Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 601 § 601.080 — shall transport bodies, carcasses or parts of animals to their
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 601 ·
Oregon Code § 601.080·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
shall transport bodies, carcasses or parts of animals to their
establishments in a covered wagon, truck bed or tank which is watertight and so
constructed that no drippings or seepings can escape therefrom. Such wagon,
truck bed or tank shall be so constructed as to conform to the rules and
regulations that may be established by the State Department of Agriculture. The
bodies, carcasses or parts of animals shall not be removed from such wagon,
truck bed or tank except at the place of final disposition.
(2) However, any
person licensed under ORS 601.050 or 601.080 may, for the purpose of securing
economy of handling and transportation, establish a refrigerated assembly plant
where whole bodies of dead animals or their carcasses or parts may be placed in
storage pending the assembly of an economical quantity for transportation to
the central plant. Such assembly plant shall conform to such regulations by the
department as shall keep it in sanitary condition. Each such assembly plant
shall be subject to an annual license fee of $10.
(3) Whole bodies
of dead animals, the condition of which has not become obnoxious to human
senses, and which cannot be placed in an ordinary wagon, truck bed or tank as
described in subsection (1) of this section, may be transported in an open
wagon or truck. In such case the body shall be suitably covered and concealed.
(4) In the case
of transporting offal or parts of bodies from slaughterhouses or other places,
the containers in which they are transported must have tight covers and be kept
in a sanitary condition.
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 601.080
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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