ORS Chapter 526

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FORESTRY ANDFOREST PRODUCTS

 

Chapter     526.     ForestryAdministration

                  527.     Insectand Disease Control; Forest Practices

                  530.     StateForests; Community Forests

                  532.     Brandingof Forest Products and Booming Equipment

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Chapter 526 — ForestryAdministration

 

2009 EDITION

 

 

FORESTRYADMINISTRATION

 

FORESTRYAND FOREST PRODUCTS

 

GENERALPROVISIONS

 

526.005     Definitions

 

STATEBOARD OF FORESTRY; STATE FORESTER; STATE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

 

526.008     StateForestry Department

 

526.009     StateBoard of Forestry; chairperson; terms; vacancies; confirmation; qualifications;removal

 

526.016     Generalduties; limits; compensation and expenses; meetings; rules

 

526.031     StateForester; deputy and assistants; compensation

 

526.036     Fidelitybonds

 

526.041     Generalduties of State Forester; rules

 

526.046     StateForester to cooperate with other agencies and persons; contracts forsupervision; costs

 

526.052     Creditsfor former forest protective association employees

 

526.054     Authorityof department to require fingerprints

 

FUNDSAND FINANCES

 

526.060     StateForestry Department Account; subaccounts

 

526.065     Authorityto accept gifts and other donations for management of state forests and forestlegacy programs; use of moneys in subaccount

 

526.090     Acceptanceand use of moneys under Agricultural Act of 1956 (soil bank and reforestationprovisions)

 

526.095     Clarke-McNaryAct accepted; State Forester is agent of state

 

526.105     Dispositionof receipts under ORS 526.090 and 526.095

 

526.111     StateForestry Department Revolving Account; purposes

 

526.121     Reimbursementof revolving account; keeping records

 

526.125     TillamookForest Interpretive Center Fund; sources; use of moneys in fund

 

MANAGEMENTOF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY

 

526.131     Purchaseor acceptance of federal surplus property

 

526.135     Leasingdepartmental equipment to federal agency

 

526.142     Definitionfor ORS 526.142 to 526.152

 

526.144     Equipmentpool; participation

 

526.146     Charges

 

526.148     Leasingcommunication equipment

 

526.152     Dispositionof equipment; termination of pool

 

526.156     ForestTrust Land Advisory Committee; membership; advisory function

 

ACQUISITIONAND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY

 

526.162     Takingtitle in fee simple

 

526.164     Exchangeof property

 

526.166     Acquisitionof real property by purchase, agreement or donation

 

526.168     Acquisitionof real property by eminent domain

 

526.178     Goingupon private property

 

526.192     AttorneyGeneral to conduct proceedings

 

526.194     Dispositionor leasing of property

 

FORESTRESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION

 

526.215     StateBoard of Higher Education to conduct research and experimentation programs

 

526.225     ForestResearch Laboratory; cooperative programs; advisory committee

 

FORESTTREE SEEDLINGS

 

526.231     Findings

 

526.233     Applicationof antitrust laws

 

526.235     Stateforest nursery; securing seedlings; sale of seedlings and stock; disposition ofsales receipts

 

526.237     Acquisitionof forest tree seedlings; agreements with grower cooperatives; fees

 

MANAGEMENTREPORTS

 

526.255     Longrange management, marketing and harvest report

 

526.265     Hearingsto publish report and receive testimony; management regions

 

FORESTHEALTH AND MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

 

(FederalForest Management)

 

526.271     Findings

 

526.274     Authorityto participate in federal forest management

 

(ForestHealth)

 

526.277     Findings;definitions for ORS 526.277 and 526.280

 

526.280     Responsibilitiesof State Forester; woody biomass utilization; report

 

FORESTLANDCLASSIFICATION

 

526.305     Definitionsfor ORS 526.305 to 526.370

 

526.310     Forestlandclassification committees; rules

 

526.320     Determinationof forestland

 

526.324     Classificationof forestland by committee; publication

 

526.328     Hearing;final classification

 

526.332     Appeal

 

526.335     StateBoard of Forestry rules

 

526.340     Classificationby State Forester

 

526.350     Policyin administering forest and fire laws; contracts for care of forestland

 

526.360     StateForester to assist in developing forestland for agricultural uses; supervisionof certain burning; refusal of supervision or permit; Certified Burn Managerprogram; rules; liability for damage

 

526.370     Seedingagreements as condition of supervision of burning on forestlands; seeding atowner’s expense on breach; lien; foreclosure

 

NONINDUSTRIALPRIVATE LANDOWNER ASSISTANCE

 

(Generally)

 

526.425     Managementassistance to nonindustrial private forest landowners; rules

 

(WoodlandManagement Act of 1979)

 

526.450     Shorttitle

 

526.455     Definitionsfor ORS 526.450 to 526.475

 

526.460     Policyto manage forests to maximize benefits

 

526.465     Purposeof ORS 526.450 to 526.475

 

526.470     Foresttree seed bank; sale to recover costs; disposition of funds; use of funds forresearch and development activities

 

526.472     Foresttree seed orchard; purposes; cooperative agreements; recovery of costs;revenues

 

526.475     Appealof decisions by State Forester

 

526.490     Afforestationof certain idle lands; harvest requirements; inspection fees; lands subject toOregon Forest Practices Act; rules; fees

 

URBANAND COMMUNITY FORESTRY

 

526.500     Definitionsfor ORS 526.500 to 526.515

 

526.505     Policy

 

526.510     Departmentto provide technical assistance to governmental units

 

526.515     Gifts,grants and donations; fees for services

 

OREGONFOREST RESOURCES INSTITUTE

 

(Generally)

 

526.600     Definitionsfor ORS 526.600 to 526.675

 

526.605     Findings

 

526.610     OregonForest Resources Institute; board of directors; eligibility

 

526.615     Qualificationsof voting members

 

526.620     Termsof voting members; vacancies

 

526.625     Effectof failure to maintain qualification; removal of member

 

526.630     Expensesof members and staff

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