Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 678 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, OREGON WHEAT COMMISSION
Division 10 - REPORTING AND PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS
Section 678-010-0030 - Assessments
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 678-010-0030
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Any first purchaser shall deduct and withhold from the grower an assessment of the following amounts for all wheat grown in Oregon as follows:
(a) July 1,
2008 and thereafter - 5 cents per bushel.
(b) 1991 through June 30, 2008 - 3 cents per
bushel.
(c) 1981 through 1990 crops - 2
cents per bushel.
(d) 1975 through 1980
crops - 1 cent per bushel.
(e) 1974 and
prior years - 1/2 cent per bushel.
(2)
(a) Any
first purchaser shall deduct and withhold from the grower an assessment of the
following amounts for all barley grown in Oregon as follows:
(b) July 1, 2011 and thereafter - 1 dollar per
ton.
(3) Any change in the above assessment rates requires approval by the Commission. In determining whether to impose a change in the above assessment rate, the Commission may:
(a) Work jointly with the Oregon Wheat Growers
League to educate growers on a county-by-county basis, of the need for a change in
the assessment rate;
(b) Work with an
independent third party experienced in survey work to poll the growers of the state
to determine whether the growers support a proposed change in the assessment
rate;
(c) Consider the results of the
poll when determining whether to raise the assessment rate.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 578
Stats. Implemented: ORS 578.211
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