845-009-0150 Approved Seller Training Programs (1) ORS 471.410 provides that an employee of a liquor licensee or retail sales agent who has sold, given or otherwise made available alcohol to a minor may receive a reduced criminal penalty if the employee either holds a valid Oregon service permit, a temporary service permit, or has completed a Commission-approved training program. This rule sets the standards and procedures the Commission uses when approving seller training programs and clarifies recordkeeping responsibilities. (2) As used in this rule, (a) "Approved seller training program" means a program approved by the Commission for the purposes of ORS 471.410. (b) “Seller” means an employee of a liquor licensee or retail sales agent who sells or serves alcohol for on or off-premises consumption. (3) Program Approval Standards and Process. A licensee or liquor agent may offer a Commission-approved seller training program to its employees. The licensee or agent may apply for Commission approval of their own program or use a Commission-approved seller training program from another source. (a) To obtain Commission approval of a seller training program, an applicant must: (A) Submit a completed application packet provided by the Commission; (B) Have a program that meets the Commission's Clerk Training Course Minimum Standards (published December 21, 1999, and available at the Commission's main office at 9079 SE McLoughlin, Portland, OR); (C) Explain in writing how the program will provide a written certification of program completion to each seller who completes the training program. (b) Commission staff will review the application, and will: (A) Approve a seller training program that meets the requirements in Section (3)(a) of this rule and all other applicable rules. The Commission will notify the applicant in writing if the Commission approves the course; or (B) Return an incomplete application or one that does not meet the requirements of Section (3)(a). (c) At its discretion, the Commission may periodically conduct a review of a Commission-approved training program to ensure it still meets the Commission’s Clerk Training Course Minimum Standards. To conduct the review, the Commission may ask an approved program to submit copies of all current materials used in the program. If a training program is found to fall below minimum standards then program approval may be withdrawn. (4) Record Keeping. (a) The liquor licensee or retail sales agent should provide written certification of program completion to each seller who completes their Commission-approved seller training program. (b) It is the seller’s responsibility to verify that a training program, whether offered by their employer or from another source, has been Commission-approved, and they may do so by contacting the Commission. (c) It is the seller who is responsible for keeping their own records regarding completion of an approved training program. The seller should take these records with them from one employer to the next. It will be up to the seller to provide such records to receive the reduced criminal penalty available under ORS 471.410. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 471.030, 471.040 & 471.730 (1) & (5) Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 471.410 History: OLCC 13-2024, amend filed 12/20/2024, effective 03/31/2025 OLCC 7-2010, f. 6-22-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10