Eligible farm operators may sell goods and host activities at farm stores

Farm stores may operate as permitted uses on eligible farm land. The site must be in an exclusive farm use or mixed farm and forest zone and meet the acreage and farm-use thresholds. A site under 20 acres may qualify with at least 10 acres in farm use, or if its farm unit earned at least $10,000 in farm income over the prior two years. The store must sell products made by the farm operation that runs it. Permanent enclosed structures used for store activities may total no more than 10,000 square feet. Counties may set standards for access, parking, traffic, noise, event hours, sanitation and waste, but may not use them to prohibit a store allowed by this section. The act takes effect January 1, 2027.

Farm stores may sell certain goods and host farm activities. Allowed sales include farm products grown in Oregon or a neighboring county in an adjacent state, processed farm products, other retail items, and ready-to-eat food and drinks. Farm activities can include tours, classes, mazes, meals and seasonal events; they cannot provide lodging or housing. Other retail items may use no more than 25 percent of the floor area in permanent enclosed store structures. Retail items must be sold inside; other allowed uses may be outside or in temporary structures. Temporary structures and mobile vending units may be used with farm activities. On-site kitchens must be licensed, and prepared food may not be served as a cafe or drive-through. The act takes effect January 1, 2027.

Farm stores may not operate in conjunction with marijuana or psilocybin crops on exclusive farm use land. The restriction covers psilocybin-producing fungi and marijuana crops, including the licensed or registered producers identified in law. The prohibition applies to farm stores used in conjunction with the specified crops on land designated for exclusive farm use. The act takes effect January 1, 2027.