Oregon Code § 658.715·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Farmworker camp operator requirements.
(1) A person may not operate a farmworker camp unless the person:
(a) Is a farm
labor contractor licensed under ORS 658.405 to 658.511, and the contractor
first obtains an indorsement to do so as provided in ORS 658.730;
(b) Has a
substantial ownership interest in the real property, subject to farm use
special assessment under ORS 308A.050 to 308A.128, on which the camp is located
or has any form of ownership interest in a business organization that operates
the farmworker camp and files an income tax return reporting farm activity in
the preceding tax year; or
(c) Is related by
blood or marriage to any person who has a substantial ownership interest in the
real property, subject to farm use special assessment under ORS 308A.050 to
308A.128, on which the camp is located or has any form of ownership interest in
the business organization that operates the farmworker camp and files an income
tax return reporting farm activity in the preceding tax year.
(2) Nothing in
ORS 658.705 to 658.850 requires a permanent employee of a farmworker camp
operator, who has no financial interest in the camp other than the wages paid
to the employee, to obtain a camp indorsement. [1989 c.962 §3; 1991 c.67 §166;
1995 c.79 §335; 1999 c.314 §57; 2005 c.251 §1]