ORS § 632.741

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective April 17, 2024
Section 632.741 - Additional fee; reports; records; exceptions
(1) In addition to the license fee adopted by rule under ORS 632.720, each egg handler shall pay to the State Department of Agriculture a fee prescribed by the department, not to exceed two and one-half mills per dozen eggs sold by such egg handler. Such fee shall be paid by remitting monthly payments, on dates prescribed by the department, accompanied by such reports concerning egg sales as the department may prescribe. The egg handler utilizing this method shall prepare and maintain adequate books and records evidencing the egg sales, and shall keep the same for at least two years. The department is authorized to inspect and audit such books and records as provided in ORS 561.265 and the egg handler shall pay to the department its costs for the same. The department shall assign such egg handler a permit number to be placed on egg containers in the manner prescribed by the department.
(2) The fees required to be paid under subsection (1) of this section and, except as otherwise provided under ORS 632.771, the labeling required by ORS 632.771 do not apply to:
(a) Eggs sold and shipped outside of this state;
(b) Eggs sold to the United States Government;
(c) Bulk sales of eggs;
(d) Eggs sold to another egg handler for processing into egg products; or
(e) Eggs sold by a producer to consumers at the place of production.

ORS 632.741

Amended by 2012 Ch. 64,§ 33, eff. 1/1/2013.
1975 c.748 §6 (632.741 enacted in lieu of 632.740); 1991 c.632 §9