Oregon Statutes 87.700 – Definitions for ORS 87.228 and 87.700 to 87.736
As used in ORS § 87.228 and 87.700 to 87.736, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 87.700
- 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
(1) ‘Agricultural produce’ means horticultural products, viticultural products, fruit, berries, vegetables, hops, mint oil, hazelnuts or other nuts, dairy products, bee products, vermiculture products, hay or straw baled and prepared for market, meat animals and Christmas trees as defined in ORS § 571.505.
(2) ‘Agricultural producer’ means a person that engages in or has engaged in the business of growing or producing agricultural produce for market or for delivery or transfer to others owning or holding title to the produce. ‘Agricultural producer’ includes a landowner, producer, landlord, tenant, sharecropper or other person who participates in the growing of agricultural produce and receives a share of the produce.
(3) ‘Meat animal’ has the meaning for that term provided in ORS § 603.010.
(4) ‘Person’ means individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, cooperative, government entity, unincorporated organization or other business entity.
(5) ‘Purchaser’ does not include a cooperative organized and operating under ORS Chapter 62, including a foreign cooperative authorized to do business in this state under ORS Chapter 60, if the agricultural producer is a member of the cooperative.
(6) ‘Security interest’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 71.2010 (2)(ii). [1973 c.647 § 2; 1975 c.703 § 6; 1999 c.612 § 1; 2001 c.301 § 10; 2005 c.657 § 4; 2009 c.181 § 105; 2009 c.294 § 12]