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Higher Oregon fees for farms and businesses

Beginning July 1, 2025, the law approves new or higher Oregon Department of Agriculture fees. The fees cover listed farm services, licenses, food businesses, animal rescues, scales, and fuel meters. Cattle brand identification costs $1.35 per head, brand service calls cost $35 per location, and cattle transport certification books cost $3.50. Good Agricultural Practice, Good Handling Practice, and Produce GAP inspections and travel cost $163 per hour, with a four-hour minimum. Hemp vendor licenses cost $100, and domestic kitchen food establishment identification numbers cost $25. Animal rescues pay $75 for each additional physical location. Rescue intake fees are $250 for 251–500 animals, $500 for 501–1,000, $750 for 1,001–2,500, and $1,500 above 2,500. For discrete weighing devices, fees depend on the manufacturer's rated capacity: $49 through 400 pounds; $97 above 400 through 1,160 pounds; $196 above 1,160 through 7,500 pounds; and $294 above 7,500 pounds. Static railroad track scales cost $1,268. Continuous weighing system fees also depend on rated capacity: $369 below 10 tons per hour; $572 for 10–150; $1,143 above 150 through 1,000; and $2,536 above 1,000. In-motion railroad track scales cost $1,268. Meters for noncorrosive liquid fuels held at atmospheric pressure have fees based on maximum flow rate. Fees are $40 below 20 gallons per minute, $196 for 20–150, and $294 above 150. Liquefied petroleum gas meters cost $294 for both listed pipe-size groups: one inch or less and over one inch.