The new license structure becomes effective Jan. 1, 2001. For established businesses, new licenses will be phased in over the next year as old licenses expire, unless licensees request them sooner. The license consolidation was mandated by the Oregon Legislature in 1999, which necessitated the reorganization of OLCC administrative rules.
Some work is simple housekeeping, such as renumbering rules to correspond with new statute numbers.
But, the licensing project has been much more involved. OLCC staff began laying the groundwork for license consolidation early in the year. And, from June through August, the staff held several industry advisory committee meetings and a hearing on the rule making. Eight license types were eliminated, including those for small bed and breakfasts, bottlers, druggists, industrial alcohol and others. License categories continuing untouched include brewery, winery, distiller, wholesale malt beverage, brewery public house and others.