Or. Admin. Code § 603-029-0390

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 603-029-0390 - Official Marks and Devices for Purposes of Ante-Mortem Inspection

(1) All meat animals required by OAR 603-029-0300 to 603-029-0395 to be identified as Oregon Suspects shall be tagged with a serially numbered metal ear tag bearing the term "Oregon Suspect," except as provided in OAR 603-029-0310(4) and except that cattle affected with epithelioma of the eye, antinomycosis, or actinobacillosis to such an extent that the lesions would be readily detected on post-mortem inspection, need not be individually tagged on ante-mortem inspection with the Oregon Suspect tag, provided that such cattle are segregated and otherwise handled as Oregon Suspects.

(2) In addition, identification of Oregon Suspect swine must include the use of tattoos specified by the inspector to maintain the identity of the swine through the dehairing equipment when such equipment is used.

(3) All meat animals required by OAR 603-029-0300 to 603-029-0395 to be identified as Oregon Condemned shall be tagged with a serially numbered metal ear tag bearing the term "Oregon Condemned."

(4) The devices described in sections (1), (2), and (3) of this rule shall be the official devices for identification of livestock required to be identified as Oregon Suspect or Oregon Condemned as provided in OAR 603-029-0300 to 603-029-0395.

Or. Admin. Code § 603-029-0390

DOA 19-2022, adopt filed 07/27/2022, effective 7/28/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 616.700, ORS 619.042 & ORS 619.046

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 619.042, ORS 619.046, ORS 603.059, ORS 603.065, ORS 619.026 & ORS 619.036