ORS § 587.010 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.010
587.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “department” means the State Department of Agriculture.

Source: Section 587.010 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.786 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.786
576.786 Payment due date terms in contracts authenticated prior to planting
Status: in_force

(1) A seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and seed dealer prior to the producer planting the other seed may contain payment due date terms that differ from the payment due date terms described in ORS 576.783 (Terms of seed production contract) (1)(b) if the contract states the date by which final payment for the other seed is due.

(2) If a seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and seed dealer prior to the producer planting the other seed does not contain the information required under subsection (1) of this section, notwithstanding any contrary payment due date terms stated in the contract, the payment due date terms of the contract are subject to ORS 576.783 (Terms of seed production contract) (1)(b).

(3) An extension or renewal of any seed production contract, regardless of when the contract was authenticated, may contain payment due date terms that differ from the payment due date terms described in ORS 576.783 (Terms of seed production contract) (1)(b) if the extension or renewal contains the information required under subsection (1) of this section. If an extension or renewal of a seed production contract does not contain the information required under subsection (1) of this section, notwithstanding any contrary payment due date terms stated in the extension or renewal, the payment due date terms for the extension or renewal are subject to ORS 576.783 (Terms of seed production contract) (1)(b).

(4) It is an implied condition of any payment requirement created as provided under this section that the producer is performing, or has completed performance, in accordance with the seed production contract and has not otherwise breached the contract. [2018 c.26 §3]

Note: See note under 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) .

Source: Section 576.786 — Payment due date terms in contracts authenticated prior to planting , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.190 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.190
578.190 Records and accounts of commission
Status: in_force

The Oregon Wheat Commission shall keep accurate books, records and accounts of all its dealings which shall be open to inspection and audit by the Secretary of State. [1959 c.596 §§46,84; 1973 c.794 §32]

Source: Section 578.190 — Records and accounts of commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.700 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.700
576.700 Definitions for ORS 576.700 to 576.710
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 576.700 (Definitions for ORS 576.700 to 576.710) to 576.710 (Applicability of ORS 576.705) :

(1) “Commodity” has the meaning for that term provided in ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) .

(2) “Processor” means any person who purchases, offers to purchase or contracts to purchase in this state any commodity from a producer or an agent of a producer for the purpose of packaging, processing or marketing such commodity. “Processor” does not include any cooperative, formed pursuant to ORS chapter 62.

(3) “Producer” means any person other than a processor who produces a commodity in this state for commercial purposes.

(4) “Meat animal” has the meaning for that term provided in ORS 603.010 (Definitions) . [1971 c.531 §1; 1975 c.703 §8]

Source: Section 576.700 — Definitions for ORS 576.700 to 576.710 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.410 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.410
576.410 “Fiscal year” defined
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 576.413 (Adoption of calendar year as fiscal year) to 576.445 (Unforeseen expenditures) , “fiscal year”:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, means the 12-month period commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30.

(2) If adopted by a commodity commission rule that has taken effect as provided under ORS 576.413 (Adoption of calendar year as fiscal year) , means the 12-month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31. [1959 c.596 §21; 2013 c.12 §3]

Source: Section 576.410 — “Fiscal year” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.285 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.285
576.285 Commission organization
Status: in_force

A commodity commission shall meet as soon as practicable for the purposes of organizing. It shall elect a chairperson and a secretary-treasurer from among its members. It shall adopt a general statement of policy for guidance, and shall transact such other business as is necessary to start the work of the commission. Thereafter, the commission shall meet regularly once each six months, and at such other times as called by the chairperson. The chairperson may call special meetings at any time, and shall call a special meeting when requested by two or more members of the commission. [1953 c.489 §19; 2005 c.22 §393]

Source: Section 576.285 — Commission organization; meetings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.862 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.862
576.862 Board powers
Status: in_force

To carry out the purposes specified in ORS 576.850 (Definitions for ORS 576.850 to 576.877) to 576.877 (Disposition of moneys) , the Oregon Wine Board may:

(1) Appoint officers and enter into agreements with consultants, agents and advisers, and prescribe their duties;

(2) Appear on the board’s own behalf before boards, commissions, departments or other agencies of municipal or county governments, the state government or the federal government;

(3) Procure insurance against any losses in connection with properties of the board in such amounts and from such insurers as may be necessary or desirable;

(4) Accept donations, grants, bequests and devises, conditional or otherwise, of money, property, services or other things of value, including the interest or earnings thereon but excluding corporate stock, that may be received from a government agency or a public or private institution or person, to be held, used or applied for any or all of the purposes specified in ORS 576.850 (Definitions for ORS 576.850 to 576.877) to 576.877 (Disposition of moneys) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the donation, grant, bequest or devise;

(5) Organize, conduct, sponsor, cooperate with and assist the private sector and other state agencies in the conduct of conferences and tours relating to the wine grape growing and wine making industries;

(6) Provide and pay for advisory services and technical assistance that the board finds necessary or desirable; and

(7) Exercise any other powers necessary for the operation and functioning of the board under ORS 576.850 (Definitions for ORS 576.850 to 576.877) to 576.877 (Disposition of moneys) . [Formerly 576.759]

Source: Section 576.862 — Board powers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.051 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.051
576.051 Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Commercial channels” means the sale of the commodity for which a commodity commission is established for use as food, industrial, agricultural or chemurgic use, when sold to any commercial buyer or to any person who resells the commodity or any product derived therefrom.

(2) “Commission” means a commodity commission established under ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) .

(3) “Commodity” means any distinctive type of agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, vegetable, animal or seafood product, or any class, variety or utilization thereof, in a natural or processed state, including bees and honey but not including timber or timber products. The Director of Agriculture may determine what types or subtypes of commodity may be classed together as a commodity for the purposes of ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) .

(4) “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture.

(5) “Director” means the Director of Agriculture.

(6) “First purchaser” means any person who buys the commodity for which a commission is established from the producer in the first instance, or handler who received the commodity in the first instance from the producer for resale or processing.

(7) “Handler” means any producer, processor, distributor or other person engaged in the handling or marketing of or dealing in the commodity for which a commission is established, whether as an owner, agent, employee, broker or otherwise.

(8) “Producer” means a person that engages in, or has engaged in, the business of growing, producing or procuring within this state, or in the rivers or offshore waters of this state except the Columbia River, a commodity for market or for delivery or transfer to others owning or holding title to the commodity. “Producer” includes a landowner, landlord, tenant, sharecropper, boat skipper or other person that participates in the growing, producing or procuring of a commodity and receives a share of the commodity.

(9) “Regional commission” means a commission that functions only within a specified area of this state consisting of one or more entire counties. [Formerly 576.005; 1957 c.447 §1; 1959 c.596 §1; 1977 c.198 §7; 2003 c.604 §31]

Source: Section 576.051 — Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.030 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.030
578.030 Oregon Wheat Commission
Status: in_force

(1) There hereby is created the Oregon Wheat Commission. The Director of Agriculture shall appoint not fewer than six and not more than eight voting commission members for terms of four years. Except as provided in ORS 578.216 (Authority of commission to adopt rules authorizing refunds) , one member appointed by the director must be a member of the public.

(2) The commission, by a rule approved by a majority of the nonpublic members appointed under subsection (1) of this section, may create not more than two additional voting member positions on the commission. A person appointed to a commission position created under this subsection must be a representative of the wheat industry. The director shall appoint members to any positions created under this subsection for a term of two years. A person may not serve a total of more than four terms as a member appointed under this subsection. Notwithstanding any term of appointment, a member position created under this section may be eliminated by a rule approved by a majority of the nonpublic board members appointed under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) In making appointments of voting members to the commission the director:

(a) Shall make all applications by qualified persons available to wheat grower organizations for review and ranking; and

(b) Prior to making appointments, shall take into consideration rankings and any recommendations made by wheat grower organizations.

(4) The director, or a duly authorized representative of the director, and the Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University, or a duly authorized representative of the dean, shall be nonvoting members of the commission. [Amended by 1959 c.596 §35; 1977 c.198 §26; 1995 c.79 §315; 2003 c.604 §§88,89; 2009 c.193 §§5,6]

Source: Section 578.030 — Oregon Wheat Commission; members; appointment process; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.355 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.355
577.355 Intellectual property
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “intellectual property” means patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, discoveries, processes, ideas and other similar property, whether or not they are patentable or copyrightable.

(2) The Oregon Beef Council may, consistent with the purposes of the council, develop intellectual property that relates to beef or assists in the implementation, maintenance or development of council programs. The council may take all necessary and proper actions relating to the development of an intellectual property, including but not limited to entering into contracts and other agreements and owning, managing, disposing of or using the intellectual property. The council may adopt rules to govern the ownership, management, disposal and use of intellectual property and other activities of the council relating to intellectual property.

(3) Moneys received by the council as a result of the ownership, management, disposal or use of intellectual property, or other activities of the council relating to intellectual property, must be deposited to an account established and maintained by the council. [2003 c.604 §56]

Source: Section 577.355 — Intellectual property; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.650 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.650
576.650 Cooperation by state agencies
Status: in_force

All governmental agencies and officers shall cooperate with the State Department of Agriculture and furnish such information and advice as the department considers necessary for the performance of its mediation services. [1969 c.238 §5]

Source: Section 576.650 — Cooperation by state agencies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.385 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.385
576.385 Bond or letter of credit required of person authorized to receive or disburse commission moneys
Status: in_force

Any person authorized by a commodity commission to receive or disburse moneys as provided in ORS 576.375 (Payment of commission moneys to authorized agent) shall file with the commission a fidelity bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) . The bond or letter of credit must be in favor of the commission and the State of Oregon, in an amount equal to the maximum amount of moneys the commission determines the person will have subject to control at any one time and upon such conditions as the commission shall prescribe. The commission shall pay the cost of the bond or letter of credit. [1953 c.489 §23; 1957 c.447 §20; 1959 c.596 §19; 1991 c.331 §86; 1997 c.631 §499; 2005 c.22 §402]

Source: Section 576.385 — Bond or letter of credit required of person authorized to receive or disburse commission moneys , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.561 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.561
586.561 Discontinuance of operation of warehouse
Status: in_force

(1) Any person operating a public warehouse who desires to discontinue the operation shall at least 30 days prior to the date of expiration or closing date notify, by certified or registered mail, at the last-known address all holders of warehouse receipts, all persons storing grain in such warehouse and the department of the intention to discontinue the public warehouse business.

(2) If the address of any holder of a warehouse receipt or persons storing grain is unknown, then the person operating a public warehouse shall also give notice of the intention to discontinue the operation of a public warehouse by publication in some newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for two consecutive weeks. The date of the second published notice shall be at least 30 days prior to the date of expiration of the operations.

(3) It shall be the duty of owners of such grain to remove, or cause to be removed, their grain from such warehouse before the expiration date.

(4) If the warehouse has not notified all persons or holders of warehouse receipts as provided in subsection (1) of this section or published a notice as provided by subsection (2) of this section, and if at the expiration date of the operations of the warehouse there are outstanding warehouse receipts covering grain in storage in the warehouse, or in the opinion of the department there is reasonable evidence of outstanding liability by the warehouse under ORS chapter 77 or this chapter, then:

(a) The warehouse is required to apply for, obtain and maintain a bond as provided for in ORS 586.300 (Warehouseman’s bond) until such date that the State Department of Agriculture determines all grain has been removed from the warehouse or the rights or claims of all holders of warehouse receipts have been protected and satisfied.

(b) The department may invoke and is authorized to use the procedures and authority as provided for in ORS 586.525 (Procedure in case of probable shortage in grain or where warehouseman refuses to submit to inspection) . The department is authorized to carry out and the warehouse is subject to the provisions of ORS 586.525 (Procedure in case of probable shortage in grain or where warehouseman refuses to submit to inspection) regardless of the fact that the license of the warehouse may have expired. [1957 c.11 §1; 1961 c.726 §422; 1995 c.79 §318; 2009 c.181 §113]

Source: Section 586.561 — Discontinuance of operation of warehouse , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.255 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.255
578.255 Penalty for delaying transmittal of assessment moneys
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the penalty established in ORS 578.990 (Penalties) , any person who delays transmittal of assessment moneys beyond the time set by the Oregon Wheat Commission shall pay a civil penalty to the commission of 10 percent of the amount due and shall also pay one and one-half percent interest per month on the unpaid balance of the assessment.

(2) The commission may waive the penalty and interest described in subsection (1) of this section upon a showing of good cause.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if an assessment is collected pursuant to a federal marketing order or agreement, the commission may establish a penalty or interest rate that is consistent with that order or agreement. [2013 c.93 §3]

Source: Section 578.255 — Penalty for delaying transmittal of assessment moneys , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.013 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.013
576.013 Purpose of market development and commodity development services
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of the market development service of the Agricultural Development Division shall be to assist in the establishment and development of new markets and to maintain or expand existing domestic and foreign markets for farm and food commodities produced or processed in this state. The purpose of the commodity development service of the Agricultural Development Division shall be to assist in the development and improvement of farm and food commodities and their values and uses.

(2) In furthering the purpose of the market development service, the State Department of Agriculture may:

(a) Collect and disseminate information relating to the availability, quality and uses of farm and food commodities produced or processed in this state, including participation in demonstrations, fairs and exhibits;

(b) Serve as an intermediary between prospective purchasers and sellers of farm and food commodities produced or processed in this state as to source of supply and demand;

(c) After notice to and with the approval of the Governor, represent the state in matters of legislation or rulemaking affecting the establishment, development, maintenance or expansion of markets for farm and food commodities produced or processed in this state;

(d) Cooperate with and aid producers, processors, distributors and prospective purchasers of farm and food commodities in establishing, or improving and maintaining, an efficient system of production, processing, distribution and marketing of farm and food commodities;

(e) Investigate delays, embargoes, conditions and practices, charges and rates in the marketing, transportation and handling of farm and food commodities produced or processed in this state, and when an investigation discloses a probable violation of state or federal law, make recommendations to the proper state or federal authorities for appropriate action;

(f) Engage in negotiations with common and contract carriers and initiate or participate in the prosecution of proceedings before agencies engaged in freight rate regulation within or without this state in matters relating to the establishment of new freight rates, the modification of existing freight rates or to unjust, unreasonable or discriminatory rates or practices affecting the cost of transportation, production or processing of farm or food commodities produced or processed in this state;

(g) Investigate the advisability and need for establishment of terminal, regional, assembly, dock and other distributing facilities for the delivery, sale and distribution of farm and food commodities at or near the point of purchase or use, and advise and cooperate with public or private agencies or organizations in promoting the establishment, construction or acquisition of the facilities for public use and make recommendations as to their operations;

(h) Accept grants from public or private agencies, organizations or persons, with any grant treated as a trust fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund, within the meaning of ORS chapters 291 and 293;

(i) Consult with other states in development of joint programs for the establishment, development, maintenance or expansion of domestic and foreign markets on a mutual basis;

(j) Cooperate with the Oregon Business Development Department of this state in foreign and domestic marketing matters of common interest; and

(k) Enter into agreements with public and private entities in new or existing markets to assist the establishment, development, maintenance or expansion of those markets and provide for sampling, testing, certification or other procedures or processes to facilitate the movement of, or optimize the value of, farm and food products.

(3) In furthering the purpose of the commodity development service, the department may:

(a) Collect and disseminate information relating to new or alternate crop production, processing and marketing feasibilities to producers of farm and food commodities;

(b) Assist the commodity commissions in carrying out mutual or joint scientific research efforts and mutual or joint development of the commercial values and new and additional uses of their commodities; and

(c) Accept grants from public or private agencies, organizations or persons, with any grant treated as a trust fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund, within the meaning of ORS chapters 291 and 293.

(4) Nothing in ORS 576.006 (Definitions for ORS 576.006 to 576.022) to 576.022 (Authority and functions of Oregon State University unaffected) shall authorize, or modify the limitations on authority under ORS 561.170 (Prohibited financial interests of officers or employees) for, the Agricultural Development Division, or its staff to:

(a) Engage in any commercial transaction involving farm or food commodities as purchaser, seller, broker or dealer; or

(b) Acquire or own any farm or food commodities or real property associated with them. [1955 c.572 §3; 1985 c.623 §4; 1989 c.966 §64; 2009 c.188 §1]

Source: Section 576.013 — Purpose of market development and commodity development services; powers of department; limitations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.066 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.066
576.066 Department oversight of commodity commissions
Status: in_force

(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall:

(a) Monitor the practices or methods used or proposed for use by any commodity commission in carrying out the goals and needs disclosed by the budget of the commission;

(b) Promote cooperation among the several commissions, the Oregon Beef Council and the Oregon Wheat Commission and assist in the interchange of information and experience among those entities;

(c) Carry out the assigned organizational procedures under ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) , including the appointment and removal of members of the commission;

(d) Review budgets submitted to the Director of Agriculture by a commodity commission under ORS 576.416 (Preparation of commission budget) ; and

(e) Adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) .

(2) The department shall review, and may approve or disapprove, plans and projects recommended by a commodity commission for commodity promotion, advertising and research and for the dissemination of consumer and commodity industry information. In reviewing plans and projects recommended by a commodity commission, the department shall consider whether the plan or project information is:

(a) Factual;

(b) Not disparaging to other commodities; and

(c) Consistent with the purposes of ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) . [Formerly 576.044; 2007 c.55 §1]

Source: Section 576.066 — Department oversight of commodity commissions; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.235 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.235
586.235 Cooperative agreements for inspections in other states
Status: in_force

The Director of Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements with approved warehouse examination programs provided by state governments of contiguous states to perform warehouse examinations of merged code facilities domiciled in these contiguous states. [1997 c.608 §6]

Note: 586.235 (Cooperative agreements for inspections in other states) was added to and made a part of 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 586.235 — Cooperative agreements for inspections in other states , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.070 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.070
578.070 Officers of commission
Status: in_force

The Oregon Wheat Commission shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary-treasurer from among its members. [Amended by 2009 c.193 §10; 2013 c.93 §9]

Source: Section 578.070 — Officers of commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.230 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.230
577.230 Terms of members
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of Agriculture shall appoint members on the Oregon Beef Council, as far as practicable and possible, from the various geographical areas of the state.

(2) Upon the expiration of the term of a member of the council, a successor shall be appointed for a term of three years, except in case of a vacancy, when the appointee shall serve the unexpired part of the term of the member, the appointee replaced. [1959 c.685 §5; 1977 c.198 §19]

Source: Section 577.230 — Terms of members , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.640 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.640
576.640 Rules
Status: in_force

In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the State Department of Agriculture may promulgate rules to carry out ORS 576.610 (Definitions for ORS 576.610 to 576.650) to 576.650 (Cooperation by state agencies) . [1969 c.238 §4]

Source: Section 576.640 — Rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.110 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.110
578.110 Bond or letter of credit required of person authorized to receive or disburse commission moneys
Status: in_force

The administrator and any other person authorized to receive or disburse moneys received by the Oregon Wheat Commission shall file with the commission a fidelity bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) , in either case in favor of the commission and the State of Oregon, in such amount equal to the maximum amount of moneys the commission determines such person will have subject to the control of the person at any one time and upon such conditions as the commission shall prescribe. The cost of the bond or letter of credit shall be paid by the commission. [Amended by 1959 c.596 §39; 1991 c.331 §87; 1997 c.631 §501]

Source: Section 578.110 — Bond or letter of credit required of person authorized to receive or disburse commission moneys , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.220 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.220
577.220 Qualifications of members
Status: in_force

Each member of the Oregon Beef Council shall have the following qualifications which shall continue during a term of office:

(1) Each shall be a citizen of the United States.

(2) Each shall be a bona fide resident of the state.

(3) Each shall have demonstrated through membership in a producer’s organization or an organization representing this type of production or business, or public service or otherwise, an active interest in the development of the beef industry in Oregon.

(4) Each shall have been actively engaged in the type of production or business which the member will represent on the council, for a period of at least five years, and shall derive a substantial proportion of income from that type of production or business. [1959 c.685 §4]

Source: Section 577.220 — Qualifications of members , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.802 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.802
576.802 Failure of seed dealer to make timely payment
Status: in_force

(1) If a seed dealer fails to pay a producer for other seed when payment is due under a seed production contract or fails to pay a seed grower for other seed when payment is due under a seed purchase contract, the producer or seed grower may notify the State Department of Agriculture. Upon notification by a producer or seed grower, the department shall determine whether payment has been made when due. If the department determines that the seed dealer has not made a payment that is due under a seed production contract or seed purchase contract, the department shall notify the seed dealer in writing that the dealer has 30 days to pay the producer or seed grower all delinquent amounts plus interest on each delinquent amount at the rate of one percent per month simple interest from the final payment date for that delinquent amount.

(2) A seed production contract or seed purchase contract may not vary the terms of the remedy provided by this section. A seed dealer may appeal the notice given by the department under this section as provided in ORS chapter 183. This section does not prevent a producer or seed grower from filing a notice of lien against a seed dealer.

(3) If a seed dealer fails to make payment as required by a notice given by the department under this section, the department shall suspend any seed dealer license issued to the dealer until the dealer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the dealer is current on all payments due to all producers and seed growers. An order suspending a license under this subsection is subject to ORS chapter 183. However, the department may not suspend a seed dealer license under this section using the procedure described in ORS 183.430 (Hearing on refusal to renew license) (2).

(4) A seed dealer that fails to make payment on a seed production contract or seed purchase contract as required by a notice given by the department under this section is considered to have authorized the producer or seed grower to sell in a commercially reasonable manner any seed from the contract that is still in the possession of the producer or seed grower. This subsection does not prevent a seed dealer from giving consent to the producer or seed grower by other means and does not supersede the terms of a consent given by other means.

(5) The department may charge a producer or seed grower a fee, not to exceed $200, for determining whether payment has been made in accordance with the terms of a seed production contract or seed purchase contract. The department may charge a producer or seed grower a fee, not to exceed $50, for notifying a seed dealer in writing regarding the deadline for payment of delinquent amounts plus interest. [2018 c.26 §8]

Note: See note under 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) .

Source: Section 576.802 — Failure of seed dealer to make timely payment; fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 587.160 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.160
587.160 Determination of amount of grain
Status: in_force

Whenever the amount of grain certified to on the warehouse certificate has been computed by cubic measurements or by number of bags, the amount shall be deemed to be prima facie the amount of the grain, but the actual amount shall be determined by the actual weight thereof. The owner, however, is responsible and liable to the holder of the certificate, for the delivery of the amount of grain indicated on the certificate by actual weight, or the value of any shortage thereof.

Source: Section 587.160 — Determination of amount of grain; warehouse certificate as evidence; owner liable for actual amount , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 587.030 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.030
587.030 State Department of Agriculture to administer and enforce chapter
Status: in_force

The State Department of Agriculture shall manage, control and direct the operations of the provisions of this chapter and has full power to make effective the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations which the department prescribes to carry out the purposes and objects of this chapter.

Source: Section 587.030 — State Department of Agriculture to administer and enforce chapter , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.710 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.710
576.710 Applicability of ORS 576.705
Status: in_force

ORS 576.705 (Processors required to pay for commodities within 30 days after delivery) does not apply to any processor:

(1) That purchases from a producer seed that requires cleaning and germination tests;

(2) That arranges for the production of agricultural seed under a contract that is subject to ORS 576.718 (Seed production contract terms) or 576.721 (Payment due date provisions in contracts authenticated prior to planting) ;

(3) Of sugar beets whose contract with a producer for sale of the crop provides for profit sharing;

(4) Of fish or seafood products; or

(5) Of meat animals. [1971 c.531 §3; 1975 c.703 §9; 2011 c.356 §11]

Source: Section 576.710 — Applicability of ORS 576.705 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.151 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.151
578.151 Preparation of commission budget
Status: in_force

The Oregon Wheat Commission shall:

(1) Adopt a budget, obtain budget approval and submit financial statements in the same manner as a commodity commission acting under ORS 576.416 (Preparation of commission budget) .

(2) Expend moneys in the same manner as a commodity commission acting under ORS 576.375 (Payment of commission moneys to authorized agent) , 576.420 (Expenditures prohibited unless budget procedure complied with) , 576.440 (Limitation on expenditures) and 576.445 (Unforeseen expenditures) . [2003 c.604 §72 (enacted in lieu of 578.150); 2013 c.93 §12]

Source: Section 578.151 — Preparation of commission budget; annual financial statements; expenditures , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.255 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.255
576.255 Removal of members
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of Agriculture may remove any member of a commodity commission for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, after a public hearing and after serving upon the member a copy of the charges against the member, together with a notice of the time and place of the hearing, at least 10 days prior to such hearing. At the hearing the member shall be given an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel and shall be permitted to present evidence to answer the charges and explain the facts alleged against the member.

(2) In every case of removal, the director shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges against the member, the findings of the director and a record of the entire proceedings held in connection with the charges. [1953 c.489 §16; 1965 c.515 §4; 1977 c.198 §11; 2005 c.22 §391]

Source: Section 576.255 — Removal of members , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.710 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.710
586.710 Disposition of certain fees
Status: in_force

Except for fees paid under ORS 586.270 (Warehouse licenses) , all fees collected by the State Department of Agriculture under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Agriculture Account. Such moneys constitute a continuing appropriation for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The fees paid to the department under ORS 586.270 (Warehouse licenses) shall be deposited in the Department of Agriculture Service Fund, and such funds are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of administering and enforcing this chapter. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §31; 1979 c.499 §10; 2013 c.118 §3]

Source: Section 586.710 — Disposition of certain fees; continuing appropriation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.317 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.317
576.317 Intellectual property
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “intellectual property” means patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, discoveries, processes, ideas and other similar property, whether or not they are patentable or copyrightable.

(2) A commodity commission established under ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) may, consistent with the purposes of the commission, develop intellectual property that relates to a commodity or assists in the implementation, maintenance or development of commission programs. A commodity commission may take all necessary and proper actions relating to the development of an intellectual property, including but not limited to entering into contracts and other agreements and owning, managing, disposing of or using the intellectual property. A commodity commission developing intellectual property shall adopt rules to govern the ownership, management, disposal and use of intellectual property and other activities of the commission relating to intellectual property.

(3) Moneys received by a commodity commission as a result of the commission’s ownership, management, disposal or use of intellectual property, or other activities of the commission relating to intellectual property, must be deposited to an account established and maintained by the commission pursuant to ORS 576.375 (Payment of commission moneys to authorized agent) . Moneys deposited under this section are continuously appropriated to the commodity commission possessing the account for the purpose of carrying out the duties, functions and powers of the commission. [2001 c.578 §1; 2003 c.604 §37]

Note: 576.317 (Intellectual property) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 576 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 576.317 — Intellectual property; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.730 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.730
586.730 Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) No warehouseman shall violate, or procure, aid, or abet any violation by any warehouseman, of any provision of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.300 (Warehouseman’s bond) , 586.315 (Warehouseman required to insure grain or retain written waiver by depositor) to 586.380 (Only authorized receipts to be used) , 586.400 (Duty of warehouse receiving grain for storage) , 586.410 (Loading and shipping instructions) , 586.520 (Inspection of warehouses) , 586.525 (Procedure in case of probable shortage in grain or where warehouseman refuses to submit to inspection) , 586.530 (Establishment of standard grades for commodities received) , 586.550 (Warehouseman to keep copy of regulations available for inspection) or 586.710 (Disposition of certain fees) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) , or fail to comply with any order of the State Department of Agriculture, or procure, aid or abet any warehouseman in failure to comply with any such order.

(2) No person, individually or acting as an official or agent of any corporation other than a warehouseman, shall violate any provisions of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.300 (Warehouseman’s bond) , 586.315 (Warehouseman required to insure grain or retain written waiver by depositor) to 586.380 (Only authorized receipts to be used) , 586.400 (Duty of warehouse receiving grain for storage) , 586.410 (Loading and shipping instructions) , 586.520 (Inspection of warehouses) , 586.525 (Procedure in case of probable shortage in grain or where warehouseman refuses to submit to inspection) , 586.530 (Establishment of standard grades for commodities received) , 586.550 (Warehouseman to keep copy of regulations available for inspection) or 586.710 (Disposition of certain fees) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) , or fail to comply with any order made by the department under those sections so long as the order remains in force, or procure, aid or abet any such corporation, in its violation of those sections, or in its failure to comply with any such order. [Amended by 1983 c.740 §226; 2013 c.118 §4]

Source: Section 586.730 — Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.295 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.295
586.295 Warehouse to be maintained in adequate manner
Status: in_force

A public warehouse shall be maintained in a manner adequate to provide suitable, sanitary and safe storage of the particular product or commodity stored therein. [1957 c.11 §6; 1957 c.314 §4]

Source: Section 586.295 — Warehouse to be maintained in adequate manner , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.320 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.320
577.320 Receipt of services
Status: in_force

(1) Upon request by the Oregon Beef Council, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may provide the same services that the department may provide to a commodity commission under ORS 576.307 (Provision of state services to commission) .

(2) The council shall pay to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services such amount for services performed by the department under subsection (1) of this section as the department determines is adequate to reimburse the department for the costs necessary to perform such services.

(3) Upon request by the council, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may design and supervise the installation of an accounting system for the council. The council shall pay to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services such amount for services performed by that department under this subsection as such department determines is adequate to reimburse it for the costs necessary to perform such services. [1959 c.685 §25; 1967 c.419 §36; 1993 c.500 §49; 1995 c.79 §313; 2003 c.604 §66]

Source: Section 577.320 — Receipt of services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.991 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.991
576.991 Penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of the provisions of ORS 576.024 (Department authorized to inspect records and businesses for economic study purposes) is a Class B violation.

(2) Violation of any provision of ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) is a Class C misdemeanor. [1953 c.489 §38; subsection (1) enacted as 1955 c.572 §6; subsection (4) of 1957 Replacement Part enacted as 1957 c.447 §19; subsection (5) of 1957 Replacement Part enacted as 1957 c.447 §17; 1959 c.596 §81; subsection (2) enacted as 1967 c.388 §3; 1983 c.740 §224; subsection (4) of 1997 Edition enacted as 1997 c.9 §5; 1999 c.1051 §203; subsection (4) renumbered 571.993 (Penalty for violation of ORS 571.655) in 2009; 2011 c.597 §237]

Source: Section 576.991 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.856 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.856
576.856 Oregon Wine Board
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Wine Board is established as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 (Definitions for ORS 182.456 to 182.472) to 182.472 (Reports) .

(2) The board shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor. In making appointments, the Governor shall consider nominations or recommendations made by organizations with nominating committees representative of all major wine industry regions of the state.

(3) The term of office for a member is three years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of a term, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on January 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment.

(4) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the Governor shall appoint a qualified person to serve the unexpired term.

(5) A person appointed to the board must have:

(a) Expertise and experience in the Oregon wine grape growing or wine making industries; and

(b) A demonstrated ability and disposition to serve the state’s interests regarding all aspects of the Oregon wine grape growing and wine making industries, including but not limited to the various types and sizes of wine grape growing and wine making operations, grape varieties and growing regions within the state.

(6) A member of the board must maintain the following qualifications during the term of office:

(a) Be a bona fide resident of the state or an officer or principal owner of an entity organized or registered to do business in this state.

(b) Have a demonstrated interest in the positive development of the Oregon wine industry.

(c) Be actively engaged in wine grape growing or wine making.

(7) The members of the board shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson with duties and powers as determined by the board. [Formerly 576.753]

Source: Section 576.856 — Oregon Wine Board , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.550 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.550
586.550 Warehouseman to keep copy of regulations available for inspection
Status: in_force

(1) It is the duty of the State Department of Agriculture, immediately after the establishment of grades under ORS 586.530 (Establishment of standard grades for commodities received) , to supply all warehousemen with a copy of the grades, rules and regulations of the department.

(2) Every public warehouseman shall keep:

(a) The copy of grades, rules and regulations on file in a convenient place in every such warehouse.

(b) If an office is maintained in connection with such warehouse, a copy of the grades, rules and regulations on file in the office.

(c) A placard notice, furnished by the department, posted in a conspicuous place in every such warehouse and such office, reading as follows:

A copy of Oregon grades, rules and regulations is on file here for information of interested parties.

(3) Every warehouseman shall exhibit the copy of grades, rules and regulations to any interested party applying therefor at the warehouse or office and shall permit the interested party to examine and consult the copy. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §19; 1995 c.79 §317]

Source: Section 586.550 — Warehouseman to keep copy of regulations available for inspection , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.327 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.327
576.327 Exemptions from assessment
Status: in_force

(1) A commodity commission may, by rule, establish exemptions from assessment based on:

(a) Commodity quantities;

(b) Types of commodity sale; and

(c) Types of commodity producer.

(2) When adopting a rule for exemptions under subsection (1) of this section, a commission must consider:

(a) Laws and rules of the United States and other states relating to commodity commissions, boards and marketing orders;

(b) The practices, procedures and customs unique to the production, handling, processing and trading of a particular commodity and to the producers and growers of that commodity; and

(c) The cost of collecting the particular assessment and practical problems relating to collection.

(3) A producer or handler that is exempted from assessment, but required to submit reports to a commission, is subject to ORS 576.351 (Records of person required to pay or collect assessment) . [2003 c.604 §9]

Source: Section 576.327 — Exemptions from assessment; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.322 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.322
576.322 Legislative ratification of prior actions, rules and appointments
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “commodity commission” means a commission established under ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) .

(2) The Legislative Assembly declares that any action taken prior to May 13, 2013, by a commodity commission having one or more members who were not properly qualified at the time to serve on the commodity commission due to rules regulating the number or geographic representation of commodity commission members is valid and lawful to the same extent that the action would have been valid and lawful if the commodity commission had at the time of the action been in conformance with rules regulating the number and geographic representation of commodity commission members.

(3) Notwithstanding ORS 576.206 (Appointment of temporary members) or 576.304 (Authority of commodity commissions) or any rules adopted under ORS 576.206 (Appointment of temporary members) , the Legislative Assembly ratifies and declares valid any rule adopted by a commodity commission prior to May 13, 2013, that created, amended or abolished a rule or other requirement regulating the number or geographic representation of the commodity commission members.

(4) Notwithstanding ORS 576.206 (Appointment of temporary members) or any rules adopted under ORS 576.206 (Appointment of temporary members) regarding the number or geographic representation of commodity commission members, the Legislative Assembly ratifies and validates the appointment prior to May 13, 2013, of any commodity commission members who would have qualified for the appointment if no applicable rules regulated the number or geographic representation of the commodity commission members. This subsection does not require the reinstatement of any member removed from a commodity commission prior to May 13, 2013, for any reason. [2013 c.90 §1]

Note: 576.322 (Legislative ratification of prior actions, rules and appointments) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 576 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 576.322 — Legislative ratification of prior actions, rules and appointments , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.330 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.330
586.330 Investigating and fixing warehouse charges
Status: in_force

All charges made by any warehouseman subject to the provisions of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) , for the handling or storage of grain shall be just, fair and reasonable; and the State Department of Agriculture, upon the complaint of any person interested or by inquiry upon its own motion, after a full hearing, may:

(1) Declare any existing charge for the handling or storage of grain or any regulation whatsoever affecting such charge, or the receipt, handling or storage, to be unreasonable or unjust; and

(2) Declare and order what is a just and reasonable charge or regulation to be imposed or enforced in place of that found to be unreasonable or unjust. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §9]

Source: Section 586.330 — Investigating and fixing warehouse charges , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.385 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.385
586.385 Warehouseman’s liability for failure to issue proper receipt
Status: in_force

(1) No warehouseman shall issue a receipt for grain not known by the warehouseman to be in the public warehouse of the warehouseman.

(2) When partial withdrawal of the grain of the depositor is made by a depositor, the warehouseman shall make appropriate notation thereof on the depositor’s nonnegotiable receipt and on other records as prescribed by the State Department of Agriculture, or, if the warehouseman has theretofore issued a negotiable receipt to the depositor, the warehouseman shall claim, cancel and replace it with a negotiable receipt showing the amount of such depositor’s grain remaining in the public warehouse.

(3) A nonnegotiable receipt shall have plainly lettered upon the face thereof, “Not Negotiable” or “Nonnegotiable.”

(4) For failure of the warehouseman to claim and cancel, on delivery by grain stored in the public warehouse of the warehouseman, a negotiable receipt therefor issued by the warehouseman, the negotiation of which would transfer the right to possession of such grain, a warehouseman shall be liable to any one who purchases such receipt for value and in good faith, for failure to deliver to the purchaser all the grain specified in the receipt, whether such purchaser acquired title to the negotiable receipt before or after delivery of any part of the grain by the warehouseman. [1961 c.445 §13]

Source: Section 586.385 — Warehouseman’s liability for failure to issue proper receipt , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.300 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.300
586.300 Warehouseman’s bond
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Each warehouseman operating a public warehouse required to be licensed under ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) shall, on or before July 1 of each year, give a bond to the State of Oregon executed by the warehouseman as principal and by a corporate surety licensed to do business in this state as surety.

(b) The bond for each warehouseman who elects to provide to the State Department of Agriculture a financial statement or audit satisfactory to the department shall be not less than $20,000 nor more than $200,000, as conforms with a schedule to be established by the department. Such schedule shall be based upon a number of cents, varying from 8 to 15, multiplied by the number of bushels of rated grain storage capacity of the public warehouse furnishing the bond. The department shall determine the rate between 8 and 15 cents and fix the amount of the bond with reference to the market value of the commodity found or expected by the warehouseman to preponderate in storage in the warehouse of the warehouseman. In so doing, the department shall take into consideration, but not be limited by, the coverage requirements of lending agencies. The bond of a public warehouse when first licensed shall conform with the value of commodities expected in storage.

(c) For all warehousemen who fail to provide the financial statement or audit referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the amount of the bond shall be determined by multiplying 20 cents times the number of bushels of rated grain storage capacity of the public warehouse furnishing the bond. The amount of the bond shall be not less than $20,000 nor more than $500,000. In lieu of a surety bond, the warehouseman may submit a letter of credit or securities satisfactory to the State Department of Agriculture.

(2) The bond must be approved by the department and shall be conditioned upon faithful performance by the warehouseman of the acts and duties enjoined by law upon the warehouseman as a warehouseman, and such further obligations as a warehouseman as the warehouseman may lawfully assume under contracts with depositors of grain in the warehouse of the warehouseman. The liability of the surety upon such bond is limited to the amount specified in the bond.

(3) The warehouseman may give a single bond meeting the requirements of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) , and all public warehouses operated by the warehouseman shall be deemed as one public warehouse for the purpose of the bond required under such sections.

(4) If a bond has been filed with, and approved by, the Department of Agriculture of the United States, as required by the United States Warehouse Act, then such bond shall be considered as in lieu of the bond required by this section, if:

(a) Satisfactory proof of the filing and approval of the bond is filed with the department;

(b) The department is satisfied with the form of the bond;

(c) The surety is a corporation authorized to do business as a surety in this state; and

(d) The bond meets the other requirements of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) .

(5) The department may require the filing of an additional bond or bonds, within the limit stated in subsection (1) of this section, when it has knowledge of the principal’s methods of conducting business or of conditions affecting such business that, in the department’s judgment, make such increase advisable for the protection of holders of the bonded public warehouse’s receipts or load slips.

(6) Notwithstanding ORS chapter 183, the license of a warehouseman shall be automatically suspended for failure at any time to have or to maintain a bond in the amount and type required by this chapter. The department shall not remove the suspension or issue a license as the case may be, until it is satisfied the required bond has been obtained. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §6; 1959 c.195 §4; 1961 c.445 §8; 1997 c.608 §1]

Source: Section 586.300 — Warehouseman’s bond; liability; automatic license suspension for failure to have or to maintain bond , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.054 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.054
576.054 Legislative findings
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(a) Commodity industries are vital elements of the state economy. Commodity industries:

(A) Are sources of substantial employment for the citizens of this state;

(B) Produce needed tax revenues for the support of state and local government;

(C) Encourage responsible stewardship of valuable land and marine resources; and

(D) Produce substantial quantities of necessary food for the state, nation and world.

(b) Commodity commissions support commodity industries and enhance and preserve the economic interests of the state.

(c) Commodity commissions function in the same manner as a broad range of other programs established by the Legislative Assembly that are funded by the public through fees assessed according to the relationship of the fee payer to a particular program.

(d) Commodity commissions are not established to benefit individual persons engaged in commodity industries, but are intended to improve the overall conditions for the particular commodity for which a commission is established and thereby benefit the overall economy of the state and all the citizens of the state.

(e) Mandated cooperative efforts engaged in by commodity commissions are a proven, effective method to avoid economic waste and maintain stable agricultural markets.

(f) It is in the public interest that:

(A) Support for Oregon’s commodity industries be clearly expressed;

(B) Adequate protection be given to commodities and commodity uses, activities and operations; and

(C) Each commodity be promoted individually and as part of a stabilized comprehensive industry by increasing consumption of commodities in this state and the United States and internationally.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that commodity commissions do the following for the purpose of serving commodity industries and the citizens of this state:

(a) Participate in the formulation and implementation of public policy through expressive activities.

(b) Reflect a continuing commitment by the state to commodity industries that are integral to the economy of this state.

(c) Represent a policy of support for persons engaged in commodity industries and for their critical role in the economy of this state, especially the economy of rural areas.

(d) Provide benefits to entire commodity industries and all the citizens of this state.

(e) Enhance the image of Oregon commodities for the purpose of increasing the overall demand for those commodities. To achieve that purpose, the Legislative Assembly intends that commodity commissions operate primarily to create a more receptive environment for commodities and for the individual efforts of persons engaged in commodity industries and thereby complement individual, targeted and specific activities.

(f) Use mandatory cooperative efforts to complement state, federal and international laws and programs.

(g) Protect the citizens of this state by educating them regarding the quality, care and methods used in the production of Oregon commodities.

(h) Increase knowledge regarding the healthful qualities and dietetic value of Oregon commodities.

(i) Support and engage in research programs and activities that benefit the planting, production, harvesting, handling, processing, marketing and use of Oregon commodities. [2003 c.604 §2]

Source: Section 576.054 — Legislative findings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.415 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.415
586.415 Approval of holder of receipt required before sale, shipment or other transaction
Status: in_force

No warehouseman shall sell, encumber, ship, transfer or in any manner remove or permit to be shipped, transferred or removed from a warehouse any grain received by the warehouseman for deposit or handling, without the written approval of the holder of the warehouse receipt or load slip. [1961 c.445 §16]

Source: Section 586.415 — Approval of holder of receipt required before sale, shipment or other transaction , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 587.090 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.090
587.090 Application for storage of grain
Status: in_force

Any owner of grain desiring to store it shall make a written application to the State Department of Agriculture indicating where the grain is stored, the kind of structure in which stored and the encumbrance on the grain, if any. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant. Whenever any grain is owned by more than one owner, the application shall be signed by all having an interest in the grain. In case such grain is mortgaged, the application for inspection shall be signed by the owner. The department in its discretion may require the mortgagee, mortgagor or any other person having an interest in the grain to sign applications or other documents required in carrying out this chapter. [Amended by 1959 c.201 §3]

Source: Section 587.090 — Application for storage of grain , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.060 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.060
578.060 Removal of members
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A member is removable by the Director of Agriculture as provided in ORS 578.045 (Declaration of vacancy when member ceases to qualify) or for neglect of duty or misconduct in office.

(b) The director may remove a member only after serving the member with a copy of the charges against the member and conducting a public hearing. The director shall serve the member with the copy of the charges and notice of the time and place of the public hearing at least 10 days before the date of the hearing. At the public hearing, the member may be represented by counsel and may present and respond to evidence regarding the charges.

(c) If the director finds after a public hearing that there is cause to remove a member, the director shall send the member a notice under ORS 183.415 (Notice of right to hearing) stating the director’s intent to remove the member. If the member does not timely file a request for a contested case hearing, or if the director finds after a contested case hearing that there is cause to remove the member, the director may issue an order removing the member. When the order becomes final by operation of law, the director shall file with the Secretary of State a copy of the charges, all records and findings for the public hearing and any contested case hearing, and a copy of the order.

(2) The Oregon Wheat Commission may adopt rules establishing the amount of payment that a member of the commission receives under ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) (1) for each day or portion of a day during which the member is actually engaged in the performance of official duties. The amount may exceed, but not be less than, the amount of payment that would otherwise be provided under ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) (1).

(3) Members, officers and employees of the commission shall receive their actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. Subject to any limitations described under ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) (2), the commission shall adopt uniform and reasonable rules governing the incurring and paying of such expenses. [Amended by 1959 c.596 §36; 1977 c.198 §27; 2009 c.193 §9; 2011 c.9 §79; 2011 c.181 §9]

Source: Section 578.060 — Removal of members; compensation of members; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.410 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.410
586.410 Loading and shipping instructions
Status: in_force

Owners of negotiable grain warehouse receipts surrendered for shipment of grain or of grain in a public warehouse for which load slips only are furnished shall furnish the warehouseman with written instructions regarding the capacity of cars to be ordered from the transportation company and as to the manner of loading and billing shipments made in such cars as are furnished by the transportation company. The warehouseman shall load and bill all such shipments in exact accordance with instructions given, and is liable to the owner of the receipt so surrendered or of the grain for which load slips only are furnished for the amount of any excess freight paid, or for other damages suffered, by the owner of the receipt or grain resulting from the failure of the warehouseman to follow exactly the loading and billing instructions as given the warehouseman. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §16]

Source: Section 586.410 — Loading and shipping instructions; liability of warehouseman , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 587.130 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.130
587.130 Filing and recording certificates
Status: in_force

The State Department of Agriculture shall file in the office of the county clerk of the county wherein the grain is stored a copy of the warehouse certificate. The certificate shall be indexed under chattel mortgages. The filing fee shall be paid by the department and charged to the general expense of the administration of this chapter. The filing is notice that the grain described therein is pledged to the redemption of an outstanding negotiable warehouse certificate. [Amended by 1959 c.201 §7]

Source: Section 587.130 — Filing and recording certificates , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.783 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.783
576.783 Terms of seed production contract
Status: in_force

(1) The following terms apply to seed production contracts:

(a) If the contract does not settle the price of the other seed, the contract is enforceable and the price shall be determined as described in ORS 72.3050 (Open price term) (1) to (3).

(b) Except as provided in ORS 576.786 (Payment due date terms in contracts authenticated prior to planting) (1) or (3), payment to the producer is due no later than the earliest of the following:

(A) The dates specified in the contract.

(B) Thirty days after seed delivery.

(C) July 1 of the calendar year following the harvesting of the seed.

(c) Unless expressly provided otherwise in a seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and seed dealer prior to the producer planting the other seed, the risk of loss and the responsibility for the payment of storage fees transfer from the producer to the seed dealer upon the earlier of:

(A) The delivery of the seed to the seed dealer pursuant to a notice from the seed dealer; or

(B) The delivery to the seed dealer of test results establishing that the seed meets quality standards set forth in the contract.

(2) It is an implied condition of any price or payment requirement described in subsection (1) of this section that the producer is performing, or has completed performance, in accordance with the seed production contract and has not otherwise breached the contract.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a seed production contract described in this section may contain any additional terms agreed to by the parties.

(4) If a seed production contract is extended or renewed, for the extension or renewal period the parties may:

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, continue the terms of the original contract or agree to new or different contract terms; and

(b) Agree to payment due date terms as provided under this section or under ORS 576.786 (Payment due date terms in contracts authenticated prior to planting) (3).

(5) A seed production contract may not:

(a) Provide for exclusive venue or jurisdiction in another state;

(b) Provide for the terms of the contract to be interpreted under the laws of another state;

(c) Waive the application of ORS 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) to 576.809 (Rules) to the contract; or

(d) Authorize a unilateral material modification of the contract.

(6) Subject to ORS 72.2010 (Formal requirements: statute of frauds) , subsections (1) and (5) of this section also apply to a nonwritten agreement for the production of other seed.

(7) A term in a seed production contract that conflicts with subsection (1) or (5) of this section is void as a matter of public policy.

(8) ORS 576.705 (Processors required to pay for commodities within 30 days after delivery) does not apply to a processor as defined in ORS 576.700 (Definitions for ORS 576.700 to 576.710) that arranges for the production of other seed under a contract that is subject to this section or ORS 576.786 (Payment due date terms in contracts authenticated prior to planting) . [2018 c.26 §2]

Note: See note under 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) .

Source: Section 576.783 — Terms of seed production contract , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.211 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.211
578.211 Levy and collection of assessment
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Oregon Wheat Commission may assess, levy and collect an assessment, the amount of which the commission shall determine, on all units of grain grown or produced in this state and sold in commercial channels. The commission may not apply an assessment to any transaction that occurred prior to the date that the commission order assessing the assessment was entered.

(b) The commission may assess, levy and collect a differential assessment, the amount of which the commission shall determine, based on the intended use, type or variety of grain.

(c) All casual sales of grain made by the producer direct to the consumer are exempt from the assessment.

(d) The commission may, by rule, define and regulate handling, processing and casual sales.

(2) The commission shall assess and levy an assessment under subsection (1) of this section to the producer at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission by rule. The commission is the owner of a collected assessment. A person who collects an assessment holds the assessment in trust for the benefit of the commission and the state and shall remit the assessment in the time and manner prescribed by the commission by rule. The assessment shall be deducted as provided by this section whether the grain is stored in this or another state.

(3) A lienholder who possesses grain under the lien shall deduct the assessment from the proceeds of the claim secured by the lien when the grain is pledged or mortgaged.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section and subject to ORS 578.221 (Producer payment of assessment and reporting for certain sales) , the commission may assess and levy an assessment and collect an assessment from a first purchaser at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission by rule.

(5) A person who believes that the amount of an assessment is incorrect may apply to the commission within 60 days after paying the assessment for a refund of the excess amount paid.

(6) An assessment under this section is a lien on the grain and has priority over other liens or encumbrances on the grain except liens created by a statute of this state.

(7) The commission may, by rule, establish exemptions from assessment based on:

(a) Grain quantities;

(b) Types of grain sale; and

(c) Types of grain producer. [2003 c.604 §76 (enacted in lieu of 578.210); 2011 c.181 §12; 2013 c.93 §13]

Source: Section 578.211 — Levy and collection of assessment; commission rules regulating sales activities; disputes over assessment amounts; assessment rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 587.150 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.150
587.150 Locking and sealing storage facilities
Status: in_force

The locking up and sealing of any storage facility acceptable to the State Department of Agriculture hereby is waived, if and when the applicant has filed a warehouseman’s bond, as a guaranty to the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter. Such bond shall be passed on and approved by the department.

Source: Section 587.150 — Locking and sealing storage facilities; bond as waiver of , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.270 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.270
577.270 Meeting place
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Beef Council shall establish a meeting place anywhere within this state, but the selection of the location shall be guided by consideration for the convenience of the majority of those most likely to have business with the council or be affected by the acts of the council.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the council may participate in meetings outside the state for the purpose of advancing the work of the council. [1959 c.685 §9; 2003 c.604 §63]

Source: Section 577.270 — Meeting place , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.120 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.120
577.120 Legislative findings and declaration of policy
Status: in_force

(1) It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that this chapter is enacted in the exercise of the power of this state for the purposes of protecting and furthering the public health and welfare. It is further declared that the cattle industry of this state is affected with a public interest in that, among other things:

(a) The production, processing, manufacture and distribution of beef and beef products constitute a paramount industry of this state which not only provides substantial and required revenues for the state and its political subdivisions, and employment and a means of livelihood for many thousands of its population, but also furnishes essential foods that are vital to the public health and welfare.

(b) The stabilization, maintenance and expansion of the cattle industry of Oregon, and of the state, nationwide and foreign markets for its products, are necessary to assure the consuming public an adequate supply of foods which are indispensable in a proper human diet, to protect, for the state and its political subdivisions, a necessary source of tax revenue, to provide and maintain an adequate standard of living for a great segment of the population of this state, to maintain proper wage scales for those engaged in the cattle industry and to maintain existing employment.

(c) The essentiality of beef and beef products in a proper human nutrition and to the maintenance of a high level of public health is such as to require that the public be made thoroughly aware thereof, and be protected against misrepresentation and deception, by the dissemination of accurate and scientific information relative to the healthful qualities of beef and beef products, their various classifications and the food values and industrial and medicinal uses thereof, the methods, care and precautions necessary to their proper production, processing, manufacture and distribution, and the necessary costs and expenses thereof, and the necessity and desirability on the part of the public of using and consuming beef and beef products of the highest standards of quality.

(2) The purposes of this chapter are:

(a) To enable the cattle industry, with the aid of the state, to develop, maintain and expand the state, nationwide and foreign markets for beef and beef products produced, processed or manufactured in this state, and the use and consumption of such beef and beef products therein.

(b) In aid, but not in limitation, of the purpose in paragraph (a) of this subsection, to authorize and enable the Oregon Beef Council to formulate and effectuate, directly or in cooperation with other agencies and instrumentalities specified in this chapter, sales stimulation and consumer or other educational programs designed to increase the use and consumption of beef and beef products and to conduct research, education and information programs related to the cattle industry.

(c) To provide funds for the administration and enforcement of this chapter by voluntary contributions to be collected in the manner prescribed in this chapter. [1959 c.685 §1; 1997 c.156 §2]

Source: Section 577.120 — Legislative findings and declaration of policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 587.100 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.100
587.100 Making inspections
Status: in_force

(1) When application is made to the State Department of Agriculture for the inspection and sealing of grain, whether upon the farm or on or near any railroad right of way, or other suitable place, the department shall, as soon as it is possible so to do, inspect the grain. If the grain and the structure in which it is stored comply with this chapter and the regulations of the department, the department shall:

(a) Obtain the number and description of the bags of grain or measure and obtain the cubic feet content of the grain in the bin.

(b) Estimate the amount of grain in storage, sample the grain to secure an average sample, so as to obtain a required amount of grain to mix and divide into two samples.

(c) Number the bin and the samples to correspond, seal the bin with a seal provided by the department and place on the structure a printed copy of the penalty provided by ORS 587.990 (Penalties) (2) for the unlawful breaking of the seal.

(d) Forward to its laboratory one of the samples obtained from the bin, and obtain from the laboratory inspection certificates, in triplicate, which shall be dated, numbered and shall designate the owner’s name, the number of the sample inspected, the kind of grain, and if mixed, the percentage of each kind, the dockage and, upon request, the moisture and protein content.

(2) As soon as inspection certificates are obtained, the department shall issue negotiable warehouse certificates in triplicate, attaching to each a copy of the inspection certificate. When approved by the department the certificates are deemed to be issued by the proper authority of the department. Any certificate issued for grain owned by more than one person, or mortgaged, shall be issued in the name of such persons, including the mortgagee.

(3) An authorized representative of the department may at any time enter upon the premises where any grain is stored under this chapter for the purpose of making an inspection thereof, and the acceptance of the warehouse certificate by the owner is consent to such entry and inspection. [Amended by 1959 c.201 §4]

Source: Section 587.100 — Making inspections; inspection certificates; issuing warehouse certificates , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.080 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.080
578.080 Meetings of commission
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Wheat Commission shall meet at least four times each year regularly and at such other times as called by the chairperson. The chairperson may call special meetings of the commission at any time.

(2) The commission may participate in meetings outside this state for the purpose of advancing the work of the commission. [Amended by 2003 c.604 §95; 2009 c.193 §11]

Source: Section 578.080 — Meetings of commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.520 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.520
586.520 Inspection of warehouses
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the request of any person or persons having an interest in grain stored in any public warehouse and upon payment of $25 in advance, the State Department of Agriculture shall cause such warehouse to be inspected and shall cause to be checked the outstanding negotiable grain warehouse receipts and load slips which have not been superseded by negotiable grain warehouse receipts with the grain on hand and shall report the amount of receipts and load slips outstanding and the amount of storage, if any. If the cost of the examination is less than $25 the excess shall be returned to the person making the payment, and if the cost of the examination is more than $25 the person or persons having an interest in the grain stored in any such warehouse, and requesting such examination, shall pay the additional cost to the department.

(2) The department may cause every such warehouse and business thereof and the mode of conducting the warehouse to be inspected by one or more of its officers, employees or inspectors whenever deemed proper. A public warehouse shall be maintained in a manner adequate to provide convenient and safe means of ingress and egress to the various storage bins and compartments by those persons authorized to make inspections. The warehouseman shall cooperate with the department in any inspection of the warehouse or warehouse records and shall assist the department in every reasonable manner in any of such inspections.

(3) The property, books, records, accounts, papers and proceedings of every such warehouseman shall at all times during the business hours be subject to such inspection by the department. The warehouseman shall maintain adequate records and systems for the filing and accounting of warehouse receipts, canceled warehouse receipts, load slips, other documents and transactions necessary or common to the warehouse industry. Canceled warehouse receipts, copies of load slips and other copies of documents evidencing ownership or ownership liability shall be retained by the warehouseman for a period of at least three years from date of cancellation. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §17; 1957 c.11 §5; 1957 c.314 §2; 1969 c.190 §4; 1981 c.204 §2]

Source: Section 586.520 — Inspection of warehouses; records required of warehouseman; fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.595 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.595
576.595 Sales are in commercial channels
Status: in_force

Any sale of a commodity by a grower or producer is a sale in commercial channels for the purposes of ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) and 576.991 (Penalties) (2). [1965 c.211 §1; 2003 c.604 §49; 2011 c.597 §236]

Source: Section 576.595 — Sales are in commercial channels , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.720 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.720
586.720 Application of Uniform Commercial Code–Documents of Title and other laws to public warehouses
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, every public warehouse complying with the provisions of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) is exempt from all the provisions of all other laws of this state regulating and licensing warehouses.

(2) The provisions of ORS chapter 77 apply to public warehouses complying with the provisions of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) to the extent that the provisions of ORS chapter 77 are not inconsistent with the provisions of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) . [Amended by 1955 c.731 §32; 1961 c.726 §423; 1995 c.79 §319; 2009 c.181 §114]

Source: Section 586.720 — Application of Uniform Commercial Code–Documents of Title and other laws to public warehouses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.181 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.181
578.181 Cancellation of uncollectible assessments
Status: in_force

The Oregon Wheat Commission may cancel an uncollectible assessment consistent with ORS 293.240 (Writing off uncollectible debts due state agency) . Subsequent collection of debt written off under ORS 293.240 (Writing off uncollectible debts due state agency) is governed by ORS 293.245 (Subsequent collection of debt written off under ORS 293.240) . [2003 c.604 §74 (enacted in lieu of 578.180)]

Source: Section 578.181 — Cancellation of uncollectible assessments; subsequent collection , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.285 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.285
586.285 Operation without a license may be enjoined
Status: in_force

The State Department of Agriculture may apply for, and the circuit courts of this state hereby are vested with jurisdiction to issue, a temporary or permanent injunction against the operation by any person of a public warehouse without a license if such license is required by ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) . The remedy conferred by this section is in addition to any other remedy provided by law. [1955 c.731 §8 (enacted in lieu of 586.320); 1971 c.418 §17]

Source: Section 586.285 — Operation without a license may be enjoined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.009 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.009
576.009 Agricultural Development Division
Status: in_force

There is established within the State Department of Agriculture an Agricultural Development Division which shall have the powers and duties conferred by ORS 576.006 (Definitions for ORS 576.006 to 576.022) to 576.022 (Authority and functions of Oregon State University unaffected) , and as specified by the Director of Agriculture. The Agricultural Development Division shall consist of a market development service and a commodity development service. [1955 c.572 §2; 1983 c.740 §221; 1985 c.623 §3]

Source: Section 576.009 — Agricultural Development Division , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 587.110 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.110
587.110 Form and contents of warehouse certificate
Status: in_force

The form of the warehouse certificate issued under this chapter shall be prepared and approved by the State Department of Agriculture. Every certificate must embody within its written or printed terms the following:

(1) The consecutive number of the certificate.

(2) The date of issuance of the certificate.

(3) A description of the structure in which the grain is stored and the legal description of the premises where stored.

(4) A description of the grain, giving its grade, kind, variety, dockage, the protein content and moisture content if requested, the number of bags, if any, the amount thereof to be computed from the number of bags or if in bulk the cubical measure thereof.

(5) The name of the owner or owners, whether ownership is sole, joint or in trust, and the conditions of such ownership, as shown by the application.

(6) A statement of any and all encumbrances upon the grain as reported in the application.

(7) A statement that the grain will be delivered at elevator or farm storage or on railroad after approved by the department; but it may be sold on track, to arrive or to be consigned at the option of the owner of the grain.

(8) The facsimile signature of the Director of Agriculture and the countersignature of the authorized representative of the department.

(9) Notation of inspection fee. [Amended by 1959 c.201 §5]

Source: Section 587.110 — Form and contents of warehouse certificate; approval by department , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.280 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.280
586.280 Prohibition against operating a warehouse or issuing a warehouse receipt without a license
Status: in_force

(1) No person operating a public warehouse within this state shall issue any negotiable grain warehouse receipt for grain for storage purposes unless the person is at the time licensed so to do, either by the State Department of Agriculture or by the United States Department of Agriculture.

(2) No person shall operate a public warehouse in this state without a license under ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) . [Amended by 1955 c.731 §4]

Source: Section 586.280 — Prohibition against operating a warehouse or issuing a warehouse receipt without a license , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.221 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.221
578.221 Producer payment of assessment and reporting for certain sales
Status: in_force

(1) If a first purchaser of grain lives or has an office in another state or is a federal or other governmental agency, the producer shall report all sales made to the first purchaser on forms provided by the Oregon Wheat Commission and pay the assessment moneys directly to the commission, unless the first purchaser voluntarily makes the proper deduction and remits the proceeds to the commission.

(2) If a producer performs the handling or processing functions for all or a part of grain production that normally would be performed by another person as first purchaser, the producer shall report sales of the grain from the production of the producer on forms provided by the commission and pay the assessment moneys directly to the commission, unless the first purchaser voluntarily makes the proper deduction and remits the proceeds to the commission. [2013 c.93 §2]

Source: Section 578.221 — Producer payment of assessment and reporting for certain sales , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.416 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.416
576.416 Preparation of commission budget
Status: in_force

(1) A commodity commission shall adopt a budget on an annual basis using classifications of expenditures and revenues required by ORS 291.206 (Guidance of agencies in completing agency request budgets) . The budget is not subject to review by the Legislative Assembly or to future modification by the Emergency Board or the Legislative Assembly.

(2) A commission shall follow generally accepted accounting principles and keep financial and statistical information as necessary to completely and accurately disclose the financial operations of the commission as may be required by the Secretary of State. In addition, the budget must show the estimated receipts and expenditures by or under the authority of the commission under ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) for the fiscal year for which the budget is adopted. The budget also must show the actual receipts and expenditures by or under the authority of the commission for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the proposed budget is prepared, if any, and the estimated receipts and expenditures by or under the authority of the commission for the fiscal year in which the budget is prepared, if any.

(3) Estimated receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year for which the budget is adopted must be fully itemized and be prepared and arranged to clearly show each item of receipts and expenditures. To the extent practicable, the items of receipts and expenditures must be arranged under major groups or categories that are the same as the most recent classifications of revenue and expenditures established pursuant to ORS 291.206 (Guidance of agencies in completing agency request budgets) .

(4) The budget shall contain only one estimate for emergency or other expenditures that are unforeseen at the time the budget is prepared.

(5) A commission shall call and hold at least one public meeting upon the proposed budget. In selecting a time and place for a meeting, a commission shall be guided by consideration for the convenience of the majority of the producers of the commodity. At a meeting, any person has a right to be heard with respect to the proposed budget.

(6) At least 14 days prior to the date of a meeting under subsection (5) of this section, a commission shall publish notice at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in this state. The notice must set forth the purpose, time and place of the meeting and state that a copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection at the place of business of the commission or at another convenient location.

(7) After a budget has been adopted, a commission shall submit to the Director of Agriculture a copy of the budget and an affidavit setting forth the pertinent facts relating to the preparation and adoption of the budget. The director shall examine the budget and the affidavit within 15 days and, if the director determines that the estimated receipts and expenditures in the budget are in conformity with the authority of the commission and other applicable statutory requirements and that the facts set forth in the affidavit indicate that the budget was prepared and adopted in accordance with the law, the director shall certify those determinations on the copy of the budget and make the budget final. If the director determines that the budget fails to meet the requirements in any respect, the director shall immediately notify the commission of the particular failures. The commission shall promptly take all practicable measures to remedy the failures and shall resubmit a copy of the budget to the director for examination. The director shall retain the certified copy of the final budget and make the budget available for public inspection during normal business hours of the State Department of Agriculture.

(8) A commission shall prepare an annual financial statement of commission revenues and expenses and shall make the statement available for public review. A commission shall provide a copy of the statement to the department no later than 30 days after the end of the state fiscal year. Upon request of the Secretary of State, a commission shall provide a copy of the statement to the secretary. [2003 c.604 §14 (enacted in lieu of 576.415); 2015 c.17 §2]

Source: Section 576.416 — Preparation of commission budget; annual financial statement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.210 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.210
577.210 Oregon Beef Council
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Beef producers” means persons who raise, breed or grow cattle or calves for beef production.

(b) “Dairy producers” means persons engaged in the production on a dairy farm of fluid milk.

(c) “Handler” means a person actively engaged in the processing, slaughtering, handling or marketing of cattle.

(2) There hereby is created the Oregon Beef Council composed of:

(a) Two dairy producers.

(b) Three beef producers.

(c) One person actively engaged in the business of feeding cattle and usually operating a feedlot.

(d) One handler.

(e) One public member not associated with the producing, feeding or handling of cattle and having an active interest in the positive economic development of the beef industry.

(3) The Director of Agriculture shall appoint the voting members of the council. In making such appointments, the director shall take into consideration nominations and recommendations made to the director by organizations who represent or who are engaged in the same type of production or business as the person so nominated or recommended for appointment as a member of the council. Each member shall continue in office until a successor is appointed and qualified.

(4) The director, or a duly authorized representative of the director, and the Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University, or a duly authorized representative of the dean, shall be ex officio members of the council, without the right to vote.

(5) The public member of the council, the director and the dean, or the authorized representative of the director or the dean, are not subject to the requirements of ORS 577.220 (Qualifications of members) (3) and (4) and 577.240 (Declaring office of member vacant) (1). [1959 c.685 §3; 1977 c.198 §18; 1995 c.79 §312; 2003 c.604 §§60,61; 2007 c.55 §4]

Source: Section 577.210 — Oregon Beef Council; members; appointment , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.090 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.090
578.090 Duties and powers of commission
Status: in_force

(1) Consistent with the general purposes of this chapter, the Oregon Wheat Commission shall establish the policies to be followed in accomplishing those purposes.

(2) In the administration of this chapter, the commission has the following duties, authorities and powers:

(a) To conduct a campaign of research, education and publicity.

(b) To lease, purchase or own the real or personal property deemed necessary in the administration of this chapter.

(c) To adopt rules as described in ORS 578.060 (Removal of members) regarding the payment of per diem allowance and expenses of commission members while actually engaged in the performance of official duties, including necessary travel time.

(d) To find new markets for grains and grain products.

(e) To give, publicize and promulgate reliable information showing the value of grains and grain products for any useful and profitable purpose.

(f) To make public and encourage the widespread national and international use of Oregon grains and grain products.

(g) To investigate and participate in studies of the problems peculiar to the grain producers in Oregon.

(h) To take such action as the commission deems necessary or advisable in order to stabilize and protect the grain industry of the state and the health and welfare of the public.

(i) To levy assessments.

(3) In addition to exercising the powers listed in subsection (2) of this section, the commission may exercise the same powers that a commodity commission may exercise under ORS 576.304 (Authority of commodity commissions) (1) and (3) to (14) or 576.306 (Independent contractors performing services for commission) . [Amended by 1959 c.596 §37; 1977 c.198 §28; 2003 c.604 §96; 2007 c.71 §179; 2009 c.193 §12; 2011 c.181 §10; 2013 c.93 §10]

Source: Section 578.090 — Duties and powers of commission; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.062 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.062
576.062 Establishment of commodity commissions
Status: in_force

The following commodity commissions are established as state commissions:

(1) The Oregon Dairy Products Commission.

(2) The Oregon Hazelnut Commission.

(3) The Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission.

(4) The Oregon Salmon Commission.

(5) The Oregon Albacore Commission.

(6) The Oregon Sheep Commission.

(7) The Oregon Potato Commission.

(8) The Oregon Blueberry Commission.

(9) The Oregon Clover Seed Commission.

(10) The Oregon Fine Fescue Commission.

(11) The Oregon Hop Commission.

(12) The Oregon Mint Commission.

(13) The Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission.

(14) The Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission.

(15) The Oregon Ryegrass Growers Seed Commission.

(16) The Oregon Strawberry Commission.

(17) The Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission.

(18) The Oregon Tall Fescue Commission.

(19) The Oregon Trawl Commission. [2003 c.604 §15; 2003 c.749 §18; 2007 c.132 §3; 2007 c.146 §3; 2009 c.367 §3; 2011 c.181 §1; 2019 c.275 §1; 2023 c.44 §3]

Source: Section 576.062 — Establishment of commodity commissions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.555 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.555
586.555 Warehouseman’s reports to department
Status: in_force

Each warehouseman shall report information to the State Department of Agriculture at such times and as may be required by the department for the necessary enforcement and supervision of a sound, reasonable and efficient warehouse inspection program for the protection of depositors of grain and for persons or agencies who lend money against such grains. [1961 c.445 §21]

Source: Section 586.555 — Warehouseman’s reports to department , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.280 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.280
577.280 Meetings
Status: in_force

The Oregon Beef Council shall meet as soon as practicable for the purpose of organizing. It shall elect a chairperson and a secretary-treasurer from among its members. It shall adopt a general statement of policy for guidance, and shall transact such other business as is necessary to start the work of the council. Thereafter, the council shall meet regularly once each six months, and at such other times as called by the chairperson. The chairperson may call special meetings at any time, and shall call a special meeting when requested by two or more members of the council. [1959 c.685 §10]

Source: Section 577.280 — Meetings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.215 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.215
576.215 Ex officio members of commission
Status: in_force

The Director of Agriculture and the Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences of Oregon State University, or their respective official representative, shall be ex officio members of a commodity commission, without right to vote. When a commission is established for a seafood commodity, the chairperson of the State Fish and Wildlife Commission or the official representative of the chairperson shall also be an ex officio member of the commission, without right to vote. ORS 576.206 (Appointment of temporary members) and 576.225 (Qualifications of members) to 576.255 (Removal of members) do not apply to ex officio members. [1953 c.489 §12; 1957 c.447 §10; 1959 c.596 §9; 1995 c.79 §311; 2003 c.604 §32]

Source: Section 576.215 — Ex officio members of commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.865 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.865
576.865 State wine cellar
Status: in_force

The Oregon Wine Board shall establish a state wine cellar by purchasing or receiving donations of wines made in this state from fruit or grapes grown in this state. Wines collected in the state wine cellar may be:

(1) Held as standards to compare against other wines to develop and improve Oregon viticultural and enological practices.

(2) Sold to state governmental agencies for service at official governmental entertainment functions.

(3) Sold to the Governor and to the administrative heads of state agencies on official government business to present as gifts when required by protocol or social custom.

(4) Displayed and offered for tasting in connection with promotional campaigns to encourage the purchase of Oregon wines. [Formerly 576.763]

Source: Section 576.865 — State wine cellar; sources; uses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.355 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.355
576.355 Penalty for delaying transmittal of funds
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the penalties prescribed in ORS 576.991 (Penalties) , any person who delays transmittal of funds beyond the time set by a commodity commission shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount due and shall also pay one and one-half percent interest per month on the unpaid balance of the assessment.

(2) A commission may waive the penalty and interest described in subsection (1) of this section upon a showing of good cause.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if an assessment is collected pursuant to a federal marketing order or agreement, a commission may establish a penalty or interest rate that is consistent with that order or agreement. [1953 c.489 §28; 2003 c.604 §42]

Source: Section 576.355 — Penalty for delaying transmittal of funds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.240 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.240
577.240 Declaring office of member vacant
Status: in_force

The Director of Agriculture shall immediately declare the office of any member of the Oregon Beef Council vacant whenever the director finds that:

(1) The member no longer is actively engaged in the type of beef or dairy production or business the member was engaged in at the time of appointment;

(2) The member has become a resident of another state; or

(3) The member is unable to perform the duties of the office. [1959 c.685 §6; 1977 c.198 §20]

Source: Section 577.240 — Declaring office of member vacant , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.529 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.529
586.529 Receivership of warehouse business
Status: in_force

(1) An employee of the State Department of Agriculture may be appointed receiver if the court is unable, or deems it inadvisable, to obtain the services of another qualified person to accept the position as authorized by ORS 586.525 (Procedure in case of probable shortage in grain or where warehouseman refuses to submit to inspection) . If a person other than an employee of the department is appointed a receiver and if at any time it is apparent to the court that there is or may be insufficient assets from which to make reasonable payment for expenses or services rendered or to be rendered, the department is authorized with the approval of the court from funds received under this chapter, to make payment to such receiver for services rendered or expenses incurred thereunder of a total amount not to exceed $2,000 in any one particular receivership. The department is entitled to be reimbursed from the assets of the receivership on the same basis and priority as otherwise applies by law to payment to receivers appointed by the court.

(2) If a receiver is appointed as authorized by ORS 586.525 (Procedure in case of probable shortage in grain or where warehouseman refuses to submit to inspection) , the surety on the bond of the warehouseman shall be made a party to the receivership and the action filed by the department. In addition to other authority provided by law, the receiver shall have authority to give notice and provide a reasonable time, as approved by the court, to persons holding warehouse receipts or other evidence of deposit issued by the defaulting warehouseman, to file their claims with the receiver. The receiver shall investigate each claim, determine the pro rata share of grain less setoffs, or the proceeds of the sale of such grains, due each claimant. The receiver shall also determine the amount, if any, due each claimant by the surety. The court after hearing may adopt or amend the findings of the receiver and shall by order, make distribution of grains or the proceeds from the sale of grains. The court by order shall also require the surety to make payment to claimants. Such orders unless appealed as otherwise authorized by law, are to be a final settlement of such matters between the parties concerned. The receiver is authorized with the approval of the court to continue the operation of all or any part of the entire business of the warehouseman and to take any other course of action or procedure which will best serve the interests of the depositors or those who need and use the services offered by the licensee and the warehouse. [1961 c.445 §20]

Source: Section 586.529 — Receivership of warehouse business; claims against surety , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.275 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.275
586.275 Revocation of or refusal to issue license
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of ORS chapter 183, upon determining that any person licensed under this chapter, or who has applied for a license under ORS 586.270 (Warehouse licenses) , has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations of the State Department of Agriculture made under this chapter, or that such person has failed to place and keep the premises, where the person conducts the licensed business, in the manner required under this chapter, the department may revoke such person’s license or refuse to issue a license to such person. [1957 c.11 §2; 1961 c.425 §6; 1961 c.445 §5; 1971 c.734 §89]

Source: Section 586.275 — Revocation of or refusal to issue license , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.871 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.871
576.871 Strategic plan
Status: in_force

(1) The report submitted by the Oregon Wine Board under ORS 182.472 (Reports) must include a description of the long term strategic plan created by the board and a description of the progress made in implementing the statewide strategic objectives of the board during the most recent biennium.

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 182.462 (Budgets for semi-independent state agencies) :

(a) The board shall prepare and submit annual plans and a budget recommended by the board for promotion and for research during the next fiscal year.

(b) The board shall adopt rules specifying the procedures, criteria and timelines for the preparation and approval of the annual plans and budget for promotion and for research.

(c) The Director of the Oregon Business Development Department shall review the budget and plans submitted under this section. In reviewing the annual plans and budget, the director shall consider whether the information supplied by the board is factual and consistent with ORS 576.850 (Definitions for ORS 576.850 to 576.877) to 576.877 (Disposition of moneys) and the positive development of the Oregon wine grape growing and wine making industries. The director shall either approve the budget and plans prior to the commencement of the next fiscal year or disapprove and return the budget and plans to the board with conditions necessary for approval prior to the commencement of the next fiscal year. In reviewing the budget and plans, the director may consult with and receive coordinated support from:

(A) The State Department of Agriculture;

(B) The Oregon Tourism Commission;

(C) Oregon State University;

(D) The Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development; and

(E) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. [Formerly 576.768; 2021 c.351 §291]

Source: Section 576.871 — Strategic plan; budget; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.990 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.990
577.990 Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

Violation of ORS 577.520 (Assessment collection procedure) is a Class C misdemeanor. [2003 c.604 §58; 2011 c.597 §238]

Source: Section 577.990 — Criminal penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.315 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.315
586.315 Warehouseman required to insure grain or retain written waiver by depositor
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, grain in storage in a public warehouse or public terminal warehouse shall be kept fully insured by the warehouseman for the current market value of such grain against loss by fire, lightning, inherent explosion, windstorm, cyclone and tornado. Evidence of such insurance coverage in the form of a certificate of insurance approved by the State Department of Agriculture shall be filed with the department at the time of making application for an annual license to operate a public warehouse as required by this chapter. The department shall not issue a license until such certificate of insurance is received.

(2) Any person depositing or storing grain who does not wish to have the grain of the person insured by a warehouseman, as required by subsection (1) of this section, may relieve the warehouseman of that duty and the provisions of this section, by notifying the warehouseman in writing that the person does not wish the grain of the person insured. If such notice specifies a definite period during which such grain shall not be insured, the warehouseman shall keep such notice in the files of the warehouseman for at least two years after such period ends. If no period is mentioned and the notice covers all grain which has been or may thereafter be deposited or stored with such warehouseman, then the warehouseman shall retain such notice for at least two years after all grain has been removed by the person giving such notice.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 586.275 (Revocation of or refusal to issue license) , when the provisions of this section are violated, the department shall immediately suspend the license of the warehouseman. The suspension shall remain in effect until there has been compliance with this section. The provisions of this subsection shall supersede any inconsistent provisions in ORS chapter 183. [1959 c.195 §6; 1961 c.425 §7]

Source: Section 586.315 — Warehouseman required to insure grain or retain written waiver by depositor , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.630 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.630
576.630 Request for mediation
Status: in_force

Whenever a representative group of producers of an agricultural commodity are unable to reach an agreement on price or other marketing term with a handler, either side may request in writing mediation assistance from the State Department of Agriculture in settling the dispute. Not later than 10 days after receiving such a request for assistance, the department shall meet with the parties to the dispute and shall assist the parties in attempting to reach a settlement. [1969 c.238 §3]

Source: Section 576.630 — Request for mediation; meeting with parties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.445 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.445
576.445 Unforeseen expenditures
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to ORS 576.440 (Limitation on expenditures) (2), expenditures of moneys for a fiscal year unforeseen at the time the budget of a commodity commission is prepared may be made or incurred by order of the commission. The order must indicate the amount and purpose of the expenditure and why the expenditure was unforeseen. At least one copy of the order must be filed in the office of the commission and available for public inspection during normal business hours of the commission.

(2) The commission shall send a copy of the order to the Director of Agriculture. The director shall examine the order and the budget to which the order relates. The director shall certify the order if the director determines that the form of the order is in accordance with law, that the facts set forth in the order and the budget to which the order relates indicate that the order is in accordance with law, and that the proposed unforeseen expenditure is appropriate to accomplish the goals and needs of the commission. The director shall immediately notify the commission if the director determines that the order is defective because of a failure to comply with ORS 576.416 (Preparation of commission budget) , because the final budget or the preparation or adoption of the final budget is defective or because estimated expenditures are not in conformity with statutory requirements. The commission shall promptly take all practicable steps to remedy the defects. The director shall retain the certified copy of the order and make the copy available for public inspection during normal business hours of the State Department of Agriculture. [1959 c.596 §29; 1977 c.198 §14; 1993 c.98 §20; 2003 c.604 §48]

Source: Section 576.445 — Unforeseen expenditures , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.735 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.735
576.735 Seed not meeting quality standards
Status: in_force

(1) If testing as provided under a seed production contract establishes that agricultural seed does not meet the quality standards set forth in the contract, the producer may at any time send the test results to the seed dealer and inquire whether the seed dealer intends to purchase the seed. If, within 30 days after the seed dealer receives the test results and inquiry from the producer, the seed dealer delivers a response informing the producer that the seed dealer intends to purchase the seed, the response is an accord that forms a seed purchase contract for the seed purchased under this subsection. Except as provided in this subsection regarding price, the parties may establish the terms of the seed purchase contract as provided under ORS 576.729 (Seed purchase contract terms) . The price of the seed that is subject to the seed purchase contract shall be:

(a) Any price stated in the seed production contract for seed not meeting quality standards;

(b) If not determined by the seed production contract, any price agreed to by the parties; or

(c) If not determined by the seed production contract or by agreement, the market price for seed of the same kind and quality as the produced seed. However, a seed price established by the use of market price may not exceed any price established in the seed production contract for seed that meets quality standards.

(2) An accord that creates a seed purchase contract under subsection (1) of this section does not affect the terms of a seed production contract for any seed that was not described in the test results and inquiry sent by the producer.

(3) A producer may send test results and make an inquiry under subsection (1) of this section in any manner that documents seed dealer receipt of the test results and inquiry. A seed dealer may send a response under subsection (1) of this section to a producer in any manner that documents producer receipt of the response.

(4) If, within 30 days after the seed dealer receives the test results and inquiry from the producer, the seed dealer has not delivered a response informing the producer that the seed dealer intends to purchase the seed, the seed dealer is deemed to have refused purchase of the seed and to have authorized the producer to sell the seed in a commercially reasonable manner as “Variety Not Stated Seed.” This subsection does not authorize the sale of any seed, seed stock or plant life of a protected variety grown or used by the producer other than a sale of seed as “Variety Not Stated Seed.” The remedy provided under this subsection is in addition to any other remedy available to a producer by law. An authorization for sale arising under this subsection is in addition to any other conditional or unconditional authorization for sale that a seed dealer may grant to a producer. [2011 c.356 §7]

Note: See note under 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) .

Source: Section 576.735 — Seed not meeting quality standards , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.990 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.990
586.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of ORS 586.250 (Improper acts of department officers or employees and of others improperly influencing them) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(2) Violation of ORS 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) Violation of any of the provisions of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.300 (Warehouseman’s bond) , 586.315 (Warehouseman required to insure grain or retain written waiver by depositor) to 586.380 (Only authorized receipts to be used) , 586.400 (Duty of warehouse receiving grain for storage) , 586.410 (Loading and shipping instructions) , 586.520 (Inspection of warehouses) , 586.525 (Procedure in case of probable shortage in grain or where warehouseman refuses to submit to inspection) , 586.530 (Establishment of standard grades for commodities received) , 586.550 (Warehouseman to keep copy of regulations available for inspection) , 586.710 (Disposition of certain fees) or 586.720 (Application of Uniform Commercial Code–Documents of Title and other laws to public warehouses) , or failure to comply with any order, rule, direction, demand or requirement of the State Department of Agriculture made pursuant to those sections, is a specific fine violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $3,000 for each offense. Each violation is a separate and continuing offense. In case of a continuing violation, every day’s continuance of the violation is a separate and distinct offense.

(4) Violation of ORS 586.382 (Warehouse records) , 586.385 (Warehouseman’s liability for failure to issue proper receipt) and 586.395 (Warehouseman’s liability for injury to grain) is a Class A misdemeanor. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §33; subsection (4) added by 1961 c.445 §22; 1961 c.726 §424; 1963 c.116 §2; 1983 c.740 §227; 1997 c.608 §3; 2011 c.597 §242; 2013 c.118 §5]

Source: Section 586.990 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.315 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.315
576.315 Grants, donations and gifts
Status: in_force

A commodity commission may accept grants, donations or gifts, from any source for expenditures for any purposes consistent with the powers conferred on the commission. [1953 c.489 §29; 2005 c.22 §399]

Source: Section 576.315 — Grants, donations and gifts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.225 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.225
576.225 Qualifications of members
Status: in_force

(1) A member of a commodity commission must, during the term of office of the member:

(a) Be a citizen of the United States.

(b) Be a bona fide resident of the state.

(c) Have an active interest in the positive development and economic growth of the commodity industry in Oregon.

(2) A producer member of a commission must have paid an assessment adopted by the commission, if any, on the commodity in each of the preceding three calendar years. A handler member of a commission must have collected an assessment adopted by the commission, if any, on the commodity in each of the preceding three calendar years.

(3) In addition to any other authority of a commodity commission to adopt rules under ORS 576.304 (Authority of commodity commissions) , at any time following the initial appointment of all commissioners for a commodity commission under ORS 576.206 (Appointment of temporary members) (3), and subject to ORS 576.215 (Ex officio members of commission) , the commission may amend the rules adopted by the temporary commission members under ORS 576.206 (Appointment of temporary members) (2) to change the number and geographic representation of the commissioners. Any rule amendment adopted under this subsection shall apply to commissioner appointments made by the Director of Agriculture after the effective date of the rule amendment. [1953 c.489 §13; 1957 c.447 §11; 2003 c.604 §33; 2013 c.90 §3]

Source: Section 576.225 — Qualifications of members; changes in commission composition; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.155 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.155
578.155 Commission financial activity
Status: in_force

(1) Moneys that a person collects or receives from an assessment levied by the Oregon Wheat Commission and other moneys that the commission receives must be paid to the authorized agent of the commission and, except as provided under subsection (3) of this section, promptly deposited into an account established in accordance with ORS 295.001 (Definitions for ORS 295.001 to 295.108) to 295.108 (State Treasurer rules) .

(2) Subject to approval by the Director of Agriculture, the commission may invest moneys the commission collects or receives. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, investments the commission makes are:

(a) Limited to investments described in ORS 294.035 (Investment of funds of political subdivisions) ;

(b) Subject to the investments maturity date limitations described in ORS 294.135 (Investment maturity dates) ; and

(c) Subject to the conduct prohibitions listed in ORS 294.145 (Prohibited conduct for custodial officer) .

(3) In addition to or in lieu of investments described in subsection (2) of this section, the commission may invest in the investment pool described in ORS 294.805 (Definitions for ORS 294.805 to 294.895) . For purposes of ORS 294.805 (Definitions for ORS 294.805 to 294.895) to 294.895 (Board duties, generally) , the commission is a public corporation and the secretary-treasurer of the commission is a local government official.

(4) Interest earned from any moneys a commission deposits or invests under this section is available to the commission in a manner consistent with the commission’s annual budget.

(5) Moneys may not be withdrawn from or paid out of an account established by the commission except upon order of the commission, and upon checks or other orders on the account that are signed by the secretary-treasurer or by another commission member designated by the commission and countersigned by the chairperson or vice chairperson or by another member designated by the commission. The secretary-treasurer of the commission shall keep a receipt, voucher or other written record, showing clearly the nature and items covered by each check or other order. [2013 c.93 §5; 2019 c.587 §48]

Source: Section 578.155 — Commission financial activity , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.260 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.260
578.260 Penalty for failure to relinquish collected assessment moneys
Status: in_force

(1) If a person responsible for the transmittal of assessment moneys to the Oregon Wheat Commission fails to relinquish assessment moneys collected, the person shall pay a civil penalty to the commission equal to twice the amount of the unrelinquished assessment moneys.

(2) The commission may commence a civil action or utilize any other available legal or equitable remedy to collect an assessment or civil penalty, obtain injunctive relief or obtain specific performance under this chapter.

(3) If the person responsible for the transmittal of assessment moneys is a corporation, all directors and officers of the corporation are personally liable for a failure to relinquish the assessment moneys collected by the corporation.

(4) If the commission obtains a favorable judgment in an action or suit under subsection (2) of this section, the court shall award the commission costs and reasonable attorney fees.

(5) Unless the person required to pay an assessment and the person responsible for collecting the assessment are related businesses, the commission may not collect from the person required to pay the assessment any amount deducted by the person responsible for collecting the assessment and due and owing to the commission. [2013 c.93 §4]

Source: Section 578.260 — Penalty for failure to relinquish collected assessment moneys; civil action or other remedies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 587.140 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.140
587.140 Care by owner of stored grain
Status: in_force

The owner of grain stored under this chapter is charged with the due care of the grain and shall exercise that degree of care and diligence which an ordinary and prudent person would exercise with regard to similar property of the person’s own. The owner shall also, upon demand of the holder of the certificate and with the approval of the State Department of Agriculture, deliver the grain to the marketplace indicated in the application without charge to the holder. No legal demand for the delivery of the grain can be made, however, upon the owner until the maturity of the obligation for which the certificate is pledged, or until the security becomes in any way impaired; but the owner of the grain in the discretion of the owner with the approval of the department may sell the grain prior to the maturity of the obligation of the owner under the certificate. [Amended by 1959 c.201 §8]

Source: Section 587.140 — Care by owner of stored grain; delivery to certificate holder; sale by owner , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.251 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.251
578.251 Records of person required to pay assessment
Status: in_force

(1) A person required to pay an assessment to the Oregon Wheat Commission shall keep records in the same manner as required by ORS 576.351 (Records of person required to pay or collect assessment) for a person required to pay an assessment to a commodity commission.

(2) The commission or a person authorized by the commission may inspect and audit records, issue subpoenas and require payment for the cost of audits in the same manner as a commodity commission or person authorized by a commodity commission under ORS 576.351 (Records of person required to pay or collect assessment) . [2003 c.604 §81 (enacted in lieu of 578.250)]

Source: Section 578.251 — Records of person required to pay assessment; inspections and audits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.306 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.306
576.306 Independent contractors performing services for commission
Status: in_force

(1) A commodity commission may contract with an independent contractor for the performance of administrator or other services. However, the commission may not contract with an independent contractor to perform the discretionary functions of the commission. As used in this subsection, “discretionary functions” does not include collecting assessments, scheduling meetings, processing payments or other administrative duties, tasks or projects assigned by the commodity commission. ORS 279.835 (Definitions for ORS 279.835 to 279.855) to 279.855 (Entities that may obtain goods and services through Oregon Department of Administrative Services) and ORS chapters 240, 279A, 279B and 279C do not apply to the commission in obtaining services under this subsection, except that a contract for such services may not take effect until approved by the State Department of Agriculture as provided in subsection (6) of this section.

(2) The commission may rent space or acquire supplies and equipment from any contractor as described in subsection (1) of this section. ORS chapters 276, 278, 279A, 279B, 279C and 283 and ORS 276A.206 (Oversight of state information and telecommunications technology by State Chief Information Officer) , 279.835 (Definitions for ORS 279.835 to 279.855) to 279.855 (Entities that may obtain goods and services through Oregon Department of Administrative Services) and 283.085 (Definitions for ORS 283.085 to 283.092) to 283.092 (Effect of financing agreement on tax status) do not apply to such rentals or acquisitions.

(3) Except as provided in this section, a contractor described in subsection (1) of this section shall be considered an independent contractor and not an employee, eligible employee, public employee or employee of the state for purposes of Oregon law, including ORS chapters 236, 238, 238A, 240, 243, 291, 292, 316 and 652.

(4) A contractor described in subsection (1) of this section shall be considered an independent contractor and not a worker for purposes of ORS chapter 656 and ORS 670.600 (Independent contractor defined) .

(5) A contractor described in subsection (1) of this section may not be considered a public official, public officer, state officer or executive official for purposes of Oregon law, including ORS chapters 236, 244, 292, 295 and 297 and ORS 171.725 (Definitions for ORS 171.725 to 171.785) to 171.785 (Sanctions prescribed by either chamber of Legislative Assembly) .

(6) The State Department of Agriculture shall review the contract described in subsection (1) of this section for the adequacy of the clauses pertaining to statement of work, starting and ending dates, consideration, subcontracts, funds authorized in the budget, amendments, termination, compliance with applicable law, assignment and waiver, access to records, indemnity, ownership of work product, nondiscrimination, successors in interest, attorney fees, tax certification or merger or any other clause the department deems necessary.

(7) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the State Department of Agriculture, shall adopt rules necessary for the screening and selection of independent contractors under this section.

(8) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the State Department of Agriculture may promulgate any rules necessary for the administration and enforcement of this section. [1991 c.948 §2; 1997 c.802 §21; 2003 c.733 §79; 2003 c.794 §302; 2005 c.22 §§394,395; 2012 c.107 §66; 2019 c.275 §8]

Source: Section 576.306 — Independent contractors performing services for commission; rentals and acquisitions; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.380 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.380
586.380 Only authorized receipts to be used
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful to issue negotiable or nonnegotiable grain warehouse receipts other than those furnished by the State Department of Agriculture and such receipts shall be issued consecutively as numbered and dated with the true and correct date on which each receipt is actually issued. It is unlawful to print or have in possession for the purpose of issuance under ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) , any negotiable or nonnegotiable grain warehouse receipt blanks intended for use under the provisions of those sections other than those authorized to be printed or other than those furnished by the department.

(2) Nothing in ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) shall be construed to prevent the issuance of nonnegotiable load slips or other nonnegotiable evidence of similar nature showing when and what quantities of grain were received or the condition thereof upon delivery.

(3) Warehouses operated under the United States Warehouse Act, are exempted from the use of receipts furnished by the department. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §14; 1961 c.445 §11; 1969 c.190 §7]

Source: Section 586.380 — Only authorized receipts to be used; exception , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.780 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.780
576.780 Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) to 576.809 (Rules) :

(1) “Authenticate” has the meaning given that term in ORS 79.0102 (UCC 9-102. Definitions and index of definitions) .

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Other seed,” except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, means seed or a mixture of seed grown for commercial purposes.

(b) “Other seed” does not include:

(A) Agricultural seed as defined in ORS 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) or a mixture containing agricultural seed.

(B) Any seed or mixture of seed that the Director of Agriculture excludes by rule in response to a request by a producer organization or other producer group.

(C) Seed or a mixture of seed produced or processed under ORS 475C.770 (Findings) to 475C.919 (Authority to adopt rules for ORS 475C.770 to 475C.919) .

(3) “Producer” means a person that grows other seed in this state on a commercial basis for a seed dealer.

(4) “Seed bailment contract” means a seed production contract under which the seed dealer retains title to all seed, seed stock and plant life grown or used by the producer under the terms of the contract.

(5) “Seed dealer” means a person that in the ordinary course of business contracts to buy other seed grown in this state by a producer or contracts with a producer for the growing of other seed in this state.

(6) “Seed delivery” means the date on which the seed grower delivers other seed to the seed dealer pursuant to a notice from the dealer.

(7) “Seed grower” means a person that grows other seed in this state on a commercial basis without entering into a contract with a seed dealer prior to harvesting of the seed.

(8) “Seed production contract” means a written agreement between a producer and a seed dealer for the growing of other seed in this state.

(9) “Seed purchase contract” means a written agreement for a seed dealer to purchase other seed that has been grown by a seed grower. “Seed purchase contract” does not include a seed production contract.

(10) “Variety Not Stated Seed” means other seed that is sold in unmarked plastic bags or other unmarked containers without any reference to a variety name for the seed. [2018 c.26 §1]

Note: 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) to 576.814 (Reporting adoption of rules regarding financial assurance by seed dealer) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 576 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 576.780 — Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.530 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.530
586.530 Establishment of standard grades for commodities received
Status: in_force

(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall fix and establish standard grades to apply to all grain received for shipment or storage by public warehouses in this state. The department may establish standard grades for forage products, including but not limited to straw and hay and for other agricultural commodities received for shipment or storage at such warehouses.

(2) The standards shall be established or changed in accordance with the provisions of ORS 632.900 (“Horticultural and agricultural products” defined) to 632.935 (Adoption of United States standards) . [Amended by 1955 c.731 §18; 1969 c.190 §5; 1997 c.460 §1]

Source: Section 586.530 — Establishment of standard grades for commodities received , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.040 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.040
578.040 Qualifications of members
Status: in_force

(1) The voting members of the Oregon Wheat Commission shall be selected and appointed because of their ability and disposition to serve the state’s interest and their knowledge of the state’s natural resources. Voting members appointed under ORS 578.030 (Oregon Wheat Commission) (1) must be United States citizens residing in this state.

(2) A nonpublic member appointed under ORS 578.030 (Oregon Wheat Commission) (1) must have been actually engaged in growing wheat in this state for the five year period immediately prior to being appointed to the commission. Of the nonpublic members appointed under ORS 578.030 (Oregon Wheat Commission) (1):

(a) Not less than three shall be residents of and have farming operations in that part of the Columbia Basin comprising Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco and Jefferson Counties.

(b) Not less than one shall be a resident of and have a farming operation in the territory lying east of the summit of the Cascade Mountains and not described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(c) Not less than one shall be a resident of and have a farming operation in the territory lying west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains.

(3) A public member shall be a person who is not associated with the production or handling of wheat and who has an active interest in the positive economic development of the wheat industry.

(4) A member appointed to a position added under ORS 578.030 (Oregon Wheat Commission) (2) must be an owner or employee of a business entity that is engaged in the handling or processing of wheat produced in Oregon and have an active interest in the positive economic development of the wheat industry. [Amended by 2003 c.604 §§92,93; 2009 c.193 §§7,8]

Source: Section 578.040 — Qualifications of members , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.395 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.395
576.395 Books, records and accounts of commission
Status: in_force

Each commodity commission shall keep accurate books, records and accounts of all its dealings, which shall be open to inspection and audit by the Secretary of State. [1953 c.489 §30; subsection (2) enacted as 1959 c.596 §75; 1973 c.794 §30; 2005 c.22 §403]

Source: Section 576.395 — Books, records and accounts of commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.309 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.309
576.309 Commission furnishing services, facilities and materials to other state agencies
Status: in_force

A commodity commission may elect to furnish services, facilities and materials to other commodity commissions, the Oregon Wheat Commission, the Oregon Beef Council or other state agencies and officers under ORS 283.110 (Furnishing by state agency to another state agency of services, facilities and materials) to carry out the purposes of ORS 576.051 (Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455) to 576.455 (Moneys of abolished commission) . Upon requisition by the commission, any other commodity commission, the Oregon Wheat Commission, the Oregon Beef Council or any other state agency or officer may furnish services, facilities and materials to the commission under ORS 283.110 (Furnishing by state agency to another state agency of services, facilities and materials) . [1959 c.596 §33; 2003 c.604 §36]

Source: Section 576.309 — Commission furnishing services, facilities and materials to other state agencies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.210 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.210
586.210 Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.730 (Violation of provisions or noncompliance with order prohibited) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture.

(2) “Grain” means wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, soybeans, grain sorghum, dry beans and peas and any other grain for which standards are established by the state or the federal government.

(3) “Handling” includes receiving and loading out grain tendered for storage.

(4) “Public terminal warehouse” means any public warehouse located in a city of this state designated as an inspection point by the department.

(5) “Public warehouse” includes any elevator, mill, warehouse or other structure in which grain is received from one or more members of the public for storage or handling for compensation.

(6) “Warehouseman” includes any person, existing legal entity or municipality owning, operating or controlling any public warehouse. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §1; 1959 c.195 §1; 1961 c.445 §1; 1967 c.492 §1; 1969 c.190 §1; 2001 c.66 §1]

Source: Section 586.210 — Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.275 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.275
576.275 Meeting place of commission
Status: in_force

A commodity commission may establish a meeting place anywhere within this state the commission selects, but the selection of the location must be guided by consideration for the convenience of the majority of those persons most likely to have business with the commission or be affected by the acts of the commission. This section does not prohibit a commission from participating in meetings outside this state for purposes of advancing the work of the commission. [1953 c.489 §18; 2003 c.604 §35]

Source: Section 576.275 — Meeting place of commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.809 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.809
576.809 Rules
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of Agriculture may adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of ORS 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) to 576.809 (Rules) .

(2) The director may make mediation services available through the State Department of Agriculture for the resolution of seed production contract disputes and seed purchase contract disputes. [2018 c.26 §10]

Note: See note under 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) .

Source: Section 576.809 — Rules; dispute resolution services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.726 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.726
576.726 Title
Status: in_force

(1) A seed bailment contract or seed purchase contract does not create a possessory security interest in goods under ORS chapter 79. For a seed bailment contract, filing, recording or notice of the contract is not a requirement for establishing, during the term of the contract, the validity of the contract or for establishing and confirming in the seed dealer the title to all seed, seed stock and plant life grown or used by the producer under the terms of the contract.

(2) Payments due from a seed dealer to a producer under the terms of a seed bailment contract, or due to a seed grower under the terms of a seed purchase contract, are subject to lien under ORS 87.226 (Agricultural services lien) and to security interests perfected as provided under ORS chapter 79. [2011 c.356 §4]

Note: See note under 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) .

Source: Section 576.726 — Title; bailments; liens , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.025 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.025
578.025 Department oversight of commission
Status: in_force

(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall:

(a) Monitor the practices or methods used or proposed for use by the Oregon Wheat Commission in carrying out the goals and needs disclosed by the budget of the commission;

(b) Promote cooperation among the commission, commodity commissions and the Oregon Beef Council and assist in the interchange of information and experience among those entities;

(c) Carry out the assigned organizational procedures under this chapter, including providing input to the Director of Agriculture for carrying out the duties of the director regarding the appointment and removal of members of the commission;

(d) Review budgets submitted to the director by the commission; and

(e) Adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Except as provided in ORS 578.216 (Authority of commission to adopt rules authorizing refunds) , the department shall review plans and projects recommended by the commission for the promotion of grain, and for advertising and research and the dissemination of consumer and industry information for grain. The department shall conduct the review to ensure that the plan or project information is:

(a) Factual;

(b) Not disparaging to commodities; and

(c) Consistent with the purposes of this chapter. [2003 c.604 §§82,83; 2009 c.193 §§3,4; 2011 c.181 §8; 2013 c.93 §8]

Source: Section 578.025 — Department oversight of commission; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.721 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.721
576.721 Payment due date provisions in contracts authenticated prior to planting
Status: in_force

(1) A seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and seed dealer prior to the producer planting the agricultural seed may contain payment due date terms that differ from the payment due date terms described in ORS 576.718 (Seed production contract terms) (1)(b) if the contract:

(a) Provides for the price of the seed to be determined no later than March 15 of the calendar year following harvesting of the seed;

(b) Requires the seed dealer to make a partial payment no later than March 15 of the calendar year following harvesting of the seed that is at least 40 percent of the full payment amount; and

(c) States the date by which final payment for the seed is due.

(2) If a seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and seed dealer prior to the producer planting the agricultural seed does not contain each provision, requirement and statement described in subsection (1)(a) to (c) of this section, notwithstanding any contrary payment due date terms stated in the contract, the payment due date terms of the contract are subject to ORS 576.718 (Seed production contract terms) (1)(b).

(3) An extension or renewal of any seed production contract, regardless of when the contract was authenticated, may contain payment due date terms that differ from the payment due date terms described in ORS 576.718 (Seed production contract terms) (1)(b) if the extension or renewal contains the provision, requirement and statement described in subsection (1)(a) to (c) of this section. If an extension or renewal of a seed production contract does not contain each provision, requirement and statement described in subsection (1)(a) to (c) of this section, notwithstanding any contrary payment due date terms stated in the extension or renewal, the payment due date terms for the extension or renewal are subject to ORS 576.718 (Seed production contract terms) (1)(b).

(4) It is an implied condition of any payment requirement created as provided under this section that the producer is performing, or has completed performance, in accordance with the seed production contract and has not otherwise breached the contract. [2011 c.356 §3]

Note: See note under 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) .

Source: Section 576.721 — Payment due date provisions in contracts authenticated prior to planting , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.744 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.744
576.744 Rules
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of Agriculture may adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of ORS 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) to 576.744 (Rules) .

(2) The director may make mediation services available through the State Department of Agriculture for the resolution of seed production contract disputes and seed purchase contract disputes. [2011 c.356 §10]

Note: See note under 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) .

Source: Section 576.744 — Rules; mediation services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.325 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.325
576.325 Levy and collection of assessments
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “industry average unit price” means the average unit price for the raw commodity within the industry. Unless provided otherwise, “industry average unit price” includes prices that are calculated using a one-year, two-year or three-year average and data from the most recent complete year or years preceding the year of determination.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A commodity commission may assess, levy and collect an assessment, the amount of which the commission shall determine, on all units or animals of the commodity grown or produced in this state, or procured from this state’s rivers or the offshore waters, but not the Columbia River, for handling within this state, and sold in commercial channels. A commission may not apply an assessment to a transaction that occurred prior to the effective date of the commission rule adopting the assessment.

(b) A commission may assess, levy and collect a differential assessment, the amount of which the commission shall determine, based on the intended use, type or variety of the commodity.

(c) All casual sales of the commodity made by the producer direct to the consumer are exempt from the assessment.

(d) A commission may, by rule, define and regulate handling, processing and casual sales.

(3) The amount of the assessment provided for in subsection (2) of this section is limited as follows:

(a) If a commission assesses on a unit basis, the assessment may not exceed one and one-half percent of the industry average unit price. The commission may determine the industry average unit price by considering data and estimates of the United States Department of Agriculture, Oregon State University or other reliable sources.

(b) If a commission assesses on a percentage of dollar value basis, the assessment may not exceed one and one-half percent of the dollar value received by a producer for the raw commodity. If the dollar value received by a producer is not otherwise determinable, the commission may establish the dollar value based on the industry average unit price for that year for the raw commodity.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section:

(a) The maximum assessment by the Oregon Clover Seed Commission may not exceed one and one-half percent of the industry average unit price for products within the same market category, if assessed on a unit basis.

(b) The maximum assessments by the Oregon Albacore Commission and the Oregon Tall Fescue Commission may not exceed three percent of the industry average unit price if assessed on a unit basis or three percent of the value received by a producer for the raw commodity if assessed on a percentage of dollar value basis.

(c) The maximum assessment by the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission for fresh, brined, canned and frozen cherries may not exceed four percent of the respective industry average unit prices for fresh, brined, canned and frozen cherries if assessed on a unit basis.

(d) The maximum assessment by the Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission on a commodity may not exceed 0.5 percent of the industry average unit price for that commodity if assessed on a unit basis or 0.5 percent of the dollar value received by a producer for the commodity if assessed on a percentage of dollar value basis.

(e) The maximum assessment by the Oregon Hop Commission may not exceed two percent of the industry average unit price if assessed on a unit basis.

(f) The assessment by the Oregon Sheep Commission may not be less than $0.50 or more than $1 per head. The commission may not increase the assessment by more than $0.10 during any 12-month period. Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the commission may levy the assessment on any sheep produced and sold in this state regardless of the disposition of the sheep and regardless of whether the sale is a casual sale. This paragraph does not allow the commission to apply an assessment to a transaction that occurs prior to the effective date of the rule adopting the assessment.

(5) A commission shall assess and levy an assessment under subsections (2) to (4) of this section to the producer at the time and in the manner provided by the commission by rule. The commission is the owner of a collected assessment. A person who collects an assessment holds the assessment in trust for the benefit of the commission and the state and shall remit the assessment in the time and manner required by the commission under ORS 576.335 (Report by person responsible for collecting assessment) .

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (5) of this section, a commission may assess, levy and collect an assessment from a first purchaser at the time and in the manner provided by the commission by rule. Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, the assessment may not exceed the limits described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

(7) A regional commission may assess, levy and collect an assessment only on the commodity produced in the counties in which the regional commission functions.

(8) Notwithstanding subsections (3) and (4) of this section, a commodity commission may assess, levy and collect an assessment in excess of the limits described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section pursuant to a federal marketing order or agreement.

(9) A person who believes that the amount of an assessment is incorrect may apply to the commission for a refund not later than 60 days after the person pays the assessment. [1953 c.489 §21; 1957 c.447 §14; 1959 c.596 §13; 1983 c.645 §1; 2001 c.504 §4; 2003 c.604 §39; 2007 c.132 §4; 2013 c.308 §1; 2019 c.275 §7]

Source: Section 576.325 — Levy and collection of assessments; commission rules regulating sale activities; maximum assessment rates , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.225 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.225
586.225 Exemption for certain warehousing facilities
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.561 (Discontinuance of operation of warehouse) do not apply to any public warehouse or other facility where the owner or operator thereof only receives grain:

(a) The owner or operator has purchased or has agreed to purchase,

(b) For processing or cleaning for the owner of the grain,

(c) For such purposes other than storage or handling as the State Department of Agriculture may by rule prescribe,

if the records of the owner or operator include such written evidence as the department requires, furnished on or before delivery of the grain by the owner or the authorized agent of the owner, clearly showing that the grain was left or deposited for one or more of the purposes set forth in this subsection.

(2) Grain left or deposited with an owner or operator whose records do not clearly include the evidence showing such grain was only left or deposited for one or more purposes as required by subsection (1) of this section, must be considered by the department to be grain deposited for storage and handling pursuant to ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.561 (Discontinuance of operation of warehouse) . Such owner or operator and the warehouse or other facility of the owner or operator where grain is received, are subject to all provisions of ORS 586.210 (Definitions for ORS 586.210 to 586.730) to 586.561 (Discontinuance of operation of warehouse) during the license period. [1969 c.190 §2b]

Source: Section 586.225 — Exemption for certain warehousing facilities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.105 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.105
578.105 Intellectual property
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “intellectual property” means patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, discoveries, processes, ideas and other similar property, whether or not they are patentable or copyrightable.

(2) The Oregon Wheat Commission may, consistent with the purposes of the commission, develop intellectual property that relates to grain or assists in the implementation, maintenance or development of commission programs. The commission may take all necessary and proper actions relating to the development of an intellectual property, including but not limited to entering into contracts and other agreements and owning, managing, disposing of or using the intellectual property. The commission may adopt rules to govern the ownership, management, disposal and use of intellectual property and other activities of the commission relating to intellectual property.

(3) Moneys received by the commission as a result of the ownership, management, disposal or use of intellectual property, or other activities of the commission relating to intellectual property, must be deposited to an account established and maintained by the commission. [2003 c.604 §85; 2011 c.181 §11; 2013 c.93 §11]

Source: Section 578.105 — Intellectual property; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.245 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.245
576.245 Office vacant when member ceases to be qualified
Status: in_force

The Director of Agriculture shall immediately declare the office of any appointed producer or handler member of a commodity commission vacant whenever the director finds that such member has ceased to be an active producer or handler in this state, has become a resident of another state or is unable to perform the duties of office. [1953 c.489 §15; 1957 c.447 §12; 1965 c.515 §3; 1977 c.198 §10; 2003 c.604 §34; 2005 c.22 §390]

Source: Section 576.245 — Office vacant when member ceases to be qualified , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.874 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.874
576.874 Payment of tax
Status: in_force

(1) If a person selling or providing grape product to a winery performs part of the processing function of a winery, the person shall report the sale or provision of the grape product and pay the tax imposed under ORS 473.045 (Tax on sale or use of agricultural products used by wineries) (5).

(2) A person or winery required to pay a tax under ORS 473.045 (Tax on sale or use of agricultural products used by wineries) (5) shall keep accurate records sufficient to enable the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to determine by inspection and audit the accuracy of the taxes paid or due the Oregon Wine Board and of reports made or due to the commission.

(3) The commission or a designee of the commission may inspect and audit the records referred to in subsection (2) of this section for the purpose referred to in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) A person or winery may not refuse to permit an inspection and audit under subsection (3) of this section during business hours.

(5) In addition to the penalties prescribed in ORS 473.992 (Penalty upon failure to pay agricultural products tax) , a person or winery that delays transmittal of tax payments under ORS 473.045 (Tax on sale or use of agricultural products used by wineries) (5) beyond the due date specified in ORS 473.045 (Tax on sale or use of agricultural products used by wineries) shall pay five percent of the overdue amount for the first full or partial month of delay and one percent of the overdue amount for each full or partial month of delay thereafter.

(6) If a winery willfully refuses to turn over tax moneys withheld under ORS 473.045 (Tax on sale or use of agricultural products used by wineries) (5), the winery shall pay an additional amount equal to twice the amount of the tax moneys not turned over. [Formerly 576.771; 2021 c.351 §292]

Source: Section 576.874 — Payment of tax; delayed payment; records; inspections and audits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.718 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.718
576.718 Seed production contract terms
Status: in_force

(1) The following terms apply to seed production contracts:

(a) If the contract does not settle the price of the agricultural seed, the contract is enforceable and the price shall be determined as described in ORS 72.3050 (Open price term) (1) to (3).

(b) Except as provided in ORS 576.721 (Payment due date provisions in contracts authenticated prior to planting) (1) or (3), payment to the producer is due no later than the earliest of the following:

(A) The dates specified in the contract.

(B) Thirty days after delivery of the seed.

(C) May 1 of the calendar year following the harvesting of the seed.

(c) Unless expressly provided otherwise in a seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and seed dealer prior to the producer planting the agricultural seed, the risk of loss and the responsibility for the payment of storage fees transfer from the producer to the seed dealer upon the earlier of:

(A) The delivery of the seed to the seed dealer pursuant to a notice from the seed dealer; or

(B) The delivery to the seed dealer of test results establishing that the seed meets quality standards set forth in the contract.

(d) Unless expressly provided otherwise in a seed production contract that is authenticated by the producer and seed dealer prior to the producer planting the agricultural seed, the minimum period for an initial contract is two years. This paragraph does not establish a minimum period for an extension or renewal that follows an initial contract period.

(2) It is an implied condition of any price or payment requirement described in subsection (1) of this section that the producer is performing, or has completed performance, in accordance with the seed production contract and has not otherwise breached the contract.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, a seed production contract described in this section may contain any additional terms agreed to by the parties.

(4) If a seed production contract is extended or renewed, for the extension or renewal period the parties may:

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, continue the terms of the original contract or agree to new or different contract terms; and

(b) Agree to payment due date terms as provided under this section or under ORS 576.721 (Payment due date provisions in contracts authenticated prior to planting) (3).

(5) A seed production contract may not:

(a) Provide for exclusive venue or jurisdiction in another state;

(b) Provide for the terms of the contract to be interpreted under the laws of another state;

(c) Waive the application of ORS 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) to 576.744 (Rules) to the contract; or

(d) Authorize a unilateral material modification of the contract.

(6) Subject to ORS 72.2010 (Formal requirements: statute of frauds) , subsections (1) and (5) of this section also apply to a nonwritten agreement for the production of agricultural seed.

(7) A term in a seed production contract that conflicts with subsection (1) or (5) of this section is void as a matter of public policy. [2011 c.356 §2]

Note: See note under 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) .

Source: Section 576.718 — Seed production contract terms , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.250 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.250
577.250 Removal of member
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of Agriculture may remove any member of the Oregon Beef Council for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, after a public hearing thereon and after serving upon the member a copy of the charges against the member, together with a notice of the time and place of the hearing, at least 10 days prior to such hearing. At the hearing, the member shall be given an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel and shall be permitted to present evidence to answer the charges and explain the facts alleged against the member.

(2) In every case of removal, the director shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges against the member, and findings thereon, together with a record of the entire proceedings had in connection therewith. [1959 c.685 §7; 1977 c.198 §21]

Source: Section 577.250 — Removal of member , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.795 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.795
576.795 Modification of contract
Status: in_force

(1) A seed dealer that requests modification to the payment terms of a seed production contract for other seed shall pay an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the value of the contract prior to modification of the contract.

(2) A party to a seed production contract or seed purchase contract may not, as a condition of performance, require the other party to agree to a material modification of the contract. A contract modification obtained in violation of this subsection is unenforceable.

(3) In any action to recover damages for breach of a seed production contract or seed purchase contract, if the court finds that a party to the contract failed to act in good faith as defined in ORS 71.2010 (General definitions) , the court may award the prevailing party court costs and reasonable attorney fees. [2018 c.26 §6]

Note: See note under 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) .

Source: Section 576.795 — Modification of contract; damages for breach , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.300 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.300
577.300 Acceptance of grants and gifts
Status: in_force

The Oregon Beef Council may accept grants, donations, contributions or gifts, from any source, for expenditures for any purpose consistent with the powers conferred on the council. [1959 c.685 §12]

Source: Section 577.300 — Acceptance of grants and gifts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.290 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.290
577.290 Duties and powers of council
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Beef Council may:

(a) Conduct scientific research to discover and develop the commercial value of beef and products thereof.

(b) Disseminate reliable information founded upon the research undertaken under this chapter, showing the value of beef and its products for any purpose for which they may be found useful and profitable.

(c) Study legislation, state and federal, with respect to tariffs, duties, reciprocal trade agreements, import quotas and other matters concerning the effect on the beef industry, and represent and protect the interests of the beef industry with respect to any legislation or proposed legislation or executive action which may affect that industry.

(d) Act jointly and in cooperation with the federal government or any agency thereof in the administration of any program of the government or a governmental agency deemed by the council to be beneficial to the beef industry of this state, and expend funds in connection therewith, provided that such program is compatible with the powers conferred by this chapter.

(e) Enter into contracts for advertising beef and to develop new markets through such advertising.

(f) Develop plans or projects of promotion and advertising, research, consumer information and industry information, and develop programs that will lead to the development of new markets, marketing strategies, increased efficiency and activities to enhance the image of the cattle industry.

(2) In addition to exercising the powers listed in subsection (1) of this section, the council may exercise the same powers that a commodity commission may exercise under ORS 576.304 (Authority of commodity commissions) . [1959 c.685 §11; 1997 c.156 §1; 2003 c.604 §64]

Source: Section 577.290 — Duties and powers of council , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.732 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.732
576.732 Contract modification
Status: in_force

(1) A party to a seed production contract or seed purchase contract may not, as a condition of performance, require the other party to agree to a material modification of the contract. A contract modification obtained in violation of this subsection is unenforceable.

(2) In any action to recover damages for breach of a seed production contract or seed purchase contract, if the court finds that a party to the contract failed to act in good faith as defined in ORS 71.2010 (General definitions) , the court may award the prevailing party court costs and reasonable attorney fees. [2011 c.356 §6]

Note: See note under 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) .

Source: Section 576.732 — Contract modification; damages for breach , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.413 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.413
576.413 Adoption of calendar year as fiscal year
Status: in_force

(1) A commodity commission may adopt a rule allowing the commission to operate using a fiscal year that begins January 1 and ends December 31 each year. A commission shall consult with the Director of Agriculture and the Department of Justice prior to adopting a rule described in this section. A rule described in this section may not take effect unless:

(a) The commission obtains any necessary approvals from taxing authorities to use a fiscal year that begins January 1 and ends December 31 when reporting information;

(b) The commission submits a recommendation regarding any plans and projects for the transition period of July 1 to December 31 to the director for review and approval as described in ORS 576.066 (Department oversight of commodity commissions) ; and

(c) Notwithstanding the annual basis requirement in ORS 576.416 (Preparation of commission budget) (1), the commission prepares, submits for public comment, adopts and receives approval for a budget for the transition period as provided under ORS 576.416 (Preparation of commission budget) (2) to (7).

(2) A recommendation submitted under ORS 576.066 (Department oversight of commodity commissions) regarding plans and projects for the transition period must be separately stated and presented for separate review and approval from any recommendation submitted under ORS 576.066 (Department oversight of commodity commissions) regarding plans and projects for the subsequent fiscal year.

(3) A budget prepared for a transition period must be submitted for public comment, adopted and approved separately from the budget prepared for the subsequent fiscal year. ORS 576.416 (Preparation of commission budget) and this subsection do not prohibit a commission from submitting a transition period budget and fiscal year budget for separate public comment or adoption at the same public meeting.

(4) This section does not authorize the use of a fiscal year that begins January 1 and ends December 31 by any entity that:

(a) Receives funding from the State Treasury; or

(b) Is subject to budget review or modification by the Legislative Assembly. [2013 c.12 §2]

Source: Section 576.413 — Adoption of calendar year as fiscal year , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 577.512 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 577 / Section 577.512
577.512 Collection of federal assessment
Status: in_force

(1) If the United States Secretary of Agriculture orders an assessment pursuant to the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2901 to 2918, that applies to sales of cattle in this state, the Oregon Beef Council may act pursuant to any authority granted under that order to provide for collection of the assessment. The council may order the collection of an assessment under this subsection only on cattle sold for payment that are subject to the federal assessment order and for which the assessment has not otherwise been paid. The council may collect the federal assessment on cattle that are exempt from the brand inspection fee under ORS 604.066 (Brand inspection fee) (3).

(2) In addition to any assessment collected under subsection (1) of this section or any fee for brand inspection services, the council, by rule, shall levy an assessment of not less than 50 cents per head and not more than $1 per head, on the same cattle, cattle hides and calves for which the council makes brand inspections and collects brand inspection fees. Moneys from the assessments are continuously appropriated to the council for expenditure as provided in ORS 577.295 (Budget process) and 577.532 (Mandatory expenditures from assessment moneys) .

(3) The operator of a stockyard, slaughterhouse, packing plant or livestock auction market shall deduct any assessment ordered collected by the council pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section from the proceeds of sale owed to the operator by the owner of an animal. The operator shall pay the assessment to the State Department of Agriculture. When the operator provides a written statement of sale proceeds to the owner of an animal, the operator shall include a statement of the amount deducted from the proceeds for state and federal assessments and for brand inspection services.

(4) The department shall act as agent for the council to collect any assessment ordered collected by the council pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section and any brand inspection fees on cattle or cattle hides adopted by department rule pursuant to ORS 604.066 (Brand inspection fee) . The department shall collect any assessment that the council orders collected under subsection (1) or (2) of this section in the same time, manner and place that the department collects brand inspection fees on cattle, cattle hides and calves. This subsection does not apply to:

(a) Cattle and calves leaving this state solely for the purpose of pasturing in another state;

(b) Cattle presented at a recognized livestock show or rodeo;

(c) Cattle presented at a livestock auction market but not sold;

(d) Cattle delivered outside this state, provided ownership of the cattle remains unchanged;

(e) Cattle slaughtered for personal consumption; and

(f) Cattle resold within 10 days after purchase.

(5) The department shall transfer or pay to the council, not less frequently than once every two months, the amounts collected by the department on behalf of the council, reduced by:

(a) The collection and administrative costs to the department in carrying out the requirements of this section, as determined by the department; and

(b) Refunds by the department of amounts improperly collected under this section.

(6) A person who believes that an assessment collected from the person under this section is incorrect may apply to the department for a refund not later than 60 days after the department collects the assessment.

(7) To the extent consistent with this section, the council shall assess, levy and collect an assessment under this section using the same process used by a commodity commission under ORS 576.325 (Levy and collection of assessments) for the assessment, levying and collection of an assessment on an agricultural commodity. [2003 c.604 §51 (enacted in lieu of 577.511); 2005 c.623 §2]

Source: Section 577.512 — Collection of federal assessment; council assessment; rules; collection; exemptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors577.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.307 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.307
576.307 Provision of state services to commission
Status: in_force

(1) Upon request by a commodity commission, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may:

(a) Purchase or otherwise provide for acquiring or furnishing supplies, materials, equipment and services, other than personal services, that the commission requires and for independent contractors to furnish professional services to the commission.

(b) Provide for printing and multiple duplication work for the commission under ORS 282.010 (Definitions for ORS 282.010 to 282.150) to 282.050 (Multiple duplication work) , except for printing and binding that advertises or promotes agricultural or manufactured products.

(c) Provide for services to the commission for disposing of surplus, obsolete or unused supplies, materials and equipment under ORS 279A.280 (Disposal of surplus property) .

(d) Provide for central telephone service and central mail or messenger services to the commission under ORS 283.140 (Telephone and telecommunications, mail, shuttle bus and messenger services) .

(e) Provide motor vehicles for use by members, officers and employees of the commission under ORS 283.305 (Definitions for ORS 283.305 to 283.350) to 283.350 (Use of Oregon Department of Administrative Services Operating Fund for automotive purposes) .

(2) A commission shall pay to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services an amount for services the department performs under subsection (1) of this section that the department determines is adequate to reimburse the department for the costs necessary to perform the services.

(3) At the commission’s request, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may design and supervise the installation of an accounting system for the commission. The commission shall pay to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services an amount for services the department performs under this subsection that the department determines is adequate to reimburse the department for the costs necessary to perform the services. [1959 c.596 §32; 1967 c.419 §35; 1993 c.500 §48; 2003 c.794 §303; 2005 c.22 §§396,397; 2009 c.601 §5]

Source: Section 576.307 — Provision of state services to commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.340 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.340
586.340 Posting rate schedules
Status: in_force

Every warehouseman shall annually, during the first week in July, publish by posting in a conspicuous place in the public warehouse of the warehouseman, a schedule of grain storage and handling rates for the ensuing year. The schedule shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in the public warehouse. The rates shall not be changed during such year. No discrimination in rates shall be made by any warehouseman. [Amended by 1955 c.731 §10]

Source: Section 586.340 — Posting rate schedules; increase or discrimination in rates prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 578.010 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 578 / Section 578.010
578.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Commercial channels” means the sale of grain for use as food, feed or seed, or any industrial or chemurgic use, when sold to any commercial buyer, dealer, processor or cooperative, or to any person, public or private, who resells any grain or product produced from grain.

(2) “Commission” means the Oregon Wheat Commission.

(3) “Director” means the Director of Agriculture.

(4) “First purchaser” means any person, corporation, association or partnership that buys grain from the producer in the first instance, or any lienholder, public or private, who may possess grain from the producer under any lien.

(5) “Grain” means barley, canola, corn, flaxseed, mustard, oats, rye, soybeans, grain sorghum, triticale, wheat and any other cereal grain for which standards are established or followed by the State Department of Agriculture.

(6) “Producer” means:

(a) Any landowner personally engaged in growing grain;

(b) A tenant of the landowner personally engaged in growing grain;

(c) Both the owner and the tenant jointly; and

(d) Any other person, partnership, association, corporation, cooperative, trust, sharecropper or other business units, devices or arrangements engaged in growing grain.

(7) “Sale” includes any pledge or mortgage of grain, after harvest, to any person, public or private. [Amended by 1977 c.198 §25; 2011 c.181 §6; 2013 c.93 §6]

Source: Section 578.010 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors578.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.729 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.729
576.729 Seed purchase contract terms
Status: in_force

(1) The terms of a seed purchase contract must include:

(a) The estimated date for seed delivery;

(b) The terms and estimated date for the seed dealer to pay the seed grower;

(c) The amount of grass seed to be purchased; and

(d) The species, cultivars and quality standards of the grass seed to be purchased.

(2) If the seed purchase contract does not settle the price of the grass seed, the contract is enforceable and price shall be determined as described in ORS 72.3050 (Open price term) (1) to (3). A seed purchase contract must require the seed dealer to make payment to the seed grower within 30 days after seed delivery. However, upon written mutual agreement of the seed grower and the seed dealer, the grower may extend the period available for the dealer to make payment. [2011 c.356 §5]

Note: See note under 576.715 (Definitions for ORS 576.715 to 576.744) .

Source: Section 576.729 — Seed purchase contract terms , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.789 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.789
576.789 Seed bailment contracts and seed purchase contracts
Status: in_force

(1) A seed bailment contract or seed purchase contract does not create a possessory security interest in goods under ORS chapter 79. For a seed bailment contract, filing, recording or notice of the contract is not a requirement for establishing, during the term of the contract, the validity of the contract or for establishing and confirming in the seed dealer the title to all seed, seed stock and plant life grown or used by the producer under the terms of the contract.

(2) Payments due from a seed dealer to a producer under the terms of a seed bailment contract, or due to a seed grower under the terms of a seed purchase contract, are subject to lien under ORS 87.226 (Agricultural services lien) and to security interests perfected as provided under ORS chapter 79. [2018 c.26 §4]

Note: See note under 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) .

Source: Section 576.789 — Seed bailment contracts and seed purchase contracts; title; lien , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 576.792 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 576 / Section 576.792
576.792 Terms of seed purchase contract
Status: in_force

(1) The terms of a seed purchase contract must include:

(a) The estimated date for seed delivery;

(b) The terms and estimated date for the seed dealer to pay the seed grower;

(c) The amount of other seed to be purchased; and

(d) The species, cultivars and quality standards of the other seed to be purchased.

(2) If the seed purchase contract does not settle the price of the other seed, the contract is enforceable and price shall be determined as described in ORS 72.3050 (Open price term) (1) to (3). A seed purchase contract must require the seed dealer to make payment to the seed grower within 30 days after seed delivery. However, upon written mutual agreement of the seed grower and the seed dealer, the grower may extend the period available for the dealer to make payment. [2018 c.26 §5]

Note: See note under 576.780 (Definitions for ORS 576.780 to 576.809) .

Source: Section 576.792 — Terms of seed purchase contract , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 586.382 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 586 / Section 586.382
586.382 Warehouse records
Status: in_force

(1) A warehouseman operating another business in conjunction with, or in proximity to, the licensed public warehouse of the warehouseman shall keep a complete set of records for the warehouse business, entirely separate and distinct from the accounts and records of any other business. Deposits of grain for the account of such other business, or for grain owned by the warehouseman, shall be entered in the books of the warehouse in the same manner as those of other depositors.

(2) No sale of grain by a warehouseman for future delivery, made when grain is not in storage in the warehouse, shall be deemed a transaction to which this chapter is applicable, nor shall such transaction be entered in the warehouse records as a storage obligation until the grain is placed in the public warehouse. When such grain is received and deposited to an account of a purchaser, the warehouseman shall immediately issue and deliver to the purchaser a negotiable or nonnegotiable warehouse receipt therefor.

(3) When grain in storage, not covered by an outstanding warehouse receipt, is purchased from one depositor and title passed to a new owner, the warehouseman shall immediately issue and deliver to such new owner a negotiable or nonnegotiable warehouse receipt therefor. [1961 c.445 §7]

Source: Section 586.382 — Warehouse records; warehouse receipts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors586.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 587.990 — OR Code / Title 47 / Chapter 587 / Section 587.990
587.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who states in the application provided for in ORS 587.090 (Application for storage of grain) any material fact known to be false and for the purpose of misleading the State Department of Agriculture is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(2) Any person who, with the intent to defraud, breaks the seal of any structure in which grain is stored under this chapter is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than two years. [Amended by 1959 c.201 §10]

Source: Section 587.990 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors587.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).