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Read. Follow. Verify.Oregon allows trained individuals to verify cattle pregnancy without a veterinary license until 2031
Last action · April 6, 2026: Effective date, January 1, 2027.
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What This Bill Does
Senate Bill 1539 allows individuals who have received training to verify whether cattle are pregnant to perform pregnancy verification services without holding a valid veterinary license issued by the . The measure permits the board to adopt rules specifying circumstances for these unlicensed activities and includes a on January 1, 2031, when the exemption is repealed.
Livestock owners and trained agricultural workers can utilize unlicensed pregnancy verification services for cattle without requiring a licensed veterinarian until the exemption expires at the start of 2031.
- Oregon regulates the practice of veterinary medicine through statutes overseen by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Cattle owners
Cattle owners may hire trained unlicensed individuals to verify pregnancy in their cattle.
Trained livestock workers
Trained individuals are permitted to perform cattle pregnancy verification services without holding a veterinary license.
Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board
The board gains the authority to adopt rules specifying circumstances for unlicensed pregnancy verification and will remove the exemption upon its sunset.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a veterinary license to check if cattle are pregnant in Oregon?
Can state boards regulate unlicensed cattle pregnancy testers?
When does the new cattle pregnancy verification exemption expire?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
19 actions- Apr 6, 2026SenateEffective date, January 1, 2027.
- Apr 6, 2026SenateChapter 83, 2026 Laws.
- Mar 31, 2026SenateGovernor signed.
- Mar 4, 2026HouseSpeaker signed.
- Mar 3, 2026SenatePresident signed.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseThird reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.
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- Feb 26, 2026HouseSecond reading.
- Feb 26, 2026HouseRecommendation: Do pass.
- Feb 25, 2026HouseWork Session held.
- Feb 23, 2026HousePublic Hearing held.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseReferred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- Feb 19, 2026SenateThird reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSecond reading.
- Feb 17, 2026SenateRecommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
- Feb 12, 2026SenateWork Session held.
- Feb 3, 2026SenatePublic Hearing held.
- Feb 2, 2026SenateReferred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
- Feb 2, 2026SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
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Temporary Exemption for Agricultural Workers
The state temporarily relaxes veterinary licensing boundaries for routine agricultural tasks like cattle pregnancy checks, subject to a five-year sunset.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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