ORS 618.136
Establishing license fees

  • renewals
  • disposition of fees

(1)

The license fee for each type or class of commercial weighing or measuring instrument or device shall be established by the State Department of Agriculture in an amount not to exceed the maximum limits under ORS 618.141 (Maximum license fees). Such fees shall be established in the amounts necessary for the department to carry out and enforce the provisions of ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) relating to the supervision of commercial weighing and measuring instruments or devices, and to maintain an emergency fund with an unencumbered balance in an amount not to exceed the cost of administering ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) during a representative four-month period in order to ensure the orderly supervision of commercial weighing and measuring instruments or devices within this state.

(2)

License fees become past due July 1 each year for renewals, and on the date of first commercial use for original installations.

(3)

Except as provided in this subsection, the department may not establish a license fee under this section that is more than three percent higher than the license fee charged during the preceding year for a commercial weighing or measuring instrument or device of the same type and class. Notwithstanding the three percent limit but subject to the maximum limits under ORS 618.141 (Maximum license fees), when establishing a license fee under this section the department may round the fee amount to the next higher whole dollar amount. The department may not change the license fee for the same type and class of commercial weighing or measuring instrument or device more than once each year.

(4)

All moneys received by the department pursuant to ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) shall be paid into the Department of Agriculture Service Fund. Such moneys are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of administering those provisions of ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) relating to testing, inspection, licensing and regulation of commercial weighing and measuring instruments or devices. [1973 c.293 §32; 1977 c.132 §8; 1979 c.499 §21; 2019 c.385 §1]
Note: The amendments to 618.136 (Establishing license fees) by section 2, chapter 385, Oregon Laws 2019, become operative July 1, 2026. See section 4, chapter 385, Oregon Laws 2019. The text that is operative on and after July 1, 2026, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
618.136 (Establishing license fees). (1) The license fee for each type or class of commercial weighing or measuring instrument or device shall be established by the State Department of Agriculture in an amount not to exceed the maximum limits under ORS 618.141 (Maximum license fees). Such fees shall be established in the amounts necessary for the department to carry out and enforce the provisions of ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) relating to the supervision of commercial weighing and measuring instruments or devices, and to maintain an emergency fund with an unencumbered balance in an amount not to exceed the cost of administering ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) during a representative four-month period in order to ensure the orderly supervision of commercial weighing and measuring instruments or devices within this state.

(2)

License fees become past due July 1 each year for renewals, and on the date of first commercial use for original installations.

(3)

All moneys received by the department pursuant to ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) shall be paid into the Department of Agriculture Service Fund. Such moneys are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of administering those provisions of ORS 618.010 (Definitions) to 618.246 (Sale by weight required for certain food products) relating to testing, inspection, licensing and regulation of commercial weighing and measuring instruments or devices.

Source: Section 618.136 — Establishing license fees; renewals; disposition of fees, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors618.­html.

618.010
Definitions
618.016
Policy
618.021
Duties of director
618.026
Delegation of duties and powers of department and director
618.031
Rulemaking authority
618.036
Establishing weights and measures system
618.041
Standards for weights and measures system
618.046
Secondary standards
618.051
Specifications and tolerances of commercial weights and measures
618.056
Testing and inspecting weights and measures offered for sale or used commercially
618.061
Testing weights and measures at institutions supported by state funds
618.066
Department investigation of alleged weights and measures law violations
618.071
Inspection and investigation authority of department
618.076
Approving use of weights and measures
618.081
Owners of weights and measures required to correct deficiencies
618.086
Orders restricting distribution of weights and measures
618.091
Security seal to be attached to weights and measures devices
618.096
Prohibited acts involving commercial weights and measures
618.101
Evidentiary presumptions regarding weights and measures law
618.115
Voluntary inspection of weighing or measuring instruments
618.121
License required for commercially operated weighing or measuring instrument
618.126
Exemptions from licensing requirement
618.131
Weights and measures licenses in addition to other licenses
618.136
Establishing license fees
618.141
Maximum license fees
618.146
Term of licenses
618.151
Commercial use of unlicensed weighing or measuring instrument prohibited
618.156
Forms, certificates and identification tags
618.161
Notice of violation to owner or operator of unlicensed weighing or measuring instrument
618.201
Sampling of packages and commodities
618.206
Manner of selling commodities
618.211
Labeling of packaged commodities
618.216
Cost per unit labeling requirements
618.221
Restriction on manner of packaging commodities
618.226
Commodity price and quantity advertising requirements
618.231
“Weight” defined
618.236
Price misrepresentation prohibited
618.241
Written invoice of certain commodity sales required
618.246
Sale by weight required for certain food products
618.275
Testing and inspection of scales
618.406
Definitions
618.501
Definitions
618.506
Enjoining security seal violations
618.511
Remedial power of court
618.516
Civil action by private party
618.521
Investigative demand
618.526
Method of serving investigative demand
618.531
Effect of failure to obey investigative demand
618.541
Loss of license for operation in violation of injunction
618.546
Reports by district attorney to Attorney General
618.551
Remedies supplementary to existing statutory or common law remedies
618.991
Penalties
618.995
Civil penalties
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