Title 36A, Housing; Lottery and Games; Environment

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 183.430 (1), the Oregon Racing Commission may, without prior notice, suspend or refuse to renew a license authorized under ORS 462.725 without hearing if the commission finds that the licensee has committed a violation of federal or Oregon law or commissio…

(1) In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the Oregon Racing Commission shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 462.700 to 462.740. Such rules shall be designed to promote the best interests and the good conduct of racing, with due regard for the public health, saf…

(1) Except as provided in this section, violations of any provision of this chapter is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any person violating the provisions of ORS 462.420, 462.430, 462.450, 462.460, 462.470 or 462.415 (2) commits a Class C felony. (3) Any person who conspires or attemp…

(1) In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the Oregon Racing Commission may impose a civil penalty on a person for any of the following: (a) Violation of ORS 462.020 (1). (b) Accepting or facilitating wagers on animal racing, if the person is not authorize…

As used in this chapter: (1) “Amateur athletic organization” means an entity organized and operated exclusively to foster state, national and international amateur unarmed combat sports competition. (2) “Entertainment wrestling” means a noncompetitive performance in which the par…

The Legislative Assembly finds that the unarmed combat sports and entertainment wrestling industries in this state should be regulated in order to protect the best interests of entertainment wrestlers, unarmed combat sports competitors and the public. [1987 c.789 §1; 1997 c.350 §…

(1) A person may not act as an unarmed combat sports competitor, official, manager, second for a professional unarmed combat sports competitor or matchmaker unless the person is licensed pursuant to this chapter. (2) Application for a license must be made upon a form provided by …

(1)(a) A person may not act as a promoter of unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling until the person has been licensed pursuant to this chapter. (b) A person who intends to act as a promoter for entertainment wrestling events and for unarmed combat sports events shall a…

(1) An unarmed combat sports event may not take place in this state unless the following Oregon State Athletic Commission representatives are in attendance: (a) The Superintendent of State Police or an authorized representative of the superintendent to oversee conduct of the even…

(1) The Superintendent of State Police or an authorized representative of the superintendent shall assign or approve medical personnel to each unarmed combat sports event held in this state. (2) Medical personnel who are not employed by the Department of State Police and who are …

(1) A person may not act as an amateur athletic organization unless the Superintendent of State Police has approved the person under this section. (2) An applicant for approval shall apply to the superintendent on a form provided by the superintendent and shall accompany the appl…

(1) There is created in the Department of State Police the Oregon State Athletic Commission, which shall regulate the promotion of unarmed combat sports and entertainment wrestling events in this state. The commission shall adopt rules to conduct events that promote the safety an…

(1)(a) The Oregon State Athletic Commission consists of five members appointed by the Superintendent of State Police for terms of four years. A member may not serve more than two terms, except that a member serves until the member’s successor is appointed. (b) Membership must rep…

(1) A member of the Oregon State Athletic Commission may not have a financial interest or investment in an unarmed combat sports competitor or entertainment wrestler. (2) A member of the commission may not have a financial interest or investment in any unarmed combat sports or en…

(1) There is established an Oregon State Athletic Commission Medical Advisory Committee consisting of five members appointed by the Superintendent of State Police. Members of the committee shall be medical personnel. (2) The term of office of each committee member is four years, …

(1) The Superintendent of State Police or the authorized representatives of the superintendent shall: (a) Conduct compliance audits for unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling events; (b) Oversee ticket sales to the events; and (c) Verify compliance with ticketing, tax o…

(1) The Superintendent of State Police shall license referees, judges, inspectors and timekeepers and shall assign the licensed referees, judges, inspectors and timekeepers to officiate at unarmed combat sports events regulated by the Oregon State Athletic Commission. (2) A promo…

Nothing in this chapter prevents a county or city from objecting to the holding of, or participating in, an unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling event. Objections must be filed in writing with the Oregon State Athletic Commission. [1987 c.789 §13; 1991 c.211 §6; 2007 …

(1) The Superintendent of State Police has the sole jurisdiction and authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The superintendent or the authorized representative of the superintendent may investigate allegations of activity that may violate the provisions of this chap…

(1) The Oregon State Athletic Commission is subject to the provisions of ORS 291.201 to 291.222, including but not limited to the provisions of those sections relating to changes and revisions by the Governor in agency request budgets. (2) The commission and its officers and empl…

For purposes of ORS 181A.160 to 181A.250, the Oregon State Athletic Commission shall be considered a criminal justice agency. [1987 c.789 §18; 2007 c.585 §18]

(1) The promoting, conducting or maintaining of an unarmed combat sports event when conducted by educational institutions, Oregon National Guard units or any amateur athletic organizations approved by the Superintendent of State Police is exempt from the licensing and bonding pro…

All revenue obtained under this chapter from license fees, bonds and gross receipts taxes, and any other income received under this chapter, shall be deposited in the subaccount of the State Police Account established under ORS 181A.020. [Formerly 463.350]

(1) For the privilege of engaging in unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling, a tax is imposed upon the gross receipts from the sale of tickets or other fees charged for admission to an unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling event held in this state. The amount…

Nothing in ORS 463.015, 463.035, 463.113, 463.320 and 463.322 is intended to tax subscribers to pay-per-view telecasts or cable system operators in this state. [1993 c.587 §6; 2017 c.235 §18] Note: 463.322 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or m…

When an admission fee is charged by a licensed promoter conducting an unarmed combat sports or entertainment wrestling event, the tax imposed by ORS 463.320 applies to the gross receipts from the admissions and the statement filed and tax paid by the conducting or sponsoring pers…

(1) If a licensee required to file a report under ORS 463.320 fails to make that report within the time prescribed, or if the report is unsatisfactory to the Superintendent of State Police or an authorized representative of the superintendent, the superintendent or the authorized…

The salaries and expenses of the members and employees and the operating expenses of the Oregon State Athletic Commission shall be paid out of the subaccount of the State Police Account established under ORS 181A.020 from moneys received under this chapter. [1987 c.789 §17; 1987 …

After deduction of administrative costs of the Oregon State Athletic Commission established under ORS 463.113, 75 percent of the remaining gross receipts tax, as described in ORS 463.320 and deposited in the subaccount of the State Police Account established under ORS 181A.020, s…

(1) A person who violates a provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Whenever it appears that any person has violated or is threatening to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules adopted under this c…

(1) The Department of Justice has the following powers and duties relating to the regulation of bingo, lotto or raffle games or Monte Carlo events: (a) To authorize and regulate the operation of bingo, lotto and raffle games and Monte Carlo events permitted under ORS 167.117 and …

(1) The Department of Justice shall not issue a license to conduct bingo, lotto or raffle games or Monte Carlo events to any organization unless: (a) The organization is exempt from payment of federal income taxes as a charitable, fraternal or religious organization; and (b) The …

(1) The burden is upon holders of bingo, lotto, raffle or Monte Carlo event licenses and permits and applicants for such licenses or permits to establish the qualifications required of such license or permit holders or applicants, by clear and convincing evidence. The burden is a…

An organization shall not be eligible to obtain or retain a license to conduct a bingo, lotto, raffle or Monte Carlo event operation if it does not exercise, or if it ceases to exercise, independent control over its activities and budget. However, an organization shall not be ine…

The Department of Justice may specially license, in such manner as it finds appropriate, the conduct of a temporary bingo, lotto, raffle or Monte Carlo event operation whenever the operation is to be for a limited period of time not exceeding 30 days. A license shall be granted u…

(1) A licensee of the Department of Justice under ORS 167.117 and 167.118 and this chapter, or an applicant for a license under ORS 167.118, 464.250 to 464.380, 464.420 and 464.450 to 464.530, without approval of the department, may not knowingly permit any person to participate …

The Department of Justice by rule shall prohibit any licensee from allowing any person to spend more than 40 hours in any one week administering or operating the licensee’s games. [1987 c.914 §5; 1991 c.274 §4; 2001 c.228 §5; 2017 c.60 §3]

(1)(a) The Department of Justice by rule may establish limits on the number of hours per day and days per week that organizations licensed by the department may operate bingo or lotto games or Monte Carlo events. (b) By rule, the department may not permit the operation of bingo o…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an organization may, at any one time, be licensed to conduct only one bingo, lotto or Monte Carlo event operation. The license shall authorize the organization to conduct its operation within only one county, which shall b…

(1) In adopting rules for the licensing of bingo, lotto or Monte Carlo event operations, the Department of Justice may impose, to the extent it finds practicable, more or fewer requirements upon such operations on the basis of the number of games, the frequency of Monte Carlo eve…

Charitable, fraternal or religious organizations that conduct raffles that have handles of less than $10,000 in one calendar year are exempt from the licensing and reporting requirements for raffles under ORS 167.108 to 167.164 and 464.270 to 464.530. [2001 c.576 §2]

(1) When the Department of Justice determines that there is a compelling community need for the charitable activities funded by a bingo operation, and that funding will be seriously reduced by the operation of ORS 167.117 and 167.118 and this chapter, then the department may gran…

A county or city may prohibit the operation of bingo, lotto, raffles or Monte Carlo events. If the county or city does not prohibit the operation of bingo, lotto, raffles or Monte Carlo events, then such games shall be regulated only as provided under state law. [1987 c.914 §23; …

(1) There is hereby created in the General Fund of the State Treasury an account known as the Oregon Gaming Account. (2) The Department of Justice shall pay into the State Treasury all moneys received by the department under ORS 167.117 and 167.118 and this chapter. The State Tre…

(1) The Department of Justice may deny an application for or refuse to renew a bingo, lotto, raffle or Monte Carlo event license or permit, and it may suspend or revoke any license or permit, for grounds stated in this section. Grounds for denial, renewal, suspension, revocation …

Whenever the Department of Justice proposes to suspend or revoke or refuse to issue or renew a license or permit, opportunity for a hearing shall be accorded as provided in ORS chapter 183. [1987 c.914 §13]