OAR 845-009-0010
Service Permit Requirements

(1) Who Needs a Service Permit. ORS 471.360 (Service permit required) requires a valid service permit for any person employed by a licensee who performs the following duties:
(a) Mixes, sells or serves alcoholic beverages for consumption on licensed premises;
(b) Dispenses malt beverages, wines or cider into securely covered containers provided by the consumer;
(c) Directly supervises persons described in subsection (a) of this rule; or
(d) The individual principals of a licensed legal entity who perform the duties described in subsections (a), (b) or (c) of this rule.
(2) Exceptions. The following persons are not required to have a valid service permit:
(a) An individual named on the license as a licensee;
(b) ORS 471.360 (Service permit required)(2) allows the Commission to waive the service permit requirement if the licensee’s primary business is not the sale or service of alcoholic beverages or food. Under this authority, the Commission waives the service permit requirement for Public Passenger Carriers whose primary business is transportation (for example airlines and most trains), but it does not waive the requirement for Public Passenger Carriers whose primary business is touring (for example tour boats in Oregon waters more than 30 days per calendar year and small excursion-type railroads). The Commission waives the service permit requirement for the holder of some temporary licenses (see OAR 845-005-0440 (Temporary Sales Licenses)(12) & (13) Temporary Sales Licenses).
(c) Under ORS 471.190 (Temporary sales license), employees and volunteers serving alcoholic beverages for a nonprofit or charitable organization with a temporary sales license are not required to have service permits (see OAR 845-005-0440 (Temporary Sales Licenses)(13) Temporary Sales Licenses).
(3) Authority to Mix, Sell or Serve Based on an Application. ORS 471.375 (Application) allows some service permit applicants to begin mixing, selling or serving alcoholic beverages after the applicant completes an official service permit application and transmits the application to the Commission. This authority does not apply to the following applicants:
(a) Any applicant whose service permit application was refused or whose service permit was revoked within three years of the date the Commission received the current application;
(b) Any applicant whose service permit application was refused because he or she failed to complete the required alcohol server education course and/or pass the required exam. To mix, serve or sell alcoholic beverages, the applicant must first complete all server education requirements;
(c) Any applicant whose service permit application was returned under OAR 845-009-0005 (Return of Applications) Return of Applications; or
(d) Any applicant whose service permit is currently suspended.

Source: Rule 845-009-0010 — Service Permit Requirements, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=845-009-0010.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 845-009-0010’s source at or​.us