Department of Agriculture
Chapter 603
Division 28
MEAT PRODUCTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS
603-028-0715
Intent
(1) It is the intent of the Department’s Food Safety Division to promote and enable the Oregon State Legislature’s directive to encourage Oregon-grown poultry production for consumption in the state of Oregon by Oregonians.
(2) Therefore, the Department promulgates two poultry slaughter exemptions. Poultry businesses may qualify for either the Off-Farm Direct Sale Exemption or the On-Farm Direct Sale Exemption. A person claiming both exemptions within a calendar year shall not slaughter more than 1,000 poultry in that calendar year. A poultry business that qualifies for either exemption shall comply with OAR 603-028-0740.
(3) A poultry business that sells poultry from the poultry business, at farmers’ markets, or through other direct sales involving off-farm delivery to customers should refer to the Off-Farm Direct Sale and sanitation requirements found in OAR 603-028-0720 and 603-028-0725.
(4) A poultry business that sells poultry only from the poultry business should refer to the On-Farm Direct Sale Exemption and sanitation requirements found in OAR 603-028-0730 and 603-028-0735.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561.020, 561.190, 619.046 & (HB 2872 enrolled)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 561.020, 603.085 & 619.046
History:
DOA 10-2012, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-12