2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 646 - Trade Practices and Antitrust Regulation
Section 646.040 - Price discrimination prohibited; price differentials.


(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not prevent:
(a) Differentials which make only due allowance for differences in the cost of manufacture, sale or delivery, resulting from the differing methods or quantities in which the commodities are sold or delivered to purchasers.
(b) Persons engaged in selling goods, wares or merchandise, or service or output of a service trade, in commerce from selecting their own customers in bona fide transactions and not in restraint of trade.
(c) Price changes from time to time where in response to changing conditions affecting the market for or marketability of the goods concerned, such as but not limited to actual or imminent deterioration of perishable goods, obsolescence of seasonal goods, distress sales under court process, or sales in good faith in discontinuance of business in the goods concerned.

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

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 646.140 - Enjoining violations; treble damages; attorney fees; limitation on commencement of actions.

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 646.473 - Conflicting tort, restitution or other law providing civil remedies; exclusions for certain other remedies; limited immunity for public bodies and officers, employees and agents.

Section 646.475 - Application and construction of ORS 646.461 to 646.475; short title; effect of invalidity.

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 646.553 - Registration of telephonic sellers; fee; Attorney General as attorney for service of process; rules.

Section 646.557 - Required disclosures by telephonic seller.

Section 646.561 - Definitions for ORS 646.561 to 646.565.

Section 646.565 - Notice of provisions of ORS 646.561 and 646.563; rulemaking by Public Utility Commission.

Section 646.567 - Definitions for ORS 646.567 to 646.578.

Section 646.568 - Findings and purpose.

Section 646.569 - Prohibition on telephone solicitation of party whose name is included on list described in ORS 646.574 or on federal registry designated under ORS 646.572.

Section 646.572 - Administration of telephone solicitation program through contract or by designation of federal registry; contract provisions; duty of Attorney General.

Section 646.574 - List of persons who do not wish to receive telephone solicitations; fee; disclosure of list; complaints.

Section 646.578 - Notice of provisions of ORS 646.567 to 646.578; rulemaking by Public Utility Commission.

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 646.611 - Information required to be given by telephone or door to door seller to potential customer.

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 646.632 - Enjoining unlawful trade practices; assurance of voluntary compliance; attorney fees.

Section 646.633 - Action by prosecuting attorney prohibited without request of Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Section 646.638 - Civil action by private party; damages; attorney fees; effect of prior injunction; time for commencing action; counterclaim; class actions.

Section 646.639 - Unlawful collection practices.

Section 646.641 - Civil action for unlawful collection practice; damages; attorney fees; time for commencing action.

Section 646.642 - Civil penalties.

Section 646.644 - Free offer; required disclosures; limitations on financial obligation incurred by consumer; enforcement; exception.

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 646.735 - Exemption for coordinated care organizations; state action immunity; permitted activities.

Section 646.736 - Public policy; certain cooperative activities not unlawful.

Section 646.737 - Exemption for negotiations governing sale price of Oregon blackberries; supervision by Director of Agriculture; rules; fees.

Section 646.738 - Exemption for negotiations governing price for sale of grass seed; supervision by Director of Agriculture; rules; fees.

Section 646.739 - Exemption for negotiations governing season starting price for sale of Oregon seafood; supervision by Director of Agriculture; rules; fees.

Section 646.740 - Permitted activities.

Section 646.745 - Joint operation of Memorial Coliseum and Arena in Portland; definitions; legislative findings and goals; state supervision.

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 646.780 - Recovery of treble damages; exception; recovery of fees and costs; action under federal law as bar; action parens patriae by Attorney General.

Section 646.800 - Time of commencing action.

Section 646.805 - Effect of prior final judgment or decree.

Section 646.815 - Criminal prosecutions; compromise of criminal charges; effect of prior action seeking civil penalties.

Section 646.826 - Counsel for persons testifying; grounds for refusing to answer questions; compelling testimony; exclusion of spectators.

Section 646.836 - Confidential status of investigative material; permitted disclosures; use of information in other proceedings; return of investigative material.

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 646.910 - Sale of gasoline blended with alcohol prohibited unless mixture meets federal specifications or requirements.

Section 646.913 - Limitations on gasoline sales; requirements for ethanol content in gasoline; rules.

Section 646.922 - Limitations on sale of diesel fuel; requirements for biodiesel content; exception for certain additives and for certain sellers and users; certificate of analysis; rules.

Section 646.923 - Retention of certificate of analysis; powers of Director of Agriculture; biodiesel testing; rules.

Section 646.930 - Motor vehicle fuel prices; requirements for display.

Section 646.932 - Requirement to post amount per gallon of gasoline that is federal, state and local tax; option to disclose cost per gallon of low carbon fuel standard; information from Department of Transportation and State Department of Agricultur...

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 646.957 - Rules.

Section 646.959 - Annual fee for metering instrument or device.

Section 646.963 - Civil penalties.

Section 646.990 - Penalties.