OAR 603-042-0030: Public Information Purpose and Application

(1) Commission as used herein includes all commodity commissions organized under ORS Chapters 576, 577, 578, and 579. (2) In order to implement the provisions of ORS 183.330(1) requiring each agency to publish its methods for the public to obtain information, and in order to implement the provisions of ORS 192.430 so as to provide reasonable rules necessary for the protection of commodity commission records and to prevent interference with the regular discharge of the commodity commission duties, the Oregon Department of Agriculture adopts the procedures set forth in OAR 603-042-0030 to 603-042-0050. Unless rules for a specific commission provide otherwise, the procedures set forth in OAR 603-042-0030 to 603-042-0050, shall apply to requests for inspection or copying of public records of a commission, and requests for a commission to prepare and supply certified or other types of public records. Procedures for review of any denial of public records inspections or public record copies shall be in accordance with the provisions of ORS 192.450 to 192.490.