In legal proceedings filed under ORS 583.096, 583.106 or 583.136, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party. Any attorney fees awarded to the State Department of Agriculture shall be deposited by and used by the department as authorized under ORS 583.166. If the department does not prevail in such legal proceedings, it shall pay the costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees at trial and on appeal, as adjudged by the court, of the prevailing party from the moneys in the Department of Agriculture Account. [1961 c.638 §15(2); 1981 c.897 §68; 1995 c.618 §89]
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