Oregon Code § 633.491·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Anhydrous Ammonia Additive Review Committee.
(1) The Director of Agriculture, in consultation with
the Superintendent of State Police, shall appoint an Anhydrous Ammonia Additive
Review Committee consisting of not fewer than six members. The term of a member
is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the director.
(2) Members of
the committee are not entitled to compensation, but in the discretion of the
director may be reimbursed from funds available to the State Department of
Agriculture for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them
in the performance of their official duties in the manner and amount provided
in ORS 292.495.
(3) The members
of the committee shall include at least one representative from each of the
following:
(a) The
Department of State Police.
(b) The State
Department of Agriculture.
(c) Manufacturers
of anhydrous ammonia fertilizers.
(d) The Oregon
State University Extension Service.
(e) Retail
distributors.
(f) Users who are
growers of agricultural commodities.
(4) The
committee:
(a) May review
all relevant scientific and economic data on nontoxic dyes or other additives
for anhydrous ammonia that are submitted for certification to the State
Department of Agriculture under ORS 633.489.
(b) Shall, at a
minimum, require the manufacturer of any product submitted under ORS 633.489 to
provide sufficient scientifically valid data for each submitted nontoxic dye or
other additive to allow the State Department of Agriculture to determine the dyes
or additives:
(A) Impact on
crop yield;
(B) Specific food
crop residue analysis; and
(C) Impact on the
environment.
(c) May issue
recommendations to the director regarding whether a nontoxic dye or other
additive to anhydrous ammonia should be certified by the State Department of
Agriculture under ORS 633.489. [Formerly 561.760]
Note:
See note under 633.487.