Civil penalties for open field burning violations. (1) In addition to any liability or penalty provided by law, the State Department of Agriculture may impose a civil penalty on any person who fails to comply with a provision of ORS 468A.555 to 468A.620 or any rule adopted thereunder, or a permit issued under ORS 468A.555 to 468A.620, relating to open field burning

(2) The State Department of Agriculture shall impose any civil penalty under this section in the same manner as the Department of Environmental Quality imposes and collects a civil penalty under ORS 468.140. [1995 c.358 §2; 1997 c.249 §164]

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