The requirements of ORS § 459.386 to 459.405 do not apply to:

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(1) Waste, other than sharps, that is:

(a) Generated in the practice of veterinary medicine; and

(b) Not capable of being communicated by invasion and multiplication in body tissues and capable of causing disease or adverse health impacts in humans.

(2) The following, released by a health care facility as defined in ORS § 442.015 in accordance with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority:

(a) A placenta received by a postpartum mother; or

(b) Human pathological waste:

(A) Received by the donor of the pathological waste or an authorized representative of the donor; and

(B) That is intended by the recipient for cremation, interment or other final disposition in accordance with ORS Chapter 97. [1989 c.763 § 8; 1993 c.560 § 47; 2013 c.109 § 1; 2023 c.269 § 1]