OAR 845-006-0426: Public Interest and Convenience Reasons for Cancellation or Suspension

(1) ORS 471.315(1)(d) allows the Commission to cancel or suspend a license for public convenience or necessity reasons. Under this authority, the Commission requires a licensee to have someone who can communicate effectively with customers and Commission regulatory employees. This person must be on the licensed premises during the licensees business hours. “Communicate effectively” means: (a) Knowing how to lawfully sell and serve alcoholic beverages and communicating this to customers; (b) Understanding Commission regulatory employees when the employees explain lawful sale and service of alcoholic beverages and responding in a way the employee understands. (2) Failure of a licensee to comply with section (1) of this rule is a Category III violation.