Oregon Administrative Code

643-010-0030 Penalties (1) In addition to the penalties prescribed in ORS 576.991, any person who delays transmittal of funds beyond the time set by a commission will pay a penalty of ten (10) percent of the amount due and will also pay one and one-half (1 1/2) percent interest p…

643-030-0010 Number of Commissioners, Terms The Oregon Hop Commission will consist of nine 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 from t…

643-030-0020 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, …

643-030-0030 Removal of Commissioners The Commission may recommend that the Director of the Department of Agriculture remove a commissioner from office, and declare the position vacant for cause, including the following reasons: (1) Two consecutive unexcused absences, or other ne…

643-030-0040 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, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary who will serve until their successors are elected and q…

644-001-0000 Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking Before adopting, amending or repealing any permanent rule, the Oregon Sheep 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 prior to…

644-005-0005 Purpose The Oregon Sheep Commission (OSC) occasionally requires the services of an outside party to accomplish all or part of a project. The purpose of these rules is to specify the screening and selection procedures which will be used for personal service contracts.…

644-005-0010 Basic Policy (1) The OSC will contract for services when the specialized skills, knowledge, or resources are not available within the Commission; when the work cannot be done in a reasonable time with the Commission’s own work force; when it will be less expensive to…

644-005-0015 Definitions (1) “Competitive Negotiation” (formal bidding) is a procurement method whereby proposals are requested from a number of sources and the Request for Proposal is publicized. (2) “Non-Competitive Negotiation” (sole source) is procurement through solicitation…

644-005-0020 Procurement Method (1) Small purchase procedures may be used for the procurement of services costing not more than $10,000. Price or rate quotations shall be obtained from at least three qualified sources. (2) Competitive negotiation shall be used for personal servic…

644-005-0025 Maintenance of RFP Mailing List The Commission Office shall maintain a Request for Proposals (RFP) Mailing List consisting of persons, businesses, organizations and other entities which have indicated the desire to be notified of contracting opportunities that are av…

644-005-0030 Competitive Negotiation Procedures (1) A Request for Proposals (RFP) shall be prepared for contracts for which competitive negotiation procedures will be used. The RFP shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (a) Date and hour by which proposals must b…

644-010-0005 Definitions The following definitions will apply to division 10 and division 30 Administrative Rules of the Oregon Sheep Commission. (1) “Person” means any individual, group of individuals, corporation, association, partnership, joint stock company, or any other lega…

644-010-0010 Reporting and Payment of Assessments (1) Each handler making payment to a producer shall deduct an assessment of $0.50 per head from the sale of each live sheep sold by the producer and remit the assessment of $0.50 per head to the Oregon Sheep Commission at quarterl…

644-010-0015 Reports and Payment of Assessment Moneys (1) Handlers shall remit collected assessments on a quarterly basis, with a completed and signed assessment report on commission approved forms. The information specified in OAR 644-010-0015(3) may be provided in a separate pr…

644-010-0020 Penalties (1) A handler who delays transmittal of funds to the Commission beyond the time specified in OAR 644-010-0015(1) shall pay a penalty of 10 percent of the amount due and shall also pay one and one-half percent interest per month on the unpaid balance of the …

644-010-0025 Effective Dates of Assessment The assessment to be withheld and paid by a handler, processor, distributor, auction market, or other person engaged in handling or marketing sheep shall begin with sheep purchased or sold on or after July 1, 2014. Statutory/Other Author…

644-020-0010 Purpose of Publc 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…

644-020-0020 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…

644-020-0030 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…

644-020-0040 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…

644-020-0050 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…

644-020-0060 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[KA1] to the commission at the address provided in 644-020-0020. (2) The commissi…

644-030-0010 Number of Commissioners, Terms The Oregon Sheep Commission will consist of eight members appointed by the Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture for a term of four years or, if for a term following a prior term for that person, ending four years from the da…

644-030-0020 Qualifications of Commissioners (1) For purposes of this rule: (a) A producer member of the Commission must have paid the commission assessment, if any, on the commodity in each of the preceding three calendar years. (b) A handler member of the Commission must have c…

644-030-0030 Removal of Commissioners The Commission may recommend that the Director of the Department of Agriculture remove a commissioner from office, and declare the position vacant for cause. Statutory/Other Authority: 2003 OL Ch. 604 & ORS 576 Statutes/Other Implemented: 200…

644-030-0040 Chair and Other Officers Annually, at the last regular meeting of the Commission before January 1, the Commission 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, V…

644-040-0100 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…

644-040-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 644-040-0130 and OAR 644-040--0140, the Oregon Sheep Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Sheep Commission: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per diem paid to member…

644-040-0120 Non-Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 644-040-0130, and only if there are funds available in the budget for such compensation, the Oregon Sheep Commission shall provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Sheep Commission wh…

644-040-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Sheep Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the end of the quarter for which the member seeks compensation. For example…

644-040-0140 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 Sheep Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the end of the quarter…

645-001-0000 Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking So as to provide a reasonable opportunity for interested persons to be notified of the Commission’s proposed administrative rulemaking actions, the Commission shall give notice of it’s proposed adoption, amendment, or repea…

645-010-0005 Definitions (1) “Person” means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, or joint stock company. (2) “Commission” means the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission. (3) “First Purchaser” means any person who buys Dungeness Crab landed in Oregon from the fisherm…

645-010-0010 Assessments Any person who is a first purchaser as defined in ORS Chapter 576, shall deduct and withhold an assessment at the rate of .75% of the cash value of the raw product of Dungeness Crab. This assessment deduction shall be made upon the incoming revenue thereo…

645-010-0015 Reports and Payment of Assessment Moneys 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 of Oregon Dungeness Crab in t…

645-010-0020 Penalties (1) Penalty for delaying transmittal of assessment moneys is provided in ORS 576.355, which states, "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 o…

645-010-0025 Effective Dates of Assessment The assessment to be withheld and paid by a first purchaser or handler, as required by ORS 576.155 and OAR 645-010-0015(1), or the reports required under 645-010-0015, applies to and covers any purchases by him or delivery on or after No…

645-020-0010 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…

645-020-0020 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…

645-020-0030 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…

645-020-0040 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…

645-020-0050 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…

645-020-0060 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 to the commission at the address provided in 645-020-0020. (2) The commission ma…

645-030-0010 Number of Commissioners, Terms The Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission will consist of eight 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 …

645-030-0020 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, …

645-030-0030 Removal of Commissioners The Commission may recommend that the Director of the Department of Agriculture remove a commissioner from office, and declare the position vacant for cause, including the following reasons: (1) Two unexcused absences annually, or other negle…

645-030-0040 Chair and Other Officers Annually, at the last regular meeting of the Commission before the end of the fiscal year, the Commission will elect from its members a Chair and a Vice Chair who will serve until their successors are elected and qualified. The Chair or Vice …

645-040-0100 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…

645-040-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 645-040-0130 and OAR 645-040-0140, the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per di…