Bill > SB809

This bill amends Oregon state law to expand the state meat inspection program to include poultry products alongside existing regulations for meat from amenable species (like cattle and sheep). The bill allows the State Department of Agriculture to establish and administer a state inspection program for poultry processing and sales, but only if the department has full federal approval. The changes require that any new inspection rules must be at least as stringent as federal standards in the Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. Additionally, the bill modifies provisions related to meat donations to charitable organizations, explicitly including poultry in the list of meat products that can be donated under certain state-approved processing conditions. The bill maintains existing restrictions on inspecting meat from equines (horses) and continues to provide the department with the authority to license establishments and set fee schedules for these state meat and poultry inspection programs.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB809