Department of Agriculture
Chapter 603
Division 28
MEAT PRODUCTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS
603-028-0845
Definitions
The following definitions shall apply to OAR 603-028-0845 to 603-028-0865:
(1) “Fit for human consumption” means game meat:
(a) That is from an animal killed by a weapon, the carcass of which is free of visible disease or parasite lesions; or
(b) That is from an animal killed by a collision with a motor vehicle, the carcass of which is free of excessive parasite lesions, visible disease and rigor mortis, and which has been bled and eviscerated immediately after being killed or has an internal temperature of 101 degrees F. or greater at the time of its inspection.
(2) “Game meat” means meat, as defined in ORS 619.010(14), of antelope, Bighorn sheep, deer, elk, moose or Mountain goat, but does not include domesticated elk as defined in OAR 603-28-0005(14).
(3) “Inspector” means an employee of the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, of the State Police, or of the State Department of Agriculture, who has been certified to examine game meat under OAR 603-028-0860(1), or a licensed veterinarian.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561, 616 & 619
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 603.085, 619.031 & 619.046
History:
DOA 13-2002, f. & cert. ef. 4-11-02
AD 21-1990, f. & cert. ef. 11-27-90
AD 5-1984, f. & ef. 4-17-84