Oregon Statutes 599.416 – Hearing on license application; notice; record of proceedings
(1) Upon receipt of an application for license as provided in ORS § 599.406 (1) and the fees prescribed in ORS § 599.406 (3), the State Department of Agriculture shall establish a time, date and place for a public hearing on the application. The hearing shall be held not later than 30 days after receipt by the department of the application for license, but may be delayed upon request by the applicant, and shall be held in a city within the trade area proposed to be served by the applicant or, if requested by the applicant, at the department’s location in Salem, Oregon.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 599.416
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Department: means the State Department of Agriculture of the State of Oregon. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
- Livestock: includes horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats and poultry, including turkeys, of any age or sex. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
- Livestock auction market: means a place of business to which the public may consign livestock for sale by auction open to public bidding or sold on a commission basis, but, specifically, it does not include breed or livestock associations operating subject to and in compliance with the provisions of the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act, ORS Chapter 65, Future Farmer and 4-H groups, auction sales conducted in conjunction with county, state or private fairs or auction sales conducted by or for a person at which livestock of such person's ownership are sold on premises of the person. See Oregon Statutes 599.205
(2) The hearing provided for in subsection (1) of this section shall be held in accordance with the provisions of ORS Chapter 183 and in addition the department shall:
(a) Publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the trade area proposed to be served by the applicant at least 10 days prior to such hearing.
(b) Forward notice of the hearing to all known interested persons and to all known incorporated livestock associations and livestock auction market associations in Oregon.
(3) The record of hearing shall contain proof of publication and notice required by subsection (2) of this section. [1971 c.578 § 5; 1977 c.214 § 8]