ORS 624.020: License; rules; fee payment; denial, suspension and revocation of licenses; posting; nontransferability.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person may not operate a restaurant or bed and breakfast facility without a license to do so from the Oregon Health Authority. (2) Application for the license shall be in writing in the form prescribed by the authority and shall contain the name and address of the applicant and any other information that the authority may require. The fee for a license is as provided in ORS 624.490. A license expires annually on December 31 or on such date as may be specified by authority rule. (3) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority may suspend, deny or revoke any license for violation of any of the applicable provisions of ORS 624.010 to 624.121 or any rule adopted under ORS 624.010 to 624.121. (4) Procedures for denial, revocation or suspension of a license are as provided in ORS chapter 183. (5) The licensee shall post evidence of the license in public view at the customary entrance of the restaurant or bed and breakfast facility. A person other than the director may not deface or remove evidence of a license. (6) A license is not transferable. The authority may not issue a refund representing any unused portion of a license. [Amended by 1953 c.177 §8; 1957 c.672 §2; 1971 c.661 §1; 1973 c.182 §1; 1975 c.526 §4a; 1975 c.607 §44; 1979 c.696 §11; 1983 c.352 §1; 1983 c.533 §6; 1987 c.226 §2; 1991 c.821 §1; 1995 c.578 §2; 2001 c.975 §4; 2003 c.309 §8; 2007 c.768 §32; 2009 c.595 §1000]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 603-082-0010: Purpose — implements
- OAR 603-082-0020: Definitions — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 624.490 — resolved
- ORS 624.010 — resolved
- 624.121 — resolved
- ORS chapter 183 — target_record_not_published
Cited by
- ORS 508.535: Keeping record of food fish received and bought; inspection.
- ORS 624.073: Revocation, suspension or refusal of license; closure; sanitation score; inspection schedule; fees.
- ORS 624.121: State Food Service Advisory Committee; appointment; composition; duties.
- ORS 624.570: Food handler training requirement; exception; certification; fees; rules.
- ORS 624.992: Civil penalty; rules.
- OAR 333-175-0021: Definitions
- OAR 333-175-0111: General
- OAR 411-066-0005: Definitions
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors624.html