Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 183.390 (2026)

Petitions requesting adoption of rules

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      183.390 Petitions requesting adoption of rules. (1) An interested person may petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule. The Attorney General shall prescribe by rule the form for such petitions and the procedure for their submission, consideration and disposition. Not later than 90 days after the date of submission of a petition, the agency either shall deny the petition in writing or shall initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with ORS 183.335.

      (2) If a petition requesting the amendment or repeal of a rule is submitted to an agency under this section, the agency shall invite public comment upon the rule, and shall specifically request public comment on whether options exist for achieving the rule’s substantive goals in a way that reduces the negative economic impact on businesses.

      (3) In reviewing a petition subject to subsection (2) of this section, the agency shall consider:

      (a) The continued need for the rule;

      (b) The nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule from the public;

      (c) The complexity of the rule;

      (d) The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates or conflicts with other state rules or federal regulations and, to the extent feasible, with local government regulations;

      (e) The degree to which technology, economic conditions or other factors have changed in the subject area affected by the rule; and

      (f) The statutory citation or legal basis for the rule. [1957 c.717 §5; 1971 c.734 §8; 2003 c.749 §6]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2024 · leading case: Ashland Drilling, Inc. v. Jackson Cnty., 4 P.3d 748 (Or. Ct. App. 2000).
Ashland Drilling, Inc. v. Jackson Cnty., 4 P.3d 748 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “If the water resources statements are "rules," ORS 183.390 would bar plaintiffs' prayer for the issuance of water resources statements under the Declaratory Judgment Act.”
Oregon Bus. Plan. Council v. Dep't of Land Conservation & Dev., 626 P.2d 350 (Or. 1981). “310(7), such "rules” could be amended or repealed at any time, as provided by ORS 183.390, thereby defeating the need for stability, if not finality, which is one of the essential purposes of the entire legislative scheme for statewide land use planning.”
Mary's Fine Food, Inc. v. Oregon Liquor Control Comm'n, 567 P.2d 146 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “The proper forum for such an argument is the OLCC, by means of a petition to amend or repeal the regulation pursuant to ORS 183.390, or the legislature, not this court.”
State v. Hudson House, Inc., 371 P.2d 675 (Or. 1962). “209, the following rules and regulations relating to the size of the pans in which bread is baked, are hereby promulgated: ② ORS 183.390 authorizes any interested, person to petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of any rule, a right which is not a…”
Hayes Oyster Co. v. Dept. of Agric. (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 7× “484 for review of an order from the Oregon Department of Agriculture that denied Hayes’s petition for the promulgation of a rule, ORS 183.390, to implement a total maximum daily load established for the Tillamook Bay Watershed.”
Oregon Bus. Plan. Council v. Dep't of Land Conservation, & Dev., 619 P.2d 1291 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “ORS 183.390: "An interested person may petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 183.390(1) — 1 case
Hayes Oyster Co. v. Dept. of Agric. (Or. Ct. App. 2024). “484 for review of an order from the Oregon Department of Agriculture that denied Hayes’s petition for the promulgation of a rule, ORS 183.390, to implement a total maximum daily load established for the Tillamook Bay Watershed.”
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