Department of Agriculture
Chapter 603
Division 28
MEAT PRODUCTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS
603-028-0720
Off-Farm Direct Sale Exemption
(1) A person is not required to obtain a license under ORS 603.025 or 616.706 if:
(a) During a calendar year, the person slaughters a total of 1,000 or fewer poultry of all species combined; and
(b) The person performing the slaughter raised the poultry since the poultry was two weeks of age or younger; and
(c) The poultry are free from disease; and
(d) The poultry are for use as human food; and
(e) The person maintains sanitary records under OAR 603-028-0740; and
(f) The person slaughters the poultry at the person’s slaughter facility meeting the sanitary requirements of OAR 603-028-0725 and does not allow other persons to use the slaughter facility.
(2) Poultry may not be adulterated or misbranded in accordance with ORS 616.205 to 616.385.
(3) Persons claiming the exemption under this section may slaughter and process only their own poultry and sell the shell eggs of such poultry.
(a) Poultry must be sold as a whole carcass; and
(b) Shell eggs will be labeled with the open date in accordance with ORS 616.800 to 616.835 (Open Date Labeling).
(4) Poultry and poultry products may not enter into interstate commerce and will be labeled with legible typed lettering a minimum of 0.25 inches in height “THIS PRODUCT MAY NOT LEAVE THE STATE OF OREGON”.
(5) The licensing exemptions contained in this section apply only to activities directly related to poultry and poultry products. Activities relating to food other than poultry or poultry products remain subject to licensing by the Department.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561.190 & 616
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 616.835 & (HB 2872 enrolled)
History:
DOA 10-2012, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-12