2017 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 12 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 475B - Cannabis Regulation
Section 475B.565 - Laboratory accreditation; qualifications; fees; rules.
(1) A laboratory that conducts testing of marijuana items as required by ORS 475B.555 must be accredited under ORS 438.605 to 438.620 and meet other qualifications as established by the Oregon Health Authority under this section.
(2) In addition to other qualifications required pursuant to ORS 438.605 to 438.620, the authority shall require an applicant for accreditation under ORS 438.605 to 438.620 for purposes related to the testing of marijuana items to:
(a) Complete an application;
(b) Undergo an onsite inspection; and
(c) Meet other applicable requirements, specifications and guidelines for testing marijuana items, as determined to be appropriate by the authority by rule.
(3) The authority may inspect premises licensed under ORS 475B.560 to ensure compliance with ORS 475B.550 to 475B.590 and rules adopted under ORS 475B.550 to 475B.590.
(4) Subject to the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the authority may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a laboratory’s accreditation granted under this section and ORS 438.605 to 438.620 for violation of:
(a) A provision of ORS 475B.550 to 475B.590 or a rule adopted under a provision of ORS 475B.550 to 475B.590; or
(b) A provision of ORS 475B.010 to 475B.545 or a rule adopted under a provision of ORS 475B.010 to 475B.545.
(5) In establishing fees under ORS 438.620 for laboratories that test marijuana items, the authority shall establish fees that are reasonably calculated to pay the expenses incurred by the authority under this section and ORS 438.605 to 439.620 in accrediting laboratories that test marijuana items. [2015 c.614 §94]
