Oregon Statutes 475.945 – Authority and duties of Department of State Police; rules
This section grants authority to and establishes duties of the Department of State Police in relation to the requirements concerning precursor substances under ORS § 475.752 to 475.980. The following are applicable as described:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 475.945
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) The department may adopt rules in accordance with ORS Chapter 183 that add substances to those specifically enumerated in ORS § 475.940 (3) if the substance is a precursor to a controlled substance. Similarly, the department may delete such substances as it has added by administrative rule.
(2) Notwithstanding the time period established for reporting under ORS § 475.950, the department may authorize the submission of such reports on a monthly basis with respect to repeated, regular transactions between the furnisher and recipient involving the same substance if the department determines that all of the following exist:
(a) A pattern of regular supply of such substance exists as between the manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer or other person who sells, transfers or otherwise furnishes such substance and the recipient of the substance.
(b) The recipient has established a record of use of the substance for lawful purposes.
(3) The department shall establish a common form for reporting or recording for purposes of ORS § 475.950, 475.975 (3), 475.976 (3) and 475.978 (1). The department may include as information required to be reported or recorded on the form any information the department determines will be convenient or useful to police agencies in finding potentially illegal uses of precursor substances. The reporting or recording form shall require at least the following information:
(a) The name of the substance.
(b) The quantity of the substance sold, transferred or furnished.
(c) The date the substance was sold, transferred or furnished.
(d) The name and address of the person buying or receiving the substance accompanied by a verification of the person’s identification by means the department requires by rule.
(e) The name and address of the person selling, transferring or furnishing the substance accompanied by a verification of the person’s identification by means the department requires by rule.
(f) The name of any agent acting on behalf of any party to the transaction accompanied by a verification of the person’s identification by means the department requires by rule.
(4) The department shall establish a common reporting form for purposes of ORS § 475.955. The department may include as information required to be reported on the form any information the department determines will be convenient or useful to police agencies in finding potentially illegal uses of precursor substances. The reporting form shall require at least the following information:
(a) The name of the person making the report.
(b) The name of the common carrier or person who transports the substance and date of shipment of the substance.
(c) The date and circumstances of discovering the loss, theft or discrepancy.
(5) The department shall furnish a copy of the report to the local law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the transaction occurred. [1987 c.657 § 6; 2001 c.615 § 12]