Oregon Code § 471.227·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Grower
sales privilege license.
(1) A grower sales privilege license allows the licensee to perform the
following activities only for fruit or grape wine or cider where all of the
fruit or grapes used to make the wine or cider are grown in Oregon under the
control of the licensee to:
(a) Import,
store, transport or export the wines or cider.
(b) Sell the
wines or cider at wholesale to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission or
licensees of the commission.
(c) Sell the
wines or cider at retail directly to the consumer for consumption on or off the
licensed premises.
(d) Sell at
retail for consumption off the licensed premises malt beverages and the wines
and cider in securely covered containers provided by the consumer and having
capacities of not more than two gallons each.
(e) Conduct some
or all of the activities allowed under paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection
at a second or third premises as may be designated by the commission.
(f) Obtain a
special events grower sales privilege license that entitles the holder to
conduct the activities allowed under paragraphs (c) and (d) of this subsection
at a designated location other than the one set forth in the grower sales
privilege license for a period not to exceed five days.
(2) A grower
sales privilege licensee shall allow a patron to remove a partially consumed
bottle of wine from the licensed premises if the patron is not a minor and the
patron is not visibly intoxicated.
(3) For purposes
of ORS 471.392 to 471.400, a grower sales privilege licensee shall be
considered a manufacturer.
(4) A person
holding a winery license in another state is not eligible for a license under
this section.
(5) A person
licensed under this section is not eligible for a limited on-premises sales
license or an off-premises sales license.
(6) As used in
this section, control means the grower either owns the land upon which the
fruit or grapes are grown or has a legal right to perform or does perform all
of the acts common to fruit farming or viticulture under terms of a lease or
similar agreement of at least three years duration.
(7) For the
purposes of tax reporting, payment and record keeping, the provisions of law
that apply to a manufacturer under ORS chapter 473 apply to a grower sales
privilege licensee, but a grower sales privilege licensee is not a manufacturer
for purposes of ORS 473.050 (5).
(8) A grower
sales privilege licensee that uses a third-party delivery facilitator to make
deliveries on behalf of the licensee is not responsible for ensuring that
deliveries made by the third-party delivery facilitator meet any requirements
applicable to the deliveries.
(9)(a) An
applicant for a grower sales privilege license that intends to offer alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the licensed premises shall at the time of
application apply for a service permit under ORS 471.375.
(b) The
commission may adopt rules to carry out this subsection. [1989 c.740 §2; 1995
c.58 §2; 1995 c.301 §82; 1999 c.351 §23a; 2013 c.32 §7; 2013 c.537 §6; 2021
c.351 §60; 2023 c.539 §15; 2024 c.40 §7]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 471.227
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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