As used in this section and ORS 166.412, 166.435, 166.436, 166.438, 166.505 and 166.508:\n(1) 'Criminal background check' has the same meaning given to this term in ORS 166.432 (1)(a) to (e).\n(2) 'Department' means the Department of State Police.\n(3) 'Gun dealer' means a person engaged in the business, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921, of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring a firearm, whether the person is a retail dealer, pawnbroker or otherwise.\n(4) 'Permit' or 'permit-to-purchase' means an authorization issued to a person to purchase or acquire a firearm, provided all other requirements at the time of purchase or acquisition are met.\n(5) 'Permit agent' means a county sheriff or police chief with jurisdiction over the residence of the person making an application for a permit-to-purchase, or their designees.\n(6) 'Transfer' has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.435 (1)(a).\n(7) 'Transferor' means a person who is not a gun dealer or licensed as a manufacturer or importer under 18 U.S.C. 923 and who intends to deliver a firearm to a transferee. [2023 c.1 §3]\nNote:\nSee first note under 166.355.\nNote:\nSee second note under 166.355.\nNote:\nSee third note under 166.355.
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