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ODA seeks to make 3% annual food safety fee authority permanent to keep inspections and licensing funded
Summary
The Oregon Department of Agriculture told lawmakers HB 2805 would remove a sunset on the agency’s authority to raise certain food safety fees by up to 3% annually; ODA leaders said fees cover most of the program’s costs and rising operating expenses make the authority necessary.
Lisa Sharpello Hansen, director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, and Jonathan Sandow, ODA deputy director, described House Bill 2805 during the Jan. 27 hearing as a fee bill intended to sustain the department’s food safety work.
Sharpello Hansen told the House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water that ODA operates on a biennial budget of about $168,000,000 and that roughly 60 percent of that budget comes from fees. Jonathan Sandow said the food safety program…
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