ORS 527.736
Forest practice standards for operations on public and private land

  • exceptions
  • rules

(1)

The standards established in ORS 527.740 (Harvest type 3 limitations) to 527.750 (Exceeding harvest type 3 size limitation) shall be administered by the State Forester as standards applying to all operations in the state, including those on forestland owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof. Pursuant to ORS 527.710 (Duties and powers of board) the State Board of Forestry shall adopt, repeal or amend forest practice rules as necessary to be consistent with and to implement the standards established in ORS 527.740 (Harvest type 3 limitations) to 527.750 (Exceeding harvest type 3 size limitation). Except as provided in ORS 527.714 (Types of rules), nothing in ORS 468B.100 (Definitions for ORS 468B.105 and 468B.110) to 468B.110 (Authority to establish and enforce water quality standards by rule or order), 477.562 (Registration fee), 527.620 (Definitions for ORS 527.610 to 527.770), 527.670 (Commencement of operations), 527.690 (Failure to comply with order to reforest or repair damage), 527.710 (Duties and powers of board), 527.715 (Rules to establish standards and procedures), 527.722 (Restrictions on local government adoption of rules regulating forest operations), 527.724 (Forest operations to comply with air and water pollution control rules and standards) and 527.736 (Forest practice standards for operations on public and private land) to 527.770 (Good faith compliance with best management practices not violation of water quality standards) shall affect the powers and duties of the board to adopt, or the State Forester to administer, all other regulations pertaining to forest practices under applicable state law.

(2)

Nothing in ORS 527.740 (Harvest type 3 limitations) to 527.750 (Exceeding harvest type 3 size limitation) is intended to apply to cutting of trees that is for growth enhancement treatments, as defined by the State Forester, such as thinning or precommercial thinning.

(3)

The State Board of Forestry may modify or waive the limitations and requirements of ORS 527.676 (Leaving snags and downed logs in harvest type 2 or 3 units), 527.740 (Harvest type 3 limitations), 527.750 (Exceeding harvest type 3 size limitation) and 527.755 (Scenic highways) for the purposes of a bona fide research project conducted by:

(a)

A federal agency;

(b)

Agencies of the executive department, as defined in ORS 174.112 (“Executive department” defined);

(c)

An educational institution; or

(d)

A private landowner.

(4)

The State Board of Forestry may agree as a term of a stewardship agreement entered into under ORS 541.973 (Stewardship agreements) to modify or waive the limitations and requirements of ORS 527.676 (Leaving snags and downed logs in harvest type 2 or 3 units), 527.740 (Harvest type 3 limitations), 527.750 (Exceeding harvest type 3 size limitation) and 527.755 (Scenic highways).

(5)

The State Board of Forestry may modify or waive the limitations and requirements of ORS 527.676 (Leaving snags and downed logs in harvest type 2 or 3 units), 527.740 (Harvest type 3 limitations), 527.750 (Exceeding harvest type 3 size limitation) and 527.755 (Scenic highways) for the purpose of an operation for the planting, growing, managing or harvesting of hardwood timber, including but not limited to hybrid cottonwood, if:

(a)

The timber is grown on land that has been prepared by intensive cultivation methods and is cleared of competing vegetation for at least three years after planting;

(b)

The timber is harvested on a rotation cycle of more than 12 years and less than 20 years after planting; and

(c)

The timber is subject to intensive agricultural practices, including but not limited to fertilization, cultivation, irrigation, insect control and disease control. [1991 c.919 §3; 1993 c.657 §5; 1995 s.s. c.3 §39r; 1996 c.9 §20; 2008 c.11 §1]
Note: Sections 1 and 2, chapter 16, Oregon Laws 2020 (first special session), provide:
Sec. 1. Mediation sessions related to aquatic and riparian-dependent species. (1) The Governor shall facilitate the organization and holding of one or more mediation sessions between representatives of the forest industry and representatives of environmental interests in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding announced by the Governor on February 10, 2020. The Governor shall limit participation in the mediation sessions to not more than 12 representatives, but may not limit such third party assistance as the representatives may require.

(2)

The purpose of the mediation sessions shall be to develop an approach to evaluate and jointly recommend substantive and procedural changes to Oregon Forest Practices Act laws and regulations to advance the attainment of federal regulatory assurances for aquatic and riparian-dependent species.

(3)

The Governor shall organize the mediation sessions with the goal of fulfilling the purpose described in subsection (2) of this section no later than 18 months after the effective date of this 2020 special session Act [July 7, 2020].

(4)

Except as provided in ORS 36.220 (Confidentiality of mediation communications and agreements) (1) to (4), mediation sessions described in this section are not subject to ORS 36.220 (Confidentiality of mediation communications and agreements) to 36.238 (Application of ORS 36.210 and 36.220 to 36.238) or 192.610 (Definitions for ORS 192.610 to 192.690) to 192.690 (Exceptions to ORS 192.610 to 192.690). [2020 s.s.1 c.16 §1]
Sec. 2. Section 1 of this 2020 special session Act is repealed on January 2, 2023. [2020 s.s.1 c.16 §2]

Source: Section 527.736 — Forest practice standards for operations on public and private land; exceptions; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors527.­html.

527.260
Injuring forest tree of another or extracting pitch without, or in violation of, a permit prohibited
527.310
Definitions for ORS 527.310 to 527.370
527.315
Process components
527.321
Implementation of process by State Forester
527.335
Investigations by State Forester concerning pests
527.341
Forestland owners to implement strategies to carry out resource management objectives
527.346
State Forester to assist owners unable to take action against pest
527.360
Costs of eradication
527.370
Disposition of receipts
527.610
Short title
527.620
Definitions for ORS 527.610 to 527.770
527.630
Policy
527.640
Forest regions
527.650
Forest practice committees
527.660
Committees to review rules
527.665
Notice of reforestation requirements to be given in forestland transfers
527.670
Commencement of operations
527.672
Aerial herbicide applications
527.674
Rules requiring approval of written plan prohibited
527.676
Leaving snags and downed logs in harvest type 2 or 3 units
527.678
Wildlife food plots
527.680
Violation by operator
527.683
Notice of violation
527.685
Civil penalty considerations
527.687
Civil penalty procedure
527.690
Failure to comply with order to reforest or repair damage
527.700
Appeals from orders of State Forester
527.710
Duties and powers of board
527.714
Types of rules
527.715
Rules to establish standards and procedures
527.721
Coordination with state and local agencies for review and comment on operations
527.722
Restrictions on local government adoption of rules regulating forest operations
527.724
Forest operations to comply with air and water pollution control rules and standards
527.730
Conversion of forestland to other uses
527.736
Forest practice standards for operations on public and private land
527.740
Harvest type 3 limitations
527.745
Reforestation of certain harvest types
527.750
Exceeding harvest type 3 size limitation
527.755
Scenic highways
527.760
Reforestation exemptions for land use changes
527.765
Best management practices to maintain water quality
527.770
Good faith compliance with best management practices not violation of water quality standards
527.780
Exemption from liability for trees or debris left on property
527.785
Exemption from liability for large woody debris left on property
527.786
Definitions
527.787
Registering to receive notice of pesticide application
527.788
Notice to State Forestry Department of proposed pesticide application
527.789
Notice to nearby recipient of proposed pesticide application
527.790
Notice to State Forestry Department prior to pesticide application
527.791
Verifying completion of pesticide application
527.792
Designation of forestland units
527.793
Failure to send notice
527.794
Department reporting system
527.795
Daily spray records
527.796
Interference with pesticide application
527.797
Limitations on pesticide applications
527.798
Reporting points of diversion
527.990
Criminal penalties
527.992
Civil penalties
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