Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 596 § 596.640 — Livestock and property not eligible for indemnity
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 596 ·
Oregon Code § 596.640·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Livestock and property not eligible for indemnity.
(1) The owner of livestock or
property destroyed at the order of the State Department of Agriculture shall
not be paid indemnity by the State of Oregon for:
(a) Livestock or
property owned by the federal government or the State of Oregon, or any
governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality of those governments.
(b) Livestock or
property if the owner thereof has failed to comply with any of the provisions
of ORS 596.075, 596.331, 596.351, 596.355, 596.371 or 596.460 or with any rules
promulgated under ORS 596.321 or has acted in contravention to department authority
under ORS 596.311, 596.341, 596.361, 596.388, 596.392 to 596.416 and 596.470 as
to any of that livestock or property.
(c) Livestock
that has been brought into this state contrary to any law of this state or rule
promulgated thereunder or contrary to the conditions of any permit issued under
ORS 596.341.
(d) Livestock or
property that has been negligently or willfully exposed to or contaminated by a
disease.
(e) Livestock
that were imported from a county or defined area that is under quarantine at
the order of the federal government, the State of Oregon or the state of
origin, for the disease that the livestock is affected by.
(f) Livestock
that were known by the owner to be affected by a disease at the time of entry
into the state.
(g) Livestock
that had been imported into this state within five days prior to the date that
the disease condition was officially diagnosed.
(h) Livestock if
there is evidence that the owner or agent of the owner has in any way been
responsible for any attempt to unlawfully or improperly obtain indemnity funds
for the livestock.
(i) Livestock
that has been brought into this state pursuant to a permit issued under ORS
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 596.640
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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