OAR 603-024-0547: License Fees Relating to Fluid Milk

As provided in ORS 621.070, a person shall not use any grade designation in any manner connected with the sale of fluid milk unless the department has licensed the person to use the grade designation. Pursuant to ORS 621.072, the department is authorized to issue rules establishing license fee schedules for milk samplers and graders; milk haulers; producer-distributors, distributors and nonprocessing distributors; and producers. The department may determine license fees for producer-distributors, distributors, nonprocessing distributors, and producers based on the license applicant’s annual gross dollar volume of sales and services in Oregon. The annual license fees for the various categories of activities relating to fluid milk are as follows: (1) Sampler-Grader, as defined in OAR 603-024-0019(6)(a): $30 (2) Grade A producer-distributor, as defined in ORS 621.003(19) (annual gross dollar volume of sales): (a) $0 - $5,000 - $159 (b) $5,001 - $50,000 - $159 (c) $50,001 - $500,000 - $223 (d) $500,001 - $1,000,000 - $381 (e) $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 - $571 (f) $5,000,001 - $10,000,000 - $759 (g) Greater than $10,000,000 - $950 (3) Distributor, as defined in as defined in ORS 621.003(7)-(8) (annual gross dollar volume of sales): (a) $0 - $5,000 - $159 (b) $5,001 - $50,000 - $159 (c) $50,001 - $500,000 - $223 (d) $500,001 - $1,000,000 - $381 (e) $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 - $571 (f) $5,000,001 - $10,000,000 - $759 (g) Greater than $10,000,000 - $950 (4) Grade A nonprocessing distributor, as defined in ORS 621.003(16) (annual gross dollar volume of sales): (a) $0 - $5,000 - $159 (b) $5,001 - $50,000 - $159 (c) $50,001 - $500,000 - $223 (d) $500,001 - $1,000,000 - $381 (e) $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 - $571 (f) $5,000,001 - $10,000,000 - $759 (g) Greater than $10,000,000 - $950 (5) Producer, as defined in ORS 621.003(18) (annual gross dollar volume of sales): (a) $0 - $5,000 - $159 (b) $5,001 - $50,000 - $159 (c) $50,001 - $500,000 - $223 (d) $500,001 - $1,000,000 - $381 (e) $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 - $571 (f) $5,000,001 - $10,000,000 - $759 (g) Greater than $10,000,000 - $950 (6) Milk hauler, as defined in ORS 621.003(15): $29 (7) Vat pasteurizer operator, as defined in OAR 603-024-0019(6)(c): (a) License fee of $50.00 as authorized in ORS 621.266; and (b) For a license beginning on or after July 1, 2022, an additional fee of $4.00 as authorized in Or Laws 2021, chapter 564; and (c) Licensee fees shall be combined during renewal. (8) HTST pasteurizer operator, as defined in OAR 603-024-0019(6)(b): (a) License fee of $50.00 as authorized in ORS 621.266; and (b) For a license beginning on or after July 1, 2022, an additional fee of $4.00 as authorized in Or Laws 2021, chapter 564; and (c) License fees shall be combined during renewal.