Oregon Statutes 461.010 – Definitions
Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the construction of this chapter.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 461.010
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
(1) ‘Commissioner’ means one of the members of the lottery commission appointed by the Governor pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Oregon and this chapter to oversee the state lottery.
(2) ‘Director’ means the Director of the Oregon State Lottery appointed by the Governor pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Oregon and this chapter as the chief administrator of the Oregon State Lottery.
(3) ‘Lottery’ or ‘state lottery’ means the Oregon State Lottery established and operated pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Oregon and this chapter.
(4) ‘Lottery commission’ or ‘commission’ means the five-member body appointed by the Governor pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Oregon and this chapter to oversee the lottery and the director.
(5) ‘Lottery contractor’ means a person with whom the state lottery has contracted for the purpose of providing goods and services for the state lottery.
(6) ‘Lottery game’ or ‘game’ means any procedure authorized by the commission whereby prizes are distributed among persons who have paid, or unconditionally agreed to pay, for tickets or shares that provide the opportunity to win such prizes.
(7) ‘Lottery game retailer’ means a person with whom the lottery commission has contracted for the purpose of selling tickets or shares in lottery games to the public.
(8) ‘Lottery vendor’ or ‘vendor’ means any person who submits a bid, proposal or offer to provide goods or services to the commission or lottery.
(9) ‘Person’ means any natural person or corporation, trust, association, partnership, joint venture, subsidiary or other business entity. [1985 c.2 § 1(7); 1985 c.302 § 1(7); 2013 c.1 § 69; 2019 c.355 42,42a]
461.010 as set forth includes amendments by section 42a, chapter 355, Oregon Laws 2019, and does not reflect the Governor’s intended veto of section 15, chapter 10, Oregon Laws 2020 (second special session). This intended veto cites the single-item veto exception found in Article V, section 15a, of the Oregon Constitution, allowed for appropriation bills. As of this printing, Oregon appellate courts have not interpreted the term ‘appropriation bills’ for purposes of Article V, section 15a.