OAR 603-014-0055: Service Fee

(1) A service fee shall apply any time a livestock program employee travels specifically with the intent to conduct a brand inspection. (2) The service fee is $35 per travel location. (3) At the discretion of the livestock program, a waiting fee may apply any time livestock, or the responsible person, are unavailable at the scheduled inspection time or if there is an interruption of the inspection where a livestock program employee is unable to perform their inspection duties. The time spent waiting by the livestock program employee shall be considered waiting time. (a) The program employee must notify a representative of the person requesting the inspection of the initiation of waiting, (b) Waiting time shall be charged as detailed in section 6 of this rule. (4) Waiting time shall be charged in addition to any service fee incurred. (5) If a brand inspection has been scheduled and the person requesting the inspection is unavailable or unable to present livestock for inspection, the hourly inspector rate, including travel time and mileage associated with the scheduled inspection shall apply to the “no show” event. (a) Time spent traveling will be billed at the rate detailed in section 6 of this rule. (b) When travel is incurred, mileage will be charged at the rate per mile established by the Department of Administrative Services. (6) In situations where the inspection fee detailed in OAR 603-014-0095 is not applicable to the activity conducted by the livestock program employee, including, but not limited to waiting time or an inspection “no show”, rates are billed at $50 per hour rounded to the nearest quarter hour.