pending completion of the testing, treatment or examination of the livestock; (b) The livestock be disposed of in accordance with the laws of this state and the rules of the department, if the livestock is found to be infected with, exposed to, or a carrier of, a disease; and (c) The consignee, owner or purchaser complies with the rules promulgated by the department to enforce the intent of this chapter. (3) The department may exempt the following classes of livestock or other animals subject to the disease control law from the requirements of this section: (a) Livestock that is consigned to and will be slaughtered by a licensed slaughterer within eight days after entry into this state. (b) Livestock in uninterrupted transit through the state, provided that stops may be made for feed, water and rest. (c) Livestock consigned to an Oregon auction market licensed under ORS chapter 599 where approved veterinary inspection is in force. (d) Dogs, cats or small caged birds traveling in a family vehicle as part of that social entity. (e) Any animals that the department determines do not pose a disease threat. [1955 c.557 §16 (596.341, 596.351 and 596.361 enacted in lieu of 596.350); 1973 c.2 §1; 1975 c.572 §1; 1983 c.101 §3; 1985 c.91 §2; 1987 c.909 §2; 1991 c.420 §3; 1999 c.102 §§3,3a; 2001 c.22 §3; 2023 c.146 §3]