2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 578 - Oregon Wheat Commission
Section 578.260 - Penalty for failure to relinquish collected assessment moneys; civil action or other remedies.


(2) The commission may commence a civil action or utilize any other available legal or equitable remedy to collect an assessment or civil penalty, obtain injunctive relief or obtain specific performance under this chapter.
(3) If the person responsible for the transmittal of assessment moneys is a corporation, all directors and officers of the corporation are personally liable for a failure to relinquish the assessment moneys collected by the corporation.
(4) If the commission obtains a favorable judgment in an action or suit under subsection (2) of this section, the court shall award the commission costs and reasonable attorney fees.
(5) Unless the person required to pay an assessment and the person responsible for collecting the assessment are related businesses, the commission may not collect from the person required to pay the assessment any amount deducted by the person responsible for collecting the assessment and due and owing to the commission. [2013 c.93 ยง4]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food

Chapter 578 - Oregon Wheat Commission

Section 578.010 - Definitions.

Section 578.020 - Legislative findings; purpose of chapter.

Section 578.025 - Department oversight of commission; rules.

Section 578.030 - Oregon Wheat Commission; members; appointment process; rules.

Section 578.040 - Qualifications of members.

Section 578.060 - Removal of members; compensation of members; rules.

Section 578.080 - Meetings of commission.

Section 578.090 - Duties and powers of commission; rules.

Section 578.105 - Intellectual property; rules.

Section 578.120 - Appointment of administrator; duties; compensation.

Section 578.135 - Commission employees not subject to state personnel compensation plans; commission not subject to office space regulation; fees for administrative services; rules.

Section 578.151 - Preparation of commission budget; annual financial statements; expenditures.

Section 578.155 - Commission financial activity.

Section 578.160 - Services, facilities and materials furnished to and received from other state agencies.

Section 578.211 - Levy and collection of assessment; commission rules regulating sales activities; disputes over assessment amounts; assessment rules.

Section 578.216 - Authority of commission to adopt rules authorizing refunds; effect.

Section 578.221 - Producer payment of assessment and reporting for certain sales.

Section 578.251 - Records of person required to pay assessment; inspections and audits.

Section 578.255 - Penalty for delaying transmittal of assessment moneys.

Section 578.260 - Penalty for failure to relinquish collected assessment moneys; civil action or other remedies.