Compliance with the forest practices rules does not substitute for or ensure compliance with the federal Endangered Species Act. Nothing in these rules imposes any state requirement to comply with the federal Endangered Species Act. Landowners and operators are advised that federal law prohibits a person from taking certain threatened or endangered species which are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 527.710

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 527.710 & 527.715

History

DOF 2-2003, f. 6-19-03, cert. ef. 7-1-03