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OR Rev Stat § 564.125 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 564 - Wildflowers; Threatened or Endangered Plants|Section 564.125 - Director of Agriculture authority to acquire plant habitat.

The Director of Agriculture is authorized, on behalf of the State of Oregon, to acquire habitat, or interests therein, the State Department of Agriculture considers necessary for the protection of threatened species or endangered species. Acquisition may be by gift, grant, devise, purchase, exchange or any other method by which the department is authorized to acquire real property. [1987 c.686 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 564.130 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 564 - Wildflowers; Threatened or Endangered Plants|Section 564.130 - Confidentiality of information regarding threatened or endangered species; circumstances.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 192.311 to 192.478, the director of the appropriate agency may hold confidential, and refuse to disclose, information concerning the location of a threatened or endangered wildlife or plant species upon a determination that, based on prior experience, unlawful taking is likely to occur if the location is disclosed. (2) In no instance shall the director of the appropriate agency refuse to disclose information concerning the location of a threatened or endangered wildlife or plant species to the owner of lands on which the species is known to exist. [1987 c.686 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 564.135 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 564 - Wildflowers; Threatened or Endangered Plants|Section 564.135 - Effect of law on commercial forestland or private land; effect on other laws.

(1) Nothing in ORS 564.100 to 564.130 is intended, by itself, to require an owner of any commercial forestland or other private land to take action to protect a threatened species or endangered species, or to impose additional requirements or restrictions on the use of private land. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in ORS 496.004, 496.171 to 496.192, 498.026, 564.040 and 564.100 to 564.135 or ORS 527.610 to 527.770 and 527.992 shall be interpreted to require protection of a species listed under ORS 564.100 to 564.130 or its habitat on private forestland. (3) The existence of a species listed under ORS 564.100 to 564.130 on privately owned forestland shall not require protection of its habitat as a biological site under ORS 527.610 to 527.770 and 527.992. However, if other elements exist that qualify such habitat as a biological site, such habitat may be protected as a biological site under ORS 527.610 to 527.770 and 527.992. (4) Species listed under ORS 564.100 to 564.130 may be subject to protection under ORS chapters 195, 196 and 197 provided that the full process of inventory and analysis required by any open spaces, scenic and historic areas and natural resources goal is fulfilled and included in any acknowledged land use plan or amendment. [1987 c.686 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 564.991 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 564 - Wildflowers; Threatened or Endangered Plants|Section 564.991 - Penalties.

Subject to ORS 153.022, violation of this chapter and regulations authorized by ORS 564.040 is a Class A violation. [1963 c.461 §31; 1999 c.1051 §200]
OR Rev Stat § 564.994 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 564 - Wildflowers; Threatened or Endangered Plants|Section 564.994 - Penalty for violation of ORS 564.120.

Violation of ORS 564.120 is a Class A misdemeanor. [1987 c.686 §13]
OR Rev Stat § 565.010 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Board" means county fair board. (2) "County court" includes board of county commissioners. (3) "County fair" means an exhibition held for the purposes of disseminating knowledge concerning, and encouraging the growth and prosperity of, all agricultural, stock raising, horticultural, mining, mechanical, artistic and industrial pursuits in a county, including the racing of animals and vehicles. (4) "County fairgrounds" means the ground and all other property owned, leased, used or controlled by a county and devoted to the use of a county fair. [Amended by 1969 c.239 §1; 1977 c.55 §11; 1997 c.435 §1; 2005 c.777 §21]
OR Rev Stat § 565.130 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.130

[Amended by 1973 c.537 §5; 1977 c.55 §27; 2005 c.777 §37; 2013 c.492 §14; renumbered 565.515 in 2013]
OR Rev Stat § 565.150 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.150

[1959 c.615 §§1,2; 2005 c.777 §39; 2013 c.492 §15; renumbered 565.580 in 2013]
OR Rev Stat § 565.190 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.190 - Financing county exhibits at state fair.

A county court is authorized to appropriate out of the general fund of the county not otherwise appropriated money for the purpose of sponsoring a county exhibit at the annual state fair. This section shall not be deemed to limit the authority of a county which has adopted a charter under section 10, Article VI, Oregon Constitution. [1973 c.537 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 565.210 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.210 - County fairs; county fair board; members; appointment; term; bond or letter of credit.

(1) Any county may hold county and industrial fairs, but only one county fair shall be held in each county. (2) Except as provided in ORS 565.265, in counties holding county fairs, the county court of such county shall appoint a board consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, to be known as the county fair board. Members of the county fair board must be residents of the county, except that the county court may elect to appoint not more than one board member who is a resident of an adjoining county. When the first members of the board are appointed under this section, one member shall be appointed for a term to expire the January next following appointment, one for a term to expire one year from the January next following appointment, and one for a term to expire two years from the January next following appointment. In addition to the three members, the county court may, at any time, appoint not more than four additional members, the fourth and sixth members to be appointed for a term to expire one year from the January next following appointment and the fifth and seventh members, if any, for a term to expire two years from the January next following appointment. Annually thereafter, at the first meeting in January, upon the expiration of the term of a member, a successor shall be appointed to serve for three years. (3) The court shall require each member of the board to furnish a good and sufficient bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 in favor of the county, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office. The bond or letter of credit for each member shall be in a sum equal to $10,000 or 20 percent of the total revenues received by the fair in the last fiscal year ending prior to the appointment of such member, whichever is the lesser amount. The bond or letter of credit when approved by the county court shall be filed with the county clerk. The premium on the bond or the fee for the letter of credit shall be paid for by the county fair board as an expense of the board. (4) No more than one member of the county court may serve as a member of the county fair board. (5) A member of a county fair board appointed under this section may be removed from office for cause as provided in ORS 565.225. [Amended by 1957 c.118 §1; 1961 c.684 §1; 1981 c.134 §1; 1985 c.716 §1; 1991 c.331 §84; 1995 c.710 §1; 1997 c.435 §2; 1997 c.631 §497; 1999 c.59 §178; 1999 c.681 §7; 2007 c.421 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 565.220 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.220 - County fair board; organization; quorum; president and secretary.

(1) The members of a county fair board shall, as soon as their bonds have been filed and approved, meet and organize by electing a president and selecting a secretary. (2) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business at meetings. In the absence of the president another member of the board shall perform the duties of the president. (3) The secretary provided for in subsection (1) of this section is not required to be a member of the board. The secretary shall execute a bond or furnish an irrevocable letter of credit, as required of board members by ORS 565.210. [Amended by 1953 c.675 §12; 1961 c.684 §2; 1965 c.513 §2; 1967 c.275 §2; 1991 c.331 §85]
OR Rev Stat § 565.225 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.225 - Removal of county fair board member.

A member of a county fair board appointed under ORS 565.210 may be removed by the county court for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct in office, incompetence, incompatibility, dereliction of duty or other good cause, as those terms may be defined by county ordinance. A member of the fair board shall not be removed by the county court until after the member receives a copy of a statement containing the cause for removal and a hearing on the removal is held. The statement shall be given to the member at least 10 days prior to the hearing, at which the member must have an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. When the county court removes a member of the fair board, a record of the proceedings, together with the cause for removal and findings thereon, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. [1999 c.681 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 565.230 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.230 - Management of county fairs; licenses; disposition of proceeds; donations of real property; agreements for limitation of liability.

(1) The county fair board has the exclusive management of the ground and all other property owned, leased, used or controlled by the county and devoted to the use of the county fair, and is entrusted and charged with the entire business management and financial and other affairs of such fair. (2) In order that the fairgrounds and buildings may be utilized to the fullest extent for pleasure, recreation and public benefit, the board shall at all times have the authority to provide park facilities for the public or to issue licenses and grant permits for the holding of any exhibitions, shows, carnivals, circuses, dances, entertainments or public gatherings upon the fairgrounds. During the progress of county agricultural or industrial fairs and not otherwise, any such businesses so licensed by the board shall not be required to pay license to any city or county other than to the board as provided in this section. The board shall fix the sum to be paid for such permits and licenses, which shall be issued and signed by the president and secretary of the board. The moneys received from the issuance of such permits and licenses shall be deposited to the credit of the fair fund and warrants drawn against it the same as upon the disbursement of any other fair funds. (3) Donations of real property for the use of the county fair shall be made by an instrument that may be accepted for recording by a county clerk. An instrument of donation shall be recorded in the records of the county clerk where deeds are located. The donated property shall be used in compliance with the express intentions and purposes set forth in the instrument of donation. (4) A county court may conclude that an agreement is needed to protect the county and the county court from liability relating to personnel or contractual matters. If the county court asks the county fair board to begin negotiations for an agreement, the county fair board and the county court must enter into an agreement concerning the rules, policies and procedures to be used in the conduct of fair activities for the purpose of limiting the liability of the county for personnel and contractual matters. However, if a county court determines that an agreement is unnecessary or that an existing agreement provides sufficient protection from liability, then an agreement under this subsection is not required. [Amended by 1953 c.675 §12; 1969 c.239 §4; 1969 c.693 §1; 1999 c.681 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 565.240 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.240 - Rules and regulations; peace officers; appointment and powers.

The board may make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the proper conduct and management of their respective fairs. It may appoint such marshals or police as may be necessary to keep order and preserve the peace during the time and at the place of holding the fairs and at all other times when the board deems such appointments necessary for the preservation of the peace and the protection of public and private property upon the fairgrounds. The officers so appointed have the same authority for the preservation of order and making arrests upon the grounds as would a deputy sheriff.
OR Rev Stat § 565.260 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.260 - Fair board or agricultural society existing prior to June 4, 1913.

If there existed on June 4, 1913, a county fair board, or an agricultural society in any county holding a county fair within the county, the board shall be considered the county fair board of the county by the provisions of ORS 565.210 to 565.310, and shall be governed under the rules and bylaws already in force of the association, provided there is only one county fair held in each county. [Amended by 2005 c.22 §384]
OR Rev Stat § 565.268 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.268 - Agreements for fair association to exercise powers of county fair board.

(1) As used in this section, a "fair association" means a corporation incorporated under ORS chapter 65 that has a board of directors with at least three members and that is authorized by its articles of incorporation to exercise the powers and perform the functions exercised and performed by a county fair board under ORS 565.210 to 565.310. (2) If the order issued by a county court under ORS 565.265 authorizes an agreement with a fair association, the county court, before the abolition of the county fair board, shall enter into an agreement with a fair association for the management and operation of the county fair. Except as otherwise provided in the agreement, a fair association may exercise all of the powers and authority granted to a county fair board under ORS 565.210 to 565.310. (3) An agreement between a county court and a fair association under this section may not provide for the conveyance or other transfer of public property to the fair association unless the public property is transferred as allowed by the laws of this state. [1999 c.681 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 565.271 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.271 - Initiation of proceedings for replacement of county fair board by fair district.

If the order issued by a county court under ORS 565.265 authorizes the formation of a fair district to replace the county fair board, the county court, before the abolition of the county fair board, shall initiate the formation of the fair district by order as provided in ORS 198.835. After initiation of formation proceedings as provided in this section, a fair district may be created as provided in ORS 198.705 to 198.955 and 565.275. [1999 c.681 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 565.275 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.275 - Fair district; powers; district board.

(1) A fair district may: (a) Have and use a common seal. (b) Sue and be sued in its name. (c) Make and accept any and all contracts, deeds, leases, releases and documents of any kind that, in the judgment of the district board, are necessary or proper to the exercise of any power of the district, and to direct the payment of all lawful claims or demands. (d) Assess, levy and collect taxes to pay the cost of acquiring sites for the county fair and constructing, reconstructing, altering, operating and maintaining the ground and all other property devoted to the use of the county fair, the expenses incurred in the business management and financial and other affairs of the county fair and any lawful claims against the district. (e) Employ all necessary agents and assistants. (f) Call elections after the formation of the district. (g) Generally do any acts necessary and proper to the complete exercise and effect of any of its powers or the purposes for which it was formed. (2) The officers of the district shall be a board of five members elected by the electors of the district. The district board shall be the governing body of the district and shall exercise all powers of the district. (3) Five district board members shall be elected at the election for district formation. If the effective date of the formation of the district occurs in an odd-numbered year, two district board members shall be elected for four-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for two-year terms. If the effective date of the formation occurs in an even-numbered year, two district board members shall be elected for three-year terms and the other three district board members shall be elected for one-year terms. The district board members shall be elected at large by position number. Each district board member shall hold office until election and qualification of a successor. (4) ORS chapter 255 governs the nomination and election of district board members and the conduct of district elections. (5) The district board in each year shall determine and fix the amount of money to be levied and raised by taxation for the purposes of the district. (6) A county may convey or otherwise transfer public property to a fair district as provided by law. [1999 c.681 §6; 2001 c.104 §231; 2003 c.802 §143]
OR Rev Stat § 565.310 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.310 - County fair not held; disposition of funds.

Should a board decide not to hold a county fair, the county court may in its discretion expend such funds, or any portion thereof, for paying premiums upon exhibits of livestock, agricultural and horticultural products at any fair, land products show or livestock exposition held in this state. Any or all of such funds not so used shall be held by the county treasurer in a reserve fund to be available for use by the county fair board in subsequent years.
OR Rev Stat § 565.315 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.315 - Handling and disbursing of moneys in connection with county fairs; financial statement.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the disbursement of county fair moneys from the county treasury, in order to pay promptly prize moneys, premiums, wages, necessary costs of repairs and other claims requiring prompt payment in connection with any county fair, the county fair board, at any time, may draw warrants for such amounts as it deems necessary to make such payments, payable to the county fair board, upon funds in the county treasury available for the purpose of making such payments. Such warrants shall be drawn by the board and signed by the president and secretary thereof. (2) The board shall place any moneys drawn from the county treasury under subsection (1) of this section in an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008, and may withdraw such moneys for the purpose of making the payments referred to in subsection (1) of this section by checks signed by the president and secretary of the board. All moneys in such checking account not expended during the year such moneys were drawn from the county treasury and placed therein shall be available for use by the board in subsequent years for the purpose of making the payments referred to in subsection (1) of this section. (3) The board shall keep and make available to the county clerk and county treasurer a complete list of all warrants drawn and deposited in the checking account and all checks drawn against such checking account under this section. (4) The board shall, once each year, file with the county clerk a complete financial statement showing all funds received and disbursed. There may be included in the report such suggestions and recommendations as in its opinion would make for the improvement and advancement of agricultural and related industries of the fair. [1955 c.665 §1; 1981 c.134 §3; 1983 c.327 §8; 1997 c.631 §498]
OR Rev Stat § 565.325 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.325 - County fair fund; purpose; source of moneys.

(1) Each county that holds a county fair shall establish and maintain a fair fund. The fair fund may be expended only for the promotion and operation of the county fair and to provide, maintain and improve county fairgrounds, buildings, facilities and improvements on the county fairgrounds for the county fair and other events authorized by the county fair board. (2) All moneys received from activities conducted at the county fair or at the county fairgrounds or facilities, and all moneys received by a county fair as the licensee for pari-mutuel wagering on races conducted at or on behalf of the fair shall be deposited in the county fair fund. [1985 c.716 §3; 1997 c.435 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 565.445 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.445 - County Fair Account.

(1) The County Fair Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. (2) The account shall consist of moneys allocated under ORS 565.447. (3) On the first business day of each calendar year the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall disburse the moneys in the County Fair Account to the county fair boards in equal shares. [1969 c.298 §11; 1971 c.595 §1; 1979 c.844 §2; 1989 c.463 §1; 2001 c.916 §4; 2003 c.517 §3; 2013 c.722 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 565.446 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 565 - Fairs and Exhibits|Section 565.446 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that financial support of county fairs will result in economic development for areas where fairgrounds are located by promoting, expanding or preventing the decline of businesses and that the use of the net proceeds from the operation of the Oregon State Lottery to fund county fairs is an appropriate use of state lottery funds under section 4, Article XV of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS 461.540. [2001 c.811 §1] Note: 565.446 and 565.447 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 565 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.