Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 561 § 561.220 — Prohibitions against altering or removing seal or similar marking used by
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 561 ·
Oregon Code § 561.220·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Prohibitions against altering or removing seal or similar marking used by
department and against selling products from used containers bearing such
markings.
(1)
Except as hereafter provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no
person shall alter, deface or remove any seal, sign, tag, stamp, placard, mark,
brand or similar object used by the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to
any law of this state.
(2) Subsection
(1) of this section does not apply to:
(a) Employees or
agents of the State Department of Agriculture engaged in the regular discharge
of their duties.
(b) The
alteration, defacement or removal of markings on any type of food or other
agricultural product in the normal course of sale and distribution thereof.
(3) No person
shall sell food or other agricultural products in or from a used container
bearing any of the markings referred to in subsection (1) of this section
unless such person first removes or defaces such markings. [1955 c.11 §1]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 561.220
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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