Chapter 206 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

SB 626

Relating to Oregon Sheep Commission; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 577.785.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 577.785 is amended to read:

577.785. (1) In order for the Oregon Sheep Commission to carry out the provisions and the intent of ORS 577.700 to 577.795, the commission shall assess, levy and collect an assessment established by the commission not to exceed [one and one-half] five cents per pound on all wool, in the grease basis, sold through commercial channels. [Such] The assessment shall be levied and assessed to the producer at the time of the first sale of wool and shall be deducted by the first purchaser from the price paid to the producer at the time of [such] the first sale. The assessment provided in this section shall not be levied or collected on any casual sale.

(2) If the first purchaser lives or has the principal office of the purchaser in another state, the producer shall make the reports and pay the assessments to the commission as required under this section unless the first purchaser agrees in writing with the producer to voluntarily make [such] the reports and pay [such] the assessments.

(3) The first purchaser shall specify the amounts of assessments withheld in any written statements made to the producer.

(4) The first purchaser shall [make reports] report to the commission [on] using forms prescribed by the commission.[, and no] A first purchaser shall not falsify or fail to make [such] the reports [or falsify any such reports]. The assessment deducted and withheld by a first purchaser, as required in subsection (1) of this section, shall be paid to [this] the commission on a quarterly calendar year basis, and shall be due and payable within 30 days after the end of the quarter.

(5) A first purchaser who delays transmittal of reports and payment of assessments beyond the time stated in subsection (4) of this section shall pay five percent of the amount due for the first month of delay and one percent of the amount due for each month of delay thereafter.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding ORS 577.785:

(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, the maximum assessment established by the Oregon Sheep Commission under ORS 577.785 (1) shall not exceed two and one-half cents per pound on all wool, in the grease basis, sold through commercial channels.

(2) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2000, the maximum assessment established by the Oregon Sheep Commission under ORS 577.785 (1) shall not exceed the assessment established for the immediately preceding fiscal year by more than one-half cent per pound on all wool, in the grease basis, sold through commercial channels. This subsection does not allow an assessment in excess of the limit established under ORS 577.785 (1).

Approved by the Governor May 28, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 28, 1999

Effective date October 23, 1999

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