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OR Rev Stat § 633.700 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.700 - Retailer and wholesaler licenses; exemption; rules; fees.

(1) A person may not sell, offer or expose for sale in this state, or contract to have produced in this state for commercial purposes, any agricultural, flower or vegetable seeds unless the person holds an unsuspended license issued by the State Department of Agriculture. However, a person is not required to obtain a license if the person is selling only seeds produced by the person or if the person is selling flower or vegetable seeds at retail in packages weighing not more than one-half pound that were prepared for retail sale by a seed company licensed under this section. For the purposes of this section, persons operating more than one branch, plant or warehouse where seeds are sold, offered or exposed for sale shall secure a separate license for each such branch, plant or warehouse. (2) Any person desiring to sell, offer or expose for sale in this state any agricultural, flower or vegetable seeds, for planting purposes, except as provided in this section, shall make application to the Director of Agriculture for a license for this purpose. The application shall be signed by the applicant or the authorized agent of the applicant and shall be in a form approved by the director. Upon presentation of such signed application for a license and the tendering of the license fee established by the department pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the department shall issue the license to the applicant. The license shall expire on June 30 next following the date of issuance or on such date as may be specified by department rule. (3) The department shall establish annual license fees, not to exceed $75 for a retailer’s license and not to exceed $750 for a wholesaler’s license. Only one license shall be required for one person’s operation at one location. [Amended by 1955 c.379 §19; 1957 c.407 §2; 1977 c.625 §2; 1985 c.353 §4; 1989 c.514 §1; 1991 c.288 §1; 1993 c.665 §1; 2003 c.14 §387; 2007 c.281 §15; 2007 c.768 §39; 2011 c.324 §1; 2011 c.356 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 633.711 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.711

[1989 c.1035 §§2,6; 1991 c.734 §56; 1995 c.371 §9; renumbered 633.996 in 2001]
OR Rev Stat § 633.720 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.720 - Sampling and testing on request of owner of seed.

On application of any person owning or controlling any lot of seed, the director may draw an official sample of any lot of such seed for official testing purposes. After dividing the sample into two approximately equal portions and properly identifying, labeling and sealing them, the director shall tender one portion to the applicant and shall send the other portion directly to the agricultural experiment station for testing. The experiment station shall report the results of such tests to the person for whom such sample was drawn, and the person shall pay for such sampling at rates established by the director, in accordance with ORS 633.680, and for the seed testing at commercial rates as established by the dean in accordance with ORS 633.600.
OR Rev Stat § 633.733 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.733 - Legislative findings regarding seed regulation.

(1) As used in this section, "nursery seed" means any propagant of nursery stock as defined in ORS 571.005. (2) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (a) The production and use of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed and products of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed are of substantial economic benefit to this state; (b) The economic benefits resulting from agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed and seed product industries in this state make the protection, preservation and promotion of those industries a matter of statewide interest that warrants reserving exclusive regulatory power over agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed and products of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed to the state; and (c) The agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed and vegetable seed and seed product industries in this state will be adversely affected if those industries are subject to a patchwork of local regulations. [2013 s.s. c.4 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 633.738 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.738 - Prohibition of local laws to inhibit or prevent production or use of seeds or products of seeds.

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Local government" has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.116. (b) "Nursery seed" means any propagant of nursery stock as defined in ORS 571.005. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a local government may not enact or enforce a local law or measure, including but not limited to an ordinance, regulation, control area or quarantine, to inhibit or prevent the production or use of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed or vegetable seed or products of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed or vegetable seed. The prohibition imposed by this subsection includes, but is not limited to, any local laws or measures for regulating the display, distribution, growing, harvesting, labeling, marketing, mixing, notification of use, planting, possession, processing, registration, storage, transportation or use of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed or vegetable seed or products of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed or vegetable seed. (3) Subsection (2) of this section does not prohibit a local government from enacting or enforcing a local law or measure to inhibit or prevent the production or use of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed or vegetable seed or products of agricultural seed, flower seed, nursery seed or vegetable seed on property owned by the local government. [2013 s.s. c.4 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 633.741 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.741 - Jackson County exemption from ORS 633.738.

ORS 633.738 does not apply to any local measure that was: (1) Proposed by initiative petition and, on or before January 31, 2013, qualified for placement on the ballot in a county; and (2) Approved by the electors of the county at an election held on May 20, 2014. [2013 s.s. c.4 §4] Note: 633.741 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 633 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 633.750 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.750 - Disposition of fees and charges paid under ORS 633.511 to 633.750.

All fees paid to the State Department of Agriculture pursuant to ORS 633.511 to 633.750, other than the fees and charges specified in ORS 633.610 and 633.630, shall be deposited in the Department of Agriculture Service Fund. All such moneys are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of carrying out those sections. [Amended by 1979 c.499 §32; 2003 c.14 §388]
OR Rev Stat § 633.752 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.752 - Presence of department representative during crop testing; fee.

Upon request by a farmer or by the holder of a patent granted for a seed, crop or trait under the Patent Act (35 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) or under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.), the Director of Agriculture shall appoint a representative of the State Department of Agriculture to accompany the farmer, the patent holder or a crop testing service at the time a sample is taken. The department may charge the requester a fee for the services. This section does not create any new right of entry or affect any existing right of entry onto a property. [2015 c.630 §4] Note: 633.752 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 633 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 633.992 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.992 - Criminal penalties.

Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated thereunder is a misdemeanor. [1971 c.489 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 633.994 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.994 - Civil penalties for fertilizer law violations; rules; failure to pay penalty in full.

(1) In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the State Department of Agriculture may assess a civil penalty against a person that violates a provision of ORS 633.311 to 633.479 or rules adopted under ORS 633.311 to 633.479. The civil penalty may not be more than: (a) $500 for the first violation within a three-year period; (b) $1,500 for the second violation within a three-year period; and (c) $10,000 for each subsequent violation within a three-year period. (2) The department shall adopt rules that determine guidelines for ensuring consistency in the assessment of civil penalties. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, for a violation that arises from gross negligence or willful misconduct, or that results in substantial harm to human health or the environment, the department may assess a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for the initial violation or any subsequent violation. (4) Each violation of a provision of ORS 633.311 to 633.479 that results from an action is a separate and distinct violation. The department may deem each day of a continuing violation to be a separate and distinct violation. (5) A civil penalty assessed under this section may be remitted or reduced upon terms and conditions that the Director of Agriculture considers proper and consistent with the public health and safety. (6) If a civil penalty assessed under this section remains unpaid after the issuance of the final order, the department may, until the civil penalty is paid in full: (a) Refuse to issue the recipient of the final order a certificate of registration under ORS 633.311 to 633.479 for a product; and (b) Withhold from the recipient of the final order the issuance or renewal of a license under any program administered by the department. [2001 c.914 §17; 2009 c.97 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 633.996 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 633 - Grades, Standards and Labels for Feeds, Soil Enhancers and Seeds|Section 633.996 - Civil penalty for seed law violation.

(1) Any person who violates any provision of ORS 633.511 to 633.750, a rule adopted pursuant thereto or the terms or conditions of any order issued by the State Department of Agriculture under ORS 633.511 to 633.750 shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation. (2) Each violation may be a separate and distinct offense, and in the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance thereof may be deemed a separate and distinct offense. (3) The department shall adopt a schedule or schedules establishing the amount of civil penalty that may be imposed for a particular violation. (4) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. (5) Any civil penalty received by the State Treasurer under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund to the credit of the Department of Agriculture Account and is continuously appropriated to the department for the administration and enforcement of the laws and rules under which the penalty was assessed. [Formerly 633.711; 2003 c.14 §389]
OR Rev Stat § 634.005 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.005 - Short title; policy statement.

The purpose of this chapter, which shall be known as the State Pesticide Control Act and shall be enforced by the State Department of Agriculture, is to regulate in the public interest the formulation, distribution, storage, transportation, application and use of pesticides. Many materials have been discovered or synthesized which are necessary and valuable for the control of insects, plant diseases and weeds. Many more pesticides will be discovered and needed. Such materials, however, may injure health, property, wildlife or environment by being distributed, stored, transported, applied or used in an improper or careless manner. The pesticide industry of this state has achieved and maintained high standards in its formulation and use of pesticides while at the same time experiencing a minimum of injury to persons, property or the environment. Currently updating the law to maintain this achievement and to consider future new pesticides and problems is necessary for the protection of persons, property, wildlife and environment of this state. [Formerly 634.012]
OR Rev Stat § 634.012 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.012

[1973 c.341 §2; renumbered 634.005 in 1995]
OR Rev Stat § 634.022 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.022 - Exemption from registration for experimental pesticides; approval required for use of experimental pesticides; applicability of law.

(1) The provisions of ORS 634.016 are not applicable to pesticides used only for experimental or research purposes. Such pesticides shall be conspicuously labeled "For experimental purposes only and not for sale" in addition to the labeling requirements of ORS 634.026, except that they need not be labeled with directions for use or the professed standard of quality. (2)(a) Subject to the exemptions set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection, before any pesticide can be used for experimental or research purposes a person proposing to use such pesticides shall obtain approval of the State Department of Agriculture. Application for such approval shall contain such information as may be required by the department, including the location and size of the plot on which the experiment or research is to be carried out, the nature of the pesticide to be utilized, the person responsible for such activities and the intended disposition of any crops grown upon the experimental or research plot. (b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection are not applicable to: (A) Federal or state agencies. (B) Experiments or research carried on in greenhouses. (3) If any person uses pesticides for experimental purposes as provided by this section contrary to the instructions and approval issued by the department, the department may immediately revoke such approval and refuse to issue its approval to such persons on future applications. [1973 c.341 §9; 1995 c.79 §324]
OR Rev Stat § 634.026 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.026 - Pesticide labeling requirements; highly toxic pesticides; applicability of law.

(1) If not otherwise required or prescribed by federal law or rule, each package or container of every pesticide shall be labeled with: (a) The name and address of the manufacturer or person for whom it was manufactured. (b) The brand name or trademark under which the material is sold. (c) The professed standard of quality of the material. (d) The net weight or volume of the contents. (e) Adequate and necessary directions for its proper and intended use. (2) In addition to the information required by subsection (1) of this section, any pesticide which is highly toxic shall be labeled with: (a) A sign of a skull and crossbones. (b) The word "poison" in red on the package printed on a background of contrasting color. (c) A poison antidote for the material, if any. (3) The provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to bleaching powder or chloride of lime. [1973 c.341 §10]
OR Rev Stat § 634.032 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.032 - When pesticide is misbranded.

Pesticides shall be deemed misbranded if: (1) The package or container of such materials bears any false or misleading statement. (2) The container or package of such materials is not labeled as required by ORS 634.026. [1973 c.341 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 634.036 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.036 - When pesticide is adulterated.

A pesticide shall be deemed to be adulterated if: (1) It is a pesticide other than a herbicide, defoliant or desiccant, is intended for use on vegetation and contains any substance which is injurious to such vegetation when used as directed under normal growing conditions. (2) The strength or purity of the pesticide is below the purported or professed standard of quality as expressed in its labeling, or any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for any ingredient of the pesticide, or any valuable constituent thereof has been omitted wholly or in part. (3) The contents of the package or container of pesticide do not meet their purported standard of quality in any other manner. (4) The contents of the package or container represented to be a pesticide are not definitely effective for the purpose for which recommended. [1973 c.341 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 634.042 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.042 - Unsafe use of certain pesticides on raw agricultural commodities; tolerances and exemptions; applicability to fertilizers, agricultural minerals and lime mix.

(1) Any poisonous or deleterious pesticide or any pesticide which, in the opinion of the State Department of Agriculture, is not generally recognized among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the safety of pesticide chemicals as safe for use, added to a raw agricultural commodity, shall be deemed unsafe for the purposes of the application of ORS 616.235 (1)(b), unless: (a) A tolerance for such pesticide chemical in or on the raw agricultural commodity has been prescribed by regulation promulgated by the department and the quantity of such pesticide chemical in or on the raw agricultural commodity is within the limits of the tolerance so prescribed; or (b) With respect to use in or on such raw agricultural commodity, the pesticide chemical has been exempted from regulation promulgated by the department. (2) While a tolerance or exemption from tolerance is in effect for a pesticide chemical with respect to any raw agricultural commodity, such raw agricultural commodity shall not, by reason of bearing or containing any added amount of such pesticide chemical, be considered to be adulterated within the meaning of ORS 616.235 (1)(a), provided such pesticide chemical or the use of such pesticide chemical is in compliance with the law and regulations promulgated thereunder. (3) In a fertilizer, agricultural minerals, agricultural amendment or lime mix in which a pesticide is contained, all applicable provisions of this chapter must be complied with. In lieu of the requirements of ORS 634.026 (1)(c), the label or invoice on a certain mix may show the name and amount of the actual pesticide, together with the total amount of the entire mixture, including the amount of actual pesticide, to be applied to each acre. [1973 c.341 §13; 1979 c.29 §2; 1995 c.79 §325]
OR Rev Stat § 634.048 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.048 - Website information regarding pesticides.

The State Department of Agriculture shall post information regarding pesticides on a department website that is available for access by the public without charge. The department shall indicate on the website those pesticides and devices that the department has listed under ORS 634.316 as highly toxic or restricted-use pesticides or devices. [2015 c.833 §17]
OR Rev Stat § 634.055 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.055 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly hereby determines that the citizens of this state benefit from a system of safe, effective and scientifically sound pesticide regulation. The Legislative Assembly further finds that a uniform, statewide system of pesticide regulation that is consistent, coordinated and comports with both federal and state technical expertise is essential to the public health, safety and welfare and that local regulation of pesticides does not materially assist in achieving these benefits. [1996 c.10 §4 (enacted in lieu of 634.007)]
OR Rev Stat § 634.057 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.057 - State preemption of local pesticide regulation.

No city, town, county or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, rule or regulation regarding pesticide sale or use, including but not limited to: (1) Labeling; (2) Registration; (3) Notification of use; (4) Advertising and marketing; (5) Distribution; (6) Applicator training and certification; (7) Licensing; (8) Transportation; (9) Packaging; (10) Storage; (11) Disclosure of confidential information; or (12) Product composition. [1996 c.10 §6 (enacted in lieu of 634.009)]
OR Rev Stat § 634.060 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.060 - Actions allowed by city, town, county or other political subdivision.

Notwithstanding ORS 634.057, a city, town, county or other political subdivision of this state may adopt a policy regarding the use of pesticides on property owned by the city, town, county or other political subdivision adopting the policy. [1996 c.10 §8 (enacted in lieu of 634.011)]
OR Rev Stat § 634.063 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 634 - Pesticide Control|Section 634.063 - Exceptions to state preemption of pesticide regulation.

Nothing in ORS 634.057 shall limit the authority of a city, town, county or other political subdivision of this state to adopt or enforce a local ordinance, rule or regulation strictly necessary to comply with: (1) The Uniform Building Code published by the International Conference of Building Officials, as amended and adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services; (2) A uniform fire code; or (3) Any requirement of a state or federal statute or regulation pertaining to pesticides. [1996 c.10 §10 (enacted in lieu of 634.013)]