Oregon Administrative Code

635-600-0015 Criminal History Check Process (1) Disclosure of Information by Subject Individual. (a) Preliminary to a criminal history check, a subject individual shall complete an ODFW Criminal History Request form and, if requested by the Department, a fingerprint capture. The …

635-600-0020 Preliminary Fitness Determination (1) The Department may conduct a preliminary fitness determination if the Department is interested in hiring or appointing a subject individual on a preliminary basis, pending a final fitness determination. (2) If the Department elec…

635-600-0025 Hiring or Appointing on a Preliminary Basis (1) The Department may hire or appoint a subject individual on a preliminary basis if the Department has approved the subject individual on the basis of a preliminary fitness determination under OAR 635-600-0020. (2) A subj…

635-600-0030 Final Fitness Determination (1) The Department shall consider the following factors in relation to information provided by the subject individual, including any criminal offender information obtained through a criminal history check and other information known by the…

635-600-0035 Crimes Relevant to a Fitness Determination (1) A conviction of any of the following crimes or offenses is potentially disqualifying, unless otherwise provided by law. (a) All felonies. (b) All misdemeanors. (c) Any U.S. military crime or international crime. (2) The …

635-600-0050 Appealing a Final Fitness Determination (1) An authorized designee shall provide written notice to a subject individual upon completion of the final fitness determination when there is a denied or restricted approval. Such notice shall meet the requirements of ORS 18…

635-600-0055 Recordkeeping and Confidentiality (1) Criminal Offender information obtained in the criminal history check is confidential. The Department must restrict the dissemination of information obtained in the criminal history check. Only those persons, as identified by the …

635-600-0065 Fees (1) The Department may charge a fee, not to exceed the actual cost to the Department, for acquiring and furnishing criminal offender information for use in making a fitness determination. (2) The Department may charge the fee to the subject individual on whom cr…

635-800-0015 Burns Paiute Ceremonial Harvest Permits Ceremonial harvest permits for use by the Burns Paiute Tribe (the “Tribe”). (1) The Commission authorizes the harvest of deer, elk and pronghorn antelope by members of the Tribe for ceremonial, subsistence, and cultural purpose…

635-800-0050 Memorandum of Agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (1) Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians are authorized to take species over which the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission…

635-800-0100 Memorandum of Agreement with the Coquille Indian Tribe (1) Members of the Coquille Indian Tribe are authorized to take species over which the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has management authority under the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement be…

635-800-0110 Memorandum of Agreement with the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (1) Members of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians are authorized to take species over which the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has management authority under the terms and cond…

635-800-0300 Memorandum of Agreement for Off-Reservation and Non-Trust Land Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, and Gathering with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (1) Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (Grand Ronde) ar…

635-800-0500 Memorandum of Agreement with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (1) Members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians are authorized to take species over which the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has management authority under the terms and conditions o…

635-800-0700 Warm Springs Hunting Agreement (1) Tribal members of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation are authorized to take wildlife under the terms and conditions in the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation …

635-900-0001 Purpose of the Climate and Ocean Change Policy (1) The Earth’s climate and oceans are changing. The Fish and Wildlife Commission concurs with the Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the…

635-900-0003 Key Expectations Underpinning the Climate and Ocean Change Policy (1) Based on current science, we expect that air temperatures will continue to increase and Oregon’s coastal waters will continue to acidify and become more hypoxic. These changes will result in cascad…

635-900-0005 Goals of the Climate and Ocean Change Policy (1) Ensure the Department understands the risks and opportunities associated with changing climate and ocean conditions and incorporates that understanding into all of the Department’s actions to maximize the conservation,…

635-900-0007 Implementation of the Climate and Ocean Change Policy (1) The Department should, as appropriate, lead a coordinated, long term statewide response consistent with direction in 635-900-0010 (Statewide Coordination of a Climate and Ocean Change Response) of this rule. (…

635-900-0010 Statewide Coordination of a Climate and Ocean Change Response (1) The Department should exhibit leadership in facilitating a coordinated statewide response to minimizing the impacts of the changing climate and ocean conditions on Oregon’s natural resources and the pe…

635-900-0013 Climate and Ocean Change Key Principles for Coordination (1) The Department should collaborate and partner with other agencies, tribes, stakeholders, and academics to achieve successful implementation of this policy. (2) Collaborations and partnerships should span sc…

635-900-0015 Climate and Ocean Change Key Principles for Science (1) The Department should ensure that it is monitoring the appropriate metrics to document the changing climate and ocean conditions (e.g., flow, temperature, dissolved oxygen, ocean pH) and the impacts of those cha…

635-900-0017 Climate and Ocean Change Key Principles for Species and Habitat Management (1) The conservation of naturally produced native species in the geographic areas to which they are indigenous is a primary obligation of the Department. It is on this platform of conservation…

635-900-0020 Climate and Ocean Change Key Principles for Department Operations (1) The Department will consider the risk from the impacts of climate and ocean change in the design of new facilities or structures and identify existing facilities or structures at high risk of failu…

642-001-0000 Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking Before adopting, amending or repealing any permanent rule, the Oregon Mint 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 before the …

642-010-0005 Definitions (1) “Person” means any individual, corporation, association, partnership or joint stock company. (2) “Commission” means the Oregon Mint Commission. (3) “First Purchaser” means any person who buys mint oil from the producer in the first instance, or handle…

642-010-0010 Assessments Any first purchaser shall deduct and withhold an assessment of twelve cents ($.12) per pound for all mint oil purchased after June 30, 2020. All mint oil produced in the State of Oregon is to be included. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 576.325 - 576.365 S…

642-010-0015 Reports and Payments of Assessment Moneys First purchasers and handlers must submit completed and signed assessment reports on commission approved forms or formats. Assessment reports shall include all purchases by or deliveries to a first purchaser or handler of Min…

642-010-0020 Penalties (1) Penalty for delaying transmittal of assessment moneys "In addition to the penalties prescribed in ORS 576.991, any person who delays transmittal of funds beyond the time set by a Commission shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount due and shall a…

642-010-0025 Effective Dates of Assessment (1) The assessment to be withheld and paid by a first purchaser or handler, as required by ORS Chapter 576 and OAR 642-010-0010, or the reports required under OAR 642-010-0015, applies to and covers any purchase by him or delivery on or …

642-020-0100 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…

642-020-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 642-020-0130 and OAR 642-020-0140, the Oregon Mint Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Mint Commission: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per diem paid to members o…

642-020-0120 Non-Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 642-020-0130, and only if there are funds available in the budget for such compensation, the Oregon Mint Commission may provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Mint Commission who is…

642-020-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Mint Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month for which the member seeks compensation. For example, a claim for …

642-020-0140 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 Mint Commission no later than the last day of the fiscal year in which the member incurred the exp…

642-030-0010 Number of Commissioners, Terms The Oregon Mint Commission will consist of seven (7) 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 …

642-030-0020 Qualifications of Commissioners Members of the Mint Commission will have the following qualifications, which will continue during the term of office of the member: (1) One (1) member of the commission will be a member of the public with an active interest in the posi…

642-030-0030 Removal of Commissioners (1) The Director of the Department of Agriculture may remove a commissioner from office, and declare the position vacant for cause. (2) The Commission may make a recommendation to the Director of the Department of Agriculture, or the Director…

642-040-0010 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…

642-040-0020 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…

642-040-0030 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…

642-040-0040 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…

642-040-0050 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…

642-040-0060 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 Mint Commission to the commission at the address provided in 642-040-0020. (2) The c…

643-001-0000 Procedure for Notice for Intended Rulemaking So as to provide reasonable opportunity for interested persons to be notified of the Commission's proposed administrative rulemaking actions, the Commission shall give notice of proposed adoption, amendment or repeal of an…

643-001-0020 IRS Retirement “Pick Up” (1) The commission 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 Internal Rev…

643-010-0010 Assessments Any person who is first purchaser as defined in ORS Chapter 576, shall deduct and withhold two cents per pound (002.0) from the price to the producer, on and after September 1, 2024, on a dried weight basis, for all purchases from the producer of hops pro…

643-010-0015 Reports and Payment by First Purchaser (1) The assessment deducted and withheld by a first purchaser as required by law and OAR 643-010-0010 of this order, shall be reported and paid to the Oregon Hop Commission on a calendar monthly basis, except that the first repo…

643-010-0020 Casual Sales Pursuant to ORS 576.325(1), casual sales by a producer of hops in Oregon shall not be subject to the assessment due and payable to the Oregon Hop Commission. Casual sales shall also be exempted from the inspection requirement of OAR 643-010-0025. “Casual…

643-010-0025 Inspection Required All varieties of hops produced in the State of Oregon shall be inspected and certified in the State of Oregon or the State of Washington by the Federal/State Hop Inspection Service for quality and condition of seed, leaf, and stem prior to marketi…