ORS 475C.548 Laboratory licensure; qualifications; fees; rules

A laboratory that conducts testing of marijuana items or industrial hemp-derived vapor items as required by ORS 475C.544 must have a license to operate at the premises at which the marijuana items or industrial hemp-derived vapor items are tested.

For purposes of this section, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall adopt rules establishing:

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;

Processes for applying for and renewing a license under this section, which may be the same as the application process established under ORS 475C.033;

Fees for applying for, receiving and renewing a license under this section; and

Procedures for:

Tracking usable marijuana, cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates or extracts or industrial hemp-derived vapor items to be tested;

Documenting and reporting test results; and

Disposing of samples of usable marijuana, cannabinoid products, cannabinoid concentrates or extracts or industrial hemp-derived vapor items that have been tested.

A license issued under this section:

Subject to ORS 475C.047, must be renewed annually.

Is subject to the conditions provided in ORS 475C.049 for licenses issued under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525.

The commission may inspect premises licensed under this section to ensure compliance with ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586 and rules adopted under ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586.

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 provision of ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586 or a rule adopted under a provision of ORS 475C.540 to 475C.586; or

A provision of ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525 or a rule adopted under a provision of ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525.

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 to 475C.586.

Fee moneys collected under this section shall be deposited in the Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund established under ORS 475C.297 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 to 475C.586.