(a) "Commerce" means trade or commerce within this state, exclusive of food commerce.
(b) "Food commerce" means trade or commerce within this state in articles of food for human consumption and such other articles as usually are sold in food stores in connection with articles of food for human consumption. In the case of persons selling items other than items of food commerce, the term "food commerce" is restricted solely to such items of food commerce as are defined in this paragraph.
(c) "Person" means individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, business trust or unincorporated organization.
(d) "Price" means the net price to the buyer after the deduction of all discounts, rebates, or other price concessions paid or allowed by the seller.
(e) "Replacement cost" means the cost per unit at the retail outlet at which the merchandise sold or offered for sale could have been bought by the seller at any time within 10 days prior to the date of sale or the date upon which it is offered for sale by the seller, if bought in the same quantities as the seller’s usual or customary purchase of such merchandise, after deducting all discounts, rebates or other price concessions.
(f) "Retailer in food commerce" means any person engaged in food commerce who sells directly to the consumer for use.
(g) "Wholesaler in food commerce" means any person engaged in food commerce other than a retailer or producer, manufacturer or processor.
(2) As used in ORS 646.010 to 646.180, "vendor" includes any person who performs work upon, renovates, alters or improves any personal property belonging to another person.
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment
Chapter 646 - Trade Practices and Antitrust Regulation
Section 646.020 - Definitions and explanations.
Section 646.040 - Price discrimination prohibited; price differentials.
Section 646.461 - Definitions for ORS 646.461 to 646.475.
Section 646.463 - Enjoining misappropriation; payment of royalties; affirmative acts.
Section 646.465 - Damages for misappropriation.
Section 646.467 - Attorney fees.
Section 646.515 - Definitions for ORS 646.515 to 646.545.
Section 646.535 - Unfair trade practices prohibited; exception.
Section 646.545 - Remedy for unfair trade practices; attorney fees.
Section 646.551 - Definitions for ORS 646.551 to 646.557.
Section 646.557 - Required disclosures by telephonic seller.
Section 646.561 - Definitions for ORS 646.561 to 646.565.
Section 646.567 - Definitions for ORS 646.567 to 646.578.
Section 646.568 - Findings and purpose.
Section 646.605 - Definitions for ORS 336.184 and 646.605 to 646.652.
Section 646.607 - Unlawful business, trade practices.
Section 646.608 - Additional unlawful business, trade practices; proof; rules.
Section 646.612 - Application of ORS 646.607 and 646.608.
Section 646.618 - Investigative demand; petition to modify.
Section 646.622 - Method of serving investigative demand.
Section 646.626 - Effect of failure to obey investigative demand.
Section 646.639 - Unlawful collection practices.
Section 646.642 - Civil penalties.
Section 646.647 - Unlawful use of recording group name; exceptions.
Section 646.648 - Unlawful practice by manufactured dwelling dealer.
Section 646.705 - Definitions for ORS 136.617 and 646.705 to 646.805.
Section 646.715 - Declaration of purpose.
Section 646.736 - Public policy; certain cooperative activities not unlawful.
Section 646.740 - Permitted activities.
Section 646.750 - Investigative demand by Attorney General; petition to modify.
Section 646.760 - Civil penalties; attorney fees; mitigation.
Section 646.770 - Equitable remedies; attorney fees.
Section 646.775 - Actions by Attorney General; damages; attorney fees.
Section 646.800 - Time of commencing action.
Section 646.805 - Effect of prior final judgment or decree.
Section 646.881 - Definitions for ORS 646.881 to 646.885.
Section 646.883 - Price comparison in advertisement prohibited; exceptions.
Section 646.885 - Use of terms in advertisement containing price comparison.
Section 646.905 - Definitions for ORS 646.910 to 646.923.
Section 646.930 - Motor vehicle fuel prices; requirements for display.
Section 646.935 - Diesel fuel sales; price discrimination.
Section 646.945 - Definitions for ORS 646.947 to 646.963.
Section 646.947 - Prohibited activities.
Section 646.949 - Signs identifying octane rating.
Section 646.951 - Testing of motor vehicle fuel.
Section 646.953 - Orders of Director of Agriculture.
Section 646.955 - Records required.
Section 646.959 - Annual fee for metering instrument or device.