ORS 634.212
Formation of protected areas

  • petition
  • filing fee
  • guidelines for determinations by director

(1)

Upon receiving a petition of any 25 or more landowners, representing at least 70 percent of the acres of land, situated within the territory proposed to be a protected area, the State Department of Agriculture may establish a protected area, in accordance with the provisions of ORS 561.510 (Quarantines) to 561.590 (Violation of quarantine prohibited) governing the procedures for the declaration of quarantines.

(2)

The petition, referred to in subsection (1) of this section, shall include the following:

(a)

The proposed name of the protected area.

(b)

The description, including proposed boundaries, of the territory proposed to be a protected area.

(c)

A concise statement of the need for the establishment of the protected area proposed.

(d)

A concise statement of the pesticides and the times, methods or rates of pesticide applications to be restricted or prohibited and the extent such are to be restricted or prohibited.

(e)

A request that a public hearing be held by the department.

(f)

The name of the person authorized to act as attorney in fact for the petitioners in all matters relating to the establishment of a proposed protected area.

(g)

A concise statement of any desired limitations of the powers and duties of the governing body of the proposed protected area.

(3)

If more than one petition, referred to in subsection (1) of this section, is received by the department describing parts of the same territory, the department may consolidate all or any of such petitions.

(4)

Each petition, described in subsection (1) of this section, shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $125. Upon receipt of such petition and payment of such fee, the department shall prepare and submit to the petitioners an estimated budget of the costs of establishing such proposed protected area, including cost of preparation of the estimated budget, of the hearing and of the preparation of required documents. Within 15 days of the receipt of the estimated budget, the petitioners shall remit to the department the difference between the filing fee and total estimated budget. If the petitioners fail to remit such difference, the department shall retain the filing fee and terminate the procedure for establishment of a proposed protected area. If, upon completion of the procedure for establishment of a proposed protected area, there remains an unexpended and unencumbered balance of funds received by the department under this section, such balance shall be refunded to the petitioners through their designated attorney in fact.

(5)

When determining whether to amend or revoke a rule or order declaring a protected area, the Director of Agriculture shall consider, among other factors, the following:

(a)

The agricultural and horticultural crops, wildlife or forest industries to be affected and their locations.

(b)

The topography and climate, including temperature, humidity and prevailing winds, of the territory in which the proposed protected area is situated.

(c)

The characteristics and properties of pesticides used or applied and proposed to be restricted or prohibited. [1973 c.341 §25; 1999 c.59 §185; 2005 c.22 §446; 2007 c.71 §197; 2009 c.98 §27]

Source: Section 634.212 — Formation of protected areas; petition; filing fee; guidelines for determinations by director, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors634.­html.

634.005
Short title
634.006
Definitions
634.016
Registration of pesticides and application devices
634.022
Exemption from registration for experimental pesticides
634.026
Pesticide labeling requirements
634.032
When pesticide is misbranded
634.036
When pesticide is adulterated
634.042
Unsafe use of certain pesticides on raw agricultural commodities
634.045
Avoidance of adverse effects on pollinating insects
634.048
Website information regarding pesticides
634.055
Legislative findings
634.057
State preemption of local pesticide regulation
634.060
Actions allowed by city, town, county or other political subdivision
634.063
Exceptions to state preemption of pesticide regulation
634.065
Department consideration of concerns raised by city, town, county or political subdivision
634.106
Applicability of ORS 634.112 to 634.126 and 634.146
634.112
Renewal of licenses or certificates
634.116
Pesticide operator license
634.122
Applicator license
634.126
Trainee certificate
634.128
Aerial pesticide applicator certificate
634.132
Consultant license
634.136
Dealer license
634.142
Private applicator certificate
634.146
Records required of operators
634.148
Retesting following violation
634.172
Procedure for making liability claim against landowner or pesticide operator
634.206
Continuation of protected and restricted areas created by former law
634.212
Formation of protected areas
634.216
Protected area as governmental subdivision upon completion of required filings
634.222
Determination of lawful establishment of protected area in actions or proceedings
634.226
Protected area governing committee
634.232
Restricted area formation
634.236
Increasing or decreasing size of protected area
634.242
Taxing power of area committee
634.306
General duties and powers of department
634.312
Department to develop programs for solution of pesticide and synthetic chemical problems
634.316
List of highly toxic and restricted-use pesticides
634.322
Enforcement powers of department
634.326
Use of moneys received by department
634.372
Prohibited acts
634.375
Sanctions for failure to pay civil penalty
634.410
Study of effects of thiram on health and safety
634.415
Rules to insure adequate precautionary measures in use of thiram in reforestation
634.420
Limit on use of thiram
634.425
Construction of ORS 634.410 to 634.425
634.500
Definitions for ORS 634.500 to 634.520
634.505
Prohibition against sale of compound that releases certain substances in water
634.510
Conditions for sale
634.515
Sale by pesticide dealer
634.520
Report of sales to department
634.550
Center governing board
634.555
Pesticide incident telephone line
634.557
Biennial reporting of telephone line operations
634.600
Committee members
634.650
Definitions for ORS 634.650 to 634.665
634.653
Appointment of State Integrated Pest Management Coordinator
634.655
Policy
634.657
Integrated Pest Management Coordinating Committee
634.660
Agencies and universities required to implement integrated pest management
634.665
Agencies and universities to provide personnel training
634.700
Definitions for ORS 634.700 to 634.750
634.705
Adoption of integrated pest management plan and related provisions
634.710
Plan selection
634.720
Plan coordinators
634.725
Application of low-impact pesticide
634.728
Pesticides used at community colleges for research or instruction
634.730
Reentry into sprayed area
634.740
Written notice requirements
634.750
Pesticide application records
634.900
Penalty for certain violations
634.905
When penalty payable
634.910
Reduction of penalty
634.915
Schedule for penalty amounts
634.925
Disposition of penalties collected
634.992
Criminal penalties
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