2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 618 - Weights and Measures
Section 618.031 - Rulemaking authority.


(2) Such rules may:
(a) Establish standards of net weight, measure or count, and reasonable standards of fill for any commodity in package form;
(b) Establish procedures governing the technical and reporting activities to be followed, and prescribe report and record forms and marks of approval and rejection to be used by inspectors of weights and measures in the discharge of their duties;
(c) Prescribe exemptions for weights and measures from the sealing, labeling or marking requirements of ORS 618.010 to 618.246;
(d) Establish procedures governing the voluntary registration of commercial weighing and measuring device service persons and service agencies;
(e) Establish schedules of fees for licensing commercial weighing and measuring devices and for testing or certification;
(f) Prescribe specifications relating to the advertising, labeling, dispensing and selling of commodities in bulk form to or by retail outlets reasonably necessary for the protection of purchasers thereof;
(g) Establish guidelines to ensure that amounts of commodities or services sold or offered for sale are represented accurately and informatively to all interested parties; and
(h) Prescribe specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for weights and measures so as to eliminate from use weights and measures:
(A) That are not accurate;
(B) That are of such construction that they are faulty, in that they are not reasonably permanent in their adjustment or will not repeat their indications correctly; or
(C) That facilitate the perpetration of deceit or misrepresentation.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) of this section is intended to limit the authority of the department to make any other rules necessary to carry out ORS 618.010 to 618.246. [1973 c.293 §6; 1975 c.615 §2; 1977 c.132 §4; 2011 c.9 §80]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food

Chapter 618 - Weights and Measures

Section 618.010 - Definitions.

Section 618.016 - Policy.

Section 618.021 - Duties of director.

Section 618.031 - Rulemaking authority.

Section 618.041 - Standards for weights and measures system; security of state primary standard.

Section 618.056 - Testing and inspecting weights and measures offered for sale or used commercially; rules.

Section 618.066 - Department investigation of alleged weights and measures law violations; exempt devices.

Section 618.071 - Inspection and investigation authority of department; written notices for minor violations.

Section 618.076 - Approving use of weights and measures; use of certain terms describing condition of equipment; seizure and destruction of nonconforming equipment.

Section 618.086 - Orders restricting distribution of weights and measures.

Section 618.096 - Prohibited acts involving commercial weights and measures.

Section 618.115 - Voluntary inspection of weighing or measuring instruments; fees.

Section 618.126 - Exemptions from licensing requirement.

Section 618.131 - Weights and measures licenses in addition to other licenses; effect of conflicting laws.

Section 618.136 - Establishing license fees; renewals; disposition of fees.

Section 618.141 - Maximum license fees.

Section 618.146 - Term of licenses; suspension and revocation of licenses.

Section 618.156 - Forms, certificates and identification tags; license application forms.

Section 618.201 - Sampling of packages and commodities; ordering packages and commodities withheld from sale; disposition after order.

Section 618.206 - Manner of selling commodities; exemptions; rules.

Section 618.211 - Labeling of packaged commodities; use of labeling terms restricted; scope of rules.

Section 618.226 - Commodity price and quantity advertising requirements; restriction on use of certain advertising terms.

Section 618.236 - Price misrepresentation prohibited; expressing fractional prices.

Section 618.241 - Written invoice of certain commodity sales required; contents of writing.

Section 618.246 - Sale by weight required for certain food products; labeling requirements.

Section 618.275 - Testing and inspection of scales; use without seal prohibited; sealing device; tests and inspection of cars; interstate cooperation.

Section 618.406 - Definitions; citations for certain violations; delegation of authority; service of citations; recording.

Section 618.501 - Definitions.

Section 618.506 - Enjoining security seal violations; notice to defendant; voluntary compliance; temporary order; attorney fees and costs.

Section 618.516 - Civil action by private party; damages; attorney fees and costs; effect of court action; time for commencing action.

Section 618.521 - Investigative demand; petition to modify.

Section 618.526 - Method of serving investigative demand.

Section 618.531 - Effect of failure to obey investigative demand.

Section 618.991 - Penalties.

Section 618.995 - Civil penalties.