(1) Subject to the provisions of ORS Chapter 183, the State Department of Agriculture may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 on a person for violating:

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(a) A provision of ORS § 571.260 to 571.348;

(b) A rule adopted under a provision of ORS § 571.260 to 571.348; or

(c) An order issued by the department pursuant to a provision of ORS § 571.260 to 571.348 or a rule adopted under a provision of ORS § 571.260 to 571.348.

(2) In addition to the penalty described in subsection (1) of this section, subject to the provisions of ORS Chapter 183, the department may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 on a person if the person is a grower licensed under ORS § 571.281 and the department determines that the person’s industrial hemp crop contains an average tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of at least 10 percent on a dry weight basis.

(3) The department may not discipline a person under this section on the basis that possessing, delivering and manufacturing industrial hemp are prohibited by federal law.

(4) All moneys collected by the department under this section shall be deposited in the General Fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Industrial Hemp Fund established under ORS § 571.278. [2016 c.71 § 12; 2018 c.116 § 31; 2021 c.542 33a,33b]

See note under 571.260.

[Formerly 576.800; renumbered 571.650 in 2021]

[Formerly 576.805; renumbered 571.655 in 2021]

[Formerly 576.810; renumbered 571.660 in 2021]

[Formerly 576.815; 2011 c.597 § 234; renumbered 571.665 in 2021]

[Formerly 576.821; renumbered 571.670 in 2021]

OREGON HEMP COMMISSION