ORS 571.530: License application; contents; license fee.

(1) Each person required to be licensed by ORS 571.525 shall apply for a license or for renewal of a license on a form furnished by the State Department of Agriculture that contains: (a) The name and address of the applicant, the number of locations to be operated by the applicant and the addresses of those locations, and the assumed business name of the applicant; (b) If other than an individual, a statement whether the applicant is a partnership, corporation or other organization; (c) The total number of acres of Christmas trees grown by the applicant; and (d) The type of business to be operated and, if the applicant is an agent, the principals the applicant represents. (2) Each application for a license must be accompanied by a license fee as provided for by this section. An application is not a public record but is subject to audit and review by the department. (3)(a) The department shall establish license fees for growers on the basis of the total number of acres of Christmas trees being grown in this state by the applicant. For the purpose of calculating the license fee, four acres of Christmas trees growing in a natural timber stand is considered the equivalent of one acre of planted Christmas trees. (b) The department shall establish an annual license fee schedule after consultation with the State Christmas Tree Advisory Committee and after a public hearing in accordance with ORS chapter 183. The annual license fee may not exceed $110 as a basic charge and $4.50 per acre as an acreage assessment. The total license fee established pursuant to this paragraph may not exceed $7,000. [1985 c.197 §6; 1989 c.561 §4; 1999 c.59 §180; 2015 c.533 §4]