2007 Oregon Code - Chapter 600 :: Chapter 600 - Swine
Chapter 600 —
Swine
2007 EDITION
SWINE
ANIMALS
600.010Â Â Â Â Definitions
600.095Â Â Â Â Garbage
used in feeding swine
600.105Â Â Â Â Summary
quarantine of swine being fed impermissible garbage or offal
600.120Â Â Â Â Jurisdiction
of courts; restraining violation
600.150Â Â Â Â Prohibition
against restrictive confinement
600.990Â Â Â Â Penalties
     600.010
Definitions. As used in ORS
600.095 and 600.105:
     (1) “Garbage” means waste accumulations of
vegetable matter.
     (2) “Offal” means animal tissue of any
kind and from any source. [Amended by 1953 c.384 §7; 1971 c.78 §1; 2001 c.21 §2]
     600.020 [Repealed by 2001 c.21 §7]
     600.030 [Amended by 1953 c.384 §7; 1979 c.499 §14;
repealed by 2001 c.21 §7]
     600.040 [Repealed by 2001 c.21 §7]
     600.050 [Repealed by 2001 c.21 §7]
     600.060 [Amended by 1961 c.425 §9; repealed by 2001
c.21 §7]
     600.070 [Amended by 1953 c.384 §7; 1971 c.78 §2;
repealed by 2001 c.21 §7]
     600.080 [Amended by 1953 c.384 §7; repealed by 2001
c.21 §7]
     600.090 [Repealed by 2001 c.21 §7]
     600.095
Garbage used in feeding swine.
A person may feed garbage to swine only if the garbage is:
     (1) Accumulated from the domestic
household of the person;
     (2) Solely from a fruit or vegetable
cannery, processing plant or sorting establishment;
     (3) Solely from a bakery; or
     (4) A combination of garbage types allowed
under this section. [2001 c.21 §1]
     600.100 [Amended by 1953 c.384 §7; 1971 c.78 §3;
repealed by 2001 c.21 §7]
     600.105
Summary quarantine of swine being fed impermissible garbage or offal. The State Department of Agriculture may
summarily quarantine any swine that are being fed garbage not described under
ORS 600.095 or offal. The powers conferred upon the department by ORS 596.388
to 596.416 may be exercised by the department in aid of the quarantine. [1955
c.187 §2; 2001 c.21 §3]
     600.110 [Amended by 1953 c.384 §7; repealed by 2001
c.21 §7]
     600.120
Jurisdiction of courts; restraining violation. (1) Justice courts and municipal courts
acting as justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction with circuit courts of
all prosecutions arising under ORS 600.095 or a quarantine imposed under ORS
600.105.
     (2) In addition to any penalty provided by
ORS 600.990, the circuit court is vested with jurisdiction to restrain any
violation, or threatened violation, of ORS 600.095 or a quarantine imposed
under ORS 600.105 upon suit by the State Department of Agriculture. In any such
suit the district attorney of the county where the suit is instituted shall
represent the department, or the Attorney General may represent the department
in the suit. [Amended by 2001 c.21 §4]
     600.150
Prohibition against restrictive confinement. (1) As used in this section:
     (a) “Pig” means a porcine animal of a type
maintained as livestock.
     (b) “Turning around freely” means having
the ability to turn in a complete circle in an enclosure without an impediment,
including a tether, and without touching any side of the enclosure.
     (2) A person commits the offense of
restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig if the person confines a pregnant pig
for more than 12 hours during any 24-hour period in a manner that prevents the
pregnant pig from:
     (a) Lying down and fully extending its
limbs; or
     (b) Turning around freely.
     (3) Subsection (2) of this section does
not apply to a pregnant pig:
     (a) That is being transported;
     (b) In a rodeo exhibition, a state or
county fair exhibition or a similar exhibition;
     (c) During the slaughtering process;
     (d) During lawful scientific or
agricultural research;
     (e) During an examination, operation or
test by a veterinarian or during temporary treatment for veterinary purposes;
or
     (f) In the seven-day period before the pig
farrows.
     (4) The offense of restrictive confinement
of a pregnant pig is a Class A violation. [2007 c.722 §1]
     Note: Section 2, chapter 722, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:
     Sec.
2. Section 1 of this 2007
Act [600.150] applies to confinement of a pregnant pig that occurs on or after
January 1, 2012. [2007 c.722 §2]
     600.990
Penalties. Subject to ORS
153.022, notwithstanding ORS 596.990, violation of ORS 600.095, a quarantine
imposed under ORS 600.105 or a rule or regulation of the State Department of
Agriculture relating to the feeding of swine is punishable, upon conviction, by
a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or by imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding one year, or both. [Amended by 1999 c.1051 §319; 2001
c.21 §5]
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