Oregon Revised Statutes
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: “Board” means county fair board. “County court” includes board of county commissioners. “County fair” means an exhibition held for the purposes of disseminating knowledge concerning, and encouraging the growth and prosperity of, all agricultural, stock raising, horticultural, mining, mechanic…
COUNTY FAIRS, BOARDS AND FAIR FINANCES
A county court is authorized to appropriate out of the general fund of the county not otherwise appropriated money for the purpose of sponsoring a county exhibit at the annual state fair. This section shall not be deemed to limit the authority of a county which has adopted a charter under section 10, Article VI, Oregon Constitution.
Any county may hold county and industrial fairs, but only one county fair shall be held in each county. Except as provided in ORS 565.265, in counties holding county fairs, the county court of such county shall appoint a board consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, to be known as the county fair board. Members of the county fair boar…
The members of a county fair board shall, as soon as their bonds have been filed and approved, meet and organize by electing a president and selecting a secretary. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business at meetings. In the absence of the president another member of the board shall perform the dut…
A member of a county fair board appointed under ORS 565.210 may be removed by the county court for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct in office, incompetence, incompatibility, dereliction of duty or other good cause, as those terms may be defined by county ordinance. A member of the fair board shall not be removed by the county court until after the m…
The county fair board has the exclusive management of the ground and all other property owned, leased, used or controlled by the county and devoted to the use of the county fair, and is entrusted and charged with the entire business management and financial and other affairs of such fair. In order that the fairgrounds and buildings may be utilized to the fu…
The board may make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the proper conduct and management of their respective fairs. It may appoint such marshals or police as may be necessary to keep order and preserve the peace during the time and at the place of holding the fairs and at all other times when the board deems such appointments necessary for th…
If there existed on June 4, 1913, a county fair board, or an agricultural society in any county holding a county fair within the county, the board shall be considered the county fair board of the county by the provisions of ORS 565.210 to 565.310, and shall be governed under the rules and bylaws already in force of the association, provided there is only one…
As provided in this section and ORS 565.268 and 565.271, a county court may abolish the county fair board appointed under ORS 565.210. A county court may initiate proceedings to abolish the county fair board by issuing an order creating a county fair advisory committee with six members who shall all be residents of the county. Upon issuance of the order und…
As used in this section, a “fair association” means a corporation incorporated under ORS chapter 65 that has a board of directors with at least three members and that is authorized by its articles of incorporation to exercise the powers and perform the functions exercised and performed by a county fair board under ORS 565.210 to 565.310. If the order issued…
If the order issued by a county court under ORS 565.265 authorizes the formation of a fair district to replace the county fair board, the county court, before the abolition of the county fair board, shall initiate the formation of the fair district by order as provided in ORS 198.835. After initiation of formation proceedings as provided in this section, a f…
A fair district may: Have and use a common seal. Sue and be sued in its name. Make and accept any and all contracts, deeds, leases, releases and documents of any kind that, in the judgment of the district board, are necessary or proper to the exercise of any power of the district, and to direct the payment of all lawful claims or demands. Assess, levy an…
Should a board decide not to hold a county fair, the county court may in its discretion expend such funds, or any portion thereof, for paying premiums upon exhibits of livestock, agricultural and horticultural products at any fair, land products show or livestock exposition held in this state. Any or all of such funds not so used shall be held by the county …
Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the disbursement of county fair moneys from the county treasury, in order to pay promptly prize moneys, premiums, wages, necessary costs of repairs and other claims requiring prompt payment in connection with any county fair, the county fair board, at any time, may draw warrants for such amounts as it de…
Each county that holds a county fair shall establish and maintain a fair fund. The fair fund may be expended only for the promotion and operation of the county fair and to provide, maintain and improve county fairgrounds, buildings, facilities and improvements on the county fairgrounds for the county fair and other events authorized by the county fair board.…
The County Fair Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. The account shall consist of moneys allocated under ORS 565.447. On the first business day of each calendar year the Oregon Department of Administrative Services sha…
The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that financial support of county fairs will result in economic development for areas where fairgrounds are located by promoting, expanding or preventing the decline of businesses and that the use of the net proceeds from the operation of the Oregon State Lottery to fund county fairs is an appropriate use of state l…
Subject only to the availability of unobligated net lottery proceeds, there is allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the County Fair Account created under ORS 565.445 an amount equal to one percent of the net proceeds from the Oregon State Lottery, but not to exceed $1.53 million annually, adjusted biennially pursuant to an …
STATE FAIR COUNCIL; FAIRGROUND OPERATIONS, PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES
As used in ORS 565.451 to 565.575: “Fairground properties and facilities” means grounds, equipment, permanent and temporary structures and other improvements that are owned, rented, leased or otherwise controlled for Oregon State Fair or exposition center purposes. “Oregon State Fair” means the exhibition described in ORS 565.456 (3).
The State Fair Council is established as a public corporation and shall exercise and carry out all powers, rights and privileges that are expressly conferred upon the council, are implied by law or are incident to such powers, rights and privileges. The council is an independent public corporation with a statewide mission and purposes and without territorial…
The State Fair Council shall consist of no fewer than nine and no more than 13 members appointed by the Governor. The term of office for a member is four years, but a member holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The term of office for a member described in subsection (3)(b) or (c) of this section ceases immediately if the person ceases to hold a qua…
The State Fair Council may employ a state fair director to oversee the day-to-day carrying out of fairground business operations and the operation of fairground properties and facilities, including but not limited to the annual conducting of the Oregon State Fair, the use of fairground properties and facilities for an exposition center, the issuance of payme…
The state fair director employed by the State Fair Council under ORS 565.470 shall be entrusted with the day-to-day carrying out of fairground business operations and the operation of fairground properties and facilities. The state fair director may contract for law enforcement or security services for fairground properties and facilities, including but not…
Except as the State Fair Council and the Oregon Department of Administrative Services otherwise agree in writing, the council owns any fairground properties and facilities that are not real property. The department owns fairground properties and facilities that are real property and owns other fairground properties and facilities as agreed to with the counci…
The state fair director may authorize the conducting of any lawful business at fairground properties and facilities. A business operating on fairground properties or facilities under authorization from the state fair director is not required to obtain a local business license for the operation. However, nothing in this section shall interfere with the laws o…
The State Fair Council shall govern the conducting of the Oregon State Fair, the carrying out of fairground business operations and the operation of fairground properties and facilities. The council shall conduct the Oregon State Fair for a period of not less than three days and not more than 17 days annually on dates established by the council. The council…
Moneys received by the State Fair Council must be promptly deposited in accordance with ORS 295.001 to 295.108 into an account established by the council. The council may invest any moneys the council receives. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, investments that the council makes are: Limited to investments described in ORS 294.035; Sub…
If the conducting of the Oregon State Fair, the carrying out of fairground business operations and the operation, maintenance or repair of fairground properties and facilities by the State Fair Council results in a net profit for the fiscal year, the council shall use any moneys in excess of scheduled expenditures and reasonable reserves only for deposit int…
The State Fair Council shall adopt a budget on a biennial basis using classifications of expenditures and revenues required by generally accepted accounting principles applicable to governmental entities. The budget is not subject to review and approval by the Legislative Assembly or to modification by the Legislative Assembly or the Emergency Board. The bud…
A person who gains or attempts to gain unauthorized entry to the Oregon State Fair or to an event held at fairground properties or facilities without paying a required admission fee commits a Class D violation. In addition to any enforcement officers specifically identified in ORS 153.005, the state fair director and other employees of the State Fair Council…
The Oregon State Fair shall be conducted on the state property, located in the City of Salem, historically devoted to Oregon State Fair purposes. The fairground properties and facilities described in this section must be dedicated for the conducting of the Oregon State Fair and for the operation of the properties and facilities by the State Fair Council as a…
Notwithstanding ORS 565.495, the State Fair Council and the General Staff of the Oregon National Guard may enter into a mutual agreement for the use, by the council and the General Staff, of an armory building and appurtenant grounds at a location on fairground property and for the General Staff to exercise control over the armory and grounds for the period …
A person may not set up any shop, booth, wagon or other vehicle for the sale of spirituous or other liquors, cigars, provisions or other articles of traffic, or sell or otherwise dispose of any liquors, cigars, goods, wares, merchandise, meals, lunch or any article of traffic whatever on any grounds owned or occupied by a county fair board or any county or d…
A person may not gain admission, or attempt to gain admission, to the grounds owned or occupied by a county fair board or any society mentioned in ORS 565.610 during their annual fairs, exhibitions, public events or meetings except through the special gates kept by the county fair board or society for that purpose.
Any county fair board and every society mentioned in ORS 565.610 may regulate its prices of admission, licenses and all matters pertaining to the conduct of its annual fairs, exhibitions or other public events or meetings. The penalty for violation of its rules and regulations is a Class D violation.
The peace officers of a county fair board or of a society mentioned in ORS 565.610, during the continuance of each annual fair or other public event or meeting, and for three days prior and two days subsequent thereto, on the grounds owned or occupied by the county fair board or society for fairs, exhibitions or other public events or meetings, shall have al…
Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction of all offenses against the provisions of ORS 565.610 to 565.640. MISCELLANEOUS
A person may conduct or participate in rodeos in this state. State law may not be applied in a manner that affords the conducting of or participation in rodeos less favorable treatment than for other organized exhibitions or events. A local ordinance or state agency rule may not prohibit the conducting of or participation in rodeos in this state. This subsec…
Violation of ORS 565.610 or 565.620 is a Class D violation. _______________