2017 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 475B - Cannabis Regulation
Section 475B.070 - Production license; fees; rules.
(1) The production of marijuana is subject to regulation by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
(2) A marijuana producer must have a production license issued by the commission for the premises at which the marijuana is produced. To hold a production license issued under this section, a marijuana producer:
(a) Must apply for a license in the manner described in ORS 475B.040;
(b) Must provide proof that the applicant is 21 years of age or older; and
(c) Must meet the requirements of any rule adopted by the commission under subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The commission shall adopt rules that:
(a) Require a marijuana producer to annually renew a license issued under this section;
(b) Establish application, licensure and renewal of licensure fees for marijuana producers;
(c) Require marijuana produced by marijuana producers to be tested in accordance with ORS 475B.555;
(d) Assist the viability of marijuana producers that are independently owned and operated and that are limited in size and revenue with respect to other marijuana producers, by minimizing barriers to entry into the regulated system and by expanding, to the extent practicable, transportation options that will support their access to the retail market;
(e) Allow a marijuana producer registered under ORS 475B.136 to produce marijuana for medical purposes in the same manner that rules adopted under ORS 475B.010 to 475B.545 allow a marijuana producer to produce marijuana for nonmedical purposes, excepting those circumstances where differentiating between the production of marijuana for medical purposes and the production of marijuana for nonmedical purposes is necessary to protect the public health and safety;
(f) Require marijuana producers to submit, at the time of applying for or renewing a license under ORS 475B.040, a report describing the applicant’s or licensee’s electrical or water usage; and
(g) Require a marijuana producer to meet any public health and safety standards and industry best practices established by the commission by rule related to the production of marijuana or the propagation of immature marijuana plants and marijuana seeds.
(4) Fees adopted under subsection (3)(b) of this section:
(a) May not exceed, together with other fees collected under ORS 475B.010 to 475B.545, the cost of administering ORS 475B.010 to 475B.545;
(b) Shall be in the form of a schedule that imposes a greater fee for premises with more square footage or on which more marijuana plants are grown; and
(c) Shall be deposited in the Marijuana Control and Regulation Fund established under ORS 475B.296. [2015 c.1 §19; 2015 c.614 §12; 2016 c.24 §1; 2016 c.83 §7; 2017 c.183 §56]
