Oregon Statutes - Chapter 599 - Livestock Auction Markets; Stockyards; Auction Sales

• 599.010   [Amended by 1953 c.678 §3; repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.020   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.030   [Amended by 1953 c.678 §3; repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.040   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.050   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.060   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.070   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.080   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.090   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.100   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.110   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.120   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.130   [Repealed by 1955 c.542 §1]
• 599.205   Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Dairy cattle” includes the recognized breeds of bovine animals used primarily for the production...
• 599.210   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.215   Prohibitions.
  (1) No person shall operate a livestock auction market without a valid license to operate such market issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter....
• 599.220   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.225   [1953 c.677 §4; 1967 c.368 §6; repealed by 1971 c.578 §20]
• 599.230   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.235   License fee; appropriation of moneys; separate licenses for each facility; posting license and names of owners.
  (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, every person operating a livestock auction market in this state shall be required to...
• 599.240   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.245   Licensee’s bond.
  (1) Each person licensed to operate a livestock auction market shall maintain a bond approved by the State Department of Agriculture to secure the performance...
• 599.250   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.251   Procedure on licensee’s default as to condition of bond.
  (1) Upon default of a licensee as to any condition of the bond required by ORS 599.245, the State Department of Agriculture shall: (a) Give...
• 599.255   Suspension or revocation or refusal to issue or renew licenses.
  The State Department of Agriculture may revoke or suspend, or refuse to issue or renew the license of any person who does not or has...
• 599.260   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.265   Market zone; livestock entering market zone to be sold through auction facilities.
  (1) All property owned or controlled by a person licensed to operate a livestock auction market which is contiguous to, and used in conjunction with...
• 599.269   Brand inspection required prior to public auction of cattle; minimum fee; application of section; exemptions.
  Before any livestock auction market can sell cattle as designated by the State Department of Agriculture, at an auction open to public bidding, or on...
• 599.270   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.273   Questions of livestock ownership and possession.
  After livestock enter the premises of a livestock auction market, if a question of the right of ownership or possession arises, the livestock shall be...
• 599.275   Cattle and hogs in market zone to be kept in clean, disinfected and segregated pens.
  All dairy cattle over six months of age, except steers, spayed females and dairy cattle which by reason of age, disease or other conditions will...
• 599.280   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.285   Floors in pens; drainage; cleaning pens, alleyways and equipment.
  All pens used in livestock auction markets for holding dairy cattle and hogs and all alleyways between such pens shall be floored with concrete or...
• 599.290   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.295   Pens for diseased animals.
  (1) The licensee shall provide separate pens of suitable size which shall be designated as quarantine pens which shall be floored with concrete or some...
• 599.300   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.305   Pens and facilities for handling, testing, treating or examining livestock.
  Each licensee shall provide pens with suitable catching chutes and other facilities for testing, treating, examining, or handling livestock in accordance with the regulations of...
• 599.310   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.315   Regulation by department of testing, treating and examining of livestock.
  The State Department of Agriculture may require such testing, treating and examining of livestock sold, traded, exchanged or handled at or through livestock auction markets...
• 599.320   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.325   [1953 c.677 §14; repealed by 1957 c.390 §23]
• 599.330   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.335   Employment of veterinarian by licensee; authority; revocation of market operator’s license for failing to correct insanitary conditions.
  (1) The licensee shall employ a veterinarian to perform all tests and make all examinations of animals required to be performed, carried out or made...
• 599.340   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.345   Weighing by weighmasters; scale tickets in triplicate.
  (1) Each licensee maintaining and operating any weighing facilities for the weighing of livestock at the livestock auction market operated by the licensee shall provide...
• 599.350   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.355   Records to be kept by licensee.
  The licensee shall keep on file an accurate record of: (1) The date on which each consignment of animals was received and sold. (2) The...
• 599.360   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.365   [1953 c.677 §2; 1957 c.390 §15; renumbered 599.455]
• 599.370   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.375   [1953 c.677 §3; 1957 c.390 §17; renumbered 599.460]
• 599.380   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.385   Enforcement procedures.
  If the operator of a livestock auction market violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or regulations promulgated by the State Department of Agriculture...
• 599.390   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.395   Joint federal-state administration of chapter.
  (1) In the discretion of the State Department of Agriculture, a federal department or agency may be authorized by the State Department of Agriculture to...
• 599.400   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.401   Livestock auction market license required; moving location of market; rules.
  (1) No person shall operate a livestock auction market within this state without first having been licensed by the State Department of Agriculture as provided...
• 599.405   [1957 c.390 §6; repealed by 1969 c.33 §2]
• 599.406   License application; rules; fee; expiration of license; renewal.
  (1) Application for a license required by ORS 599.401 (1) shall be made upon forms furnished by the State Department of Agriculture, and shall contain:...
• 599.410   [Repealed by 1953 c.677 §22]
• 599.411   [1971 c.578 §4; 1977 c.214 §7; repealed by 1999 c.59 §181]
• 599.415   [1957 c.390 §§7,8,9; repealed by 1969 c.33 §2]
• 599.416   Hearing on license application; notice; record of proceedings.
  (1) Upon receipt of an application for license as provided in ORS 599.406 (1) and the fees prescribed in ORS 599.406 (3), the State Department...
• 599.421   Matters to be considered in granting licenses; change of market ownership; fee exception.
  (1) In its consideration of the application for license, the State Department of Agriculture shall consider: (a) The ability of the applicant to qualify with...
• 599.425   [1957 c.390 §§10,11; 1963 c.15 §2; repealed by 1969 c.33 §2]
• 599.426   Issuance or denial of license; procedure.
  (1) If the State Department of Agriculture determines the application for license should be granted it shall issue a license. Any order of the department...
• 599.430   [1957 c.390 §12; 1967 c.637 §18; repealed by 1969 c.33 §2]
• 599.431   Renewal of license; when hearing is required.
  An application for renewal of a license may be granted by the State Department of Agriculture without a hearing. If in the judgment of the...
• 599.440   [1977 c.214 §2; repealed by 1993 c.742 §57]
• 599.445   [1977 c.214 §3; repealed by 1993 c.742 §57]
• 599.450   [1977 c.214 §4; repealed by 1993 c.742 §57]
• 599.455   [Formerly 599.365; 1967 c.208 §5; 1971 c.578 §16; repealed by 1977 c.214 §10]
• 599.460   [Formerly 599.375; repealed by 1977 c.214 §10]
• 599.465   [1977 c.214 §5; repealed by 1993 c.742 §57]
• 599.470   [1977 c.214 §6; repealed by 1993 c.742 §57]
• 599.485   Definition for ORS 599.490 and 599.495.
  As used in ORS 599.490 and 599.495, “stockyards” means any place, establishment or facility commonly known as stockyards, conducted or operated for compensation or profit...
• 599.490   Department may impose stockyard requirements to prevent spread of disease.
  In order to carry out the provisions of ORS 596.020, the State Department of Agriculture may require such testing, treating and examining of livestock sold,...
• 599.495   Cooperative agreements with federal government under which state department carries out federal programs in livestock auction markets and stockyards.
  (1) The State Department of Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with any agency or department of the federal government whereby the State...
• 599.510   Prevention of competitive bidding prohibited.
  No person shall enter or offer or attempt to enter into any agreement or arrangement with another person for the purpose of preventing competitive bidding...
• 599.520   By-bids and fraudulent bids made to deceive bidders; minimum or reserve bids.
  (1) No person shall make any by-bids or other false or fraudulent bids designed to stimulate bona fide bidding at any auction sale of livestock....
• 599.530   Prohibited practices in sales of purebreds.
  No person shall include in any public auction or sale of purebred livestock any animal which is not offered for bona fide sale, or which...
• 599.540   Withdrawal of purebred livestock from sale.
  (1) In cases where there is an animal listed in the printed catalog or other advertisements of any auction sale of purebred livestock and is...
• 599.550   Milking dairy cows prior to sale.
  No person shall sell or offer for sale for dairy purposes at public auction, any cows giving milk and intended to be used for dairy...
• 599.560   Affidavits as to time of milking.
  Any person selling or offering for sale any cows in milk at public auction, intended to be used for dairy purposes, shall file with the...
• 599.610   License requirements; fee; exemptions.
  (1) Notwithstanding other laws to the contrary, any person desiring to conduct a temporary horse sale to which the public may consign horses for sale...
• 599.620   Enforcement and regulations.
  Except as provided by ORS 599.245, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a person licensed pursuant to ORS 599.610. In lieu thereof,...
• 599.630   Revocation, suspension or refusal to issue license.
  The State Department of Agriculture may revoke or suspend or refuse to issue the temporary horse sale license of any person who does not or...
• 599.640   Compliance with ORS 599.610 and 599.620 required.
  No person shall violate the provisions of ORS 599.610 and 599.620 or the regulations promulgated thereunder. No person other than a licensee of a livestock...
• 599.700   [1987 c.239 §2; repealed by 1991 c.376 §1]
• 599.710   [1987 c.239 §3; repealed by 1991 c.376 §1]
• 599.720   [1987 c.239 §4; repealed by 1991 c.376 §1]
• 599.730   [1987 c.239 §5; 1989 c.171 §73; repealed by 1991 c.376 §1]
• 599.740   [1987 c.239 §6; repealed by 1991 c.376 §1]
• 599.990   [Amended by 1953 c.677 §22; subsection (2) enacted as 1953 c.677 §§19, 20; 1955 c.542 §2; subsection (6) of 1959 Replacement Part enacted as 1959 c.63 §8; 1961 c.283 §4; repealed by 1971 c.578 §20]
• 599.991   Penalties.
  Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor. [1971 c.578 §21] _______________

Last modified: August 7, 2008