{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-576.795","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 576.795","heading":"Modification of contract; damages for breach.","body":"(1) A seed dealer that requests modification to the payment terms of a seed production contract for other seed shall pay an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the value of the contract prior to modification of the contract.\n      (2) A party to a seed production contract or seed purchase contract may not, as a condition of performance, require the other party to agree to a material modification of the contract. A contract modification obtained in violation of this subsection is unenforceable.\n      (3) In any action to recover damages for breach of a seed production contract or seed purchase contract, if the court finds that a party to the contract failed to act in good faith as defined in ORS 71.2010, the court may award the prevailing party court costs and reasonable attorney fees.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","47. Agricultural Marketing and Warehousing","Chapter 576 — Agricultural Marketing Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors576.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:16Z","sha256":"59593b1df9210fd86f85e52fbb7ad61eaae33ac7f62bb27f7dca2019aeb1ea1b","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-576.792","next":"us-or/ors-576.798"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}