Title 46, Agriculture

(1) The eligible electors of a district may, by approving a proposition referred to them by the governing body of the district, authorize the district to become a taxing district with the power to thereafter assess, levy and collect an ad valorem tax each year on the real market …

When a district is authorized to become a taxing district as provided in ORS 568.807, the governing body of the district shall file a legal description and accurate map of the district with the Department of Revenue and the county assessor. The description and map shall satisfy t…

(1) The purpose of ORS 568.810 to 568.890 is to effectuate the control of wind erosion by forming districts in which all land owners affected shall carry out wind erosion control measures whenever serious wind erosion conditions prevail. (2) Two types of wind erosion conditions s…

(1) The county court of any county east of the summit of the Cascade Mountains may designate areas as wind erosion districts when presented with a duly certified petition adequately describing the boundaries or area included in such districts and when the petition bears the signa…

(1) The county court shall within 10 days after declaring a wind erosion district cause to be published an official notice adequately describing the district. (2) Each notice shall be posted in a prominent place in the county courthouse and shall be published in one or more newsp…

(1) Within 30 days after a wind erosion district has been designated by the county court the court shall cause to be posted in three public places in such wind erosion district a written or printed notice notifying the farm operators thereof to assemble at some designated conveni…

(1) The county court, upon the recommendation of the advisory board, shall appoint an inspector who shall, within the wind erosion district or districts under the supervision of the inspector: (a) Determine when serious wind erosion conditions prevail. (b) Serve notices on landow…

(1) The wind erosion inspector shall have access to all lands within the district or districts under the supervision of the inspector. If in the judgment of the inspector wind erosion is occurring or is likely to occur because proper control measures are not being practiced, the …

(1) If the owner or occupant of the land fails or refuses to control wind erosion in accordance with ORS 568.810 to 568.890, the wind erosion inspector shall at once notify the county court, and the county court shall authorize the wind erosion inspector or such assistants as the…

The county courts of the several counties may levy a tax and create a fund for the control of wind erosion on county land within the wind erosion districts and for expenses of erosion control which cannot fairly be charged to the individual landowners. The amount estimated by the…

(1) Any wind erosion district may be enlarged, contracted or dissolved by the county court when a petition is filed bearing the signatures of two-thirds of the landowners of the district and stating the changes in the district boundaries that are desired. (2) All such changes sha…

As used in ORS 568.900 to 568.933: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Agriculture. (2) “Operator” means any person, including a landowner or land occupier engaged in any commercial activity relating to the growing or harvesting of agricultural crops or the production of agricul…

Notwithstanding the definition given in ORS 568.210, as used in ORS 568.909 to 568.933 “landowner” includes any landowner, land occupier or operator. [1993 c.263 §4]

It is the intention of the Legislative Assembly that plans developed under ORS 568.900 to 568.933 involve soil and water conservation districts as local management agencies to the fullest extent practical, consistent with the timely and effective implementation of these plans. [1…

(1) The State Department of Agriculture may describe the boundaries of agricultural and rural lands that are subject to a water quality management plan: (a) Due to a determination by the Environmental Quality Commission to establish a Total Maximum Daily Load for a body of water …

(1) The State Department of Agriculture in consultation with the State Board of Agriculture may adopt rules necessary to implement a water quality management plan initiated under ORS 568.909. The rules adopted under this subsection shall constitute the only enforceable aspects of…

(1) After making a reasonable attempt to notify the landowner, the State Department of Agriculture or a designee of the department may enter any lands within the area subject to a water quality management plan for the purpose of determining: (a) Those actions that may be required…

Upon finding that a landowner in an area subject to a water quality management plan has failed to perform actions required by the rules adopted under ORS 568.912, the State Department of Agriculture shall notify the landowner and direct the landowner to perform the work or take a…

The State Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the State Board of Agriculture, may establish and collect fees from landowners subject to a water quality management plan adopted under ORS 568.909. The fees shall not exceed the total cost of developing and carrying out t…

The State Department of Agriculture may enter into agreements with any agency of this state, including but not limited to a soil and water conservation district, or with any agency of the federal government, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of ORS 568.900 to 568.93…

The provisions of ORS 568.900 to 568.933 shall not apply to any forest practice conducted on forestland as defined in ORS 527.620. [1993 c.263 §12]

(1) Landowners shall conduct all agricultural activities on agricultural lands within the boundaries of an area subject to a water quality management plan in full compliance with the rules implementing the plan and with all the rules and standards of the Environmental Quality Com…

(1) In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the State Department of Agriculture may impose a civil penalty on a landowner of lands within an agricultural or rural area subject to a water quality management plan for failure to comply with rules implementing …

The Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station shall jointly establish an agricultural water management technical assistance program. The technical assistance program shall be a voluntary, nonregulatory and incentive-…

(1) To carry out the technical assistance program described in ORS 568.950, the Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station may: (a) Support the acquisition and maintenance of equipment necessary for the collection of …

(1) The Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station shall jointly: (a) Prepare an annual report describing climate-related impacts on agricultural producers, including, but not limited to, flood and drought impacts, an…

(1) As used in this section, “local workforce development board” and “workforce program” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 660.300. (2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall provide grants to soil and water conservation districts organized under ORS 568.…

(1) Oregon State University shall consult with recipients of grants under ORS 568.970 to assist the recipients with establishing monitoring areas in central Oregon, Harney County and Klamath County. (2) Monitoring must be conducted for a period of at least five years and must inc…

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall provide a grant to the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council to: (1) In rural areas of this state, coordinate efforts to identify and apply for sources of funding for western juniper treatment, or other water conservation …

Recipients of grants described in ORS 568.970, as well as organizations described in ORS 568.973 and sections 51 and 52, chapter 606, Oregon Laws 2023, may accept moneys from state agencies, federal or private funds or grants or the Emergency Board, in addition to the grants, for…