Oregon Statutes - Chapter 578 - Oregon Wheat Commission

578.010 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) �Commercial channels� means the sale of wheat for use as food, feed, seed, or...
578.020 Legislative findings; purpose of chapter.
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (a) It is in the interest of all the people that the abundant natural resources of Oregon...
578.025 Department oversight of commission; rules.
(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall: (a) Monitor the practices or methods used or proposed for use by the Oregon Wheat Commission in carrying...
578.030 Oregon Wheat Commission; members.
(1) There hereby is created the Oregon Wheat Commission consisting of eight members. The Director of Agriculture shall appoint six voting commission members for terms...
578.040 Qualifications of members.
(1) The voting members of the Oregon Wheat Commission shall be selected and appointed because of their ability and disposition to serve the state�s interest...
578.050 [Repealed by 2003 c.604 §109]
578.060 Removal of members; compensation of members; rules.
(1) A member is removable by the Director of Agriculture for cause after being given a copy of written charges and an opportunity to be...
578.070 Chairperson and secretary of commission.
The Oregon Wheat Commission shall elect a chairperson and may employ a secretary who is not a member of the commission.
578.080 Meetings of commission.
(1) The Oregon Wheat Commission shall meet at least once every three months regularly and at such other times as called by the chairperson. The...
578.090 Duties and powers of commission.
(1) Consistent with the general purposes of this chapter, the Oregon Wheat Commission shall establish the policies to be followed in accomplishing those purposes. (2)...
578.100 Acceptance of grants, donations and gifts.
The Oregon Wheat Commission may accept grants, donations and gifts of funds from any source for expenditure for any purposes consistent with this chapter which...
578.105 Intellectual property; rules.
(1) As used in this section, �intellectual property� means patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, discoveries, processes, ideas and other similar property, whether or not they are...
578.110 Bond or letter of credit required of person authorized to receive or disburse commission moneys.
The administrator and any other person authorized to receive or disburse moneys received by the Oregon Wheat Commission shall file with the commission a fidelity...
578.120 Appointment of administrator; duties; salary.
The Oregon Wheat Commission shall appoint an administrator, who shall devote full time to the administration of this chapter. The administrator is an ex officio...
578.130 Establishment of administrator�s office.
For the convenience of the majority of those most likely to be affected in the administration of this chapter, the administrator, upon recommendation of the...
578.135 Commission employees not subject to state personnel compensation plans; commission not subject to office space regulation; fees for administrative services; rules.
(1) Wages or salaries of employees of the Oregon Wheat Commission are not subject to personnel compensation plans for state employees established by the Oregon...
578.140 [Repealed by 2003 c.604 §109]
578.150 [1959 c.596 §47; repealed by 2003 c.604 §71 (578.151 enacted in lieu of 578.150)]
578.151 Preparation of commission budget; annual financial statements; deposit, withdrawal and investment of moneys.
The Oregon Wheat Commission shall: (1) Adopt a budget, obtain budget approval and submit financial statements in the same manner as a commodity commission acting...
578.160 Services, facilities and materials furnished to and received from other state agencies.
(1) ORS 576.307 is applicable to the Oregon Wheat Commission. (2) The Oregon Wheat Commission may elect to furnish services, facilities and materials to commodity...
578.170 Commission exempt from certain financial administration laws.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, ORS 291.026, 291.201 to 291.222, 291.232 to 291.260, 291.322 to 291.336, 292.210 to 292.250, 293.260 to 293.280, 293.295...
578.180 [1959 c.596 §83; repealed by 2003 c.604 §73 (578.181 enacted in lieu of 578.180)]
578.181 Cancellation of uncollectible assessments; subsequent collection.
The Oregon Wheat Commission may cancel an uncollectible assessment consistent with ORS 293.240. Subsequent collection of debt written off under ORS 293.240 is governed by...
578.190 Records and accounts of commission.
The Oregon Wheat Commission shall keep accurate books, records and accounts of all its dealings which shall be open to inspection and audit by the...
578.210 [Amended by 1959 c.596 §41; 1975 c.174 §1; 1981 c.58 §1; 1991 c.972 §1; repealed by 2003 c.604 §75 (578.211 enacted in lieu of 578.210)]
578.211 Levy and collection of assessment; commission rules regulating sales activities; disputes over assessment amounts; assessment rules.
(1)(a) The Oregon Wheat Commission may assess, levy and collect an assessment, the amount of which the commission shall determine, on all units of wheat...
578.216 Authority of commission to adopt rules authorizing refunds; effect.
(1) In addition to any refund permitted under ORS 578.211, the Oregon Wheat Commission may adopt rules that provide for the commission to refund all...
578.220 [Repealed by 2003 c.604 §109]
578.230 [Amended by 1955 c.156 §1; 1959 c.596 §42; 2003 c.14 §353; repealed by 2003 c.604 §109]
578.240 [1959 c.596 §44; 1967 c.451 §27; repealed by 2003 c.604 §109]
578.250 [1959 c.596 §85; repealed by 2003 c.604 §80 (578.251 enacted in lieu of 578.250)]
578.251 Records of person required to pay assessment; inspections and audits.
(1) A person required to pay an assessment to the Oregon Wheat Commission shall keep records in the same manner as required by ORS 576.351...
578.990 Penalties.
Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500,...

Last modified: August 7, 2008