§ 433.847 — Smoke shop certification; rules

Oregon § 433.847

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 12
• Title 36: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 433: Disease and Condition Control; Mass Gatherings; Indoor Air

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(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules establishing a certification system for smoke shops and any rules necessary for the implementation, administration and enforcement of ORS 433.835 to 433.875. In adopting rules under this section, the authority shall prohibit the smoking, aerosolizing or vaporizing of inhalants that are not tobacco products in smoke shops.
(2) The authority shall issue a smoke shop certification to a business that:
(a)(A) Is primarily engaged in the sale, for off-premises consumption or use, of tobacco products and smoking instruments used to smoke tobacco products, with at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the business resulting from such sales;
(B) Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from entering the premises;
(C) Does not offer video lottery games as authorized under ORS 461.217, social gaming or betting on the premises;
(D) Does not:
(i) Sell or offer food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, for on-premises consumption; or
(ii) Allow on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages;
(E) Is a stand-alone business with no other businesses or residential property attached to the premises;
(F) Has a maximum seating capacity of four persons; and
(G) Allows the smoking of tobacco product samples only for the purpose of making retail purchase decisions;
(b) On December 31, 2008:
(A) Met the requirements of paragraph (a)(A) to (D) of this subsection; and
(B)(i) Was a stand-alone business with no other businesses or residential property attached; or
(ii) Had a ventilation system that exhausted smoke from the business and was designed and terminated in accordance with the state building code standards for the occupancy classification in use; or
(c)(A) Was certified as a smoke shop under ORS 433.835, as in effect immediately before June 30, 2011, by the authority on or before December 31, 2012;
(B) Allows the smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the business results from the sale of cigarettes;
(C) Does not:
(i) Sell or offer alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; or
(ii) Allow on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages; and
(D) Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from entering the premises.
(3) A smoke shop certified under subsection (2)(b) of this section must renew the smoke shop certification every five years by demonstrating to the satisfaction of the authority that the smoke shop:
(a)(A) Meets the requirements of subsection (2)(a)(A) to (D) of this section; and
(B)(i) Is a stand-alone business with no other businesses or residential property attached; or
(ii) Has a ventilation system that exhausts smoke from the business and is designed and terminated in accordance with the state building code standards for the occupancy classification in use; and
(b) Allows the smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the business results from the sale of cigarettes.
(4) A smoke shop certified under subsection (2)(c) of this section must renew the smoke shop certification every five years by demonstrating to the satisfaction of the authority that the smoke shop:
(a) Meets the requirements of ORS 433.835, as in effect immediately before June 30, 2011;
(b) Allows the smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the business results from the sale of cigarettes;
(c) Does not:
(A) Sell or offer alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; or
(B) Allow on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages; and
(d) Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from entering the premises.
(5) The owner of a smoke shop certified under subsection (2)(b) or (c) of this section may transfer the certification with ownership of the smoke shop if the transfer is made in accordance with rules adopted by the authority.
(6) A smoke shop certified under subsection (2)(b) of this section may continue to be certified in a new location under subsection (2)(b) of this section if:
(a)(A) The new location occupies no more than 3,500 square feet; or
(B) If the old location occupied more than 3,500 square feet, the new location occupies no more than 110 percent of the space occupied by the old location; and
(b) The smoke shop as operated in the new location:
(A) Meets the requirements of subsection (2)(a)(A) to (D) of this section;
(B)(i) Is a stand-alone business with no other businesses or residential property attached; or
(ii) Has a ventilation system that exhausts smoke from the business and is designed and terminated in accordance with the state building code standards for the occupancy classification in use; and
(C) Allows the smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the business results from the sale of cigarettes.
(7) A smoke shop certified under subsection (2)(c) of this section may continue to be certified in a new location under subsection (2)(c) of this section if:
(a)(A) The new location occupies no more than 3,500 square feet; or
(B) If the old location occupied more than 3,500 square feet, the new location occupies no more than 110 percent of the space occupied by the old location; and
(b) The smoke shop as operated in the new location:
(A) Meets the requirements of ORS 433.835, as in effect immediately before June 30, 2011;
(B) Allows the smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the business results from the sale of cigarettes;
(C) Does not:
(i) Sell or offer alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; or
(ii) Allow on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages; and
(D) Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from entering the premises.
(8) Rules adopted under this section must provide that, in order to obtain a smoke shop certification, a business must agree to allow the authority to make unannounced inspections of the business to determine compliance with ORS 433.835 to 433.875.
(9)(a) Subject to ORS chapter 183, the authority may revoke or refuse to issue or renew a certification to a smoke shop for a violation of any provision of ORS 433.835 to 433.875 or a violation of any rule adopted under ORS 433.835 to 433.875.
(b) If the authority revokes the certification or denies the renewal of the certification of a smoke shop that was certified under subsection (2)(b) or (c) of this section, the authority may not issue a new certification to the smoke shop under subsection (2)(b) or (c) of this section.

Legislative History

2011 c.601 §3; 2015 c.51 §1; 2015 c.158 §17; 2017 c.701 §12; 2019 c.456 §9