Oregon Code § 471.405·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Prohibited sales, purchases, possession, transportation, importation or
solicitation in general; forfeiture upon conviction.
(1) No person shall peddle or
deliver alcoholic beverages to or at any place, where, without a license,
alcoholic beverages are sold or offered for sale. No licensee shall sell or
offer for sale any alcoholic beverage in a manner, or to a person, other than
the license permits the licensee to sell.
(2) No person
shall purchase, possess, transport or import, except for sacramental purposes,
an alcoholic beverage unless it is procured from or through the Oregon Liquor
and Cannabis Commission, except as provided otherwise in the Liquor Control
Act.
(3) No person not
licensed under the Liquor Control Act shall sell, solicit, take orders for or
peddle alcoholic beverages.
(4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, an individual
entering the state may have in possession an amount not to exceed four liters
(135.2 fluid ounces) of distilled liquor, two cases of wine or cider (620 fluid
ounces) and two cases of malt beverages (576 fluid ounces). These quantities of
alcoholic beverages are exempt from fees collected by the commission.
(5) Upon
conviction for unlawfully purchasing or importing alcoholic beverages into this
state, the person convicted shall forfeit to the commission the alcoholic
beverage so purchased or imported. The commission shall thereupon seize the
forfeited beverage and it shall then become the commissions property. [Amended
by 1953 c.120 §6; 1974 c.4 §5; 1981 c.600 §1; 1985 c.592 §2; 1987 c.608 §11;
1995 c.301 §19; 1999 c.351 §72; 2021 c.351 §99]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 471.405
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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