Oregon Statutes 618.086 – Orders restricting distribution of weights and measures
(1) The State Department of Agriculture is authorized to issue stop-use orders, hold orders and removal orders with respect to weights and measures being, or susceptible of being, commercially used, and to issue hold orders and removal orders with respect to packages or amounts of commodities sold, offered or exposed for sale, or in process of delivery, whenever in the course of its enforcement of ORS § 618.010 to 618.246 it is considered necessary.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 618.086
- commercially used: means any application or use in connection with or related to transactions in which, in exchange for commodities received or services rendered, consideration is given in terms of currency, negotiable instruments, credit, merchandise or any other thing of value. See Oregon Statutes 618.010
- Commodity: means any merchandise, product or substance produced or distributed for sale to, or use by, others. See Oregon Statutes 618.010
- Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Oregon Statutes 618.010
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Weights and measures: means all weights and measures, instruments and devices of every kind for weighing and measuring, and any appliances and accessories associated with any or all such instruments and devices. See Oregon Statutes 618.010
(2) No person shall use, remove from the premises or vehicles specified, or fail to remove from the premises or vehicles specified, any weight, measure or package or amount of commodity contrary to the terms of a stop-use order, hold order or removal order issued under the authority of this section. [1973 c.293 § 11; 2005 c.22 § 422]
[Repealed by 1973 c.293 § 55]