§ 527.793 — Failure to send notice; penalties

Oregon § 527.793

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 14
• Title 44: Forestry and Forest Products
• Ch. 527: Pest Control; Forest Practices

Text

(1) As used in this section, “spray season” means a period that:
(a) Begins on January 1 and ends on June 30 in the same calendar year; or
(b) Begins on July 1 and ends on December 31 in the same calendar year.
(2) If an operator, timber owner or landowner fails to timely send a notice under ORS 527.790 or timely send a notice of incompletion or completion verification under ORS 527.791 for one or more forestland units, or any combination of such failures on the same day:
(a) For the first day during a spray season on which one or more failures occur, the State Forestry Department shall issue the landowner a warning.
(b) For the second day during a single spray season on which one or more failures occur, the department shall assess the landowner a civil penalty of $1,000.
(c) For a third day or any subsequent day during a single spray season on which one or more failures occur, the department shall assess the landowner a civil penalty of $5,000 per day.

Legislative History

2020 s.s.1 c.16 §10