73rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2005 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2513
Sponsored by Representative P SMITH (at the request of Oregon
Agricultural Alliance)
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AN ACT
Relating to horticulture; amending ORS 571.135.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 571.135 is amended to read:
571.135. (1) The State Department of Agriculture may issue a
shipping permit number to any licensee who requests or requires
one. { - Such - } { + The shipping permit + } number shall be
the same as the license number and so designated on the license.
(2) When authorized or required by the department, the shipping
permit number shall accompany all shipments and deliveries of
nursery stock.
{ + (3) A shipping invoice or bill of lading shall accompany
a commercial shipment or delivery of nursery stock to be offered
for sale. If a shipping invoice accompanies the shipment or
delivery, the shipping invoice shall include the following:
(a) The name and address of the owner of the nursery stock.
(b) The nursery license number of the owner of the nursery
stock.
(c) The point of origin of the nursery stock.
(d) The specific destination to which the nursery stock is
being shipped or delivered.
(e) A description or inventory of the nursery stock in
sufficient detail to allow identification of the nursery stock
being shipped or delivered. The description or inventory shall
include, at a minimum, the numbers, sizes and varieties of plants
included in the shipment or delivery.
(f) The signature of the nursery stock carrier or the carrier's
agent.
(4) The department, by rule, may develop a standard form for
shipping invoices described in subsection (3) of this section and
may make the form available at cost to licensees upon request.
(5) Each of the following persons shall retain a copy of the
signed shipping invoice or the bill of lading for a commercial
shipment or delivery of nursery stock to be offered for sale:
(a) The owner of the nursery stock.
(b) The carrier or carrier's agent transporting the nursery
stock.
(c) The person taking delivery of the nursery stock at the
shipment or delivery destination.
(6) Subsections (3) and (5) of this section do not apply to:
(a) A commercial shipment or delivery between two points owned,
rented or leased by the owner of the nursery stock; or
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(b) A commercial shipment or delivery of nursery stock in the
possession of a business licensed by the State Landscape
Contractors Board. + }
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Passed by House May 18, 2005
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 10, 2005
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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