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OR Rev Stat § 671.607 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.607 - License refusal or suspension for landscape contracting business debt; rules.

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Landscape contracting business debt" means an amount owed under: (A) A final order or arbitration award issued under ORS 671.703; or (B) A judgment or civil penalty arising from landscape contracting business activities in any state. (b) "Landscape contracting business license" means a license issued within the United States to engage in a landscape contracting business. (c) "Officer" means any of the following persons: (A) A president, vice president, secretary, treasurer or director of a corporation. (B) A general partner in a limited partnership. (C) A manager in a manager-managed limited liability company. (D) A member of a member-managed limited liability company. (E) A trustee. (F) A person qualifying as an officer under board rules. The definition of officer adopted by board rule may include persons not listed in this paragraph who may exercise substantial control over a business. (d) "Owner" means a sole proprietor of, general partner in or holder of a controlling interest in a business, or a person defined as an owner by board rule. (2) The board shall adopt rules defining an owner for purposes of subsection (1) of this section. The rules may not define an owner in a manner that includes an investor who has no right to manage a business, including but not limited to: (a) A person who is solely a minority shareholder in a corporation; (b) A member of a manager-managed limited liability company; or (c) A limited partner in a limited partnership who does not participate in the control of the business of the limited partnership. (3) The board may suspend or refuse to issue a landscape contracting business license if: (a) The business owes a landscape contracting business debt or has had a landscape contracting business license revoked; (b) An owner or officer of the landscape contracting business owes a landscape contracting business debt or has had a landscape contracting business license revoked; or (c) An owner or officer of the landscape contracting business was an owner or officer of another business at the time the other business incurred a landscape contracting business debt that is owing or at the time of an event that resulted in the revocation of the other business’s landscape contracting business license. (4) The board may hold the suspension or refusal of a license under subsection (3) of this section in abeyance if the person owing a landscape contracting business debt is adhering to a board-approved plan for restitution of the amount owed. [2005 c.609 §7; 2007 c.149 §4; 2007 c.541 §27]
OR Rev Stat § 671.613 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.613 - Sanction for failure to comply with certain laws; civil penalty.

(1) The failure of a landscape contracting business to comply with the provisions of this section and ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870, 656.021, 657.665, 670.600, 671.525, 671.530 and 671.575 or to be in conformance with the provisions of ORS 279.835 to 279.855 or ORS chapter 279A, 279B, 279C, 316, 571, 656 or 657 is a basis for suspension of the landscape contracting business license, revocation of the landscape contracting business license, refusal to issue or reissue a landscape contracting business license, assessment of a civil penalty as set forth in ORS 671.997 or a combination of these sanctions. (2) Any action against a landscape contracting business under this section shall be conducted in conformance with the provisions of ORS 183.413 to 183.497. [1991 c.533 §9; 1999 c.535 §5; 2001 c.108 §2; 2003 c.794 §315; 2007 c.541 §29]
OR Rev Stat § 671.614 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.614 - Placement on probation; conditions; failure to fulfill conditions.

(1) The State Landscape Contractors Board may issue an order placing a landscape contracting business, or any landscape construction professional that is employed by the landscape contracting business or is a landscape contracting business owner or officer as defined in ORS 671.607, on probation if three or more claims are filed against the landscape contracting business’s bond, letter of credit or deposit within a 12-month period. (2) The board may place a landscape contracting business or landscape construction professional on probation under this section only if the board determines after investigation of the complaints that a significant likelihood exists that continued activity by the landscape contracting business or landscape construction professional without board supervision will result in additional claims against the landscape contracting business. (3) The board may require as a condition of probation imposed under this section that the landscape construction professional take a board-approved education course in one or more subjects relating to landscape operations. (4) The board may require as a condition of probation imposed under this section that the owner or officer of the landscape contracting business take a board-approved education course in one or more subjects relating to landscape contracting business or general business practices. (5) The board may take action to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of the landscape contracting business or landscape construction professional if the business or professional fails to fulfill the conditions of the probation. [2005 c.609 §4; 2007 c.541 §30; 2009 c.11 §88]
OR Rev Stat § 671.615 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.615 - Installation of backflow assemblies; qualification rules.

The State Landscape Contractors Board may license a landscape construction professional to install backflow assemblies for irrigation systems and ornamental water features. The board, by rule, shall establish qualifications for issuance of a license under this section. A landscape construction professional may install a backflow assembly only if the landscape construction professional is licensed under this section and is the owner of, or employed by, a licensed landscape contracting business. A landscape construction professional installing a backflow assembly may tap into the potable water supply only at a point after the connection between the water system and the customer, as that connection is defined in ORS 448.115. [1987 c.561 §2; 1989 c.944 §3; 1995 c.645 §2; 2001 c.181 §2; 2005 c.609 §15; 2007 c.541 §31]
OR Rev Stat § 671.617 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.617 - Examination for backflow assembly installer license.

(1) The State Landscape Contractors Board shall consult with the State Plumbing Board in developing any written and practical examinations for backflow assembly installer licenses. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 192.173, upon request of the applicant, the State Landscape Contractors Board shall make any written examination that the board offers for backflow assembly installer licensing available in a format in which instructions and questions stated in the English language are immediately followed by a Spanish language translation of those instructions and questions. [1989 c.944 §4; 2005 c.609 §16; 2015 c.652 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 671.625 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.625 - Minimum standards for contracts and billings; rules; compliance; effect of noncompliance.

(1) The State Landscape Contractors Board shall by rule adopt minimum standards for written contracts and billings of the landscape contracting businesses. The standards shall set forth requirements for information that must be contained in contracts and billings. The information required shall be any information the board determines is necessary to provide protection for consumers of the services and materials provided by landscape contracting businesses. (2) Work by a landscape contracting business subject to ORS 671.510 to 671.760 for which the business charges $2,000 or more for a landscape job, as defined in board rule, shall only be performed subject to a written contract. Any contract or billing for such work must conform to the standards adopted under subsection (1) of this section. (3) A contract that does not substantially comply with this section may not be enforced by a landscape contracting business in any court or other proceedings within this state. [1979 c.840 §13; 1983 c.452 §12; 2007 c.541 §32; 2015 c.672 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 671.630 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.630 - State Landscape Contractors Board; members.

The State Landscape Contractors Board shall operate as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472 for purposes of carrying out the provisions of ORS 671.510 to 671.760, 671.990 (2) and 671.997. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall make appointments to the board from all segments of the landscape contracting industry. At least two board members must be public members. [1971 c.764 §14; 1973 c.832 §32; 1975 c.757 §7; 1981 c.536 §24; 1987 c.414 §46; 1993 c.744 §192; 2001 c.409 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 671.650 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.650 - License fees.

(1) The State Landscape Contractors Board shall establish fees, including but not limited to annual landscape construction professional license fees and annual landscape contracting business license fees. (2) The license fee for an out-of-state landscape contracting business operating in Oregon must be the same as for an Oregon landscape contracting business. [1971 c.764 §17; 1973 c.832 §34; 1981 c.536 §25; 1983 c.452 §13; 1989 c.450 §1; 1997 c.327 §2; 2001 c.409 §7; 2007 c.541 §33]
OR Rev Stat § 671.655 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.655 - Deposit of moneys.

Except as the State Landscape Contractors Board may otherwise provide under ORS 182.462 (1)(e), the board shall deposit moneys received as fees or civil penalties into the account created by the board pursuant to ORS 182.470. [2005 c.609 §6; 2011 c.110 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 671.660 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.660 - Renewal of licenses; effect of lapse; penalty fees.

(1) The fee for renewal of a license issued under ORS 671.510 to 671.760 shall be paid annually on or before the last day of the month of the anniversary of issuance. (2) The State Landscape Contractors Board may not issue a new license to a person who has been previously licensed under ORS 671.510 to 671.760 and whose license has expired, unless the person makes written application on a form approved by the board and pays the required annual fee. The board may require the person to also pay a penalty fee. (3) If a license lapses for two years or more, the person must reapply as for initial issuance of the license. (4) When a landscape contracting business renews its license, the business must submit the names of all employees who are licensed landscape construction professionals. (5) When a person renews a landscape construction professional license, the person must: (a) Submit the name of the employer if the person is currently performing landscaping work; and (b) Demonstrate that the person has complied with the continuing education requirement adopted by the board. [1971 c.764 §18; 1973 c.832 §35; 1977 c.873 §5; 1983 c.452 §14; 2001 c.409 §8; 2007 c.550 §§3,6]
OR Rev Stat § 671.670 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.670 - Rulemaking authority.

In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the State Landscape Contractors Board may adopt rules the board considers reasonable for the administration and enforcement of ORS 671.510 to 671.760 and 671.997. [1971 c.764 §19; 1981 c.536 §26; 2005 c.609 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 671.676 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.676 - Continuing education; rules.

(1) The State Landscape Contractors Board shall adopt rules establishing continuing education requirements for landscape construction professionals. A continuing education requirement adopted by the board must equal or exceed: (a) Sixteen hours of continuing education during a two-year period for a landscape construction professional who has six years or less of experience as an active licensee on the beginning date of the period; or (b) Eight hours of continuing education during a two-year period for a landscape construction professional who has more than six years of experience as an active licensee on the beginning date of the period. (2) The board may approve programs for purposes of continuing education for landscape construction professionals and determine the number of hours to be credited to the programs. The board shall ensure that continuing education opportunities for landscape construction professionals are readily available. (3) Programs approved by the board for continuing education purposes must be designed to directly contribute to the professional competency of landscape construction professionals. Approved programs may include, but need not be limited to: (a) Professional development programs and technical meetings of professional associations for landscape contracting businesses or for related industries such as pesticide application or irrigation auditing; (b) University or college courses related to landscaping or horticulture; (c) Professional staff training programs by associations of landscape construction professionals; and (d) Online or other forms of educational programs. (4) The board may adopt rules establishing grounds for obtaining a waiver of the continuing education requirements for landscape construction professionals. The board may not allow a waiver for consecutive two-year periods except for a waiver due to military service, retirement, disability, absence from the state, inactive status or extreme hardship. [2007 c.550 §2; 2007 c.550 §5; 2015 c.672 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 671.681 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.681 - Advisory and technical committees.

(1) To aid and advise the State Landscape Contractors Board in the performance of the functions of the board, the board administrator may establish such advisory and technical committees as the administrator considers necessary. These committees may be continuing or temporary. The administrator shall determine the representation, membership, terms and organization of the committees and shall appoint their members. The administrator is an ex officio member of each committee. (2) Members of the committees are not entitled to compensation, but the board may fix and pay to the committee members from the funds available to the board per diem and actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by the committee members in the performance of their official duties. [2007 c.399 §1] Note: 671.681 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 671 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 671.695 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.695 - Types of claims.

A claim against a licensed landscape contracting business is payable from the bond, letter of credit or deposit required of the landscape contracting business under ORS 671.690 only if the claim arises from the performance, or a contract for the performance, of work that is subject to ORS 671.510 to 671.760. The claim must be of one or more of the following types: (1) A claim against the landscape contracting business by the property owner or the owner’s agent for any of the following: (a) Negligent work. (b) Improper work. (c) Breach of an oral or written contract. (2) A claim against the landscape contracting business by the property owner or the owner’s agent to discharge, or to recoup funds expended in discharging, a lien established under ORS 87.010 to 87.060 or 87.075 to 87.093. The State Landscape Contractors Board may reduce a claim described in this subsection by any amount the claimant owes the landscape contracting business. The board shall process claims described in this subsection only if: (a) The owner paid the landscape contracting business for work subject to ORS 671.510 to 671.760; and (b) A lien established against the property of the owner under ORS 87.010 to 87.060 or 87.075 to 87.093 is filed because the landscape contracting business failed to pay the person claiming the lien for that person’s contribution toward completion of the improvement. (3) A claim against a licensed subcontractor by a licensed landscape contracting business or by a construction contractor licensed under ORS chapter 701, for any of the following: (a) Negligent work. (b) Improper work. (c) Breach of an oral or written contract. (4) A claim by a person furnishing labor to a landscape contracting business. (5) A claim, as limited by rule of the board, by a person furnishing material or renting or supplying equipment to the landscape contracting business. The minimum limit set by the board may not be more than $150. (6) A claim by a subcontractor against the landscape contracting business for unpaid labor or materials arising out of a contract. [2007 c.149 §2; 2007 c.541 §37b; 2015 c.672 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 671.700 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.700 - Notice of claim; timeliness; board authority over dispute.

(1) If a claim is filed with the State Landscape Contractors Board against a licensed landscape contracting business for payment from the bond, letter of credit or deposit required of the business under ORS 671.690, the board may resolve the dispute involving the landscape contracting business. (2) A person having a claim against a landscape contracting business shall give the board notice of the claim in writing 90 days before any action on the bond, letter of credit or deposit is commenced. (3) The board may not accept a claim against a landscape contracting business for processing if the claim is not filed with the board within one year after the business substantially completed work. The board may not issue an order for the payment of a court judgment or arbitration award from the bond, letter of credit or deposit of a landscape contracting business unless the person has timely filed with the board a claim against the business regarding the same matter that resulted in the judgment or award. [1973 c.832 §29c; 1983 c.452 §16; 1987 c.461 §3; 2007 c.149 §6; 2007 c.541 §36a]
OR Rev Stat § 671.701 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.701 - Claims against business holding dual licensing.

(1) A person may file complaints against a licensed landscape contracting business with both the Construction Contractors Board and the State Landscape Contractors Board regarding the same work if: (a) The landscape contracting business holds a license as a construction contractor issued under ORS chapter 701; and (b) The complaint to the Construction Contractors Board qualifies for filing under ORS chapter 701 and the complaint to the State Landscape Contractors Board qualifies for filing under ORS 671.510 to 671.760. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not expand the authority of the Construction Contractors Board or State Landscape Contractors Board to resolve a complaint or pay a claim. A determination by either board regarding a complaint or claim is not binding on the other board. The total amount paid to a person described in subsection (1) of this section by the boards may not exceed the damages sustained by the person. The State Landscape Contractors Board may require a person who files a complaint against a landscape contracting business to inform the board of any complaint the person files with the Construction Contractors Board against the business. [2015 c.672 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 671.707 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 17 - Occupations|Chapter 671 - Architects; Landscape Professions and Business|Section 671.707 - Actions following final order of board.

(1) If a final order of the State Landscape Contractors Board is not paid by the landscape contracting business, the board shall notify the surety on the business’s bond. (2) An order of the board that determines a claim under ORS 671.703 that becomes final by operation of law or on appeal and remains unpaid for 20 days after the order becomes final is an order in favor of the claimant against the landscape contracting business and may be recorded with the county clerk in any county of this state. (3) Upon receipt, the clerk shall record the order in the County Clerk Lien Record. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, recording an order in the County Clerk Lien Record pursuant to this section has the effect provided for in ORS 205.125 and 205.126, and the order may be enforced as provided in ORS 205.125 and 205.126. [1979 c.840 §10; 1999 c.153 §1; 2007 c.149 §8; 2007 c.541 §38a]