ORS 599.235
License fee

  • appropriation of moneys
  • separate licenses for each facility
  • posting license and names of owners

(1)

Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, every person operating a livestock auction market in this state shall be required to pay on or before June 30, annually, a fee of $100 to the State Department of Agriculture for a license to operate such market for the year beginning July 1 next following. If a person operates a livestock auction market facility in more than one location, a separate license must be obtained for each such facility. Except for fees paid under ORS 599.269 (Brand inspection required prior to public auction of cattle), all fees provided for under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the Department of Agriculture Service Fund and hereby are continuously appropriated for use in the administration of this chapter.

(2)

In the case of an application for a license made after September 30 of a license year, and only in such cases, the license fee submitted with the application shall be prorated on the basis of the number of quarters of three months each or portions of a quarter remaining in the license year. The fee accompanying such applications shall be $25 for each such quarter or portion thereof. For the purposes of this section, the license year shall be the period July 1 to June 30 next following. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a refund of license fees in any case.

(3)

The licensee shall at all times have posted in a conspicuous place in the main business office of such market the full names and addresses of the legal owners of the market. The livestock auction market operator’s license shall also be posted conspicuously in the main business office of the market. [1953 c.677 §5; 1971 c.578 §11; 1979 c.499 §13]

Source: Section 599.235 — License fee; appropriation of moneys; separate licenses for each facility; posting license and names of owners, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors599.­html.

599.205
Definitions 599.215
Prohibitions 599.235
License fee 599.245
Licensee’s bond 599.251
Procedure on licensee’s default as to condition of bond 599.255
Suspension or revocation or refusal to issue or renew licenses 599.265
Market zone 599.269
Brand inspection required prior to public auction of cattle 599.273
Questions of livestock ownership and possession 599.275
Cattle and hogs in market zone to be kept in clean, disinfected and segregated pens 599.285
Floors in pens 599.295
Pens for diseased animals 599.305
Pens and facilities for handling, testing, treating or examining livestock 599.315
Regulation by department of testing, treating and examining of livestock 599.335
Employment of veterinarian by licensee 599.345
Weighing by weighmasters 599.355
Records to be kept by licensee 599.385
Enforcement procedures 599.395
Joint federal-state administration of chapter 599.401
Livestock auction market license required 599.406
License application 599.416
Hearing on license application 599.421
Matters to be considered in granting licenses 599.426
Issuance or denial of license 599.431
Renewal of license 599.485
Definition for ORS 599.490 and 599.495 599.490
Department may impose stockyard requirements to prevent spread of disease 599.495
Cooperative agreements with federal government under which state department carries out federal programs in livestock auction markets and stockyards 599.510
Prevention of competitive bidding prohibited 599.520
By-bids and fraudulent bids made to deceive bidders 599.530
Prohibited practices in sales of purebreds 599.540
Withdrawal of purebred livestock from sale 599.550
Milking dairy cows prior to sale 599.560
Affidavits as to time of milking 599.610
License requirements 599.620
Enforcement and regulations 599.630
Revocation, suspension or refusal to issue license 599.640
Compliance with ORS 599.610 and 599.620 required 599.991
Penalties
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 599.235’s source at oregon​.gov