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You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. To access current rules, go here. Starting May 24, , Oregonians may pump their own gas only where allowed by Oregon statute. See this map where self-serve is allowed. Self-serve is no longer allowed in areas of the state where self-serve rules had been suspended to address the impacts of COVID Gas service in Oregon will vary facility by facility.
Customers will continue to interact with gas station staff, for self-serve where it is still allowed and for attendant service in the rest of Oregon.
For those visiting stations with self-service and who touch a shared surface, please continue to practice safe hand hygiene by washing your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds and not touching your face. See the Oregon Health Authority website for recommendations about wearing face masks and washing one's hands.
With the temporary rules change ending, customers can no longer pump their own gas, except in counties where it is allowed by state statute. In , Oregon relaxed some of the laws in 15 rural counties; those with less than 40, residents.
From 6pm to 6am they allow self-serve at some fuel providers. This allows these stations to stay open 24 hours a day. See list of counties here The green areas in this map show where you can pump your own gas in Oregon.
Although the coastal counties are limited to the 6pm to 6am times. On March 28th, to May 23rd, self-serve laws were temporarily changed. Some stations opened up self-serve across the board, others allowed self-serve with attendants regularly cleaning contact surfaces between customers. Most sites reduced hours of operation to cover the shortage of employees and reduced need for gas.
There is nothing in the Oregon State Statues that imposes a fine on customers that pump their own gas. The likely consequences for someone self-pumping at a retail station, would result in a customer being trespassed from the premises. There are officially 17 reason that Oregon requires a pump attendant. Read this article for more detail.
These reasons can be condensed down to 3. It should also be noted that a large percentage of Oregonians enjoy having someone else pump their gas.
Some retail stations allow customers to use the diesel pumps on their own.
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