Oregon Code § 621.122·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Prohibitions regarding sales, pasteurization, sampling, weighing, grading and
containers; prohibited acts of licensees; pasteurization exemption.
(1) A person shall not operate or
permit the operation of any pasteurization equipment except under the direct
personal supervision of a person licensed as a pasteurizer operator under ORS
621.266.
(2) A
distributor, producer-distributor or dairy products plant licensee shall not
sell, offer or expose for sale any milk or cream that has not been pasteurized
or produced by a disease-free goat or sheep herd, except to another
distributor, producer-distributor or dairy products plant licensee for the
manufacture of milk, fluid milk or dairy products.
(3) Except as
permitted by ORS 621.003, 621.012, 621.060 and 621.076, a person shall not
knowingly sell, offer or expose for sale any milk or cream that has not been
pasteurized or produced by a disease-free goat or sheep herd, except to a
distributor, producer-distributor or dairy products plant licensee for the
manufacture of milk, fluid milk or dairy products.
(4) A
distributor, producer-distributor or dairy products plant licensee shall not
sell, offer or expose for sale any milk, fluid milk or dairy product processed
or manufactured by the distributor, producer-distributor or licensee unless all
of the milk or cream constituents from cows have been pasteurized and all milk
or cream constituents from goats or sheep were produced by a disease-free herd
or have been pasteurized.
(5) A person
shall not knowingly sell, offer or expose for sale any dairy product unless all
of the milk or cream constituents of the product from cows have been
pasteurized and all constituents from goats or sheep were produced by a
disease-free herd or have been pasteurized.
(6) Excepting
cottage cheese and any cheese required to be pasteurized by rule of the State
Department of Agriculture, the pasteurization requirement of subsections (4)
and (5) of this section shall not apply to cheese that has been aged for at
least 60 days from the date of manufacture. The manufacture date must appear on
the cheese or its container.
(7) A person
shall not falsely represent by word, design, device or by any other means that
any milk, cream, fluid milk, dairy product, frozen dessert mix or frozen
dessert has been pasteurized.
(8) A
distributor, producer-distributor or dairy products plant licensee must provide
for the grading of all milk transported, received or purchased by the
distributor, producer-distributor or licensee as required by ORS 621.056,
621.057, 621.084 and 621.226 and regulations adopted under ORS 621.096.
(9) A person
shall not alter, remove or tamper with any condemnation tag affixed by the
State Department of Agriculture or a grader pursuant to the provisions of ORS
Plain English Explanation
This Oregon statute addresses Prohibitions regarding sales, pasteurization, sampling, weighing, grading and
. AI-powered analysis coming soon.
Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 621.122
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
Frequently Asked Questions
This section of Oregon law addresses Prohibitions regarding sales, pasteurization, sampling, weighing, grading and
. Read the full statute text above for details.
This page reflects the current text as of our last update. Always verify with the official Oregon legislature website for the most current version.
The formal citation is Oregon Code § 621.122. Use this format in legal documents and court filings.
Browse related sections using the links below, or search all Oregon statutes on FlawFinder.