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OR Rev Stat § 633.489 (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 633.489 - Certification of dyes or other additives; rules.

(1) The State Department of Agriculture, by rule and in consultation with the Department of State Police, shall certify each brand of nontoxic dye or other additive that a distributor or user may add to anhydrous ammonia. (2) In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the State Department of Agriculture shall adopt rules establishing standards to be used in making certifications under this section and for the administration of ORS 633.491. In establishing the standards, the State Department of Agriculture shall consult with the Anhydrous Ammonia Additive Review Committee established under ORS 633.491. [Formerly 561.755] Note: See note under 633.487.
OR Rev Stat § 633.491 (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 633.491 - Anhydrous Ammonia Additive Review Committee.

(1) The Director of Agriculture, in consultation with the Superintendent of State Police, shall appoint an Anhydrous Ammonia Additive Review Committee consisting of not fewer than six members. The term of a member is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the director. (2) Members of the committee are not entitled to compensation, but in the discretion of the director may be reimbursed from funds available to the State Department of Agriculture for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the manner and amount provided in ORS 292.495. (3) The members of the committee shall include at least one representative from each of the following: (a) The Department of State Police. (b) The State Department of Agriculture. (c) Manufacturers of anhydrous ammonia fertilizers. (d) The Oregon State University Extension Service. (e) Retail distributors. (f) Users who are growers of agricultural commodities. (4) The committee: (a) May review all relevant scientific and economic data on nontoxic dyes or other additives for anhydrous ammonia that are submitted for certification to the State Department of Agriculture under ORS 633.489. (b) Shall, at a minimum, require the manufacturer of any product submitted under ORS 633.489 to provide sufficient scientifically valid data for each submitted nontoxic dye or other additive to allow the State Department of Agriculture to determine the dye’s or additive’s: (A) Impact on crop yield; (B) Specific food crop residue analysis; and (C) Impact on the environment. (c) May issue recommendations to the director regarding whether a nontoxic dye or other additive to anhydrous ammonia should be certified by the State Department of Agriculture under ORS 633.489. [Formerly 561.760] Note: See note under 633.487.
OR Rev Stat § 633.531 (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 633.531 - Labeling vegetable or flower seed weighing one pound or less.

Each container of vegetable seed or flower seed that is sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale or transported within this state and that has a net weight of one pound or less shall be legibly labeled: (1) With the commonly accepted name of the kind or the kind and variety of the seed. (2) With the name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, offers or exposes such seed for sale within this state. (3) With the year for which the seed was packed for sale, or the percentage of germination and the date the test was completed. (4) In the case of seed that has a percentage of germination less than the standard prescribed by the Director of Agriculture under authority of ORS 633.680, with: (a) The percentage of germination. (b) The percentage of hard seed, if more than one percent. (c) The month and year the test to determine the data required by this section was completed. (d) The words "substandard germination" in not less than eight-point boldfaced type. (5) With the labeling data required by ORS 633.520 (12) and (13). [1955 c.379 §4; 1969 c.132 §3; 1995 c.371 §3; 2007 c.281 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 633.541 (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 633.541 - Labeling vegetable seed weighing more than one pound.

Each container of vegetable seed weighing more than one pound net weight shall be labeled with: (1) The name of the kind and variety of the contents. (2) The lot number or other lot identification. (3) The name and number per pound of each kind of restricted noxious weed seed, or the statement "No Noxious Found," or a similar statement, if the sample is free of all noxious weed seeds listed in the administrative rules. (4) The percentage of germination or, if the percentage of germination meets or exceeds the standard established by the Director of Agriculture pursuant to ORS 633.680, at the option of the person for whom the container is labeled, the words "Oregon Standard Germination." (5) The percentage of hard seed, if more than one percent. (6) The month and year the test to determine the data required by this section was completed. (7) The name and address of the person who labeled such seed or who sells, offers or exposes such seed for sale within this state. (8) The labeling data required by ORS 633.520 (12) and (13). [1955 c.379 §5; 1969 c.132 §4; 1995 c.371 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 633.545 (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 633.545 - Labeling bins and bulk displays.

All bins and other bulk displays of agricultural, flower or vegetable seed, and mixtures of agricultural, flower or vegetable seed, or both, shall be labeled with the data required to be present on containers of agricultural, flower or vegetable seed prescribed in ORS 633.520, 633.531 and 633.541. [1955 c.379 §6; 2007 c.281 §4]
OR Rev Stat § 633.550 (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 633.550 - Exemptions from labeling provisions.

(1) In the following cases agricultural, flower or vegetable seeds, or mixtures of agricultural, flower or vegetable seeds, or both, are exempt from the labeling provisions of ORS 633.520, 633.531 and 633.541, except that any labeling or other representation that is made with respect to such seed shall conform to those sections: (a) When sold to be recleaned before being sold, offered or exposed for sale for seeding purposes. (b) When held in storage or consigned to a seed handling establishment for conditioning. (c) When held, sold or exposed for sale for milling, food or feeding purposes only. (d) When transported from field to conditioner and between conditioner and dealer. However, if labeled, the seed must be labeled accurately. (2) Containers of agricultural, flower or vegetable seeds, or mixtures of agricultural, flower or vegetable seeds, or both, are exempt from the labeling provisions of ORS 633.520, 633.531 and 633.541 when such containers are filled in the presence of the purchaser from bins or other bulk display containers if such bins or bulk display containers are labeled with the information otherwise required to be present on individual packages of such seed. [Amended by 1955 c.379 §7; 1981 c.196 §2; 1995 c.371 §5; 2007 c.281 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 633.561 (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 633.561 - Preparation of list of prohibited noxious weed seeds and restricted noxious weed seeds.

The director shall prepare a list of prohibited noxious weed seeds and a list of restricted noxious weed seeds. On the list of restricted noxious weed seeds the director, with the concurrence of the dean, shall specify the number of such seeds per pound that may be present in agricultural, flower or vegetable seed. [1955 c.379 §15; 1981 c.196 §3; 2007 c.281 §6]
OR Rev Stat § 633.571 (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 633.571 - Changes in lists; publicizing changes.

(1) The Director of Agriculture, with the concurrence of the dean, may make the following changes in the list of prohibited noxious weed seeds or in the list of restricted noxious weed seeds: (a) The addition to either list of the name of the seed of any weed. (b) The removal from either list of the name of the seed of any weed. (c) A change in the list of restricted noxious weed seeds of the number of such seeds per pound that may be present in agricultural, flower or vegetable seed. (2) In determining whether the name of the seed of any weed should be added to or removed from either list, or whether a change should be made in the number of any restricted noxious weed seed that may be present in agricultural, flower or vegetable seed, the director and the dean shall consider the following factors: (a) The prevalence of such weed in the state. (b) The potential effect upon the seed industry and agriculture generally. (c) Means of effective control or eradication. (d) Toxicity to animals, including humans. (e) Methods of separation from other seeds. (f) Any other factor that may in the judgment of the director and the dean be a reasonable ground for making such change. (3) The director shall cause all changes made pursuant to this section to be given to the press and made available by one or more reasonable methods for use by affected persons or other members of the public. [1955 c.379 §16; 1983 c.740 §235; 2007 c.281 §7; 2015 c.203 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 633.580 (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 633.580 - Seed testing laboratory; cooperative agreements with federal agency.

(1) The dean shall maintain and operate a properly equipped seed testing laboratory in connection with the agricultural experiment station at Oregon State University and shall make all tests, including germination tests, on regulatory samples agreed upon as necessary by the director and the dean and in accordance with rules and regulations, promulgated after agreement, by the director. (2) The dean may enter into cooperative arrangements with the United States Department of Agriculture for research work in seed testing and for such portion of the regulatory and general seed testing work as may be mutually agreeable. [Amended by 1955 c.379 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 633.600 (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 633.600 - Fees for seed tests; rules and regulations.

(1) The dean may authorize the seed testing laboratory to make seed tests for certification purposes and commercial tests for the use of any person. (2) The dean may fix and determine the fee or charge for seed testing work so as to cover the cost. (3) The dean may make reasonable rules and regulations covering any phase of seed testing, require the payment of the fees and charges and refuse further seed testing to any person failing to pay promptly the charges for the seed testing. [Amended by 1955 c.379 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 633.610 (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 633.610 - Seed testing fund.

All moneys collected as fees or charges for seed testing work shall be deposited in a special fund to be known as the seed testing fund. The fund shall be maintained by the dean, who may expend such funds, in the manner usually employed by the experiment station in disbursement of receipts, for: (1) Salaries, wages and necessary expenses of employees while on official duty. (2) The purchase of necessary equipment, materials and supplies. (3) Other expenses necessary to the carrying out of seed testing work.
OR Rev Stat § 633.620 (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 633.620 - Certification of seeds, tubers and plants; fees; rules.

(1) The certification of varieties of agricultural, cereal grain, flower or vegetable seeds, or of tubers or horticultural plants, for planting purposes as certified seeds, tubers or plants shall be conducted in this state by the dean. (2) The varieties eligible for certification, the rules and regulations and standards for such certification that will provide for seed of high quality and the official seals and tags shall be determined upon and adopted by the dean. (3) The dean may establish field inspection fees and charges for inspection and certification in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of such work. The dean may also charge the approximate cost price for tags, ties and seals and make charges covering the cost of field, threshed-seed or bin inspections when such inspections are called for at such times and places as to involve a total expense in excess of the income from the established fees or charges. In all cases the fees and charges shall be fixed at a rate that will cover the approximate cost of the work. (4) The dean may authorize the inspection and certification of tubers and agricultural, cereal grain, flower and vegetable seeds without the collection of fees when grown in areas not in excess of one acre by members of 4-H Clubs and of the Future Farmers of America. (5)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the dean may enter into agreements with appropriate agricultural or educational agencies of the State of Idaho for the performance of seed certification, testing and analysis services for producers of hard seed in Malheur County. (b) As used in this subsection "hard seed" means alfalfa, beans, clover, peas, soybean, trefoil, vetch, barley, oats, rye, triticale, wheat, buckwheat, lupine, rape, sunflower, sugar beets, vegetable seed, flower seed and corn. (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, and in addition to the authority granted by subsection (5) of this section, the dean may enter into agreements with appropriate public or private agencies to assist the Oregon State University seed testing laboratory in the testing and analysis of seed samples. [Amended by 1955 c.379 §10; 1995 c.181 §1; 1997 c.354 §1; 2007 c.281 §8]
OR Rev Stat § 633.630 (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 633.630 - Certification fund.

(1) All moneys collected as fees or charges for inspection and certification of agricultural, cereal grain, flower and vegetable seeds, and of tubers and horticultural plants, shall be receipted for and deposited in a special fund to be known as the certification fund. The fund shall be maintained by the dean, who may expend such funds for no other purposes than the following: (a) Salaries, wages and necessary travel and other expenses of employees while on official duty. (b) The purchase of necessary equipment, materials and supplies. (c) Other expenses necessary to the carrying out of such inspection and certification. (2) The expenditures shall be made in accordance with the usual disbursement of receipts of the cooperative agricultural extension service. [Amended by 1955 c.379 §11; 2007 c.281 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 633.640 (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 633.640 - Dean may employ assistants.

For the purposes of performing the duties assigned to the dean, in carrying out ORS 633.511 to 633.750, the dean may employ necessary assistance and delegate to such assistants, analysts and inspectors so employed the duties assigned to the dean by those sections. [Amended by 2003 c.14 §383]
OR Rev Stat § 633.655 (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 633.655 - When penalties not applicable.

A person is not subject to the penalties of ORS 633.992 for having sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale or transported in this state any agricultural, flower or vegetable seed, that: (1) Is incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind and variety or origin, if the seeds cannot be identified except by a field test, when such person: (a) Obtains an invoice or grower’s declaration stating the kind, or kind and variety, and origin, if required; (b) Takes such invoice or grower’s declaration in good faith; and (c) Takes such other precautions as are reasonable to ensure the identity of the seeds to be as stated. (2) Does not conform to the label on the container, but is within the tolerances authorized by the director under ORS 633.680 (1). [1955 c.379 §21; 1971 c.489 §4; 2007 c.281 §11]
OR Rev Stat § 633.660 (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 633.660 - Enforcement and administration.

The director shall enforce ORS 633.511 to 633.750 and 633.996. However, the enforcement of certification regulations and the work of testing seeds and sampling, inspecting, sealing and certification labeling of tubers and horticultural plants and of agricultural, cereal grain, flower and vegetable seeds for certification, as provided by ORS 633.600 to 633.640, shall be done by the dean. [Amended by 1955 c.379 §13; 2007 c.281 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 633.680 (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 633.680 - Establishment of standards of germination; rules and regulations; fees and charges.

(1) The Director of Agriculture shall establish standards of germination for vegetable seed, and shall make reasonable rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purpose of ORS 633.511 to 633.750 and 633.996, covering: (a) Licensing, suspension, reinstatement and revocation of licenses, which rules and regulations shall conform to the law governing suspension, refusal or revocation of licenses by the State Department of Agriculture. (b) Regulatory and official sampling. (c) Labeling of seeds, including such additional information as may be required in order to maintain uniformity with the laws and regulations of the federal government or of other states. (d) Quarantining, which rules and regulations shall conform to the law for establishment of quarantines by the State Department of Agriculture. (e) Seizure, treatment and disposition of seeds from outside this state. (f) Seizure of seeds. (g) Changes in the list of prohibited noxious weed seeds and in the list of restricted noxious weed seeds. (h) Tolerances for differences between the contents of a container of agricultural, flower or vegetable seed and the label thereon. (i) The types of records and the procedures for handling forms and records that must be kept by seed dealers and seed conditioners. (j) The identity of varieties of agricultural seed required by ORS 633.520. (k) The variations in time provided for in ORS 633.651. (L) The use and labeling of hermetically sealed or other types of containers or conveyances involving seeds. (m) The type of analysis tests that must be conducted to develop information used in preparing seed labels or tags. (2) The director may adopt rules establishing standards for forms used in reporting analysis of seed. (3) The director may establish fees and charges for official sampling, applied for by the owner, at an amount sufficient to cover the cost. The director may also establish reasonable charges covering issuance of permits, and the treatment and disposition of seeds seized and held under quarantine. However, in any case where the service involved is in such location or under such circumstances that the usual fees or charges are insufficient to cover the expense, the director may make additional charges to avoid loss to this state. [Amended by 1955 c.379 §17; 1969 c.132 §6; 1995 c.371 §8; 2011 c.356 §15]
OR Rev Stat § 633.690 (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 633.690 - Quarantine of seed entering state; disposition of nonconforming seed.

(1) The director may place a quarantine on all agricultural, flower or vegetable seed entering this state from any outside source. However, seed labeled in accordance with ORS 633.520, 633.531 and 633.541 shipped into the state by any person holding an Oregon license in full force shall not necessarily be quarantined; and any such seeds in tight containers in transit directly through this state, to points outside this state, are not subject to quarantine. Any such seeds from outside this state, that are destined to points in this state for conditioning purposes, for later use in this state, or for shipment from this state, shall be held under quarantine until such seeds comply with ORS 633.511 to 633.750. (2) The director may draw necessary samples of such seed and hold such seed until the necessary tests are completed and arrangements for the disposition of the seed are consummated. If the seed is found to be in compliance with those sections it shall be immediately released. If the seed is found to be in violation of any part of those sections, the director shall so notify the shipper and, unless the director is instructed to return such seed within 30 days or unless such seed is put in condition to comply with the provisions of those sections and all costs covering such inspection and seizure are paid, the director shall cause the seed to be destroyed. [Amended by 1955 c.379 §18; 1981 c.196 §5; 2003 c.14 §386; 2007 c.281 §14]