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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 986
Sponsored by Senator NASH
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 as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act gives money to an agency for the brand inspection program. (Flesch Readability
Score:67.7).
Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Agriculture out of the General Fund for pur-
poses related to the brand inspection program.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to livestock brands; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the State Department of Agriculture, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out
of the General Fund, the amount of $1,200,000, for purposes related to the brand inspection
program described in ORS 604.005 to 604.071 and 604.076.
SECTION 2. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
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.
LC 4170