# ORS § 646a.009: 646A.009 Prohibition on sales of cosmetics developed or manufactured using animal testing > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.009 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 646a.009 - **Heading:** 646A.009 Prohibition on sales of cosmetics developed or manufactured using animal testing - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 50 / Chapter 646a / Section 646a.009 ## Text (1) A manufacturer may not sell or offer to sell in this state a cosmetic that was, on or after January 1, 2024, developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal tests conducted or contracted for by the manufacturer or any supplier of the manufacturer. (2) This section does not apply to a cosmetic that has been developed through use of a cosmetic animal test if the cosmetic animal test was conducted: (a) Pursuant to a requirement of a federal or state agency and all of the following apply: (A) A specific human health problem in relation to the cosmetic ingredient or nonfunctional constituent is substantiated; (B) The need to conduct a cosmetic animal test is: (i) Justified; and (ii) Supported by a detailed research protocol, proposed as the basis for evaluation of the cosmetic ingredient or nonfunctional constituent; (C) There is no nonanimal alternative method or strategy recognized by any federal or state agency or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for the relevant safety endpoints for the cosmetic ingredient or nonfunctional constituent; and (D) The cosmetic ingredient or nonfunctional constituent is in wide use and, in the case of a cosmetic ingredient, cannot be replaced by another ingredient capable of performing a similar function. (b) Outside of the United States, pursuant to a legal requirement of a foreign regulatory authority, provided that evidence derived from the testing was not relied upon to substantiate the safety of the cosmetic or cosmetic ingredient. (c) Pursuant to a requirement established by 21 U.S.C. 351 to 360fff-8. (d) For a cosmetic ingredient or nonfunctional constituent intended to be used in a product that is not a cosmetic and conducted pursuant to a requirement of a federal, state or foreign regulatory authority, provided that evidence from the cosmetic animal test is not relied upon to substantiate the safety or efficacy of the cosmetic or cosmetic ingredient unless all of the following apply: (A) There is documented evidence of the noncosmetic intent of the test; and (B) There is a history of use of the ingredient outside of cosmetics at least one year prior to any reliance on the cosmetic animal test to substantiate the safety or efficacy of the cosmetic or cosmetic ingredient. (3) Nothing in this section prohibits a manufacturer or supplier from retaining, reviewing or assessing evidence from a cosmetic animal test. (4) A city or county may not adopt or enforce any ordinance, rule or regulation establishing a prohibition on the sale of cosmetics that have been developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal tests unless the prohibition is identical to the provisions of this section. [2023 c.536 §2] Source: Section 646A.009 — Prohibition on sales of cosmetics developed or manufactured using animal testing; exceptions; preemption of local laws , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors646A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 646a.005 646A.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.005.md) - [ORS § 646a.009 646A.009 Prohibition on sales of cosmetics developed or manufactured using animal testing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.009.md) - [ORS § 646a.013 646A.013 Exceptions to prohibition on sales of cosmetics developed using animal testing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.013.md) - [ORS § 646a.017 646A.017 Donation and distribution of prohibited cosmetics](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.017.md) - [ORS § 646a.021 646A.021 Investigative demand by Attorney General](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.021.md) - [ORS § 646a.025 646A.025 Action by Attorney General to impose civil penalty or obtain injunction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.025.md) - [ORS § 646a.028 646A.028 Amount of civil penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.028.md) - [ORS § 646a.030 646A.030 Definitions for ORS 646A.030 to 646A.042](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.030.md) - [ORS § 646a.032 646A.032 Price list for health spa services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.032.md) - [ORS § 646a.034 646A.034 Contracts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.034.md) - [ORS § 646a.036 646A.036 Contracts and rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.036.md) - [ORS § 646a.038 646A.038 Moneys paid prior to facility opening](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.038.md) - [ORS § 646a.040 646A.040 Waiver of provisions of ORS 646A.030 to 646A.042](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.040.md) - [ORS § 646a.042 646A.042 Remedies and obligations supplementary to existing remedies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.042.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T50_C646a_S646a.009. 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