OAR 603-018-0010
Standards for, and Documentation of, Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products
(1)
All eggs produced in a commercial egg-laying farm in Oregon or eggs or egg products distributed into or within Oregon must be from hens, that if confined during the production of the eggs, where in an enclosure that complies with OAR 603-018-0000 (Definitions) through 603-018-0010 (Standards for, and Documentation of, Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products).(2)
Prior to distributing any eggs or egg products into, or within, this state, any person other than the retail end-user of shell eggs, must provide documentation to the ODA that the eggs or egg products originated from hens confined in an enclosure during the production of the eggs complies with OAR 603-018-0010 (Standards for, and Documentation of, Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products)(1). This documentation may include a copy of current UEP certification, AHA certification, or certification by an independent third party approved by the Director and show that the eggs or egg products were produced consistently with 603-018-0005 (Poultry Husbandry, Cage Size Standards for Egg Laying Hens).(3)
If the documentation required in OAR 603-018-0010 (Standards for, and Documentation of, Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products)(2) of this section is not on file with ODA as a part of a Farm Business Plan as required in 603-018-0015 (Commercial Egg-Laying Farm Business Plans), then prior to distributing any eggs or egg products in Oregon, a distributor of eggs or egg products must complete and submit to the ODA documentation establishing current UEP certification, AHA certification, or a notarized letter from an independent third party approved by the Director, certifying that the eggs or egg products were produced consistently with 603-018-0005 (Poultry Husbandry, Cage Size Standards for Egg Laying Hens).(4)
The documentation required by OAR 603-018-0010 (Standards for, and Documentation of, Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products)(2) must be submitted annually to the ODA.(5)
Any Oregon purchaser, other than the retail end-user of shell eggs, of eggs or egg products must maintain receipts or other documentation identifying each and every distributor from whom they received eggs, or egg products. Receipts or other documentation must be maintained for a period of three (3) years and made available to the ODA upon request.(6)
Eggs or egg products that are certified per section OAR 603-018-0010 (Standards for, and Documentation of, Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products)(2) of this section may not be sold in Oregon if they are comingled with non-certified eggs or egg products.(7)
A person may not fail, or refuse to submit documentation that eggs, or egg products sold in Oregon were produced consistently with the requirements in OAR 603-018-0000 (Definitions) through 603-018-0010 (Standards for, and Documentation of, Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products). Failure, or refusal to submit documentation to the department may result in an enforcement action including civil penalty.(8)
A person may not fail to possess, or refuse, to possess or maintain records as required in OAR 603-018-0010 (Standards for, and Documentation of, Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products)(4) of this section. Failure to possess, or refusal to possess and maintain documentation as required may result in an enforcement action including civil penalty.(9)
A person may not distribute eggs or egg products into or within Oregon that the person knows, or reasonably should know are a product of an egg-laying hen that has been confined in an enclosure that fails to comply with Oregon Laws 2011 Chapter 436 or OAR 603-018-0005 (Poultry Husbandry, Cage Size Standards for Egg Laying Hens). Any such distribution may result in an enforcement action including civil penalty.
Source:
Rule 603-018-0010 — Standards for, and Documentation of, Production and Distribution of Eggs and Egg Products, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=603-018-0010.