- (1) Landowners must comply with OAR 603-095-3140(2) through (3) within the following limitations: A landowner is responsible for only those conditions resulting from activities controlled by the landowner. A landowner is not responsible for conditions resulting from activities by landowners on other lands. A landowner is not responsible for conditions that: are natural, could not have been reasonably anticipated, or that result from unusual weather events or other exceptional circumstances.
(2) Streamside Vegetation:
- (a) Effective August 1, 2008, management activities will allow the establishment, maintenance, or improvement of streamside vegetation for summer shade and streambank stability, based on site capability.
- (b) Part (a) does not apply to flood control practices that have been historically used in the Management Area. These practices include, but are not limited to, the maintenance of flood-control channels, dikes and catch basins.
- (c) Part (a) does not apply to irrigation water conveyance systems, including but not limited to irrigation canals, ditches, and laterals.
- (3) Waste Management: Effective on rule adoption, no person subject to these rules shall violate any provision of ORS 468B.025 or 468B.050.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 561.190 - 561.191 & 568.912
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 568.900 - 568.933
History
DOA 73-2026, minor correction filed 02/26/2026, effective 02/26/2026
DOA 22-2003, f. & cert. ef. 7-8-03