(2) The department may adopt rules establishing license fee schedules for nonalcoholic beverage manufacturers. The department may determine the license fee for a manufacturer based upon the annual gross sales by the manufacturer. In establishing the amount of the license fee for a manufacturer, the department shall use the annual gross sales by that manufacturer within Oregon during the prior calendar year or, if the manufacturer maintains sales records on a fiscal basis, the prior fiscal year. If the manufacturer applying for an original license or for a renewal license cannot provide the annual gross sales for a full calendar year, the department shall base the fee on estimated annual gross sales by the manufacturer. If a manufacturer whose previous year’s fee was determined using an estimated gross sales figure applies for renewal of that license, the fee for the previous license year shall be adjusted to reflect the actual gross sales by the manufacturer.

(3) Except as provided in this subsection, the department may not adopt a rule under this section to establish a license fee that is more than three percent higher than the license fee charged during the preceding year for a manufacturer having the same volume of gross sales. When adopting a rule establishing a license fee, notwithstanding the three percent limit, the department may round the fee amount to the next higher whole dollar amount. Fee schedules adopted under this section may not increase the amount of the same license fee more frequently than once each year.

(4) Licenses issued under this section shall expire on June 30 next following the date of issuance or on such date as may be specified by department rule. The department shall collect a license fee for each license and for each renewal of a license. The fee shall be remitted by the department to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall place all moneys received under this section in the Department of Agriculture Service Fund. Moneys from fees imposed under this section are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. [Amended by 1955 c.666 §1; 1967 c.154 §4; 1979 c.183 §4; 1979 c.499 §35; 1985 c.353 §5; 1991 c.632 §10; 2005 c.735 §§15,16; 2005 c.755 §52; 2007 c.768 §§41,42; 2012 c.64 §17]

Note: The amendments to 635.030 by section 44, chapter 64, Oregon Laws 2012, become operative July 1, 2026. See section 45, chapter 64, Oregon Laws 2012, as amended by section 10, chapter 386, Oregon Laws 2019. The text that is operative on and after July 1, 2026, including amendments by section 9, chapter 386, Oregon Laws 2019, is set forth for the user’s convenience. (1) Any person desiring to or who does engage in the business of a nonalcoholic beverage manufacturer shall apply to the State Department of Agriculture for a license for each plant operated by such person. The application shall be in such form and contain such information as the department may prescribe.

(2) The department may adopt rules establishing license fee schedules for nonalcoholic beverage manufacturers. The department may determine the license fee for a manufacturer based upon the annual gross sales by the manufacturer. In establishing the amount of the license fee for a manufacturer, the department shall use the annual gross sales by that manufacturer within Oregon during the prior calendar year or, if the manufacturer maintains sales records on a fiscal basis, the prior fiscal year. If the manufacturer applying for an original license or for a renewal license cannot provide the annual gross sales for a full calendar year, the department shall base the fee on estimated annual gross sales by the manufacturer. If a manufacturer whose previous year’s fee was determined using an estimated gross sales figure applies for renewal of that license, the fee for the previous license year shall be adjusted to reflect the actual gross sales by the manufacturer.

(3) The department may not adopt or enforce a rule under this section establishing a license fee that is higher than the license fee charged for the license year that began July 1, 2025, for a nonalcoholic beverage manufacturer having the same volume of gross sales. Fee schedules adopted under this section may not increase the amount of the same license fee more frequently than once each year.

(4) Licenses issued under this section shall expire on June 30 next following the date of issuance or on such date as may be specified by department rule. The department shall collect a license fee for each license and for each renewal of a license. The fee shall be remitted by the department to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall place all moneys received under this section in the Department of Agriculture Service Fund. Moneys from fees imposed under this section are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter.