Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 596.010 (2026)

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      596.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, except as provided in ORS 596.615 to 596.681:

      (1) “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture.

      (2) “Disease” means any disease of livestock which may be transmitted or communicated through direct or indirect contact from one animal to another, including those diseases transmitted by or through livestock to humans.

      (3) “Livestock” includes, but is not limited to, horses, mules, jennies, jackasses, cattle, sheep, dogs, hogs, goats, domesticated fowl, psittacines, ratites and domesticated fur-bearing animals. [Amended by 1955 c.557 §1; 1981 c.334 §8; 1997 c.282 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1959–1988 · leading case: SEALE v. McKennon, 336 P.2d 340 (Or. 1959).
SEALE v. McKennon, 336 P.2d 340 (Or. 1959). “AD 553 by providing that it was promulgated pursuant to authority vested in the Department by ORS 596.010 to 596.470, more particularly, ORS 596.”
Bowlin v. Deschutes Cnty., 754 P.2d 30 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “ORS 596.010(3) and ORS 596.615 also define “livestock.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 596.010(3): 1 case
Bowlin v. Deschutes Cnty., 754 P.2d 30 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “ORS 596.010(3) and ORS 596.615 also define “livestock.”
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