ORS 527.788
Notice to State Forestry Department of proposed pesticide application
(1)
To the extent of any conflict between this section and ORS 527.610 (Short title) to 527.770 (Good faith compliance with best management practices not violation of water quality standards), the provisions of this section prevail.(2)
Notwithstanding ORS 527.670 (Commencement of operations), an operator, timber owner or landowner proposing to conduct a pesticide application by helicopter to forestland shall send the State Forestry Department notice of the proposed pesticide application that includes the following:(a)
Identification of the pesticides likely to be used. The notice may not identify any pesticides that are not likely to be used.(b)
Identification of the forestland units to receive pesticide application.(c)
Identification of a 90-day period within which the pesticide application is to occur.(d)
Contact information for the operator, timber owner or landowner providing the notice that, at a minimum, includes a mail address, electronic mail address and telephone number.(e)
Any information required by State Board of Forestry rules.(3)
Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, if the department reporting system indicates that the location of the proposed pesticide application has one or more nearby recipients, the beginning of the 90-day period identified in the notice under subsection (2)(c) of this section must be 30 or more days after the date the notice is provided to the department.(4)
If a pesticide application is not completed during the 90-day period identified in a notice, the operator, timber owner or landowner must send a new notice before commencing or completing the pesticide application. Notwithstanding ORS 527.670 (Commencement of operations), if the new notice is sent in the same calendar year as the original notice, the 90-day period identified in the new notice must be seven or more days after the date the new notice is provided to the department. [2020 s.s.1 c.16 §6]
Source:
Section 527.788 — Notice to State Forestry Department of proposed pesticide application, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors527.html.
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