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527.010[Amended by 1971 c.316 §1; renumbered 527.610] 527.020[Amended by 1955 c.100 §1; 1957 c.33 §1; 1959 c.28 §1; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.030[Amended by 1957 c.33 §2; 1959 c.28 §2; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.040[Amended by 1955 c.100 §2; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.050[Amended by 1953 c.195 §2; 1959 c.83 §1; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.060[Amended by 1959 c.28 §3; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.070[Repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.080[Amended by 1955 c.100 §3; 1957 c.33 §3; repealed by 1959 c.28 §9] 527.090[Amended by 1955 c.100 §4; 1957 c.33 §4; repealed by 1959 c.28 §9] 527.091[1959 c.28 §5; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.100[Amended by 1957 c.33 §5; repealed by 1959 c.28 §9] 527.101[1959 c.28 §6; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.110[Amended by 1955 c.100 §5; 1957 c.33 §6; 1959 c.28 §7; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.120[Repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.140[Amended by 1957 c.33 §7; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.150[Repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.160[Amended by 1953 c.262 §2; 1957 c.33 §8; 1959 c.28 §8; 1961 c.221 §1; 1965 c.253 §148; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.170[Amended by 1953 c.262 §2; 1961 c.221 §2; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.180[Repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.190[Amended by 1953 c.262 §2; 1955 c.100 §6; 1961 c.221 §3; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.200[Amended by 1953 c.262 §2; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.210[Repealed by 1953 c.262 §2] 527.215[1953 c.262 §3; 1955 c.100 §7; 1959 c.83 §2; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.220[Amended by 1965 c.253 §149; repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.230[Repealed by 1971 c.316 §15] 527.240[Amended by 1971 c.316 §13; renumbered 527.700] 527.260Injuring forest tree of another or extracting pitch without, or in violation of, a permit prohibited; permit to extract pitch 527.280[1953 c.375 §24; 1957 c.654 §2; 1961 c.297 §8; 1965 c.253 §83; renumbered 477.440] 527.282[1953 c.375 §25; 1961 c.297 §9; renumbered 477.445] 527.284[1953 c.375 §26; 1957 c.309 §12; repealed by 1961 c.297 §12] 527.286[1953 c.357 §27; 1957 c.309 §13; subsection (2) of 1959 Replacement Part enacted as 1957 c.216 §1; repealed by 1961 c.297 §12] 527.288[1953 c.375 §28; 1961 c.297 §10; renumbered 477.450] 527.290[1953 c.375 §29; renumbered 477.455] 527.292[1953 c.375 §30; 1961 c.297 §11; renumbered 477.460] 527.294[1961 c.689 §10; repealed by 1965 c.253 §153] 527.310Definitions for ORS 527.310 to 527.370 527.315Process components 527.320[Repealed by 1991 c.686 §11] 527.321Implementation of process by State Forester 527.330[Repealed by 1991 c.686 §11] 527.335Investigations by State Forester concerning pests; access to privately owned lands 527.340[Amended by 1955 c.116 §1; 1967 c.87 §2; repealed by 1991 c.686 §11] 527.341Forestland owners to implement strategies to carry out resource management objectives 527.346State Forester to assist owners unable to take action against pest 527.350[Amended by 1967 c.87 §3; repealed by 1991 c.686 §11] 527.360Costs of eradication; state to contribute; unpaid costs to be charge against timber; collection of charge 527.370Disposition of receipts 527.380[Repealed by 1991 c.686 §11] 527.390[Amended by 1957 c.83 §12; repealed by 1967 c.34 §8] 527.400[Repealed by 1991 c.686 §11] 527.410[Repealed by 1957 c.83 §26] 527.420[Repealed by 1957 c.83 §26] 527.430[Repealed by 1957 c.83 §26] 527.510[Repealed by 1991 c.686 §11] 527.520[Repealed by 1975 c.771 §33] 527.530[Repealed by 1975 c.302 §15] 527.540[Repealed by 1991 c.686 §11] 527.610Short title 527.620Definitions for ORS 527.610 to 527.770 527.630Policy; rules 527.633Conversion of forestland to other uses 527.640Forest regions 527.650Forest practice committees; members; qualifications; appointment; terms 527.660Committees to review rules 527.662[1997 c.413 §4; 1999 c.849 §105; 2003 c.75 §93; repealed by 2003 c.539 §37] 527.665Notice of reforestation requirements to be given in forestland transfers; effect of failure to notify; damages 527.670Commencement of operations; rules; written plan; effect of plan; notice of chemical application; fees 527.672Aerial herbicide applications 527.674Rules requiring approval of written plan prohibited 527.675[1995 s.s. c.3 §39g; repealed by 1996 c.9 §8 (527.676 enacted in lieu of 527.675)] 527.676Leaving snags and downed logs in harvest type 2 or 3 units; green trees to be left near certain streams 527.678Wildlife food plots; rules 527.680Violation by operator; citation; order to cease violation; order to repair damage; temporary order where violation continuing; service on operator 527.683Notice of violation 527.685Civil penalty considerations; rules 527.687Civil penalty procedure 527.690Failure to comply with order to reforest or repair damage; estimate of cost of repair; notification; board authorization for repair; cost of repair as lien upon operator, timber owner or landowner 527.700Appeals from orders of State Forester; hearing procedure; rules; stay of operation 527.704Program of inspections 527.706Program of photogrammetric mapping; rules 527.710Duties and powers of board; rules; inventory for resource protection; consultation with other agencies required 527.711Private Forest Accord rule package 527.712Exemption for practices that comply with federal Endangered Species Act agreements 527.713[1995 s.s. c.3 §39n; repealed by 1996 c.9 §15 (527.714 enacted in lieu of 527.713)] 527.714Types of rules; procedure; findings necessary; rule analysis 527.715Rules to establish standards and procedures 527.720[1971 c.316 §5a; repealed by 1987 c.919 §15 (527.721 enacted in lieu of 527.720)] 527.721Coordination with state and local agencies for review and comment on operations 527.722Restrictions on local government adoption of rules regulating forest operations; exceptions 527.724Forest operations to comply with air and water pollution control rules and standards; effect of violation 527.725[1975 c.185 §5; repealed by 1975 c.185 §6] 527.726[1979 c.400 §4; 1983 c.827 §55; repealed by 1987 c.919 §29] 527.730[1971 c.316 §12; 1991 c.634 §8; renumbered 527.633 in 2023] 527.731Adaptive management program; rules 527.732Adaptive Management Program Committee; rules 527.733Independent Research and Science Team; rules 527.734Considering reports on rules relating to aquatic resources 527.735[1987 c.919 §6a; renumbered 526.156 in 1991] 527.736Forest practice standards for operations on public and private land; exceptions; rules 527.738Riparian prescriptions; small forestland owner minimum option; rules 527.739Application of restrictions related to small forestland owner minimum option; rules 527.740Harvest type 3 limitations; exceptions 527.745Reforestation of certain harvest types; adoption of standards; rules 527.750Exceeding harvest type 3 size limitation; conditions; rules 527.755Scenic highways; visually sensitive corridors; operations restricted; exemptions 527.760Reforestation exemptions for land use changes 527.765Best management practices to maintain water quality; rules 527.770Good faith compliance with best management practices not violation of water quality standards; subsequent enforcement of standards 527.780Exemption from liability for trees or debris left on property 527.785Exemption from liability for large woody debris left on property 527.786Definitions 527.787Registering to receive notice of pesticide application 527.788Notice to State Forestry Department of proposed pesticide application 527.789Notice to nearby recipient of proposed pesticide application 527.790Notice to State Forestry Department prior to pesticide application 527.791Verifying completion of pesticide application 527.792Designation of forestland units 527.793Failure to send notice; penalties 527.794Department reporting system 527.795Daily spray records; penalties 527.796Interference with pesticide application; penalties 527.797Limitations on pesticide applications 527.798Reporting points of diversion 527.799Implementing pesticide application provisions; rules 527.800[1985 c.347 §1; repealed by 1993 c.792 §55] 527.805[1985 c.347 §2; repealed by 1993 c.792 §55] 527.810[1985 c.347 §3; repealed by 1993 c.792 §55] 527.820Just compensation exemption 527.822Reports to Legislative Assembly 527.840Program of assistance related to loss of tree canopy 527.990Criminal penalties 527.992Civil penalties

Chapter 527 — Pest Control; Forest Practices

ORS 527.793 Failure to send notice; penalties

(1)

As used in this section, “spray season” means a period that:

(a)

Begins on January 1 and ends on June 30 in the same calendar year; or

(b)

Begins on July 1 and ends on December 31 in the same calendar year.

(2)

If an operator, timber owner or landowner fails to timely send a notice under ORS 527.790 or timely send a notice of incompletion or completion verification under ORS 527.791 for one or more forestland units, or any combination of such failures on the same day:

(a)

For the first day during a spray season on which one or more failures occur, the State Forestry Department shall issue the landowner a warning.

(b)

For the second day during a single spray season on which one or more failures occur, the department shall assess the landowner a civil penalty of $1,000.

(c)

For a third day or any subsequent day during a single spray season on which one or more failures occur, the department shall assess the landowner a civil penalty of $5,000 per day.

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Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.