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Section 561.005 - Definitions. - (1) "Board" means the State Board of Agriculture. (2) "Department"...
Section 561.020 - Responsibility of department as to inspectional, regulatory and development work. - (2) The department shall encourage and work toward long-range planning...
Section 561.030 - Seal; principal office; authority to acquire real property. - (2) The department may acquire and hold, by purchase, agreement...
Section 561.060 - Salaries and bonds of employees. - (2) Subject to any applicable provisions of the State Personnel...
Section 561.070 - Assistants and employees; appointment, classification and duties. - (2) The director may at any time designate or appoint...
Section 561.075 - Reports to director; publications. - (2) The director may, from time to time, cause to...
Section 561.144 - Department of Agriculture Service Fund; sources. - (2) Interest received on deposits credited to the Department of...
Section 561.150 - Department of Agriculture Account. - (a) Funds to be expended for the extermination of predatory...
Section 561.191 - Program and rules relating to water quality. - (a) Protection of the quality of surface or ground water;...
Section 561.192 - Code of regulations; compilation and publication. - (2) No substantive change may be made in revising the...
Section 561.194 - Distribution of code of regulations. - (2) The department shall sell the other copies at such...
Section 561.200 - Prohibitions against the obstruction of officers, agents or employees. - (2) No person, firm or corporation shall refuse to produce...
Section 561.220 - Prohibitions against altering or removing seal or similar marking used by department and against selling products from used containers bearing such markings. - (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:...
Section 561.240 - Contracts and agreements with other agencies, governmental units and other persons; payment and receipt of funds. - (a) Enter into contracts and other agreements with, and receive...
Section 561.250 - Services by department for commodity commissions, Oregon Beef Council and Oregon Wheat Commission. - (a) Provide centralized accounting, data processing, data recording, clerical, secretarial,...
Section 561.255 - Permits for confined animal feeding operations or concentrated animal feeding operations; rules; fees. - (a) "Confined animal feeding operation" has the meaning given that...
Section 561.258 - Regulation of vermiculture. - (2) The practice of vermiculture is an agricultural activity that...
Section 561.265 - Inspecting records of persons required to pay fees to department. - (2) "Fees" as used in this section includes fees due...
Section 561.279 - Issuance of subpoenas by department for investigations or hearings. - (1) Conducting an investigation of a matter with which the...
Section 561.300 - Unpaid license fees; delinquent renewal penalty; notice required; collection procedure. - (a) For license fees $100 or less, $30 or the...
Section 561.303 - Refund of excess fees or penalties; conditions; refusal to refund. - (a) The amount received is in excess of the prescribed...
Section 561.305 - Issuance of licenses; multiple activity license; refusal, revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of license. - (2) The department may refuse to issue, refuse to renew,...
Section 561.315 - Publication of product test reports. - (a) "Product" means any animal, agricultural product or commodity, or...
Section 561.362 - Activities of Oregon State University. - (1) For resident instruction in all branches of agriculture. (2)...
Section 561.364 - Cooperation with Oregon State University. - (1) In order to eliminate unnecessary duplication of effort and...
Section 561.372 - State Board of Agriculture created; member qualifications; terms. - (2) The Director of Agriculture, the Dean of the College...
Section 561.374 - Compensation and expenses; organization; meetings; quorum. - (2) The board shall select a chairperson from among its...
Section 561.376 - Legislative findings; State Board of Agriculture duties. - (a) Agriculture is an important component of the state economy;...
Section 561.378 - State Board of Agriculture report. - Note: See note under 561.376.
Section 561.395 - Soil and Water Conservation Commission; membership; compensation and expenses; forfeiture of office; functions. - (2) Each member shall be a citizen of this state...
Section 561.400 - Natural Resources Division; duties; insurance for soil and water conservation districts. - (2) In addition to other duties and powers, the division...
Section 561.403 - Extended stream bank erosion plans; division to assist in developing plans; requirements. - (2) An extended stream bank erosion plan shall provide for...
Section 561.410 - Department’s granting of credit; invoice; payment due date. - (2) The department shall prepare an itemized invoice of the...
Section 561.430 - Deposit or bond to secure payment. - (2) The department may, in lieu of such deposit, accept...
Section 561.450 - Lien. - (2) The lien, which shall be valid until paid in...
Section 561.510 - Quarantines; establishment by rule; content; public hearing. - (a) The movement of diseased or infested animals, fowls, bees,...
Section 561.540 - Rules and regulations governing quarantines. - (2) The movement of any animals, bees, fruits, vegetables, plants,...
Section 561.545 - Permits for shipments of articles subject to quarantine. - Note: 561.545 was added to and made a part of...
Section 561.560 - Emergency quarantine; publication of notice; powers of Governor; duration. - (a) A disease or an infestation has a significantly adverse...
Section 561.580 - Cooperation with United States and other states with respect to quarantines. - (2) The Director of Agriculture shall suggest to the Governor,...
Section 561.605 - Detention, seizure or embargo of agricultural products; labeling; notification. - (2) The department shall cause to be affixed to the...
Section 561.610 - Request for hearing; when held. - (2) The hearing shall not be held sooner than 10...
Section 561.615 - Conduct of hearing; action by department. - (2) If it appears that the products are not being...
Section 561.620 - Procedure when products disposed of; salvage. - (2) If it appears to the department that there is...
Section 561.700 - New Crops Development Board; membership; terms; compensation and expenses. - (2) The term of each voting member is four years,...
Section 561.710 - Officers; quorum; meetings. - (2) A majority of the voting members of the board...
Section 561.720 - Duties; authority. - (1) Shall review new or alternative agricultural crops research or...
Section 561.738 - Definitions for ORS 561.738 and 561.740. - (1) "Biopharm permit" means a permit issued by the United...
Section 561.740 - Regulation of biopharmaceutical crops; fees. - (2) To the extent authorized under federal and state law,...
Section 561.990 - Penalties. - (2) Violation of ORS 561.200 is a Class C misdemeanor....
Section 561.993 - Other penalties. - Note: 561.993 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 561.995 - Civil penalties. - (2) Every violation of an order, rule or regulation described...