ORS Chapter 570

Chapter 570 — PlantPest and Disease Control; Invasive Species

 

2009 EDITION

 

 

PLANTPESTS AND DISEASES; INVASIVE SPECIES

 

AGRICULTURE

 

COUNTYHORTICULTURAL INSPECTORS

 

570.010     Countyhorticultural inspectors; appointment; term; powers and duties

 

570.015     Deputyinspectors

 

570.020     Inspectorsmay enter premises

 

570.025     Instruction,education and supervision of inspectors; reports

 

570.030     Compensationof inspectors; office supplies; clerical help

 

570.035     Appealsfrom inspectors’ decisions

 

570.040     Inspectionwhere inspector unavailable

 

570.045     Assistanceof employees of common carriers in locating horticultural articles; refusal orneglect is misdemeanor

 

570.050     Cooperationof peace officers in enforcing quarantines

 

570.055     Dispositionof fines

 

INSPECTIONAND QUARANTINE GENERALLY; ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES

 

570.105     Definitionsfor ORS 570.110 to 570.190

 

570.110     Inspectionsand visitations by director and deputies

 

570.115     Quarantineestablishment; revocation

 

570.120     Quarantinepowers exercised only in emergencies

 

570.125     Inspectorof outgoing shipments

 

570.130     Shipmentsmarked to indicate place of origin; must be free from pests and disease

 

570.135     Premisesmay be entered for inspection

 

570.140     Infestedor infected shipment; notice to shipper

 

570.145     Procedurewhen infested or infected shipment can be separated

 

570.150     Procedurewhen infested or infected shipment can be treated

 

570.155     Dispositionof shipment when neither separated nor treated

 

570.160     Procedurewhen shipment is sound, but from infected or infested area

 

570.165     Serviceand sufficiency of notices provided for in ORS 570.140 to 570.165

 

570.170     Departmentto make inspections; infected or infested matter declared public nuisance

 

570.175     Procedurefor abatement of public nuisance

 

570.180     Summaryabatement of nuisance

 

570.185     Applicationof ORS 570.170 to 570.180 limited

 

570.190     Notices;manner of service; persons authorized to make service; reputed owner consideredowner

 

PLANTPESTS

 

570.205     Definitionsfor ORS 570.210 to 570.225

 

570.210     Controlof plant pests not subject to quarantine; rules

 

570.215     Prohibitionagainst movement of plant pests; permits; rules

 

570.220     Researchregarding plant pests

 

570.225     Publicnuisances; abatement; compensation

 

PROTECTIVEMEASURES AGAINST SPREAD OF DISEASE AND PESTS

 

570.305     Departmentofficials to prevent introduction of pests and diseases

 

570.310     Cooperationwith interested groups and agencies

 

570.320     Horticulturalinspectors to prevent introduction of diseased matter into state

 

570.325     Collaborationwith federal department

 

570.330     Containersand wrappers to be labeled

 

570.335     Pruningsand cuttings to be burned

 

570.345     Sprayingor destroying infested or infected matter; notice; “infested” and “infected”defined

 

570.350     Trafficin infested fruit prohibited; seizure; failure of owner to show fruit; sale tocanneries and factories permitted

 

570.355     Packingor delivery for shipment of infected fruit is misdemeanor; manufacture intoby-product permitted

 

570.360     Departmentto present evidence of violations; prosecution in justice court

 

570.365     Proceedsfrom fines; use

 

CONTROLAREAS

 

570.405     Departmentmay establish control areas; limitations

 

570.410     Violationof order prohibited

 

570.412     Makingcontracts and receiving funds to carry out control order

 

570.415     Revocationof control area order

 

570.420     Cherryfruit fly control area inspector; appointment; duty; pay

 

570.425     Inspectorhas access to land in area; refusal to comply with control area order

 

570.430     Procedurefor collection of expenses incurred by inspector

 

570.435     Expensesto be paid by county

 

570.450     Rapeseedcontrol areas

 

INTERSTATECOMPACT ON PEST CONTROL

 

570.650     InterstateCompact on Pest Control

 

570.655     Meaningof “executive head”

 

570.660     Cooperationof state agencies with Insurance Fund

 

570.665     InsuranceFund bylaws to be filed with State Department of Agriculture

 

570.670     Compactadministrator

 

570.675     Applicationfor assistance

 

570.680     Creditof expenditure to department account

 

IMPORTEDTIMBER PRODUCTS INSPECTION PROGRAM

 

570.700     Definitionsfor ORS 570.700 to 570.710

 

570.705     Legislativefindings; timber product inspection; assessment of costs

 

570.710     Feefor timber products health program

 

INVASIVESPECIES COUNCIL

 

570.750     Legislativefindings

 

570.755     Definitionof invasive species; Invasive Species Council duties

 

570.770     InvasiveSpecies Council; membership; terms

 

570.775     Officers;quorum; schedule

 

570.780     InvasiveSpecies Coordinator; administrative expenses of Invasive Species Council

 

570.790     Advisoryand technical committees

 

570.800     InvasiveSpecies Council Account; trust account

 

570.810     InvasiveSpecies Control Account; control effort funding; reimbursement ofadministrative expenses

 

AQUATICINVASIVE SPECIES

 

570.850     Definitionsfor ORS 570.855 to 570.865

 

570.855     Watercraftcheck stations

 

570.860     Reportof prevention efforts

 

570.865     Penaltyfor transporting aquatic invasive species; exceptions; use of penalty moneys;rules

 

PENALTIES

 

570.990     Penalties

 

570.995     Civilpenalties

 

570.997     Othercivil penalties; use of penalty moneys

 

570.005 [Repealed by2009 c.98 §31]

 

COUNTYHORTICULTURAL INSPECTORS

 

      570.010County horticultural inspectors; appointment; term; powers and duties. (1) Uponpetition of not less than 25 resident fruit growers of any county of thisstate, the county court of such county may, subject to the approval of theDirector of Agriculture, appoint a county horticultural inspector, whose dutiesare:

      (a)To inspect orchards, nurseries, trees, shrubs, vines, fruits, vegetables,plants, packing houses, warehouses, storerooms, farms and other places withinthe county.

      (b)To visit and inspect the fruit drying and packing plants while such plants arein operation.

      (c)To enforce the regulations required by the State Department of Agriculturegoverning the handling, drying and packing of prunes, apples, loganberries orother fruits evaporated and packed for human consumption.

      (d)To enforce all laws of the state relating to such insect pests and suchdiseases as affect trees, vines, plants of any kind, or fruit or vegetables ofany kind and all other horticultural laws, rules and regulations of the state.

      (2)The county horticultural inspector shall hold office during the pleasure of thecounty court. [Amended by 1971 c.397 §1]

 

      570.015Deputy inspectors.Upon a petition of not less than 25 resident fruit growers of any county ofthis state, the county court of such county may, subject to the approval of theDirector of Agriculture, appoint one or more deputy county horticulturalinspectors. Each deputy inspector shall hold office during the pleasure of thecounty court and shall have and perform all the powers and duties of a countyhorticultural inspector.

 

      570.020Inspectors may enter premises. The county horticultural inspectors,deputy county horticultural inspectors and all other persons authorized toenforce the horticultural and inspection laws of Oregon are authorized andempowered to enter upon or into any premises, land, buildings, enclosures orother places for the purpose of inspecting any article which is subject to ormay be subject to infestation with any insect injurious to any article whichgrows upon or in or from the soil by processes of plant growth, or the eggs,larvae or pupae of such insects or with any disease injurious to any sucharticle or articles and for the further purpose of enforcing any of the laws ofthis state relating to horticultural quarantine or horticultural inspection orthe abatement of horticultural nuisances or any other duties imposed by law uponsuch inspectors and other persons authorized to enforce the inspection andhorticultural laws of Oregon.

 

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