2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling
Section 459A.962 - Enforcement and record keeping.

(2) A producer responsibility organization shall retain all records related to the implementation and administration of a producer responsibility program for not less than five years from the time the record was created and make the records available for inspection by the department upon request.
(3) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183 relating to contested case proceedings, the department may issue an order requiring compliance with the provisions of ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975.
(4) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183 relating to contested case proceedings, and in accordance with ORS 468.130 and rules adopted pursuant to ORS 468.130, the department may issue civil penalties for violations of the provisions of ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975. All penalties recovered for violations of ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Waste Prevention and Reuse Fund established under ORS 459A.950.
(5) The department may issue an order under subsection (3) of this section to suspend or revoke a producer responsibility program plan if the department determines that:
(a) A violation or repeated violations of ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 present a risk to the environment or public health;
(b) A violation has had a material impact on the implementation and administration of the organization’s producer responsibility program plan; or
(c) A producer responsibility organization is in violation of ORS 459A.869 (12).
(6) The Department of Justice, at the request of the Department of Environmental Quality, may bring an action seeking to prohibit the sale of a covered product in or into this state against any producer that sells, offers to sell or distributes a covered product in or into this state in violation of ORS 459A.869.
(7) Any person with control of materials collected under ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 shall retain all records related to the person’s responsibilities under ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 for not less than five years from the time the record was created and make the records available for inspection by the department upon request.
(8) A person required to retain records under subsection (7) of this section shall make the records available to the department upon request of a producer responsibility organization if necessary to allow the organization to meet its obligations under ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975.
(9) Proprietary information furnished to the department relating to subsections (7) and (8) of this section may be designated confidential. Information designated confidential is not subject to public disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478, except that the department may disclose summarized information or aggregated data if the information or data do not directly or indirectly identify the proprietary information of a specific person. [2021 c.681 §40]

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