Chapter 620

Sale of horse Meat and Imported Meats

HORSE MEAT 620100 Violation by corporations partnerships and associations 620010 Definition 620110 Public policy concerning slaughter of 620020 Stamping of carcasses horses and handling of horse food pro 620030 Labeling ducts 620040 Posting of notice 620120 Prohibitions concerning slaughter of horses 620050 Possession as prima facie evidence of vio and handling of horse food products lation IMPORTED MEATS 620060 Inspection prior to sale 620310 Definitions 620070 Slaughtering meat dealers license re 620320 Stamping and branding quired sanitary regulations 620330 Posting of notices 620080 Enforcement right to enter premises PENALTIES 620090 Exception as to horse meat for interstate or foreign commerce 620990 Penalties

CROSS REFERENCES

Fixing grades and standards 616405 to 616475 Making and filing rules and regulations Ch 183

827 828 SALE OF HORSE MEAT AND IMPORTED MEATS 620090

HORSE MEAT evidence of a violation of ORS 620010 to 620100 620010 Definition As used in ORS 620010 to 620100 horse meat includes 620060 Inspection prior to sale No the meat of any horse ass mule hinny horse meat shall be sold in this state for jenny or other equine animal purposes of human consumption unless and until the carcass of the animal is first inspect 620020 Stamping of carcasses It is ed by a federal state county or city veteri unlawful to sell offer for sale or expose nary inspector and determined to be free from for sale any horse meat unless each quar any and all infectious or other disease or ter of each carcass is stamped with the conditions which would render the meat words Horse Meat in green ink which unwholesome for human consumption words shall be legible and shall be in full 620070 Slaughtering meat dealers faced type not less than one inch in height license required sanitary regulations It is 620030 Labeling 1 It is unlawful to unlawful to slaughter any horse ass mule sell offer for sale or expose for sale any hinny jenny or other equine animal for the cut processed ground smoked dried or purpose of sale or to offer for sale the meat pickled or cured horse meat or any such from any such animal without first pro horse meat in combination with other meat curing from the State Department of Agri unless it is labeled with the words Horse culture a meat dealers license as otherwise Meat in legible letters not less than one provided by law No horse or other equine half inch in height and in what is known animal shall be slaughtered in any abattoir as fullfaced type where other than equine meat food animals 2 The label shall be attached as fol are slaughtered No license shall be granted lows to any person for the operation or mainten a If the meat is in a package or other ance of any abattoir or slaughtering house container the words shall be stamped on wherein horses or other equine animals are two sides of the package or container slaughtered for human consumption unless b If the meat is not in a package or all buildings and equipment used or intended container the words shall be stamped upon to be used in connection therewith conform the surface of the meat or else contained in every respect to the sanitary requirements in a label attached thereto prescribed by the laws of this state and by rules and regulations made and promul 620040 Posting of notice Every butch gated by the State Department of Agricul er shop grocery store public market ture sales room or other food store restaurant or other public eating room or dining room 620080 Enforcement right to enter where horse meat is sold served or offered premises All authorized officers employes for sale shall have posted a sign Horse and agents of the State Department of Meat Sold Here or Horse Meat Served Agriculture and all persons employed as Here as the case may be The sign shall state county or city meat or food inspec be in legible fullfaced type not less than tors shall enforce ORS 620010 to 620100 three inches in height and shall be posted Any such person has the authority to enter in a conspicuous place not less than four any place where meat or meat products feet nor more six feet from the floor are sold offered for sale or served to the in full view of the patrons of such butcher public during business hours to inspect such shop grocery store public market sales meat and to take samples of such meat or room food store restaurant eating room meat products for analysis or dining room 620090 Exception as to horse meat for 620050 Possession as prima facie evi interstate or foreign commerce ORS 620010 dence of violation The possession by any to 620100 do not apply to any person pre butcher shop grocery store food store paring horse meat under the supervision restaurant or other public eating room or of the United States Bureau of Animal dining room of any horse meat or any meat Industry of the Department of Agriculture product containing horse meat which is not while such meat or meat products is offered labeled as required by ORS 620020 and for sale only in interstate or foreign com 620030 or without posting the notices merce However if any such person sells or required by ORS 620040 is prima facie offers for sale any horse meat or meat 829 620100 FOOD AND OTHER COMMODITIES product containing horse meat in intrastate have been shipped or imported from any commerce within this state he is subject point or place outside of the United States to all of the provisions of ORS 620010 to of America are sold or offered for sale 620100 620320 Stamping and branding Every 620100 Violation by corporations part person firm company or corporation who nerships and associations If any provision sells offers for sale or has in his or their of ORS 620010 to 620090 is violated by possession for sale or who consigns ships a partnership corporation or association all or presents to any dealer commission mer the members of the partnership or associa chant consumer or other person any meat tion and the managing head and all the which has been shipped or imported from officers of the corporation having knowledge any point or place outside of the United of the violation are guilty of violating those States of America shall before so doing sections and are subject to the penalties cause to be stamped marked branded or provided in subsection 1 of ORS 620990 printed upon the wrapper of such meat or upon a tag attached to the meat in black 620110 Public policy concerning slaugh faced letters not less than onehalf of an ter of horses and handling of horse food inch in height the words Imported For products It is declared to be the public eign Meat policy of Oregon that it is inimical to the health and welfare of the people of the State 620330 Posting of notices Every per of Oregon that horses be slaughtered along son firm company or corporation selling with other meat animals or that the food or offering for sale any meats within the products derived from the slaughter of State of Oregon that have been shipped or horses be commingled in storage plants imported from any point or place outside wholesale or retail sales establishments of the United States of America shall dis handling other meat animals 1953 c263 play in a conspicuous place in his or their 1 public salesroom a sign which shall not be less than one foot in height and six feet in 620120 Prohibitions concerning slaugh length bearing the words Imported For ter of horses and handling of horse food eign Meat Sold Here in blackfaced letters products It shall be unlawful to slaughter not less than six inches in height and one horses for human consumption in any es inch in width upon a white background tablishment where other domestic animals are slaughtered for human consumption or 620340 to 620980 Reserved for expan to keep or offer for sale any food products sion derived from horses in any wholesale or re tail meat market in which other meat or PENALTIES meat food products are sold providing how ever that the provisions of this section shall 620990 Penalties 1 Violation of any not prohibit sale of frozen packaged horse of the provisions of ORS 620010 to 620100 meat labeled as such from frozen food cab is punishable upon conviction by a fine of inets in grocery stores or in the grocery sec not more than 100 or by imprisonment tion of markets or the sale of products con in the county jail not to exceed 90 days taining horse meat in sealed containers or both which shall be labeled to indicate that the 2 Anyone violating the provisions of product contains horse meat or is animal ORS 620120 shall upon conviction be pun food 1953 c263 2 ished by imprisonment in the county jail by not more than one year or by fine of not 620130 to 620300 Reserved for expan more than 500 or both sion 3 Violation of any of the provisions of ORS 620310 to 620330 is punishable IMPORTED MEATS upon conviction by a fine of not less than 620310 Definitions As used in ORS 100 nor more than 250 or by imprison 620310 to 620330 the words person ment in the county jail for not less than firm company or corporation include three months nor more than six months wholesalers retailers jobbers and every or both Subsection 2 enacted as 1953 place shop or storehouse where meats which c263 3 830