Oregon Administrative Code

648-010-0050 Penalties (1) In addition to the penalties prescribed in ORS 571.501, a Producer or Vertically Integrated Producer who fails to pay any or all of the Assessment by the date in OAR 648-010-0040(2) shall pay the amount of the Assessment due, a penalty of 10 percent of …

648-010-0060 Records of Producer Required to Pay Assessment (1) A Producer and Vertically Integrated Producer shall maintain accurate records sufficient to enable the Commission to determine by inspection and audit the accuracy of Assessment Reports and Assessments paid or due to…

648-010-0070 Dispute Regarding Amount of Assessment A Producer or a Vertically Integrated Producer may file a challenge to an Assessment with the Commission, on a form provided by the State Department of Agriculture, in accordance with OAR Chapter 603, Division 43. Statutory/Othe…

648-020-0010 Purpose of Public Records Requests 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 reasonab…

648-020-0020 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…

648-020-0030 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…

648-020-0040 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…

648-020-0050 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…

648-020-0060 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 to the commission at the address provided in 648-020-0020. The form is available from the commission. (2) The …

648-030-0010 Definitions For purposes of these Division 30 rules: (1) “Producer” has the meaning given the term “grower” in ORS 571.269, which means a person, joint venture or cooperative that produces industrial hemp. A producer must have produced hemp under a license or registr…

648-030-0020 Number of Commissioners; Term Length (1) The Oregon Hemp Commission shall consist of nine commissioners appointed by the Director for a term of four years, or if for a term following a prior term for that person, the term will end four years from the expiration date …

648-030-0030 Qualifications of Commissioners Hemp commissioners shall have the following qualifications, which shall continue during the term(s) of office of the commissioner: (1) All commissioners shall be U.S. citizens and Oregon residents; (2) Six commissioners shall be produc…

648-030-0040 Geographic Representation (1) In addition to the qualifications set forth in OAR 648-030-0030, the Director shall appoint producer commissioners so that each of the following hemp-producing regions of the state is represented by one producer as follows: (a) Central, …

648-030-0050 Chairperson and Other Officers (1) Annually, at the Commission’s budget hearing for the new fiscal year, the Commission shall elect from the commissioners a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson, and a Secretary/Treasurer (collectively, "officers"), who shall serve until t…

648-030-0060 Removal of Commissioners (1) The Director of the Department of Agriculture may remove a commissioner from office for cause and declare the position vacant. (2) The Commission may make a recommendation regarding removal of a commissioner to the Director of the Departm…

648-040-0100 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…

648-040-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 648-040-0130 and 648-040-0140, the Oregon Hemp Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Hemp Commission: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per diem paid to members of th…

648-040-0120 Non-Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in 648-040-0130, and only if there are funds available in the budget for such compensation, the Oregon Hemp Commission shall provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Hemp Commission who is n…

648-040-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Hemp 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 …

648-040-0140 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 Hemp Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month in which the …

648-050-0010 Purpose and Objectives OAR chapter 648, division 50, implements ORS 571.444, which authorizes Commission to develop intellectual property that relates to hemp or assists in the implementation, maintenance or development of Commission programs. ORS 571.444 requires th…

648-050-0020 Definitions The following definitions apply to the rules in OAR chapter 648, division 50, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) “Commission” means the State of Oregon, acting by and through the Oregon Hemp Commission. (2) “Copyright” means a comprehensiv…

648-050-0030 Authority to Own, Manage, Dispose of, and Use Intellectual Property The Commission may, at its discretion, take actions that it deems necessary and appropriate to own, manage, dispose of, use, and allow other Persons to use Intellectual Property. Such actions may inc…

648-050-0040 Guidelines Concerning Acquisition and Use of Intellectual Property (1) The Commission may, at its discretion, license, share with, or otherwise provide for the use by a Person of Intellectual Property acquired or developed by the Commission. In determining whether or…

648-050-0050 Fees and Other Moneys Received by the Commission (1) The Commission may, at its discretion, charge fees for the licensing, sharing or other use of its Intellectual Property. (2) In establishing fees, the Commission may consider factors including, but not necessarily …

648-050-0060 Waiver or Modification The Commission may, in the exercise of its discretion, waive or modify any requirements of OAR chapter 648, division 50, unless such waiver or modification would violate applicable federal or state law. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 571.423(19…

656-001-0000 Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking Before adopting, amending, or repealing any permanent rule, the Oregon Trawl Commission will give notice of the intended action: (1) By causing the notice to be published in the Secretary of State's Bulletin, referred to in…

656-010-0000 Definition (1) Ocean trawling is defined as using a trawl vessel with a federal ‘A’ permit to harvest groundfish as identified by the Pacific Fishery Management Council within the allotted trawl quota or by harvesting any other species with a trawl net (e.g. pink shr…

656-010-0010 Assessment Any person who is a first purchaser as defined in ORS Chapter 576 shall deduct and withhold an assessment at the rate of 1/2% (0.5 percent) on the full amount of the delivered product of fish and shellfish taken (produced) by ocean trawling. This assessmen…

656-010-0015 Reports and Payment by First Purchaser (1) The assessment deducted and withheld by a first purchaser as required by OAR 656-010-0010, shall be paid to the Oregon Trawl Commission on a monthly basis, commencing for the month of January, 1964. (2) The assessment requir…

656-010-0020 Producer to Make Reports of and Pay Assessment Moneys on Certain Sales Pursuant to ORS Chapter 576.345: “Any producer who performs the handling or processing functions on all or a part of his production of the commodity, which normally would be performed by another p…

656-010-0025 Casual Sales Casual sales by a producer of fish and shellfish taken (produced) by ocean trawling shall not be subject to the assessment due and payable to the Oregon Trawl Commission. "Casual Sales," as referred to in ORS 576.325 is defined as sale or sales of fish a…

656-020-0010 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…

656-020-0020 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…

656-020-0030 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…

656-020-0040 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…

656-020-0050 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…

656-020-0060 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 656-020-0020. (2) The commission ma…

656-030-0010 Number of Commissioners, Terms The Oregon Trawl Commission will consist of eight (8) commissioners 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 f…

656-030-0020 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, …

656-030-0030 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) Six or more unexcused absences, or other neglect of duty in office; (b) U…

656-030-0040 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 Secretary–Treasurer who will serve until their successors are elected an…

656-040-0100 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…

656-040-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 656-040-0130 and OAR 656-040-0140, the Oregon Trawl Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Trawl Commission: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per diem paid to members…

656-040-0120 Non-qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 656-040-0130, and only if there are funds available in the budget for such compensation, the Oregon Trawl Commission shall provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Trawl Commission wh…

656-040-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Trawl Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the quarter for which the member seeks compensation. For example, claims fo…

656-040-0140 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 Trawl Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the quarter in which t…

657-001-0000 Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking Before adopting, amending or repealing any permanent rule, the Oregon Ryegrass Growers Seed 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…

657-010-0010 Definitions (1) “Person” means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, or joint stock company. (2) “Commission” means the Oregon Ryegrass Growers Seed Commission. (3) “Casual Sale” means any sale or sales of ryegrass seed made by the producer direct to…

657-010-0015 Assessments (1) Any first purchaser shall deduct and withhold an assessment of the following amounts from each of the following ryegrass crops grown for seed in Oregon: (a) Annual Ryegrass seed, Gulf Annual Ryegrass seed, Intermediate Ryegrass seed and Mixed Ryegrass…