OAR 845-020-0032: Fees for Distributors and Distributor Cooperatives

(1) Fees for distributors that do not participate in distributor cooperatives: (a) A distributor that sold more than 500,000 beverages in beverage containers in Oregon during the previous calendar year shall pay annually to the Commission $3,000 multiplied by the total number of full-service redemption centers operated in this state for any period during a year, regardless of the person that operates the full-service redemption center. The fee must be paid no later than July 1 of the year prior to the year for which the fee applies. If the distributor operates a full-service redemption center, the distributor may satisfy its obligation to pay the annual registration fee described in ORS 459A.737 by paying the fee described in this subsection. (b) A distributor that sold at least 15,000 but not more than 500,000 beverages in beverage containers in Oregon during the previous calendar year must pay annually to the Commission a fee of $25,000. (c) A distributor that sold fewer than 15,000 beverages in beverage containers in Oregon during the previous calendar year must pay annually to the Commission a fee of $5,000. (d) Fees described in (1)(b) and (1)(c) must be paid no later than January 1 of the year following the year for which the fee applies. (e) Distributors described in (1)(b) and (1)(c) that become a participant in a distributor cooperative before December 31 of the year for which the fee applies are not required to pay the fee. (2) Fees for distributor cooperatives: (a) Each person responsible for the operation of one or more full-service redemption centers shall pay an annual registration fee to the Commission as described in ORS 459A.737. The registration fee shall be $3,000 for each full-service redemption center operated in this state, regardless of the person that operates the full-service redemption center. (b) In addition to the fees described in OAR 845-020-0020, a distributor cooperative shall pay annually to the Commission $3,000 multiplied by the total number of full-service redemption centers operated in Oregon by any person other than the distributor cooperative. The fee must be paid no later than July 1 of each calendar year for the upcoming year.