Oregon Code § 633.462·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Tonnage reports; records; fee; penalty.
(1) A person shall file a semiannual tonnage report
with the State Department of Agriculture if the person:
(a) Distributes
into this state, from foreign or domestic sources, a fertilizer, agricultural
amendment, agricultural mineral or lime product used as an ingredient in the
in-state manufacture of a fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural
mineral or lime product;
(b) Distributes
into this state, from foreign or domestic sources, an end-use fertilizer,
agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral or lime product for use within
this state; or
(c) Distributes
into this state a fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral or
lime product composed of ingredients not described under paragraph (a) or (b)
of this subsection.
(2) If a person
engaged in the business of making distributions described in subsection (1) of
this section does not distribute any fertilizer, agricultural amendment,
agricultural mineral or lime product into or within this state during a
reporting period, the person shall file a semiannual tonnage report declaring
that no distribution occurred.
(3) A person
shall file a semiannual tonnage report required under this section with the
department, on forms provided by the department, setting forth the total
tonnage of each product distributed into or within this state during the
reporting period. The reporting periods for each year are January 1 through
June 30 and July 1 through December 31.
(4) Semiannual
tonnage reports and inspection fees imposed under ORS 633.465 are due within 30
days after the end of the reporting period.
(5) If a person
fails to file a semiannual tonnage report or pay an inspection fee within 30
days after the end of the reporting period:
(a) The
department may assess a collection fee of 10 percent of the amount due or $25,
whichever is greater; and
(b)
Notwithstanding ORS 633.362, the department may suspend or deny registration of
the product until the report is filed and the fee is paid.
(6) If a person
fails to file a semiannual tonnage report or pay an inspection fee within 90
days after the end of the reporting period:
(a) The
department may assess a collection fee as described in subsection (5)(a) of
this section; and
(b)
Notwithstanding ORS 633.362, the department may suspend or deny registration of
the product until the semiannual tonnage report is filed and the collection fee
is paid.
(7) ORS 561.450
applies to a person who refuses to pay inspection fees that are due under this
section.
(8) A person
required to file a semiannual tonnage report under this section shall maintain
records and a bookkeeping system that accurately indicate the tonnage of
fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral or lime product that
is subject to inspection fees. The person shall maintain the records for a
period of three years. [2015 c.514 §2; 2025 c.92 §3]