Title 36, Public Health and Safety

(1) A certificate of title for a manufactured structure issued by the Department of Transportation prior to May 1, 2005, is effective as a document evidencing ownership of the manufactured structure. If the manufactured structure does not have a title pursuant to ORS 308.855 or 3…

(1) The owner of a manufactured structure that qualifies under this subsection may apply to the county assessor to have the structure recorded in the deed records of the county. The application must be on a form approved by the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The ap…

(1) A person may not move a manufactured structure to a different situs unless the Department of Consumer and Business Services approves the move and the county assessor issues a trip permit on behalf of the department. An application to move a manufactured structure must be file…

(1) For a new manufactured structure, the manufactured structure dealer must obtain the trip permit on behalf of the owner. If the dealer fails to obtain the trip permit prior to the scheduled moving date, the vehicle transporter must obtain the trip permit on behalf of the owner…

(1) If a person sells an ownership interest in a manufactured structure for which there is an ownership document issued under ORS 446.611 or a structure described in ORS 446.621 (1) to (6), the seller shall give notice of the sale to the county assessor for the county in which th…

(1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services may adopt rules necessary for carrying out the duties, functions and powers of the department under ORS 446.566 to 446.646. (2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the department shall adopt appropriate fees t…

As used in ORS 446.661 to 446.756: (1) “Dealer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 446.003. (2) “Insured institution” has the meaning given that term in ORS 706.008. (3) “Manufactured dwelling” has the meaning given that term in ORS 446.003. (4) “Manufactured structure” means…

The Department of Consumer and Business Services: (1) Shall adopt reasonable rules for regulating manufactured structure dealers and dealerships and maintaining accurate records of manufactured structure ownership and location. The rules may include, but need not be limited to, r…

(1) Except as provided in ORS 446.676, a person commits the crime of acting as a manufactured structure dealer without a license if the person does not have a valid, current manufactured structure dealer license issued under ORS 446.691 or 446.696 or a temporary or limited manufa…

ORS 446.671 does not apply to the following manufactured structures or persons: (1) A unit of government or a public or private utility. (2) The owner of a manufactured structure, as shown by a document evidencing ownership issued by any jurisdiction if the person owned the manuf…

The Department of Consumer and Business Services may petition a circuit court for an injunction or other relief against a person dealing in manufactured structures in violation of ORS 446.671. If the court grants the petition, the court shall award reasonable costs and disburseme…

(1) If the Department of Consumer and Business Services proceeds under ORS 446.681 or 455.895, the department may post a notice on any manufactured structure held in inventory by a person alleged to be acting as a manufactured structure dealer without a license. The notice must s…

The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall issue a manufactured structure dealer license to an applicant if the applicant: (1) Delivers to the director a bond or letter of credit that meets the requirements under ORS 446.726; (2) Provides evidence acce…

A manufactured structure dealer license is valid for three years, but the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may adjust the term of an initial license for the purpose of establishing uniform expiration dates. A dealer may renew a license as provided by t…

(1) If a licensed manufactured structure dealer dies or becomes incapacitated, the Department of Consumer and Business Services may issue a temporary manufactured structure dealer license to the executor, administrator or personal representative of the estate of the dealer or to …

(1) A person who holds a limited manufactured structure dealer license issued under this section may sell during a calendar year up to 10 manufactured dwellings located at a manufactured dwelling park identified in the license. The manufactured dwellings sold under a limited manu…

(1) In addition to any other requirement for issuance or renewal of a manufactured structure dealer license, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, by rule, may adopt education and testing requirements as a condition for issuance or renewal of a license described in OR…

(1) A licensed manufactured structure dealer may open additional places of business under the same business name by obtaining a supplemental license from the Department of Consumer and Business Services. If the dealer will operate the additional place of business under a differen…

(1) The fee for issuance or renewal of a manufactured structure dealer license under ORS 446.691 is $542. (2) The fee for issuance or renewal of a supplemental license under ORS 446.716 is $90 for each additional place of business. (3) The fee for issuance or renewal of a correct…

(1) A bond or letter of credit required to qualify for issuance or renewal of a manufactured structure dealer license under ORS 446.691 or 446.696 or a temporary manufactured structure dealer license under ORS 446.701 must comply with the following requirements: (a) The bond must…

A person who has a current, valid manufactured structure dealer license issued under ORS 446.691 or 446.696 or a temporary manufactured structure dealer license under ORS 446.701: (1) Is considered the owner of manufactured structures manufactured or dealt in by the dealer before…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, a manufactured structure dealer who transfers an interest in a manufactured structure shall: (a) Submit to the Department of Consumer and Business Services an application for an ownership document on behalf of the purchase…

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may revoke or suspend a manufactured structure dealer license, or place a dealer on probation, if the dealer does any of the following: (a) Commits an act that is grounds for suspension, revocation or probation …

(1) A manufactured structure dealer improperly operates a manufactured structure dealership and is subject to the penalties under this section if the dealer commits any of the following crimes: (a) A manufactured structure dealer commits the crime of failure to obtain a supplemen…

(1) If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has reason to believe that a person has engaged, is engaging or is about to engage in a violation of ORS 446.661 to 446.756 or a rule adopted under ORS 446.661 to 446.756, the director may issue an order dire…

(1) A manufactured structure dealer commits the crime of engaging in illegal consignment practices if the dealer does any of the following: (a) Takes a manufactured structure on consignment from a person who is not a licensed dealer and does not have proof that the consignor is t…

(1) A person commits the crime of violation of a consigned manufactured structure transfer if the person consigns a manufactured structure to a manufactured structure dealer and the person fails or refuses to deliver the ownership document for the structure to the dealer or purch…

(1) Any individual, or any director, officer, or agent of a corporation who knowingly and willfully violates ORS 446.003 to 446.200, 446.225 to 446.285 or 446.310 to 446.350 in a manner which threatens the health or safety of any purchaser commits a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Viola…

(1) The Department of Consumer and Business Services may impose a civil penalty as provided in ORS 455.895 for each violation, against a licensed manufactured structure dealer or against a person required by a rule adopted pursuant to ORS 446.666 to be licensed, if the dealer or …

As used in ORS 447.010 to 447.156 and 447.992, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the State Plumbing Board established under ORS 693.115. (2) “Department” means the Department of Consumer and Business Services. (3) “Director” means the Director of the Depart…

(1) All installations of plumbing and drainage in buildings and structures in this state and all potable water supply, drainage, and waste installations, within or serving buildings or structures, except in temporary construction camps, and except as otherwise provided in ORS 447…

Rules adopted under ORS 447.020 shall allow restaurants with an occupancy capacity of no more than 15 persons, including employees and patrons, to have only one toilet fixture and adjacent lavatory on the premises. [1979 c.390 §4; 1981 c.438 §30]

(1) All water pipe used to carry potable water sold in this state shall be clearly marked the entire length of pipe, at intervals of length set by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services with the approval of the State Plumbing Board, with: (a) Identificat…

(1) A person may not work as a plumbing contractor, or advertise or purport to be a plumbing contractor, and a member or employee of a firm, partnership or corporation may not engage in the layout or superintending of plumbing installations, without having obtained the plumbing c…

(1) ORS 447.010 to 447.156 do not apply to a person: (a) Engaging in plumbing work when not so engaged for hire. (b) Using the services of regular employees in performing plumbing work for the benefit of property owned, leased or operated by the person. For purposes of this parag…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 447.020, a person may not engage in the trade of installing solar heating and cooling systems unless the person possesses either a license as a journeyman plumber issued under ORS chapter 693 or a solar heating and cooling system installer license issued b…

A person carrying on, conducting or transacting a plumbing business may not maintain any suit or action in any of the courts of this state to recover for the performance of plumbing work without alleging and proving that the person was duly licensed as a plumbing contractor at th…

Notwithstanding ORS 455.610, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the State Plumbing Board, shall adopt rules to create an exemption from permit and inspection requirements for ordinary minor repairs in low-rise residential dwellings and commerci…

Notwithstanding ORS 455.610, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the State Plumbing Board, shall adopt rules to create a mandatory inspection program for minor plumbing installations made by licensed plumbing contractors in low-rise residential …

No city or county shall enact or enforce any ordinances or building codes providing different requirements than those imposed by the state building code for the regulation of the business of master plumbing or the installation of drainage work unless authorized by the Director of…

The Department of Consumer and Business Services or local government administering the plumbing specialty code adopted under ORS 447.020 (2) may, upon request of any sanitary district formed pursuant to ORS 450.005 to 450.245, sanitary authority established under ORS 450.600 to 4…

(1) Rules adopted under ORS 447.020 shall provide a plumbing inspection fee schedule. The schedule shall establish inspection fees for inspections made by the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 447.010 to 447.156, 447.992 and 455.610 to 455.630 based on the co…

All moneys received by the Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS 447.010 to 447.156 and 447.992 shall be disposed of in accordance with ORS 693.165. [1981 c.438 §42] (Fixture Installation Regulations)

(1) No new hotel, motel, apartment house, dwelling, office building or other structure shall be constructed which employs a tank-type water closet that is not approved by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the State Plumbing Boa…

As used in ORS 447.118 and 447.124, “compost toilet” means a permanent, sealed, water-impervious toilet receptacle screened from insects, used to receive and store only human wastes, urine and feces, toilet paper and biodegradable garbage, and ventilated to utilize aerobic compos…

(1) Nothing in ORS 447.010 to 447.156 and 447.992 shall prohibit the installation of a compost toilet for a dwelling by the occupant of the dwelling if the compost toilet complies with the minimum requirements established under this section. (2) Rules adopted under ORS 447.020 sh…

For the purpose of enforcing ORS 447.118 and the rules adopted thereunder, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the assistance of the Oregon Health Authority: (1) May conduct periodic inspections of any compost toilet; (2) Upon making a finding that a compost to…

(1) All waste water and sewage from plumbing fixtures shall be discharged into a sewer system or alternate sewage disposal system approved by the Environmental Quality Commission or Department of Environmental Quality under ORS chapters 468, 468A and 468B. (2) No plumbing fixture…

(1) All new fixtures approved for installation during construction, reconstruction, alteration and repair of buildings and other structures under ORS 447.020 shall comply with rules adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The rules shall be co…

In compliance with ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the approval of the State Plumbing Board, shall adopt rules, including but not limited to: (1) Governing minimum safety standards for design and construction of plumbing pro…