Or. Admin. R. 603-095-2940
All landowners or occupiers conducting activities on lands in agricultural use shall be in compliance with the following criteria. A landowner or operator shall be responsible for water quality resulting from conditions caused by the management of the landowner or operator. These rules do not apply to conditions resulting from unusual weather events or other circumstances not within the reasonable control of the landowner or operator.
(1) Waste Management: No person subject to these rules shall violate any provision of ORS 4658B.025 or 468B.050
(2) Streamside Management:
(a) Landowners or operators must allow the establishment of riparian vegetation for streambank stability, filtering sediment and shading, consistent with site capability.
(b) If any agricultural activity disturbs enough streamside vegetation to impair the conditions and functions described in 603-095-2940(2)(a), the landowner or operator must replant or restore the disturbed area with vegetation that will provide the functions.
ORS 561.190 - 561.191 & 568.912
ORS 568.900 - 568.933
DOA 100-2026, amend filed 06/01/2026, effective 06/01/2026
DOA 70-2026, minor correction filed 02/25/2026, effective 02/25/2026
DOA 15-2004, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-04