(1) Moneys a person collects or receives from the assessment levied under the authority of ORS § 576.325 and other moneys a commodity commission receives must be paid to the authorized agent of the commission and promptly deposited into an account established by the commission in accordance with ORS § 295.001 to 295.108. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the commission that makes the deposit for the purpose of carrying out the commission’s duties, functions and powers.

(2) Moneys may not be withdrawn from or paid out of the account except upon order of the commission, and upon checks or other orders upon such accounts signed by the secretary-treasurer or such other member of the commission as the commission designates and countersigned by such other member, officer or employee of the commission as the commission designates. The commission shall keep a receipt, voucher or other written record, showing clearly the nature and items covered by each check or other order.

(3) Subject to approval by the Director of Agriculture, a commission may invest moneys the commission collects or receives. Investments a commission makes are:

(a) Limited to investments described in ORS § 294.035;

(b) Subject to the investments maturity date limitations described in ORS § 294.135; and

(c) Subject to the conduct prohibitions listed in ORS § 294.145.

(4) Interest earned from any moneys a commission invests under subsection (3) of this section is available to the commission in a manner consistent with the commission’s annual budget. [1953 c.489 § 22; 1959 c.596 § 17; 1967 c.451 § 25; 2003 c.604 § 45; 2007 c.871 § 29; 2010 c.101 § 27; 2019 c.587 § 51]

[1957 c.447 § 16; repealed by 1959 c.596 § 90]