§ 632.955 — Investigation of complaint of purchaser’s misrepresentation of product; inspection and classification of products received by purchaser

Oregon § 632.955

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 15
• Title 49: Food and Other Commodities
• Ch. 632: Production, Grading and Labeling Standards for

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Upon complaint of any person to the State Department of Agriculture that the grade, classification, quality, condition or amount of any horticultural or agricultural product is being misrepresented by the purchaser thereof, or that the grades are not being made by the purchaser in accordance with the purchase agreement, the department shall investigate such complaint and, when in its opinion such complaint is justified, shall order such purchaser so misrepresenting to cease and desist from such practices in addition to the other provisions of ORS 632.900 to 632.940 and 632.955 to 632.980. Upon failure of the purchaser to so cease and desist from such practices, the department shall designate its agent to inspect and classify all such products received by such purchaser, the cost of such service to be fixed, assessed and collected from such purchaser as provided in ORS 632.940. This section does not apply to a cooperative association nor to a person deriving the major livelihood of the person from a farm or orchard which the person operates either as owner or renter.

Legislative History

Formerly 616.450