Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 616 § 616.850 — Definitions for ORS 616.850 to 616.890
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 616 ·
Oregon Code § 616.850·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Definitions for ORS 616.850 to 616.890.
As used in ORS 616.850 to 616.890, unless the context
requires otherwise:
(1) Consumer
commodity means any of the following items:
(a) Food,
including all material, solid, liquid or mixed, whether simple or compound,
used or intended for consumption by human beings or domestic animals normally
kept as household pets, and all substances or ingredients to be added thereto
for any purposes;
(b) Paper
products, including napkins, towels, facial tissues, toilet tissues, disposable
plates and cups;
(c) Wrapping
products, including those made of paper, plastic and aluminum; and
(d) Soaps,
detergents, cleaning aids, deodorizing aids, waxes and wax removers,
disinfectants, polishes and polish removers, bleaches, scouring pads and all
other laundry and household cleaning products.
(2) Grocery
store or food market means any retail establishment or department thereof:
(a) That sells
consumer commodities, the gross annual receipts from the sale of which is $1.5
million or more; and
(b) That is part
of a chain system or contracts with a supplier or cooperative that utilizes
common purchasing, warehousing or distribution facilities, if the chain,
cooperative or supplier has computer hardware for inventory control, ordering
or pricing labels.
(3) Package
means any container or wrapping in which any consumer commodity is enclosed for
use in the delivery or display of that consumer commodity to retail purchasers.
(4) Unit retail
price means the retail price of the contents of a package of any consumer
commodity, expressed in terms of the retail price of such contents per single
whole unit of weight, volume, measure or count, computed to the nearest 10th of
a cent when less than $1 and to the nearest cent when $1 or more. [1977 c.181 §3;
1979 c.827 §1; 2007 c.71 §185]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 616.850
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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