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Senate informational hearing probes farm‑store, farm‑stand rules amid land‑use concerns
Summary
The Senate held an informational hearing on farm stands and farm stores where farming groups, counties and advocates debated proposed changes (including HB 4153 and alternative dash amendments) over revenue caps, permit definitions and potential impacts on farmland and local control.
Chair Golden opened an informational session on farm store and farm stand regulations framed as issue‑focused rather than tied to a single bill. Panelists included Alice Morrison (co‑executive director, Friends of Family Farmers), Mary Kyle McCurdy (1000 Friends of Oregon), Alana Kanagy (fourth‑generation farmer), Samantha Baron (Oregon Property Owners Association) and Brandon Persinger (Association of Oregon Counties).
Alice Morrison said her organization represents "about 1,600 farmers" and laid out three priorities: clarity that value‑added products produced under the farm direct producer exemption are agricultural, more flexibility on event types used for promotion, and certainty about which activities require county permits versus those that are outright farm uses under existing EFU (exclusive farm…
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