Oregon Code § 646.740·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Permitted activities.
The provisions of ORS 136.617, 646.705 to 646.805 and 646.990 may not be
construed to make the following illegal:
(1) The
activities of any labor organization or individual working men and women
permitted by ORS chapters 661 to 663.
(2) The right of
producers, as defined in ORS 646.515, and commercial fishermen to join, belong
to and act through cooperative bargaining associations under ORS 646.515 to
646.545. For the purpose of this subsection, activities of cooperative
bargaining associations and their members that are lawful under 15 U.S.C. 521
and 522 or 7 U.S.C. 291 and 292 are lawful under ORS 646.515 to 646.545.
(3) The
activities of any person subject to regulation by the Public Utility Commission
under ORS chapters 756 to 759 to the extent that such activities are so
regulated and are lawful thereunder or the activities of any person conducted
or carried out in accordance with any agreement or procedure approved as
provided in 49 U.S.C. 5b or 5c.
(4) The
activities of any person subject to regulation by the Director of the
Department of Consumer and Business Services under ORS chapters 731, 732, 733,
734, 735, 737, 742, 743, 743A, 743B, 744, 746, 748 and 750 to the extent that
such activities are so regulated and are lawful thereunder.
(5) The
activities of any person subject to regulation by the Oregon Health Authority
under ORS chapter 741 to the extent that such activities are so regulated and
are lawful thereunder.
(6) The
activities of any state or national banking institution or savings and loan
association, and of any other lending institution, to the extent that such
activities are regulated by the Director of the Department of Consumer and
Business Services under ORS chapters 706 to 725 and are lawful thereunder.
(7) Any other
activity specifically authorized under state law or local ordinance.
(8) The
activities of any metropolitan service district formed under ORS chapter 268
and the activities of any person subject to regulation by a metropolitan
service district formed under ORS chapter 268 to the extent that those
activities are so regulated and are lawful thereunder.
(9) The
activities of any person conducted or carried out in accordance with the terms
and conditions of a certificate issued pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 4001 to 4021.
(10) The
activities of a health care provider authorized by and in accordance with ORS
442.700 to 442.760 to the extent the activities are regulated and lawful under
ORS 442.700 to 442.760.
(11) The
negotiating activities of a dealer in agricultural commodities that are carried
out and supervised under ORS 646.737 or 646.738.
(12) The
negotiating activities of a dealer in Oregon seafood commodities that are
carried out and supervised under ORS 646.739. [1975 c.255 §6; 1977 c.545 §1;
1979 c.531 §7; 1983 c.200 §19; 1985 c.762 §185; 1987 c.373 §29; 1987 c.447 §136;
1993 c.769 §15; 1995 c.733 §75; 1997 c.296 §2; 2001 c.142 §6; 2003 c.487 §6;
2009 c.241 §5; 2023 c.9 §47]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 646.740
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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