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OR Rev Stat § 576.051 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.051 - Definitions for ORS 576.051 to 576.455.

As used in ORS 576.051 to 576.455, 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 to 576.455. (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 to 576.455. (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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.053 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.053 - Short title.

ORS 576.051 to 576.455 and 576.991 (2) may be known and cited as the Commodity Commission Act. [Formerly 576.015; 1983 c.740 §223; 2011 c.597 §235]
OR Rev Stat § 576.062 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.062 - Establishment of commodity commissions.

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 Alfalfa Seed Commission. (9) The Oregon Blueberry Commission. (10) The Oregon Clover Seed Commission. (11) The Oregon Fine Fescue Commission. (12) The Oregon Hop Commission. (13) The Oregon Mint Commission. (14) The Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission. (15) The Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission. (16) The Oregon Ryegrass Growers Seed Commission. (17) The Oregon Strawberry Commission. (18) The Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission. (19) The Oregon Tall Fescue Commission. (20) 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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.066 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.066 - Department oversight of commodity commissions; rules.

(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 to 576.455, 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; and (e) Adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 576.051 to 576.455. (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 to 576.455. [Formerly 576.044; 2007 c.55 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 576.206 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.206 - Appointment of temporary members; rules; appointment of commissioners; commissioner qualifications; compensation.

(1) Upon the establishment of a commodity commission, the Director of Agriculture shall appoint five temporary members to the commission. In appointing the temporary members, the director shall give consideration to any recommendations by other commodity commissions, commodity growers and commodity grower associations. A majority of the temporary members must be producers of the commodity that is the subject of the commission and at least one member must be a handler of the commodity. (2) The temporary members shall adopt rules for the commission in accordance with ORS chapter 183, including but not limited to rules establishing the number and geographic representation of the commissioners and rules providing for the removal of commissioners. The terms of the temporary members expire on the date that one or more commissioners are appointed under subsection (3) of this section. A qualified temporary member is eligible for appointment to a term on the commission under subsection (3) of this section. (3) Except as provided in ORS 576.225 (3), the director shall appoint the commissioners for a commodity commission in accordance with the rules adopted under subsection (2) of this section. In appointing the commissioners, the director shall give consideration to any recommendations by other commodity commissions, commodity growers and commodity grower associations. (4) A majority of the commissioners must be producers of the commodity that is the subject of the commission. At least one commissioner must be a handler of the commodity. One commissioner must be a member of the public not associated with the production or handling of the commodity. All commissioners other than handlers and the member of the public must be producers. (5) The term of a commissioner appointed under subsection (3) of this section is four years unless a shorter term is established by commission rule. A commissioner is eligible for reappointment unless otherwise provided by commission rule. Before the expiration of a commissioner’s term, the director shall appoint a successor to assume office upon expiration of the term. If there is a vacancy on a commission for any cause, the director shall appoint a person to the unexpired term. (6) The commission shall select one member to serve as chairperson and another member to serve as vice chairperson, with such duties and powers as the commission deems appropriate to those offices. (7) A temporary member of a commission or a commissioner is entitled to compensation and expenses in the manner and amounts provided in ORS 292.495. Claims for compensation earned and expenses incurred in performing the functions of the commission shall be paid out of funds available to the commission. [2003 c.604 §4 (enacted in lieu of 576.205); 2003 c.604 §5; 2007 c.55 §2; 2013 c.90 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 576.215 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.215 - Ex officio members of commission.

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 and 576.225 to 576.255 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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.225 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.225 - Qualifications of members; changes in commission composition; rules.

(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, at any time following the initial appointment of all commissioners for a commodity commission under ORS 576.206 (3), and subject to ORS 576.215, the commission may amend the rules adopted by the temporary commission members under ORS 576.206 (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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.245 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.245 - Office vacant when member ceases to be qualified.

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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.255 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.255 - Removal of members.

(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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.265 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.265 - Travel and other expenses of members; per diem; rules.

(1) A commodity commission may adopt rules establishing the amount of payment that a member of the commission receives under ORS 292.495 (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 (1). (2) Members, officers and employees of a commodity 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 (2), the commission shall adopt uniform and reasonable rules governing the incurring and paying of such expenses. [1953 c.489 §17; 1959 c.596 §10; 2005 c.22 §392; 2009 c.137 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 576.275 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.275 - Meeting place of commission.

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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.285 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.285 - Commission organization; meetings.

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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.306 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.306 - Independent contractors performing services for commission; rentals and acquisitions; rules.

(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 to 279.855 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, 279.835 to 279.855 and 283.085 to 283.092 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. (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 to 171.785. (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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.307 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.307 - Provision of state services to commission.

(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 to 282.050, 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. (d) Provide for central telephone service and central mail or messenger services to the commission under ORS 283.140. (e) Provide motor vehicles for use by members, officers and employees of the commission under ORS 283.305 to 283.350. (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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.309 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.309 - Commission furnishing services, facilities and materials to other state agencies.

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 to carry out the purposes of ORS 576.051 to 576.455. 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. [1959 c.596 §33; 2003 c.604 §36]
OR Rev Stat § 576.311 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.311 - Commission exempt from certain financial administration laws.

Except as otherwise provided in ORS 576.051 to 576.455, ORS 291.026, 291.201 to 291.222, 291.232 to 291.260, 291.322 to 291.334, 292.210 to 292.250, 293.260 to 293.280, 293.295 to 293.346 and 293.590 to 293.640 do not apply to a commodity commission or to the administration and enforcement of ORS 576.051 to 576.455. [1959 c.596 §34; 2005 c.22 §398]
OR Rev Stat § 576.315 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.315 - Grants, donations and gifts.

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]
OR Rev Stat § 576.317 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 576 - Agricultural Marketing Generally|Section 576.317 - Intellectual property; rules.

(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 to 576.455 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. 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 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.