ORS 475C.548
Laboratory licensure
- qualifications
- fees
- rules
(1)
A laboratory that conducts testing of marijuana items or industrial hemp-derived vapor items as required by ORS 475C.544 (Testing standards and processes) must have a license to operate at the premises at which the marijuana items or industrial hemp-derived vapor items are tested.(2)
For purposes of this section, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall adopt rules establishing:(a)
Qualifications to be licensed under this section, including that an applicant for licensure under this section must be accredited by the Oregon Health Authority as described in ORS 475C.560 (Laboratory accreditation);(b)
Processes for applying for and renewing a license under this section;(c)
Fees for applying for, receiving and renewing a license under this section; and(d)
Procedures for:(A)
Tracking usable marijuana, cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates or extracts or industrial hemp-derived vapor items to be tested;(B)
Documenting and reporting test results; and(C)
Disposing of samples of usable marijuana, cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates or extracts or industrial hemp-derived vapor items that have been tested.(3)
A license issued under this section must be renewed annually.(4)
The commission may inspect premises licensed under this section to ensure compliance with ORS 475C.540 (Definitions for ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586) to 475C.586 (Exemption from criminal liability) and rules adopted under ORS 475C.540 (Definitions for ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586) to 475C.586 (Exemption from criminal liability).(5)
Subject to the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the commission may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license issued under this section for violation of:(a)
A provision of ORS 475C.540 (Definitions for ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586) to 475C.586 (Exemption from criminal liability) or a rule adopted under a provision of ORS 475C.540 (Definitions for ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586) to 475C.586 (Exemption from criminal liability); or(b)
A provision of ORS 475C.005 (Short title) to 475C.525 (Severability of ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525) or a rule adopted under a provision of ORS 475C.005 (Short title) to 475C.525 (Severability of ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525).(6)
Fees adopted under subsection (2)(c) of this section must be reasonably calculated to pay the expenses incurred by the commission under ORS 475C.540 (Definitions for ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586) to 475C.586 (Exemption from criminal liability).(7)
Fee moneys collected under this section shall be deposited in the Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund established under ORS 475C.297 (Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund) and are continuously appropriated to the commission for the purpose of carrying out the duties, functions and powers of the commission under ORS 475C.540 (Definitions for ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586) to 475C.586 (Exemption from criminal liability). [Formerly 475B.560]
Source:
Section 475C.548 — Laboratory licensure; qualifications; fees; rules, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors475C.html
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Law Review Citations
52 WLR 1 (2015)