Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2024
Chapter contents
578.010Definitions 578.020Legislative findings; purpose of chapter 578.025Department oversight of commission; rules 578.030Oregon Wheat Commission; members; appointment process; rules 578.040Qualifications of members 578.045Declaration of vacancy when member ceases to qualify 578.050[Repealed by 2003 c.604 §109] 578.060Removal of members; compensation of members; rules 578.070Officers of commission 578.080Meetings of commission 578.090Duties and powers of commission; rules 578.100Acceptance of grants, donations and gifts 578.105Intellectual property; rules 578.110Bond or letter of credit required of person authorized to receive or disburse commission moneys 578.120Appointment of administrator; duties; compensation 578.130Location of commission office 578.135Commission employees not subject to state personnel compensation plans; commission not subject to office space regulation; fees for administrative services; rules 578.140[Repealed by 2003 c.604 §109] 578.150[1959 c.596 §47; repealed by 2003 c.604 §71 (578.151 enacted in lieu of 578.150)] 578.151Preparation of commission budget; annual financial statements; expenditures 578.155Commission financial activity 578.160Services, facilities and materials furnished to and received from other state agencies 578.170Commission exempt from certain financial administration laws 578.180[1959 c.596 §83; repealed by 2003 c.604 §73 (578.181 enacted in lieu of 578.180)] 578.181Cancellation of uncollectible assessments; subsequent collection 578.190Records and accounts of commission 578.210[Amended by 1959 c.596 §41; 1975 c.174 §1; 1981 c.58 §1; 1991 c.972 §1; repealed by 2003 c.604 §75 (578.211 enacted in lieu of 578.210)] 578.211Levy and collection of assessment; commission rules regulating sales activities; disputes over assessment amounts; assessment rules 578.216Authority of commission to adopt rules authorizing refunds; effect 578.220[Repealed by 2003 c.604 §109] 578.221Producer payment of assessment and reporting for certain sales 578.230[Amended by 1955 c.156 §1; 1959 c.596 §42; 2003 c.14 §353; repealed by 2003 c.604 §109] 578.240[1959 c.596 §44; 1967 c.451 §27; repealed by 2003 c.604 §109] 578.250[1959 c.596 §85; repealed by 2003 c.604 §80 (578.251 enacted in lieu of 578.250)] 578.251Records of person required to pay assessment; inspections and audits 578.255Penalty for delaying transmittal of assessment moneys 578.260Penalty for failure to relinquish collected assessment moneys; civil action or other remedies 578.990Penalties

Chapter 578 — Oregon Wheat Commission

ORS 578.040 Qualifications of members

(1)

The voting members of the Oregon Wheat Commission shall be selected and appointed because of their ability and disposition to serve the state’s interest and their knowledge of the state’s natural resources. Voting members appointed under ORS 578.030 (1) must be United States citizens residing in this state.

(2)

A nonpublic member appointed under ORS 578.030 (1) must have been actually engaged in growing wheat in this state for the five year period immediately prior to being appointed to the commission. Of the nonpublic members appointed under ORS 578.030 (1):

(a)

Not less than three shall be residents of and have farming operations in that part of the Columbia Basin comprising Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman, Wasco and Jefferson Counties.

(b)

Not less than one shall be a resident of and have a farming operation in the territory lying east of the summit of the Cascade Mountains and not described in paragraph

(a)

of this subsection.

(c)

Not less than one shall be a resident of and have a farming operation in the territory lying west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains.

(3)

A public member shall be a person who is not associated with the production or handling of wheat and who has an active interest in the positive economic development of the wheat industry.

(4)

A member appointed to a position added under ORS 578.030 (2) must be an owner or employee of a business entity that is engaged in the handling or processing of wheat produced in Oregon and have an active interest in the positive economic development of the wheat industry.

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