Oregon Code § 599.610·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
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 by
auction open to public bidding and where such sale shall not exceed one
calendar day may make application to the State Department of Agriculture for a
temporary horse sale license.
(2) A temporary
horse sale license shall be issued when the department finds:
(a) That an
application as approved by the department has been received.
(b) That the
applicant has filed with the department a bond as required by ORS 599.245, an
irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS
706.008 or a cash deposit with the department in lieu thereof, except that such
bond, letter of credit or deposit may be limited to the period of operation of
the temporary horse sale as approved by the department, and except that the
bond, letter of credit or deposit shall be at least $25,000.
(c) That a
license fee of $25 has been paid.
(d) That the
requirements of ORS 599.610 to 599.640 and the rules promulgated thereunder are
complied with.
(3) A separate
application, license fee and adequate bond, letter of credit or deposit as
required by subsection (2) of this section, is necessary for each day upon
which horses are sold.
(4) A license
shall not be required for the sale of horses by nonprofit breed or livestock
associations or clubs, Future Farmer and 4-H groups, auction sales conducted in
conjunction with county, state or private fairs or auction sales conducted by
or for a person at which horses of such persons ownership are sold on premises
of the person or by a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of ORS 599.235
and 599.401. [1959 c.63 §2; 1971 c.578 §17; 1981 c.248 §18; 1991 c.331 §91;
1997 c.631 §504]