Oregon Administrative Code

668-040-0100 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…

668-040-0110 COMMISSIONER PER DIEM AND REIMBURSEMENTS Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 669-030-0130 and OAR 669-030-0140, the Oregon Strawberry Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Strawberry Commission: (a) Per diem…

668-040-0120 Non-Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 605-020-0130, and only if there are funds available in the budget for such compensation, the Oregon Strawberry Commission shall provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Strawberry Com…

668-040-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Strawberry Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month for which the member seeks compensation. For example, a clai…

668-040-0140 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 Strawberry Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month in whic…

669-001-0000 Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking Before adopting, amending or repealing any permanent rule, the Oregon Sweet Cherry 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 b…

669-010-0015 Definitions (1) "Person" means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, or joint stock company. (2) "Commission" means the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission. (3) "Casual Sale" means any sale of Oregon-produced sweet cherries made by the producer direct to …

669-010-0020 Assessments (1) The first purchaser or producer acting in the capacity of his or her own first purchaser will deduct and withhold for assessments the following amounts for all sweet cherries grown in Oregon and sold for the following purposes on any crop harvested af…

669-010-0025 Reports and Payment of Assessment Moneys (1) First purchasers and handlers must submit completed and signed assessment reports on commission approved forms. Assessment reports will include all purchases or deliveries to a first purchaser or handler of sweet cherries …

669-010-0030 Penalties Penalty for delaying transmittal of assessment moneys (ORS 576.355), "In addition to the penalties prescribed in 576.99, any person who delays transmittal of funds beyond the time set by a Commission shall pay a penalty of ten percent of the amount due and …

669-010-0040 Effective Dates of Assessment The assessment to be withheld and paid by a first purchaser or handler, as required by ORS Chapter 576 and 669-010-0020(4) of the reports required under 669-010-0025, applies to and covers any purchase by him or her or delivery on or aft…

669-010-0050 Exemption Based on Type of Commodity Sale No assessment will be deducted for any sale or sales of sweet cherries made by the producer direct to any consumer(s) and/or retailer(s) where the total accumulated sales during a fiscal year is not more than 2000 pounds. (Se…

669-020-0010 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…

669-020-0020 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…

669-020-0030 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…

669-020-0040 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…

669-020-0050 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…

669-020-0060 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 office, to the commission at the address provided in 669-020-0020. (2) The comm…

669-030-0010 Number of Commissioners, Terms The Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission will consist of 11 commissioners appointed by the Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture for a term or three years or, if for a term following a prior term for that person, ending three years…

669-030-0020 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, …

669-030-0030 Removal of Commissioners The Commission may recommend that the Director of the Department of Agriculture may remove a commissioner from office, and declare the position vacant for cause. Statutory/Other Authority: 2003 OL Ch. 604 & ORS 576 Statutes/Other Implemented:…

669-030-0040 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, a Vice Chair and a Secretary/Treasurer who will serve until their successors are elected and qualif…

669-030-0050 Per Diem Compensation (1) Subject to the availability of funds in the budget of the commission, the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission must pay any member of the commission, other than a member who is employed in full-time public service, compensation for each day or por…

669-030-0060 Reimbursement of Travel and Other Expenses (1) Subject to sections (2)–(6) of this rule, a member of the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission, including a member employed in full-time public service, may receive actual and necessary travel and other expenses actually incur…

669-030-0070 Reimbursement for Hiring a Substitute (1) As used in OAR 669-030-0060, “other expenses” includes expenses incurred by a member of the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission in employing a substitute to perform duties, including personal duties, normally performed by the memb…

669-030-0100 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…

669-030-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 669-030-0130 and OAR 669-030-0140, the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per diem p…

669-030-0120 Non-Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 605-020-0130, and only if there are funds available in the budget for such compensation, the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission shall provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Sweet Cherry…

669-030-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month for which the member seeks compensation. For example, a cl…

669-030-0140 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 Sweet Cherry Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month in wh…

670-001-0000 Procedure for Notice of Intended Rulemaking Before adopting, amending or repealing any permanent rule, the Oregon Blueberry 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…

670-010-0005 Definitions (1) "Person" means any individual, corporation, association, partnership or joint stock company. (2) "Commission" means the Oregon Blueberry Commission. (3) "First Purchaser" means any person who buys blueberries from the producer in the first instance, o…

670-010-0010 Assessments (1) Any producer, handler or first purchaser shall deduct and withhold an assessment of four-tenths of a cent ($.004) per pound or $8 per ton after June 1, 2001 for all blueberries grown in Oregon (See definition of “First Purchaser.) (2) The maximum asse…

670-010-0011 Challenge Process (1) Pursuant to ORS 576.370 and OAR 603-043-0040, a producer may file a challenge by obtaining a Commission Assessment Challenge Form from the commission. The producer must file the completed Challenge Form with a US Postmark dated no later than 60 …

670-010-0015 Reports and Payments of Assessment Moneys (1) The reporting period to the Commission is annually with the assessment report and payment postmarked on or before November 30th of each reporting year. (2) First purchasers must include the producer’s name, full address, …

670-010-0020 Penalties Penalty for delaying transmittal of assessment moneys ORS 576.355 "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…

670-010-0025 Effective Date of Assessment The assessment to be withheld and paid by a producer, first purchaser or handler, as required by ORS Chapter 576 and subsection (1) of Section 2, or reports required under Section 3, applies to and covers any sales, purchases or delivery …

670-020-0100 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…

670-020-0110 Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 670-020-0130 and OAR 670-020-0140, the Oregon Blueberry Commission shall provide to a qualified member of the Oregon Blueberry Commission: (a) Per diem compensation equal to the per diem paid to…

670-020-0120 Non-Qualified Members (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in OAR 670-020-0130, and only if there are funds available in the budget for such compensation, the Oregon Blueberry Commission may provide to a non-qualified member of the Oregon Blueberry Commiss…

670-020-0130 Procedures for Payment of Per Diem Compensation A member must submit a written claim for compensation to the Oregon Blueberry Commission no later than the 15th day of the calendar month following the month for which the member seeks compensation. For example, a claim…

670-020-0140 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 Blueberry Commission no later than the last day of the fiscal year in which the member incurred th…

670-030-0010 Number of Commissioners, Terms The Oregon Blueberry Commission will consist of nine (9) 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 ye…

670-030-0020 Qualifications of Commissioners Members of the Blueberry 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…

670-030-0030 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 (2) unexcused absences, or other neglect of…

670-040-0010 Purpose of Public 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 reasonable rules …

670-040-0020 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…

670-040-0030 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…

670-040-0040 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…

670-040-0050 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…