The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 576.853

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(1) The development of world-class wine grape growing and wine making industries is important to Oregon as a whole. The health of the wine grape growing and wine making industries affects the well-being of Oregonians and Oregon rural economies and environments.

(2) It is in the public interest to encourage the orderly growth and development of sustainable, labor-intensive, value-added agricultural industries, such as the wine grape growing and wine making industries.

(3) State involvement in the wine grape growing and wine making industries must be coordinated to respond to state interests and to encourage appropriate partnership and cooperation between the public and private sectors in ensuring orderly growth and realizing statewide objectives for world-class wine grape growing and wine making industries. [Formerly 576.751]