ORS 646.922¹
Limitations on sale of diesel fuel following notice
  • • requirements for biodiesel content
  • • rules

(1) Three months after the date of the notice given under ORS 646.921 (Study and monitoring of biodiesel production, use and sales) (2), a retail dealer, nonretail dealer or wholesale dealer may not sell or offer for sale diesel fuel unless the diesel fuel contains at least two percent biodiesel by volume or other renewable diesel with at least two percent renewable component by volume.

(2) Three months after the date of the notice given under ORS 646.921 (Study and monitoring of biodiesel production, use and sales) (3), a retail dealer, nonretail dealer or wholesale dealer may not sell or offer for sale diesel fuel unless the diesel fuel contains at least five percent biodiesel by volume or other renewable diesel with at least five percent renewable component by volume. Diesel fuel containing more than five percent biodiesel by volume or other renewable diesel with more than five percent renewable component by volume must be labeled as provided by the State Department of Agriculture by rule.

(3) The department shall adopt standards for biodiesel or other renewable diesel sold in this state. The department shall consult the specifications established for biodiesel or other renewable diesel by ASTM International in forming its standards. The department may review specifications adopted by ASTM International, or equivalent organizations, and revise the standards adopted pursuant to this subsection as necessary.

(4) The minimum biodiesel fuel content or renewable component in other renewable diesel requirements under subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to diesel fuel sold or offered for sale for use by railroad locomotives, marine engines or home heating. [2007 c.739 §14]

Note: Section 16, chapter 739, Oregon Laws 2007, provides:

Sec. 16. Sections 14 and 15 of this 2007 Act [646.922 (Limitations on sale of diesel fuel following notice) and 646.923 (Retention of certificate of analysis)] become operative on a date that is three months following the date of the first notice required under section 13 (2) of this 2007 Act [646.921 (Study and monitoring of biodiesel production, use and sales) (2)]. [2007 c.739 §16]

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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).
 
3 OregonLaws.org assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections. Each listed item refers back to the current Section in its own text. The result reveals relationships in the code that may not have otherwise been apparent. Currency Information