Or. Admin. R. 603-011-0250 - Definitions
As used in ORS 596 and OAR 603-011-0250 to 603-011-0725 the following definitions apply:
(1)
"Approved Veterinarian" means a licensed graduate veterinarian accredited by
the federal authorities in the state of origin or an authorized veterinarian of
the U.S. Government or of the state government of state of origin.
(2) "Dairy Cattle" means cattle of the
recognized dairy breeds or crosses of such breeds.
(3) "Beef Cattle" means cattle of the
recognized beef breeds or crosses of such breeds and also cattle of mixed dairy
and beef breeds.
(4) "Livestock" as
used in ORS
596.010, except as
provided in ORS
596.615
to
596.681
includes, but is not limited to, horses, mules, jennies, jackasses, cattle,
sheep, dogs, hogs, goats, domesticated fowl, psittacines, ratites, domesticated
fur-bearing animals, bison, cats, poultry, and any other vertebrate in
captivity. Fish are not "livestock".
(5) "Livestock Auction Market" means an
Oregon licensed livestock auction market or stockyard where animal health
inspection is continually maintained by the Department and Oregon import
requirements for imported livestock may be completed before the animals leave
the market.
(6) "Official Test"
means any test to determine qualitatively or quantitatively the presence or
absence of disease and performed by a laboratory, or by specific personnel,
approved by the Chief Livestock Health Official of the state of
origin.
(7) "Certificate of
Veterinary Inspection" means a legible record complying with the animal health
requirements of the State of Oregon, from the state of origin, approved and
issued by the Livestock Health Official of that state, or an equivalent form
from the U.S. Government, and issued by an approved veterinarian. Such
certificates shall be void 30 days after the date of issuance, and must be
received by the Department within 14 days of issuance for animals imported into
Oregon, or 7 days of issuance for animals originating in Oregon. The form shall
contain, in addition to such information as may be hereinafter required for a
particular species of livestock the following information:
(a) Complete name and address of consignor
and consignee;
(b) Physical address
of both the origin and destination location of the livestock in of the
shipment;
(c) The date of
issuance;
(d) A description or
identification of the kind and quantity of livestock to be shipped, including
the age, sex, breed, brands, or marks, tags, or official identification
devices;
(e) Visible signs of
clinical disease in the livestock being shipped;
(f) Results and dates of required tests and
vaccinations.
(g) A unique serial
number imprinted on the form, traceable to the veterinarian issuing the
certificate.
(h) As an alternative
to typing or writing individual animal identification on the form, another
document may be used to provide this information in accordance with 9 CFR Part
86.1
(8) "Import Permit"
means an authorization in writing, or by facsimile or telephone from the
Department, permitting the doing of the acts recited therein. All import
permits shall be void 15 days after date of issuance, unless specified
otherwise at time of issuance. Request for an import permit shall set forth the
following information:
(a) Number and kind of
livestock;
(b) Complete name, phone
number, and address of consignor, and physical address of origin of shipment,
if different from consignor address;
(c) Proposed date of shipment;
(d) Complete name, phone number, and address
of consignee and physical address of destination location of livestock in the
shipment;
(e) Intended purpose of
shipment;
(f) A unique serial
number of the Certificate(s) of Veterinary Inspection associated with the
Import Permit, traceable to the veterinarian issuing the certificate;
(g) Complete name, phone number, and address
of accredited veterinarian issuing the CVI.
(9) "Person" means partnerships, individuals,
corporations, or associations.
(10)
"Poultry" includes, but is not limited to, chickens, turkeys, waterfowl,
pheasants, quail, partridges, grouse, guineas, and peafowl of all ages and
their hatching eggs. Other avian species includes all birds not defined as
poultry whether to be held in captivity or released from captivity.
(11) "Quarantined Herd or Area" means a herd
or area, county, or state quarantined by either the U.S. Department of
Agriculture or by a state for any reason.
(12) "Slaughtering Establishment" means an
establishment as defined in OAR 603-012-0001.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561 & 596
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 596.341
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