Or. Admin. Code § 845-020-0032

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 845-020-0032 - Fees for Distributors and Distributor Cooperatives
(1) Fees for distributors that do not participate in distributor cooperatives:
(a) A distributor that sold more than 500,000 beverages in beverage containers in Oregon during the previous calendar year shall pay annually to the Commission $3,000 multiplied by the total number of full-service redemption centers operated in this state for any period during a year, regardless of the person that operates the full-service redemption center. The fee must be paid no later than July 1 of the year prior to the year for which the fee applies. If the distributor operates a full-service redemption center, the distributor may satisfy its obligation to pay the annual registration fee described in ORS 459A.737 by paying the fee described in this subsection.
(b) A distributor that sold at least 15,000 but not more than 500,000 beverages in beverage containers in Oregon during the previous calendar year must pay annually to the Commission a fee of $25,000.
(c) A distributor that sold fewer than 15,000 beverages in beverage containers in Oregon during the previous calendar year must pay annually to the Commission a fee of $5,000.
(d) Fees described in (1)(b) and (1)(c) must be paid no later than January 1 of the year following the year for which the fee applies.
(e) Distributors described in (1)(b) and (1)(c) that become a participant in a distributor cooperative before December 31 of the year for which the fee applies are not required to pay the fee.
(2) Fees for distributor cooperatives:
(a) Each person responsible for the operation of one or more full-service redemption centers shall pay an annual registration fee to the Commission as described in ORS 459A.737. The registration fee shall be $3,000 for each fullservice redemption center operated in this state, regardless of the person that operates the full-service redemption center.
(b) In addition to the fees described in OAR 845-020-0020, a distributor cooperative shall pay annually to the Commission $3,000 multiplied by the total number of full-service redemption centers operated in Oregon by any person other than the distributor cooperative. The fee must be paid no later than July 1 of each calendar year for the upcoming year.

Or. Admin. Code § 845-020-0032

OLCC 199-2022, amend filed 09/27/2022, effective 1/1/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 459A.737, 2022 Oregon Laws Ch. 80

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 459A.737, 2022 Oregon Laws Ch. 80