Section 571.565 – Department to determine accuracy of acreage reporting for fee calculations.
The State Department of Agriculture shall use all appropriate methods to determine the accuracy of acreage reporting to determine the license fee prescribed by ORS 571.530. [1985 c.197 §13; 1989 c.561 §8]
Section 571.570 – Substitution or transportation of uninspected Christmas tree stock.
No person shall: (1) Substitute other Christmas tree stock for Christmas tree stock covered by an inspection certificate. (2) Transport or accept for transportation Christmas tree stock that does not carry the official inspection tag authorized by the State Department of Agriculture. [1985 c.197 §14]
Section 571.575 – Knowingly offering to sell infected or infested Christmas tree stock.
(1)(a) No person shall knowingly offer to sell Christmas tree stock that is infected or infested. (b) Unless the Christmas tree stock is held for separation or treatment under the supervision of an officer, employee or inspector of the State Department of Agriculture, no person shall advertise, display, transport, move, store or warehouse Christmas tree […]
Section 571.580 – Disposition and use of moneys received.
The State Department of Agriculture shall deposit all fees paid to it under ORS 571.505 to 571.580 in the Department of Agriculture Service Fund, and such moneys are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of administering and enforcing ORS 571.505 to 571.580. [1985 c.197 §16]
Section 571.520 – Exemptions from licensing requirements.
ORS 571.525 and 571.530 do not apply to: (1) Any grower owning one acre or less of Christmas trees and whose business consists only of retail sales to the ultimate consumer. (2) Any dealer. [1985 c.197 §4; 1989 c.561 §3]
Section 571.525 – License required to operate as grower.
No person shall operate as a grower without first obtaining a license therefor from the State Department of Agriculture. [1985 c.197 §5]
Section 571.530 – License application; contents; license fee.
(1) Each person required to be licensed by ORS 571.525 shall apply for a license or for renewal of a license on a form furnished by the State Department of Agriculture that contains: (a) The name and address of the applicant, the number of locations to be operated by the applicant and the addresses of […]
Section 571.535 – Renewal of license; rules.
(1) The fees for the renewal of the annual licenses required by ORS 571.505 to 571.580 shall be paid with the application for license renewal and before July 1 of each year or before such date as may be specified by rule of the State Department of Agriculture. (2) Failure to pay the fees when […]
Section 571.540 – Form of license; display required.
All licenses issued under ORS 571.505 to 571.580 shall: (1) Include the date of issue. (2) Expire on June 30, next following the date of issue, unless sooner revoked by the State Department of Agriculture. (3) Be in the form of a certificate. (4) Be numbered serially under the direction of the department. (5) Be […]
Section 571.545 – License not transferable; notice of change of business organization; additional assessment for trees not subject to fee.
(1) A license is personal to the applicant and may not be transferred. The licensee shall notify the State Department of Agriculture in writing if the business entity of the licensee is changed or if the members of a partnership change, whether or not the business entity name is changed. (2) The license issued to […]