Oregon Code § 616.708·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Additional users of establishment; fees; rules.
(1) The State Department of
Agriculture may issue licenses under ORS 616.695 to 616.755 to one or more
additional users of a food establishment that is licensed primarily for
operation by another person. A license issued to an additional user of the food
establishment shall cover all operations at that establishment by the person
licensed. Regardless of the number of persons licensed to use a food
establishment, the department may not recognize more than one person as the
primary operator of the establishment.
(2) The
department may assess a license fee to an additional user of a food
establishment, calculated as provided in rules adopted under ORS 616.706. In
calculating license fees as provided under ORS 616.706, the gross sales for an
additional user of the food establishment are independent of the gross sales by
any other user or the primary operator of the food establishment.
(3)
Notwithstanding ORS 616.706, the department may adopt rules to establish the
license expiration, renewal and application dates for additional users of a
food establishment.
(4) The
department may adopt rules to determine the responsibilities of a food
establishments primary operator and additional users of the food establishment
under ORS 616.700, 616.735 and 616.740.
(5) A recognized
primary operator of a food establishment shall notify the department upon the
expiration or termination of the rental or lease of the food establishment by
an additional user of the establishment. The renting or leasing of a food
establishment to a person licensed by the department as an additional user of
the establishment or the expiration or termination of use by a person licensed
as an additional user of the establishment does not, by itself, constitute the
ceasing or discontinuance of operations or business at the food establishment
by the primary operator or another additional user for purposes of ORS 616.706.
(6) Subsections
(1) to (5) of this section do not apply to a food establishment located in an
area that is part of a domestic kitchen. [2007 c.645 §5; 2012 c.64 §21]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 616.708
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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