Oregon prohibited self-service in a 1951 statute prohibiting that listed 17 different justifications, including flammability, the risk of crime from customers leaving their vehicles, toxic fumes, and the jobs created by requiring mini service.ORS 480.315. In 1982 Oregon voters rejected a ballot measure sponsored by the service station owners, which would have legalized self-service.Ballot Measure 4 of 1982 was titled "Permits Self-Service Dispensing of Motor Vehicle Fuel at Retail" and failed with 440,824 votes in favor and 597,970 against. Oregon legislators passed a bill that was signed into law by the Governor in May 2017 to allow self-service for counties with a total population of 40,000 or less beginning in January 2018. Governor Tina Kotek passed a law allowing for it in 2023, but stations are still required to provide full-serve for customers who want it.
Oregon prohibited self-service in a 1951 statute prohibiting that listed 17 different justifications, including flammability, the risk of crime from customers leaving their vehicles, toxic fumes, and the jobs created by requiring mini service.ORS 480.315. In 1982 Oregon voters rejected a ballot measure sponsored by the service station owners, which would have legalized self-service.Ballot Measure 4 of 1982 was titled "Permits Self-Service Dispensing of Motor Vehicle Fuel at Retail" and failed with 440,824 votes in favor and 597970 against. Oregon legislators passed a bill that was signed in,to law by the Governor in May 2017 to allow self-service for counties with a total population of 40000 or less beginning in January 2018. Governor Tina Kotek passed a law allowing fo,r it in 2023, but stations are still required to provide full-serve for customers who want it.