Oregon State Fair
Rules and Policies
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goods and services, advertising, solicitations, canvassing, or the dissemination of information. The
exhibitor must pay a fee to OSFEC for the space and agree to abide by the procedures, information,
conditions, and provisions described in this division.
“Partner” is a person that has entered a written non-cash agreement with OSFEC.
“Patron” is an individual attending the OSF who is not an agent of OSFEC such as staff, exhibitor,
permittee, licensee, sponsor, or registrant.
“Permittee" is a person that has entered into a written agreement with OSFEC for use of buildings,
facilities, services or equipment for a period during the OSF for the purpose of conducting a public
or private event, including but not limited to an exposition, meeting, conference, tradeshow, or
concert.
“Person” includes an individual, corporation, association, group, firm, partnership, limited liability
company, joint stock company, and any governmental entity.
“Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center (OSFEC)” includes, but is not limited to, the parking lots,
campground, traffic lanes, and undeveloped areas outside of the admission gates; and the
auditoriums, buildings, arenas, and undeveloped areas inside the admission gates at the Oregon
State Fair & Exposition Center.
“Registrant” is a person that has notified OSFEC by using a form provided by OSFEC that a lead
individual and up to nine other individuals will solicit, canvass, or otherwise contact patrons on the
OSFEC grounds outside of admission gates during the OSF or other events organized and
administered by OSFEC.
"Schedule of Rates and Fees" are the published fees and charges for facilities, buildings, services,
or equipment or for operating a business on the OSFEC grounds during the annual OSF. These fees
are included in, but not limited to commercial exhibitor packet, open class premium books, food
concessionaire contracts, handbook, etc.
“Service Animal” is defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for
people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind,
alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a
seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person
with post-traumatic stress disorder during an anxiety attack or performing other duties. The
Department of Justice emphasizes that service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or
task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs
whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify under the ADA. That
means that a person who claims the animal is with him or her to provide comfort or emotional
support has no right to bring that animal onto the OSFEC grounds.
“Sponsor” is a person that has entered a written cash sponsorship agreement with OSFEC.
"Weapon" includes, but is not limited to, any firearm: any destructive device; any dirk or dagger;
any knife with a blade three inches or more in length, and any snap-blade or spring-blade knife,
regardless the length of the blade; any ice pick or similar sharp stabbing tool; any straight-edge
razor blade fitted to a handle; any device by whatever name known, which is designed to expel a
projectile by the action of compressed air, gas, compressed spring or by any chemical action; any
dangerous or deadly weapon within the meaning of any Oregon law restricting the use there in; any
cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapon or any other device of inflicting grievous bodily harm.