Application for permits shall be made to the State Department of Agriculture on forms prescribed by the department. Should there be insufficient time to use United States mail, permits may be applied for by telegram or by telephone. No livestock shall be transported into this state without a permit having been issued by the department. At the time of application for a permit, the department may require a health certificate, or other transportation document, which shall have the permit numbers entered thereon prior to shipment of the livestock into this state.
ORS 596.346