271 sections in this chapter.
ORS 471.313 Grounds for refusing to issue license, certificate or permit, or for issuing restricted license, certificate or permit. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may refuse to issue a license, or may issue a restricted license, to any applicant under the provisions of this chapter if the commission has reasonable ground to believe any of the following to be true
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(a) That there are sufficient licensed premises in the locality set out in the application, or that the granting of a license in the locality set out in the application is not demanded by public interest or convenience. In determining whether there are sufficient licensed premise…
ORS 471.315 Grounds for cancellation, suspension or restriction of license, certificate or permit, requiring training or imposing civil penalty. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may cancel, suspend, restrict or require mandatory training for any license issued under this chapter, or impose a civil penalty in lieu of or in addition to a suspension as provided by ORS 471.322, if the commission finds or has reasonable ground to believe any of the following to be true
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(a) That the licensee: (A) Has violated any provision of this chapter or ORS 474.115 or any rule of the commission adopted pursuant thereto. (B) Has made any false representation or statement to the commission in order to induce or prevent action by the commission. (C) Is not mai…
ORS 471.316 Mandatory suspension if licensee fails to prevent certain unlawful drug use or sales on premises; civil penalty. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall suspend the license of a licensed premises listed in subsection (4) of this section if the commission determines that
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(a) Unlawful drug use or sales are occurring on the licensed premises; (b) The licensee is aware of the unlawful drug use or sales because of arrests for unlawful drug sales on the licensed premises or seizures of unlawful drugs on the licensed premises, or because the licensee o…
ORS 471.317 [1975 c.373 §2; 1979 c.236 §8; 1995 c.301 §64; renumbered 471.333 in 1999]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.318 Commission authority following lapse, suspension or revocation. Notwithstanding the lapse, suspension or revocation of a certificate, license, permit or other form of authorization issued under this chapter, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may
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(1) Proceed with any investigation of, or any action or disciplinary proceeding against, the person who held the certificate, license, permit or other authorization; or (2) Revise or render void an order suspending or revoking the certificate, license, permit or other authorizati…
ORS 471.320 [Amended by 1957 c.220 §3; repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.322 Civil penalty in lieu of or in addition to short-term suspension of certain licenses and permits; limits on amount. (1) If a license issued under this chapter or a service permit issued under ORS 471.360 is suspended for a period of 30 days or less, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may impose against the affected licensee or permittee in lieu of or in addition to the suspension a civil penalty fixed by the commission in accordance with subsection (2) of this section if the commission is satisfied that such a penalty in lieu of or in addition to suspension is consistent with the purposes of the Liquor Control Act and the Oregon Distilled Liquor Control Act. Upon payment of the penalty in lieu of suspension, the commission shall cancel the suspension
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(2) Except as provided in ORS 471.327, the penalty which the commission may impose pursuant to subsection (1) of this section against a licensee shall not be less than $100 nor more than $5,000. The penalty which the commission may impose pursuant to subsection (1) of this sectio…
ORS 471.325 [Amended by 1953 c.19 §2; 1957 c.220 §4; 1969 c.205 §1; repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.326 Refund of civil penalty if suspension not sustained on judicial review. If the action of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission in suspending a license or permit issued under this chapter is not sustained upon judicial review under ORS chapter 183, the commission shall promptly refund the amount paid pursuant to ORS 471.322 (1) by check or order drawn on the State Treasurer from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission Account. [1969 c.67 §4; 1973 c.144 §2; 1975 c.735 §2; 1979 c.264 §11; 1991 c.61 §2; 1995 c.301 §66; 1999 c.351 §53; 2021 c.351 §80]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.327 Civil penalty in addition to or in lieu of suspending certain other licenses, permits or certificates. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, in suspending any brewery license, wholesale wine license, wholesale malt beverage license, direct shipper permit, direct to retailer permit or certificate of approval, may
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(a) Further impose against the licensee or the holder of the permit or certificate of approval a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000; or (b) In the commission’s discretion, impose the civil penalty without suspending the license, permit or certificate of approval. (2) Civil penalt…
ORS 471.329 Serious and persistent problems involving noise as grounds for discipline of licensee or applicant. (1) For the purpose of determining whether there is a history of serious and persistent problems involving noise under the provisions of ORS 471.313 and 471.315 (1)(c), or whether the licensee maintains a noisy establishment in violation of the provisions of ORS 471.425
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(a) Noise from the inside of a licensed premises located within the boundaries of a city or county that has an ordinance regulating excessive noise may be considered obtrusive or excessive only if the noise violates the ordinance; (b) Noise caused by patrons outside a licensed pr…
ORS 471.330 [Amended by 1977 c.215 §1; 1995 c.301 §67; 1999 c.351 §54; renumbered 471.351 in 1999]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.331 Notice to licensee when refusal to renew or suspension or cancellation of license based on adverse neighborhood impact; no stay of order. (1) Whenever the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission proposes to refuse to renew or to suspend or cancel any license issued under this chapter because of adverse neighborhood impact of the licensee’s operation, notwithstanding ORS 183.435, the commission shall grant the affected licensee 20 days from notification of the proposed commission action to request a hearing
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(2) Notwithstanding ORS 183.482 (3), the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall not stay any order refusing a license or suspending or canceling any license if the order was entered on grounds stated in ORS 471.313 or 471.315 (1)(c). [Formerly 471.312; 2021 c.351 §83; 2023 c…
ORS 471.333 Effect of sanitation violations. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall not refuse to issue, cancel or suspend a license under ORS 471.313, 471.315 or 471.425 for maintaining an insanitary establishment
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(2) The commission may refuse to issue, cancel or suspend a license under ORS 471.313, 471.315 or 471.425 for maintaining an insanitary establishment in violation of a city ordinance relating to sanitation only if the licensee is convicted of violating the ordinance. (3) The comm…
ORS 471.335 [Amended by 1953 c.120 §6; 1974 c.4 §4; 1985 c.592 §3; renumbered 471.404 in 1999]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.340 [Amended by 1983 c.316 §1; 1999 c.351 §69; renumbered 471.442 in 1999]
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(Sales and Deliveries of Alcoholic Beverages to Minors by Licensees)
ORS 471.341 Mandatory clerk training course for employees of off-premises sales licensees; rules; fees; civil penalty. (1) An employee of an off-premises sales licensee who has been found by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to have sold alcoholic beverages to a minor, or to have failed to properly verify identification of a person who purchased alcoholic beverages, must attend a clerk training course approved by the commission as a condition of making sales of alcoholic beverages to members of the public under an off-premises sales license
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(2) The commission shall by rule establish times for employees to complete a required clerk training course under this section. An employee required to complete a clerk training course under this section may continue to make sales of alcoholic beverages to members of the public u…
ORS 471.342 Acquisition and use of age verification equipment in lieu of other penalty. Upon finding that a retail licensee, as defined in ORS 471.392, or an employee of a retail licensee has sold alcoholic beverages to a minor, or has failed to properly verify identification of a person who purchased alcoholic beverages, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may allow the licensee, in lieu of a civil penalty or denial, suspension or cancellation of the license, to acquire and use equipment designed to prevent sales of alcoholic beverages to minors. [1999 c.1062 §5; 2021 c.351 §86]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.344 Responsible vendor program; rules. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall by rule establish a responsible vendor program. The program shall include a list of positive measures that a licensee must take to avoid sales of alcoholic beverages to minors. Any person holding a liquor license that authorizes the person to sell alcoholic beverages at retail may participate in the program
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(2) If a licensee participates in the responsible vendor program and takes all measures specified by the program as necessary to prevent sales of alcoholic beverages to minors, the commission may not cancel the license of the licensee, or deny issuance of a license to the license…
ORS 471.345 [Amended by 1999 c.351 §70; renumbered 471.446 in 1999]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.346 Uniform standards for minor decoy operations; rules. (1)(a) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall by rule develop uniform standards for minor decoy operations used to investigate licensees, permittees, agents appointed by the commission, third-party delivery facilitators and any person delivering alcoholic beverages to final consumers in this state for violations of the laws of this state prohibiting sales and deliveries of alcoholic beverages to minors
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(b) Uniform standards established by the commission under this section apply to all investigations conducted by the commission that use minor decoys. The commission shall encourage all law enforcement agencies of this state to use the uniform standards established under this sect…
ORS 471.350 [Repealed by 1967 c.577 §10]
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(Examination of Books and Premises of Licensees)
ORS 471.351 Examination of books and premises of licensees. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has the right after 72 hours’ notice to the owner or the agent of the owner to make an examination of the books and may at any time make an examination of the premises of any person licensed under this chapter, or to check the alcoholic content of liquors carried by the licensee, for the purpose of determining compliance with this chapter and the rules of the commission
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(2) The commission shall not require the books of any licensee to be maintained on the premises of the licensee. [Formerly 471.330; 2021 c.351 §89]
ORS 471.355 [1971 c.470 §4; 1981 c.199 §3; 1989 c.178 §5; 1995 c.301 §68; 1997 c.79 §2; 1999 c.351 §30; renumbered 471.294 in 1999]
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SERVICE PERMITS
ORS 471.360 Service permit or temporary service permit required; waiver; penalty; rules. (1) Any individual employed by or acting on behalf of or at the direction of a licensee of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission must have a valid service permit or temporary service permit issued by the commission if the individual
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(a) Participates in any manner in the mixing, selling or service of alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises where served or sold; (b) Participates in the dispensing of malt beverages, wines or cider sold in securely covered containers provided by the consumer; (c) Direct…
ORS 471.365 Characteristics of permit; verification of identity of permittee. (1) A service permit or a temporary service permit is a purely personal privilege, valid only upon licensed premises, for the period of time stated on the service permit or temporary service permit, and may be suspended or revoked for any reason set forth in ORS 471.360 to 471.385
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(2) A service permit or temporary service permit may not be used by any individual other than the individual to whom the service permit or temporary service permit is issued. The licensee shall verify the identification of the permittee and determine that the permittee has in pos…
ORS 471.370 Expiration. Unless sooner suspended or revoked, a service permit expires five years after the date the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission issues the permit. [1979 c.788 §3a; 1981 c.599 §3; 2009 c.350 §3; 2017 c.533 §13; 2021 c.351 §91]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.375 Service permit issuance and renewal; temporary service permit issuance; rules. The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall establish by rule a process for the issuance and renewal of a service permit and the issuance of a temporary service permit. The rules adopted under this section must include
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(1) Eligibility criteria for the issuance and renewal of a service permit and the issuance of a temporary service permit; (2) Fees; and (3) Requirements that an applicant for a service permit or temporary service permit be at least 18 years of age and submit to the commission an …
ORS 471.380 Grounds for refusing to issue permit; request for hearing. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may refuse to issue a service permit or temporary service permit, or may issue a restricted service permit, if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe any of the following to be true
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(a) That the applicant is in the habit of using alcoholic beverages or controlled substances to excess. (b) That the applicant has made false statements to the commission. (c) That the applicant is incompetent or physically incapable of performing the duties of a permittee. (d) T…
ORS 471.385 Grounds for revoking, restricting or suspending permit or imposing civil penalty; responsibility of licensee. (1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may revoke, restrict or suspend a service permit or a temporary service permit, or impose a civil penalty in lieu of or in addition to suspension as provided by ORS 471.322, if the commission finds or has reasonable grounds to believe any of the following to be true
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(a) That the permittee has made false statements to the commission. (b) That the permittee has been convicted of a felony, of violating any of the liquor laws of the state, general or local, or any misdemeanor or violation of any municipal ordinance committed on the licensed prem…
ORS 471.390 [1979 c.788 §7; repealed by 2017 c.533 §18]
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ORS 471.392 Definitions for ORS 471.392 to 471.400. For the purposes of ORS 471.392 to 471.400
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(1) “Manufacturer or wholesaler” means: (a) A person holding a brewery license issued under ORS 471.221, a winery license issued under ORS 471.223, a grower sales privilege license issued under ORS 471.227, a distillery license issued under ORS 471.230, a wholesale malt beverage …
ORS 471.394 Prohibition on sales at both wholesale and retail; prohibition on financial connection between retailer and wholesaler. (1) Except as provided in ORS 471.396, a person licensed under the provisions of this chapter may not sell alcoholic liquor at both retail and wholesale
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(2) Except as provided in ORS 471.396, a manufacturer or wholesaler may not acquire or hold any right, title, lien, claim or other interest, financial or otherwise, in, upon or to the premises, equipment, business or merchandise of a retail licensee. (3) Except as provided in ORS…
ORS 471.396 Exceptions to prohibition on financial connection between wholesaler and retailer. (1) The prohibitions of ORS 471.394 (1) do not apply to persons holding winery licenses, grower sales privilege licenses, brewery-public house licenses, distillery licenses or brewery licenses, to the extent that retail sales are authorized by the statutes establishing the privileges of each license
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(2)(a) The prohibitions of ORS 471.394 (2) and (3) do not apply to a person who wholesales alcoholic liquor and who is not required to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter if the retail licensee does not sell any brand of alcoholic liquor sold or distributed by the pe…
ORS 471.398 Prohibition of financial assistance from wholesaler to retailer. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, a person holding a retail license may not accept directly or indirectly from a manufacturer or wholesaler, and a manufacturer or wholesaler may not provide directly or indirectly to the retail licensee, any of the following
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(1) Any substantial gratuities; (2) Any finances, money, credit, discounts or rebates; (3) Any fixtures, furniture or furnishings; (4) Any equipment other than advertising and point of sale material and other items of nominal value supplied to all retail licensees without discrim…
ORS 471.400 Exceptions to prohibition of financial assistance; rules. (1)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 471.394 and 471.398, a manufacturer or wholesaler may lease or furnish picnic pumps, cold plates, tubs, refrigerated trailers, refrigerated vans and refrigerated draft systems to a retail licensee if
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(A) The equipment is leased or furnished for a special event; (B) A reasonable rental or service fee is charged for the equipment; and (C) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the period that the equipment is leased or furnished does not exceed 14 days. (b) The…
ORS 471.401 Purchase of alcoholic liquor advertising space or time from retail licensee. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic liquor may purchase advertising space or time from a licensee authorized to sell alcoholic liquors at retail if the retail licensee
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(a) Holds a full or limited on-premises sales license and has on the licensed premises at least one room or area for which the maximum occupancy approved by the State Fire Marshal or a governmental subdivision granted an exemption under ORS 476.030 is 3,000 or more persons; (b) H…
ORS 471.402 Sample tastings authorized. The holder of a brewery license issued under ORS 471.221, a winery license issued under ORS 471.223, a grower sales privilege license issued under ORS 471.227, a brewery-public house license issued under ORS 471.200, a warehouse license issued under ORS 471.242 or a manufacturer certificate of approval issued under ORS 471.244 may provide or pay for sample tastings of wine, cider or malt beverages for the public on premises licensed under a full or limited on-premises sales license or under an off-premises sales license. [1995 c.58 §4; 1999 c.351 §33; 2016 c.3 §6]
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Note: 471.402 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 471 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO LIQUOR
ORS 471.403 License required to produce alcoholic liquor; exception. (1) Except as provided in this section, a person may not brew, ferment, distill, blend or rectify any alcoholic liquor unless licensed so to do by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission
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(2) The holder of a brewery-public house license or a brewery license may allow patrons to brew malt beverages not to exceed 14 percent alcoholic content by volume if the brewing is conducted under the direct supervision of the licensee or employees of the licensee. Malt beverage…
ORS 471.404 Importing liquor without license prohibited; exceptions; fee. (1) Alcoholic liquor may not be imported into this state by any person other than a holder of a brewery, winery, distillery or wholesaler’s license, except as follows
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(a) Alcoholic liquor ordered by and en route to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, under a certificate of approval issued by the commission. (b) Wines for sacramental purposes according to rules adopted by the commission. (c) Alcoholic liquor that is in transit on a commo…
ORS 471.405 Prohibited sales, purchases, possession, transportation, importation or solicitation in general; forfeiture upon conviction. (1) No person shall peddle or deliver alcoholic beverages to or at any place, where, without a license, alcoholic beverages are sold or offered for sale. No licensee shall sell or offer for sale any alcoholic beverage in a manner, or to a person, other than the license permits the licensee to sell
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(2) No person shall purchase, possess, transport or import, except for sacramental purposes, an alcoholic beverage unless it is procured from or through the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, except as provided otherwise in the Liquor Control Act. (3) No person not licensed u…
ORS 471.406 Activities covered by prohibitions on sale of alcoholic beverages. Any prohibition on the sale of alcoholic beverages provided for in this chapter includes
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(1) Soliciting orders for alcoholic beverages or receiving orders for alcoholic beverages. (2) Keeping alcoholic beverages for sale or exposing alcoholic beverages for sale. (3) Delivering alcoholic beverages for value or in any way other than purely gratuitously. (4) Peddling al…
ORS 471.407 Offer of alcoholic beverages as inducement to make purchases. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, a person who owns, operates or controls a business establishment that sells food or beverages for consumption at the establishment or that offers entertainment to the public for consideration may not provide alcoholic beverages to members of the public for consumption at the establishment, without regard to whether the beverages are offered on a purely gratuitous basis, if
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(1) The alcoholic beverages are offered for the purpose of inducing members of the public to purchase food or beverages or to pay for entertainment; and (2) The person providing the alcoholic beverages does not hold a license issued under this chapter that authorizes the retail s…
ORS 471.408 Alcoholic liquor may not be given as prize; exception. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, alcoholic liquor may not be given as a prize, premium or consideration for a lottery, contest, game of chance or skill, or competition of any kind
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(2) A nonprofit or charitable organization registered in this state may auction or raffle alcoholic liquor as provided under ORS 471.162 (6) and may deliver or arrange for delivery of the alcoholic liquor to the residence of the successful bidder or raffle winner. (3) A charitabl…
ORS 471.410 Providing liquor to person under 21 or to intoxicated person; allowing consumption by minor on property; mandatory minimum penalties. (1) A person may not sell, give or otherwise make available any alcoholic liquor to any person who is visibly intoxicated
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(2) A person other than the person’s parent or guardian may not sell, give or otherwise make available any alcoholic liquor to a person under the age of 21 years. A parent or guardian may give or otherwise make alcoholic liquor available to a person under the age of 21 years only…
ORS 471.412 Allowing visibly intoxicated person to consume alcoholic beverages; good faith effort; effect on other liability; letters of reprimand. (1) A licensee or permittee may not allow a person to consume or to continue to consume alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises after observing that the person is visibly intoxicated
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(2) A licensee or permittee is not in violation of subsection (1) of this section if the licensee or permittee makes a good faith effort to remove any unconsumed alcoholic beverages from the person’s possession when the licensee or permittee observes that the person is visibly in…
ORS 471.415 [Amended by 1955 c.657 §10; 1957 c.297 §1; repealed by 1995 c.301 §81]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.417 [1985 c.306 §2; 1989 c.471 §1; repealed by 1995 c.301 §81]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.420 [Amended by 1959 c.399 §1; 1971 c.680 §2; repealed by 1979 c.43 §1 and by 1979 c.190 §431]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 471.425 Misrepresentations by licensee and others; maintenance of disorderly establishment. (1) No person shall make false representations or statements to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission in order to induce or prevent action by the commission
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(2) No licensee of the commission shall maintain a noisy, lewd, disorderly or insanitary establishment or supply impure or otherwise deleterious alcoholic beverages. (3) No licensee of the commission shall misrepresent to a customer or to the public any alcoholic liquor sold by s…