Title 37, Alcoholic Liquors; Controlled Substances; Drugs

Any city or county may, without further charter authority, become a licensee under this chapter. [Amended by 1995 c.301 §61; 1999 c.351 §49; 2021 c.596 §4] (Application for License)

(1) An applicant for a license or renewal of a license under this chapter shall submit an application to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission on a form provided by the commission that includes the name and address of the applicant, location of the place of business that is t…

(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: (a) That there are sufficient …

(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 reas…

(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: (a) Unlawful drug use or sales are occurring on the lice…

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: (1) Proceed with any investigation of, or any action or disciplinary proceeding against, …

(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 civi…

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 d…

(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: (a) Further impose against the licensee or the holder of th…

(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: (a) Nois…

(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 affecte…

(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. (2) The commission may refuse to …

(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 tr…

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 ma…

(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…

(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 fi…

(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 alcohol…

(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: (a) Participates in any manner in the mixi…

(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 471.38…

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]

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: (1) Eligibility criteria for the issuance and renewal of…

(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: (a) That the applicant is in the habit of…

(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…

For the purposes of ORS 471.392 to 471.400: (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 u…

(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. (2) Except as provided in ORS 471.396, a manufacturer or wholesaler may not acquire or hold any right, title, lien, claim or o…

(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 privil…

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: (1) A…

(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: (A) The equipment is leased or furnished for a speci…

(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: (a) Holds a full or limited on-premises sales li…

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 …

(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. (2) The holder of a brewery-public house license or a brewery license may allow patrons to…

(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: (a) Alcoholic liquor ordered by and en route to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, under a certificate o…

(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 th…

Any prohibition on the sale of alcoholic beverages provided for in this chapter includes: (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 a…

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 …

(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. (2) A nonprofit or charitable organization registered in this state may auction or…

(1) A person may not sell, give or otherwise make available any alcoholic liquor to any person who is visibly intoxicated. (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 y…

(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. (2) A licensee or permittee is not in violation of subsection (1) of this section if the li…

(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. (2) No licensee of the commission shall maintain a noisy, lewd, disorderly or insanitary establishment or supply impur…

(1) A person under 21 years of age may not attempt to purchase, purchase or acquire alcoholic beverages. Except when a minor is in a private residence accompanied by the parent or guardian of the minor and with the parent’s or guardian’s consent, a person under 21 years of age ma…

When a person is ordered to undergo assessment and treatment as provided in ORS 471.430, the court shall require the person to do all of the following: (1) If the person is 18 years of age or older, pay to the court the fee described under ORS 813.030 in addition to any fine impo…

(1)(a) A person who contacts emergency medical services or a law enforcement agency to report a sexual assault crime, or to obtain medical or law enforcement assistance for a victim of a sexual assault crime, is immune from arrest or prosecution for a violation of ORS 471.430 if …

(1) Except as provided in ORS 471.037 and 471.403, mash, wort or wash fit for distillation or for the manufacture of spirituous alcoholic liquors may not be made, fermented or possessed within this state by any person that does not at the time own a distillery license under the L…

(1) No wine or cider shall be sold or offered for sale within this state unless it complies with the minimum standards fixed pursuant to law. (2) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may require a manufacturer, importer or wholesaler to provide samples of a particular wine o…

(1) No licensee shall use or allow the use of any mark or label on the container of alcoholic liquor which is kept for sale, if the container does not precisely and clearly indicate the nature of its contents or in any way might deceive any customer as to the nature, composition,…

(1) No retail licensee shall purchase any wine or cider for resale except in sealed containers, the seals of which shall remain unbroken when it is sold for consumption off the premises. (2) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may refuse to sell, or may prohibit any license…

(1) A person appointed to operate a store established by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission under ORS 471.750 qualifies for the payment of business loss compensation under this section if: (a) The system for selling containers of distilled liquor at retail in this state ch…

No person who owns, operates or conducts a private or public club or place and who is not in possession of a license issued by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission permitting the mixing, storing and serving of alcoholic liquor at said premises, and no agent, servant or emplo…

(1) Any employee 18 years of age or older of a person who holds an off-premises sales license from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may sell any alcoholic liquor authorized by such license on the licensed premises. (2) Any employee 18 years of age or older of a person wh…

(1) The holder of a license issued under this chapter may employ persons 18, 19 and 20 years of age who may take orders for, serve and sell alcoholic liquor in any part of the licensed premises when that activity is incidental to the serving of food except in those areas classifi…