ORS 658.755: Farmworker camp operator duties; prohibitions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Every farmworker camp operator shall: (a) If a farm labor contractor, comply with the provisions of ORS 658.405 to 658.511. (b) Comply with ORS chapter 654 and the administrative rules of the Department of Consumer and Business Services adopted pursuant to ORS chapter 654. (c) Comply with all applicable building codes and health and safety laws. (d) Comply with ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262. (e) Pay or distribute promptly, when due, to individuals entitled thereto, all moneys or other things of value entrusted to the farmworker camp operator, or agents or employees of the operator, by any individual for that purpose. (f) Comply with the terms and provisions of all legal and valid agreements or contracts entered into in the operator’s capacity as an operator of a farmworker camp. (2) No farmworker camp operator shall: (a) Operate a camp which is not registered with the department as required by ORS 658.750. (b) Make any material misrepresentation, false statement or willful concealment in the application for an indorsement or registration. (c) Willfully make or cause to be made to any person any false, fraudulent or misleading representation concerning the terms and conditions of occupancy in the farmworker camp. (d) Knowingly publish or circulate any false or misleading information concerning the terms, conditions or existence of housing or employment at any place. (e) Assist a person who is not entitled to operate a farmworker camp under ORS 658.705 to 658.850 to act in violation of ORS 658.705 to 658.850 or in violation of ORS 658.405 to 658.511 or ORS chapter 654. (f) By force, intimidation or threat in any manner whatsoever, induce any occupant of the farmworker camp to give up any part of the compensation the occupant is entitled to by contract or by any state or federal wage payment law. (g) By force, intimidation or threat in any manner whatsoever, restrain any person who wishes to leave the camp from doing so. [1989 c.962 §7; 1991 c.67 §169; 1995 c.500 §4]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 437-004-1120: Agricultural Labor Housing and Related Facilities — implements
- OAR 603-082-0010: Purpose — implements
- OAR 603-082-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 839-014-0020: Notice of Proposed Rules — implements
- OAR 839-014-0035: Definitions for Regulations Pertaining to Farmworker Camp Operations — implements
- OAR 839-014-0040: Character, Competence and Reliability — implements
- OAR 839-014-0050: Camp Operators Must Obtain Indorsement — implements
- OAR 839-014-0075: Issuance of Indorsement — implements
- OAR 839-014-0085: Use of Certain Agents Prohibited/Evidence of Sham or Subterfuge — implements
- OAR 839-014-0100: Procedure for Obtaining a Duplicate Indorsement — implements
- OAR 839-014-0105: Procedure for Renewing Indorsement — implements
- OAR 839-014-0170: Scope of Examinations — implements
- OAR 839-014-0175: Examination Requirements — implements
- OAR 839-014-0178: Grading of Examinations/Notice of Score — implements
- OAR 839-014-0180: Review of Examinations — implements
- OAR 839-014-0190: Substitution of Oregon Examination — implements
- OAR 839-014-0200: Proof Required/Forms to Be Used for Bonds and Deposits — implements
- OAR 839-014-0260: Procedure for Filing Protest — implements
- OAR 839-014-0310: Records Required to Be Made and Maintained by Farmworker Camp Operator — implements
- OAR 839-014-0320: Records Availability — implements
- OAR 839-014-0350: Camp Operator to Post Notice of Compliance with Bond Requirements — implements
- OAR 839-014-0380: Action Against the Bond or Deposit — implements
- OAR 839-014-0420: Violations for Which a Civil Penalty May Be Imposed — implements
- OAR 839-014-0430: Criteria for Determining a Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 839-014-0450: Suspension of Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 839-014-0470: Denying, Suspending, Revoking or Refusing to Renew or Issue a License Indorsement — implements
- OAR 839-014-0500: Immediate Suspension or Refusal to Renew a License Indorsement; Notice of Opportunity for Hearing; Service — implements
- OAR 839-017-0500: Contracts Between Employment Listing Services and Individuals — implements
- OAR 839-017-0505: Fees Charged by Employment Listing Services — implements
- OAR 839-017-0510: Confirmation of Position Availability by Employment Listing Services — implements
- OAR 839-017-0515: Employment Listing Services Required to be Registered — implements
- OAR 839-017-0520: Employment Listing Service Fee Forfeiture Provisions — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 658.405 — resolved
- 658.511 — resolved
- ORS chapter 654 — target_record_not_published
- ORS 658.750 — resolved
- ORS 658.705 — resolved
- 658.850 — resolved
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