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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 832
Ordered by the Senate March 27
Including Senate Amendments dated March 27
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with pre-
session filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President (at the request
of Governor Tina Kotek for State Department of Agriculture)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act changes fines related to animals. The Act adds fines related to animals. (Flesch
Readability Score: 60.7).
Makes certain changes related to civil penalties for violations related to disease control.
Authorizes the imposition of civil penalties for violations related to swine.
Authorizes the imposition of civil penalties for violations related to commercial animal feeds.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to civil penalties for laws implemented by the State Department of Agriculture; creating
new provisions; and amending ORS 596.995.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 596.995 is amended to read:
596.995. (1) Any manufacturer of an animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical who
violates any provision of ORS 596.100 or 596.105 applicable to manufacturers or any rule adopted
pursuant thereto or the terms or conditions of any license, registration or order issued by the State
Department of Agriculture under ORS 596.100 or 596.105 shall be subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed $2,500 per violation.
(2) Any person that violates any provision of ORS 596.075, 596.321, 596.331 (1), 596.351,
596.388, 596.392 (1) to (3) or (6), 596.404 to 596.416 or 596.460, any rule adopted pursuant
thereto or the terms or conditions of any order of the department issued pursuant thereto
shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation.
(3) Any person that violates any provision of ORS 596.331 (2), 596.355, 596.392 (4) or (5)
or 596.394 to 596.402, any rule adopted pursuant thereto or the terms or conditions of any
order issued pursuant thereto shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 per vi-
olation.
(4) Civil penalties under this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
[(2)] (5) Each violation described in this section may be a separate and distinct offense, and,
in the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance thereof may be deemed a separate and
distinct offense.
[(3)] (6) The department shall adopt a schedule or schedules establishing the amount of civil
penalty that may be imposed for a particular violation.
[(4)] (7) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed in the manner provided in ORS
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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183.745.
(8) The department shall deposit all moneys from penalties recovered under this section
into the Department of Agriculture Service Fund established by ORS 561.144. Moneys depos-
ited under this subsection are continuously appropriated to the department for carrying out
the administration and enforcement of the laws, rules or orders under which the penalties
areassessed.
SECTION 2. (1) Any person that violates any provision of ORS 600.095 or a quarantine
imposed under ORS 600.105, any rule adopted pursuant thereto or the terms or conditions
of any order issued pursuant thereto shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000
per violation.
(2) Civil penalties under this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
(3) Each violation described in this section may be a separate and distinct offense, and,
in the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance thereof may be deemed a sepa-
rate and distinct offense.
(4) The State Department of Agriculture shall adopt a schedule or schedules establishing
the amount of civil penalty that may be imposed for a particular violation.
(5) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed in the manner provided in ORS
183.745.
(6) The department shall deposit all moneys from penalties recovered under this section
into the Department of Agriculture Service Fund established by ORS 561.144. Moneys depos-
ited under this subsection are continuously appropriated to the department for carrying out
the administration and enforcement of the laws, rules or orders under which the penalties
areassessed.
SECTION 3. (1) Any person that violates any provision of ORS 633.006 to 633.089, any rule
adopted pursuant thereto or the terms or conditions of any order issued pursuant thereto
shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation.
(2) Civil penalties under this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
(3) Each violation described in this section may be a separate and distinct offense, and,
in the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance thereof may be deemed a sepa-
rate and distinct offense.
(4) The State Department of Agriculture shall adopt a schedule or schedules establishing
the amount of civil penalty that may be imposed for a particular violation.
(5) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed in the manner provided in ORS
183.745.
(6) The department shall deposit all moneys from penalties recovered under this section
into the Department of Agriculture Service Fund established by ORS 561.144. Moneys depos-
ited under this subsection are continuously appropriated to the department for carrying out
the administration and enforcement of the laws, rules or orders under which the penalties
areassessed.
(7) If a civil penalty under this section remains unpaid after the date it becomes due and
owing as specified in the final order imposing the civil penalty, in accordance with ORS
chapter 183 contested case procedures and until the civil penalty is paid in full, the depart-
mentmay:
(a) Notwithstanding ORS 633.015 (1), suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a cer-
tificate of registration, under ORS 633.015, to or for the person to whom the final order is
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issued;
(b) Notwithstanding ORS 633.029 (1)(a), suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a li-
cense, under ORS 633.029, to or for the person to whom the final order is issued; and
(c) Withhold from the person to whom the final order is issued the issuance or renewal
of a license or certificate of registration under any other program administered by the de-
partment.
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