Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 586.250 (2026)

Improper acts of department officers or employees and of others improperly influencing them

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586.250 Improper acts of department officers or employees and of others improperly influencing them. (1) No officer, employee, inspector, sampler or weigher of the State Department of Agriculture shall:

(a) Be guilty of any neglect of duty.

(b) Knowingly or carelessly inspect, sample or weigh any grain, grain products, hay or other commodities improperly.

(c) Directly or indirectly accept any money or other consideration for any neglect of duty or any improper performance of duty as such officer, employee, inspector, sampler or weigher.

(2) No person shall improperly influence or attempt to improperly influence any officer, employee, inspector, sampler or weigher of the department in the performance of duties as such officer, employee, inspector, sampler or weigher.

586.260 [Repealed by 1955 c.731 §34]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1971–1982 · leading case: State v. Rodda, 642 P.2d 364 (Or. Ct. App. 1982).

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State v. Rodda, 642 P.2d 364 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). “” The cross-reference statute to ORS 586.250, neglect of duty by officers of the Department of Agriculture, and ORS 10.”

Bradbury v. Comm'r, 30 T.C.M. 266 (Tax Ct. 1971). · cites it 2× “It is doubtful that such a showing could be made because expenditures for the purpose of influencing State grain inspectors in the performance of their duties violate Oregon law, and expenditures to influence Federal grain inspectors for a like purpose violate Federal law, Ore.”

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