Oregon Administrative Code

604-020-0100 Definitions (1) “Actual and necessary” means that a travel or other expense: (a) Is an actual expense incurred by a member in carrying out official duties; and (b) The expense is necessary to enable the member to carry out official duties. (2) “Member” means any indi…

604-020-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 604-020-0130 and OAR 604-020-0140, the Oregon Fine Fescue Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Fine Fescue Commission: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per diem pai…

604-020-0120 Non-Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 604-020-0130, and only if there are funds available in the budget for such compensation, the Oregon Fine Fescue Commission may provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Fine Fescue Com…

604-020-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Fine Fescue Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month for which the member seeks compensation. For example, a cla…

604-020-0140 Procedures for Expense Reimbursement (1) A member must submit a written, itemized claim for reimbursement of actual and necessary travel or other expenses to the Oregon Fine Fescue Commission no later than the last day of the fiscal year in which the member incurred …

604-030-0010 Number of Commissioners, Terms The Oregon Fine Fescue Commission will consist of nine (9) members appointed by the Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture for a term of three (3) years or, if for a term following a prior term for that person, ending three (3…

604-030-0020 Qualifications of Commissioners (1) For purposes of this rule: (a) A "producer" is a person growing or producing within this state or procuring within the state, its rivers or the offshore waters, but not the Columbia River, for commercial handling within the state, …

604-030-0030 Removal of Commissioners (1) The Director of the Department of Agriculture may remove a commissioner from office, and declare the position vacant for cause, including the following reasons: (a) Two unexcused absences, or other neglect of duty in office; (b) Use of th…

604-030-0040 Chair and Other Officers Annually, at the first regular meeting of the Commission at the beginning of the new fiscal year the Commission will elect from its members a Chair, a Vice Chair and a Treasurer who will serve until their successors are elected and qualified.…

604-040-0010 Purpose of Public Records Request Processing Rules (1) To implement the provisions of ORS 192.324(7) that require each public body to publish its methods for the public to obtain information and in order to implement the provisions of ORS 192.318 to provide reasonabl…

604-040-0020 Request to Inspect or Make Copies of Public Records (1) A request to inspect or receive a copy a public record must be made in writing and must identify as specifically as possible the type of record(s), subject matter, approximate date(s), names of person(s), busine…

604-040-0030 Commission Procedure for Responses to Public Records Requests (1) The commission may request additional information or clarification from a requester of public records for the purpose of expediting the commission’s response to the request. (2) Within five business da…

604-040-0040 Exceptions to Established Time Periods (1) The commission is not required to comply with the time periods set forth in this division if the commission finds that compliance would be impracticable because: (a) The staff or volunteers necessary to complete a response t…

604-040-0050 Fee for Cost of Making Public Records Available (1) The following fees are reasonably calculated to reimburse the commission for the commission’s actual cost of making public records available, including costs for summarizing, compiling or tailoring the public record…

604-040-0060 Fee Waiver or Reduction (1) Any person requesting a fee waiver or reduction from the commission must submit a completed Fee Waiver or Reduction Request Form available from the Oregon Fine Fescue Commission to the commission at the address provided in 604-040-0020. (2…

605-001-0000 Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking Before adopting, amending, or repealing any permanent rule, the Oregon Beef Council will give notice of the intended action: (1) In the Secretary of State's Bulletin, referred to in ORS 183.360, at least 21 days before the …

605-001-0015 IRS Retirement “Pick Up” (1) The Oregon Beef Council shall designate any employee contribution to the Public Employees Retirement System from the employee’s salary as the employer’s contribution, thus “picking up” its employees PERS contributions for purposes of Inte…

605-010-0010 Collection of Assessment (1) Producers of cattle (live domestic bovine animals regardless of age) shall pay $1.50 on each head sold in Oregon as set forth in ORS 577.512 and 577.532, which authorize collection of assessments in the following manner: (a) As ordered by…

605-010-0020 Procedure for Collecting Assessment (1) The assessment must be collected as part of the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Brand Department inspection. Of the $1.50 per head assessed, the Department shall forward 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and $1…

605-010-0030 Exemptions from Assessment (1) Pursuant to ORS 577.512(4), no assessment shall be collected on: (a) Cattle and calves leaving Oregon solely for the purpose of pasturing in another state; (b) Cattle presented at a recognized livestock show or rodeo; (c) Cattle present…

605-010-0040 Procedures for Collecting Delinquent Assessments (1) In the event of delinquent assessments, the Department shall submit the name(s) and contact information of those who are delinquent and the amount(s) delinquent to the Council. (2) The Council will notify the Cattl…

605-010-0050 Cancellation of Uncollectible Assessments The Council may cancel an uncollectible assessment consistent with ORS 293.240. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 577.125(1)(e) Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 577.532, House Bill 2656, ORS 577.512, 577.520, 577.290(2), 577.525,…

605-020-0010 Per Diem Compensation (1) Subject to the availability of funds in the budget of the commission, the Oregon Beef Council may pay any member of the commission, other than a member who is employed in full-time public service, compensation for each day or portion thereof…

605-020-0020 Reimbursement of Travel and Other Expenses (1) Subject to sections (2)–(6) of this rule, a member of the Oregon Beef Council, including a member employed in full-time public service, may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses actually incurred in the …

605-020-0030 Reimbursement for Hiring a Substitute (1) As used in OAR 605-020-0010, “other expenses” includes expenses incurred by a member of the Oregon Beef Council in employing a substitute to perform duties, including personal duties, normally performed by the member, which t…

605-020-0100 COMMISSIONER PER DIEM AND REIMBURSEMENTS Definitions (1) “Actual and necessary” means that a travel or other expense: (a) Is an actual expense incurred by a member in carrying out official duties; and (b) The expense is necessary to enable the member to carry out off…

605-020-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 605-0020-0130 and OAR 605-020-0140, the Oregon Beef Council shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Beef Council: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per diem paid to members of the…

605-020-0120 Non-Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 605-020-01440, the Oregon Beef Council shall provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Beef Council reimbursement of actual and necessary travel or other expenses actually incurred in …

605-020-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A qualified member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Beef Council no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month for which the qualified member seeks compensation. For exam…

605-020-0140 Procedures for Expense Reimbursement (1) A member must submit a written, itemized claim for reimbursement of actual and necessary travel or other expenses to the Oregon Beef Council no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month in which the mem…

605-030-0010 Number of Commissioners, Terms The Oregon Beef Council will consist of eight (8) commissioners appointed by the Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture for a term of three years or, if for a term following a prior term for that person, ending three years fro…

605-030-0020 Qualifications of Commissioners (1) For purposes of this rule: (a) A "beef producer" is a person who raises, breeds, or grows cattle or calves for beef production within the state. (b) A "dairy producer" is a person engaged in the production, on a dairy farm, of flui…

605-030-0030 Removal of Commissioners (1) The Director of the Department of Agriculture may, after a public hearing and after serving a copy of the charges against a member, remove any member of the Oregon Beef Council for: (a) Inefficiency; (b) Neglect of duty; or (c) Misconduct…

605-030-0040 Chair and Other Officers Annually, at the last meeting of the Council of the fiscal year, the Council will elect from its members a Chair, a Vice Chair and a Secretary/Treasurer who will serve until their successors are elected and qualified. The Chair, Vice Chair or…

605-040-0010 Purpose of Public Records Request Processing Rules (1) To implement the provisions of ORS 192.324(7) that require each public body to publish its methods for the public to obtain information and in order to implement the provisions of ORS 192.318 to provide reasonabl…

605-040-0020 Request to Inspect or Make Copies of Public Records (1) A request to inspect or receive a copy a public record must be made in writing and must identify as specifically as possible the type of record(s), subject matter, approximate date(s), names of person(s), busine…

605-040-0030 Commission Procedure for Responses to Public Records Requests (1) The commission may request additional information or clarification from a requester of public records for the purpose of expediting the commission’s response to the request. (2) Within five business da…

605-040-0040 Exceptions to Established Time Periods (1) The commission is not required to comply with the time periods set forth in this division if the commission finds that compliance would be impracticable because: (a) The staff or volunteers necessary to complete a response t…

605-040-0050 Fee for Cost of Making Public Records Available (1) The following fees are reasonably calculated to reimburse the commission for the commission’s actual cost of making public records available, including costs for summarizing, compiling or tailoring the public record…

605-040-0060 Fee Waiver or Reduction (1) Any person requesting a fee waiver or reduction from the commission must submit a completed Fee Waiver or Reduction Request Form, available from the commission office, to the commission at the address provided in 605-040-0020. (2) The comm…

607-001-0000 Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking Before adopting, amending or repealing any permanent rule, the Oregon Tall Fescue Commission will give notice of the intended action. (1) In the Secretary of State’s Bulletin, referred to in ORS 183.360, at least 21 days be…

607-010-0015 Definitions (1) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, or joint stock company. (2) "Commission" means the Oregon Tall Fescue Commission. (3) "Casual Sale" means any sale or sales of Tall Fescue Seed or Orchardgrass Seed made by the producer direct t…

607-010-0020 Assessments (1) Any first purchaser shall deduct and withhold an assessment of three and one-half tenths of one percent (0.35%) of the purchase price per pound, clean seed basis, from the price paid to the producer thereof, on and after July 1, 2010, for Tall Fescue …

607-010-0025 Reports and Payment of Assessment Moneys (1) First purchasers and handlers must submit completed and signed assessment reports on commission approved forms. Assessment reports shall include all purchases by or deliveries to a first purchaser or handler of Tall Fescue…

607-010-0030 First Effective Date of Assessment (1) The assessment to be withheld and paid by a first purchaser, as required by ORS Chapter 576 and OAR 607-010-0020(1), applies to and covers any sale made on and after September 9, 1969, by a producer to such first purchaser of Ta…

607-020-0100 Definitions (1) “Actual and necessary” means that a travel or other expense: (a) Is an actual expense incurred by a member in carrying out official duties; and (b) The expense is necessary to enable the member to carry out official duties. (2) “Member” means any indi…

607-020-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 607-020-0130 and OAR 607-020-0140, the Oregon Tall Fescue Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Tall Fescue Commission: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per diem pai…

607-020-0120 Non-Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 607-020-0130, and only if there are funds available in the budget for such compensation, the Oregon Tall Fescue Commission may provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Tall Fescue Com…

607-020-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Tall Fescue Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month for which the member seeks compensation. For example, a cla…

607-020-0140 Procedures for Expense Reimbursement (1) A member must submit a written, itemized claim for reimbursement of actual and necessary travel or other expenses to the Oregon Tall Fescue Commission no later than the last day of the fiscal year in which the member incurred …