Or. Admin. R. 603-011-1000

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

Section 603-011-1000 - Definitions

Unless otherwise indicated below, the following definitions apply to ORS Chapter 596 and OAR 603-011-0053 to 603-011-1735:

(1) "APHIS" means the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

(2) "Approved Veterinarian" means a licensed graduate veterinarian accredited by the federal authorities in the state of origin or an authorized veterinarian of the U.S. Government or of the state government of state of origin.

(3) "Beef Cattle" means cattle of the recognized beef breeds or crosses of such breeds.

(4) "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection" means a legible record complying with the animal health requirements of the State of Oregon, from the state of origin, approved and issued by the livestock health official of that state, or an equivalent form from the U.S. Government, and issued by an approved veterinarian.

(5) "Dairy Cattle" includes all of the following:

(a) All cattle, regardless of age, sex, breed, or current use, that are born on a dairy farm or are of a breed(s) used to produce milk or other dairy products for human consumption; and

(b) Cross bred calves of any breed, including, but not limited to, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, Milking Shorthorn, and Red and Whites, that are born to Dairy Cattle.

(6) "Department" means the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

(7) "Director" means the Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, or a duly authorized representative.

(8) "Grazing Permit" means a document issued by the Department at or before the time an identified person moves a specific herd of cattle from this state to a specific location in another state for grazing as a usual part of the person's ranching operations, which authorizes the re-entry of the same cattle herd to the place of origin in this state within a specified period of time without the need for an additional permit at the time of the re-entry.

(9) "Herd" means a group of livestock managed as a separate unit and not mixed with other livestock under the same ownership.

(10) "Import Permit" means the permit referenced in ORS 596.341(2) that allows the doing of the acts recited therein.

(11) "Livestock" includes, but is not limited to, horses, mules, jennies, jackasses, cattle, sheep, dogs, hogs, goats, domesticated fowl, psittacines, ratites, domesticated fur-bearing animals, bison, cats, poultry, and any other vertebrate in captivity. Fish are not "livestock." This definition does not apply to ORS 596.615 to 596.681.

(12) "Livestock Auction Market" means an Oregon licensed livestock auction market or stockyard where animal health inspection is continually maintained by the Department and Oregon import requirements for imported livestock may be completed before the animals leave the market.

(13) "Official Individual Identification" means the unique identification of individual animals with a device in accordance with 9 CFR Part 86.

(14) "Official Test" means any test to determine qualitatively or quantitatively the presence or absence of disease and performed by a laboratory, or by specific personnel, approved by the livestock health official of the animals' state of origin.

(15) "Other avian species" means all birds not defined as Poultry, whether held in captivity or released from captivity.

(16) "Person" means partnerships, individuals, corporations, or associations.

(17) "Poultry" means chickens, turkeys, waterfowl, pheasants, quail, partridges, grouse, guineas, and peafowl.

(18) "Quarantine" means the summary confinement of animals, vehicle, persons, premises, or property, as authorized by ORS 596.361, 596.392(4)-(5), or 596.394-596.402, as designated or prescribed by the Department until released therefrom by order of the Department.

(19) "Quarantined Herd or Area" means a herd or area, county, or state quarantined by either the U.S. Department of Agriculture or by a state for any reason.

(20) "Slaughtering Establishment" has the meaning provided in OAR 603-012-0001.

(21) "Swine" means all porcine species.

(22) "Tuberculosis Qualified Location" means a location specifically approved by the State Veterinarian to hold Mexico-origin cattle or bison until all required post-entry testing is complete

(23) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture.

Or. Admin. R. 603-011-1000

DOA 1-2024, renumbered from 603-011-0250, filed 01/03/2024, effective 1/3/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561 & 596

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 596.341