ORS 646.921¹
Study and monitoring of biodiesel production, use and sales
  • • notices required

(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall study and monitor biodiesel fuel production, use and sales and certificates of analysis in this state.

(2) When the production of biodiesel in this state from sources in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana reaches a level of at least 5 million gallons on an annualized basis for at least three months, the department shall notify all retail dealers, nonretail dealers and wholesale dealers in this state, in a notice that meets the requirements of subsection (5) of this section.

(3) When the production of biodiesel in this state from sources in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana reaches a level of at least 15 million gallons on an annualized basis for at least three months, the department shall notify all retail dealers, nonretail dealers and wholesale dealers in this state, in a notice that meets the requirements of subsection (5) of this section.

(4) All retail dealers, nonretail dealers and wholesale dealers in Oregon are required to provide, upon the request of the department, a certificate of analysis for biodiesel received.

(5) The notices required under this section shall inform retail dealers, nonretail dealers and wholesale dealers that:

(a) The production of biodiesel has reached the level described in subsection (2) or (3) of this section, as appropriate; and

(b) Three months after the date of the notice, a retail dealer, nonretail dealer or wholesale dealer may sell or offer for sale diesel fuel only as described in ORS 646.922 (Limitations on sale of diesel fuel following notice). [2007 c.739 §13]

Chapter 646

Notes of Decisions

Subject matter regulated by this chapter is not "preempted" by Federal Robinson-Patman Act so as to render this chapter invalid. W. J. Seufert v. Nat. Restaurant Supply Co., 266 Or 92, 511 P2d 363 (1973)

Whether an injunc­tion should issue when a court finds a viola­tion of the Act is a matter of discre­tion. State ex rel Johnson v. Interna­tional Harvester Co., 25 Or App 9, 548 P2d 176 (1976)

This chapter imposes no af­firm­a­tive duty to inform customers of rates in absence of request, but prohibits making in­for­ma­­tion about prices available to some customers and not others. Wildish Sand & Gravel v. Northwest Natural Gas Co., 103 Or App 215, 796 P2d 1237 (1990), Sup Ct review denied

1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 646—Trade Practices and Antitrust Regulation, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­Archive/­2007ors646.­pdf (2007) (last ac­cessed Feb. 12, 2009).
 
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2007, Chapter 646, https://­www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/­bills_laws/­ors/­646ano.­htm (2007) (last ac­cessed Feb. 12, 2009).
 
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