Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 599 - Livestock Auction Markets; Stockyards; Auction Sales

• Dairy cattle: includes the recognized breeds of bovine animals used primarily for the production of milk, such as, but not limited to, Jersey, Guernsey, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn, Holstein and Red Polled, whether or not such animals are purebred or grade, and crosses of such breeds, including crosses of such breeds with beef type animals. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
• Department: means the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
• Department: means the State Department of Agriculture of the State of Oregon. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
• Director: means the Director of the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
• Director: means the director of the department. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
• Land: includes water, water rights, easements of every nature and all appurtenances to land. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
• Licensee: means any person who operates a livestock auction market, either as owner or lessee, and who holds a license to conduct such market issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
• Livestock: includes horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats and poultry, including turkeys, of any age or sex. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
• Livestock auction market: means a place of business to which the public may consign livestock for sale by auction open to public bidding or sold on a commission basis, but, specifically, it does not include breed or livestock associations operating subject to and in compliance with the provisions of the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act, ORS Chapter 65, Future Farmer and 4-H groups, auction sales conducted in conjunction with county, state or private fairs or auction sales conducted by or for a person at which livestock of such person's ownership are sold on premises of the person. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
• Meat dealer: means a person licensed to slaughter meat food animals pursuant to the applicable provisions of this section and ORS Chapter 603. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100