Oregon § 570.305 Department officials to prevent introduction of plant pests

Oregon Statutes

§ 570.305 — Department officials to prevent introduction of plant pests

Oregon § 570.305

Vol.15

Title 46Agriculture

Ch. 570Plant Pest Control; Invasive Species

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 570.305 (2026).

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The Director of Agriculture, and the chief of the division of plant industry, are authorized and directed to use such methods as may be necessary to prevent the introduction into this state of dangerous insects or other plant pests, and to apply methods necessary to prevent the spread, to establish control and to accomplish the eradication of insects or other plant pests that may seriously endanger agricultural and horticultural interests of the state. The methods may be established or introduced if the director or chief considers control or eradication to be possible and practicable.

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The Director of Agriculture, and the chief of the division of plant industry, are authorized and directed to use such methods as may be necessary to prevent the introduction into this state of dangerous insects or other plant pests, and to apply methods necessary to prevent the spread, to establish control and to accomplish the eradication of insects or other plant pests that may seriously endanger agricultural and horticultural interests of the state. The methods may be established or introduced if the director or chief considers control or eradication to be possible and practicable.