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Oregon Department of Forestry

Forest Rules and Laws

Administrative Rules

Official copies of all Oregon Department of Forestry's administrative rules can be found at the Secretary of State's Oregon State Archives web site. Forestry also has copies of these official rules. Discrepancies, if any, between the online and printed version are satisfied in favor of the printed version. In particular, tables, special characters, and other special formatting may not translate properly. You may make and print copies of our administrative rules for personal use only.

Please visit this page periodically as notices of public hearings and electronic copies of proposed rules are posted throughout the year.

The links below may only take you to the beginning of a Division.

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Chapter 629 Forestry
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Chapter 629 By Division

Div 001	Procedural Rules
Div 010	Board Meetings & Compensation of Members
Div 020	Coordination, State Agency
Div 021	Stewardship Agreements
Div 022	Forest Resource Trust (FRT)
Div 023	Forest Taxation
Div 025	Forest Park & Recreation
Div 028	Fuelwood Permits, Personal Use
Div 029	Sale of Forest Products From BOF Lands
Div 031	Log Export Rules
Div 032	Defaults on BOF Timber Sale Contracts
Div 033	Acquisitions & Exchanges, State Forest Land
Div 034	Log Scaling Agreements & Facility Requirements
Div 035	Management of State Forest Lands
Div 041	Protection
Div 042	Fire Control
Div 043	Fire Prevention
Div 044	Wildfire Hazard Zones
Div 045	Land Classification
Div 046	Log Brands
Div 047	Enforcement Policy
Div 048	Smoke Management
Div 051	Forest Insect & Disease Mgmt
Div 060	Emergency Fire Cost Committee
Div 061	Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund
Div 065	Oregon Forest Resources Institute
Div 600	Div 600-665 & FPA - ODF's "newsprint" version (pdf) Definitions
Div 605	Planning Forest Operations
Div 610	Forest Practices Reforestation Rules
Div 611	Forest Practice Afforestation Incentive Rules
Div 615	Slash, Treatment of
Div 620	Chemical & Other Petroleum Product Rules
Div 623	Landslides & Public Safety
Div 625	Forest Road Construction & Maintenance
Div 630	Harvesting
Div 635	Water Protection: Purpose, Goals, Classification & Riparian Mgmt Areas
Div 640	Water Protection: Vegetation Retention Along Streams
Div 645	Water Protection: Riparian Mgmt Areas & Protection Measures for Significant Wetlands
Div 650	Water Protection: Riparian Mgmt Areas & Protection Measures for Lakes
Div 655	Water Protection: Protection Measures For "Other Wetlands," Seeps and Springs
Div 660	Water Protection: Specific Rules for Operations Near Waters of the State
Div 665	Specified Resource Site Protection Rules
Div 670	Civil Penalties, Forest Practices Administration
Div 672	Forest Practices Administration
Div 674	Access to Notifications & Written Plans
Div 676	Regional Forest Practice Committees
Div 680	Resource Site Inventory & Protection Process Rules

Chapter 629 by Subject or Area of Interest


Acquisitions & Exchanges, State Forest Land - Division 33	629-033-0000
long-range plans; approvals, public hearings; appeal
Afforestation Incentive - Division 611	629-611-0000

Board Meetings & Compensation of Members - Division 10	629-010-0005

Chemical / Petroleum Products - Division 620	629-620-0000

Civil Penalties - Division 670	629-670-0000

Common School Funds Lands, Mgmt of - Division 35	629-035-0110

Coordination, State Agency - Division 20	629-020-0000

Defaults on BOF Timber Sale Contracts - Division 32	629-032-0000
notice of default; request to bid; contested case hearing; settlement of default; provisions
Emergency Fire Cost Committee - Division 60	629-060-0000

Fire Protection
Administration - Division 41 Actual Cost Formulas 629-041-0010 Cost Limitations 629-041-0020 District Boundaries 629-041-515 thru 0575 Emergency Fire Cost Committee - Division 60 Enforcement Policy - Division 47 Fire Control - Division 42 Forest Protection Plans 629-042-0005 Insect & Disease Mgmt - Division 51 Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund - Division 61 Wildfire Hazard Zones - Division 44 Wildland-Urban Interface 629-044-1000	629-041-0005 629-060-0000 629-047-0010 629-042-0005 629-051-0210 629-061-0000 629-044-0200
Fire Prevention - Division 43	629-043-0005
Burning Permits 629-043-0040 Power Saws 629-043-0036 Smoke Management Plan 629-043-0043 Snag Falling 629-043-0005 Spark Arresters 629-043-0015 Tools & Extinguishers 629-043-0025
Forest Land Management
Forest Resource Trust (FRT) - Division 22 Mgmt of State Forest Lands - Division 35 Greatest Permanent Value 629-035-0020 Forest Mgmt Planning 629-035-0030 Mgmt of Common School Funds Lands 629-035-0110 Stewardship Agreements - Division 21	629-022-0030 629-035-0000 629-021-0100
Forest Operations
Definitions - Division 600 Planning Forest Operations - Division 605 ODF's "newsprint" version (pdf) Div 600-665 & FPA	629-600-0100 629-605-0100
Forest Protection Plans
Fire Control - Division 42 Forest Protection Plans 629-042-0005	629-042-0005
Forest Practices
ODF's "newsprint" version (pdf) Div 600-665 & FPA Div 600 - Definitions Div 605 - Planning Forest Operations Div 610 - Reforestation Div 611 - Afforestation Incentive Div 615 - Slash, Treatment of Div 620 - Chemical & Other Petroleum Product Rules Div 623 - Landslides & Public Safety Div 625 - Forest Road Construction & Maintenance Div 630 - Harvesting Div 635 - Water Protection: Purpose, Goals, Classification & Riparian Mgmt Areas Div 640 - Water Protection: Vegetation Retention Along Streams Div 645 - Water Protection: Riparian Mgmt Areas & Protection Measures for Significant Wetlands Div 650 - Water Protection: Riparian Mgmt Areas & Protection Measures for Lakes Div 655 - Water Protection: Protection Measures For "Other Wetlands," Seeps and Springs Div 660 - Water Protection: Specific Rules for Operations Near Waters of the State Div 665 - Specified Resource Site Protection Div 670 - Civil Penalties Div 672 - Administration Div 674 - Access to Notifications & Written Plans Div 676 - Regional Forest Practice Committees Div 680 - Resource Site Inventory & Protection	629-600-0100 629-605-0100 629-610-0000 629-611-0000 629-615-0000 629-620-0000 629-623-0000 629-625-0000 629-630-0000 629-635-0000 629-640-0000 629-645-0000 629-650-0000 629-655-0000 629-660-0040 629-665-0000 629-670-0000 629-672-0100 629-674-0100 629-676-0100 629-680-0000
Forest Park & Recreation - Division 25	629-025-0000
permits; fees; designated rec areas; campground and day use areas; road and trail use
Forest Resource Trust (FRT) - Division 22	629-022-0030
eligibility; obligations; rates and costs; life of contract; repaying Trust Funds; applying for funds; project plan; growout option; donations; carbon offsets
Forest Taxation - Division 23	629-023-0310
W. Oregon forest land tax 629-023-0310 Forestland Conversion Tax Credit 629-023-0410
Harvesting - Division 630	629-630-0000

Insect & Disease Management - Division 51	629-051-0210

Land Classification - Division 45	629-045-0005

Landslides & Public Safety - Division 623	629-623-0000

Log Brands - Division 46	629-046-0005

Log Export Rules - Division 31	629-031-0005

Log Scaling Agreements & Scaling Facility Requirements - Division 34	629-034-0005

Management of State Forest Lands - Division 35	629-035-0000
Greatest Permanent Value 629-035-0020 Forest Management Planning 629-035-0030
Notifications & Written Plans, Access to - Division 674	629-674-0100

Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund - Division 61	629-061-0000

Oregon Forest Resources Institute - Division 65	629-065-0005

Permits
Burning Permits - Division 43 Fuelwood Permits, Personal Use - Division 28	629-043-0040 629-028-0005
Procedural Rules - Division 1	629-001-0000
Administrative Rule Notification 629-001-0000 Agency Representation by Officer or Emp. 629-001-0010 Conduct of Hearings 629-001-0025 Delegation of Authority to State Forester 629-001-0055 & 0056 Exceptions to Proposed Orders 629-001-0040 Final Orders in Contested Cases 629-001-0045 Model Rules of Procedure 629-001-0005 Reconsideration & Rehearing 629-001-0050 Requesting Hearings 629-001-0020 Rules of Procedure for Contested Cases 629-001-0015 Transmittal of Questions to Agency 629-001-0030
Public Safety
Landslides & Public Safety - Division 623	629-623-0000
Reforestation - Division 610	629-610-0000

Road Construction & Maintenance - Division 625	629-625-0000

Sale of Forest Products From BOF Lands - Division 29	629-029-0000

Slash, Treatment of - Division 615	629-615-0000

Smoke Management - Division 48	629-048-0001

Specified Resource Site Protection - Division 665	629-665-0000
Resource Site Inventory & Protection - Division 680	629-680-0000
State Forest Lands
Acquisitions & Exchanges - Division 33 Defaults on BOF Timber Sale Contracts - Division 32 Forest Park & Recreation - Division 25 Fuelwood Permits, Personal Use - Division 28 Log Export Rules - Division 31 Log Scaling Agreements & Facility Requirements - Div 34 Management of State Forest Lands - Division 35 Greatest Permanent Value 629-035-0020 Sale of Forest Products From BOF Lands - Division 29	629-033-0000 629-032-0000 629-025-0000 629-028-0005 629-031-0005 629-034-0005 629-035-0000 629-029-0000
Stewardship Agreements - Division 021	629-021-0100

Water Protection
Operations Near Waters of the State - Division 660 Protection Measures for Other Wetlands - Division 655 Purpose, Classification / Riparian Mgmt Areas - Div 635 Riparian Mgmt/Protection for Lakes - Division 650 Riparian Mgmt/Protection for Wetlands - Division 645 Vegetation Retention Along Streams - Division 640	629-660-0040 629-655-0000 629-635-0000 629-650-0000 629-645-0000 629-640-0000
Wildfire Hazard Zones - Division 44	629-044-0200
Wildland-Urban Interface 629-044-1000


Temporary Rules

Temporary rules have the force and effect of permanent rules for the time period they are allowed. Temporary rules filed by the department are referenced here for convenience, although they are officially included on the Secretary of State's Oregon State Archives web site.

Proposed Rules

Amends Requirements for Written Plans near streams and wetlands; process includes Forest Practices Act (FPA) housekeeping updates.

OAR 629 series -600, -605, -610, -615, -623, -625, -630, -635, -640, -645, -650, -660, -665, -670, and -680.

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing [201 KB]
Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact [179 KB]
Draft Rule Language [315 KB]

Public comment period closes on April 28, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Submissions should be addressed to:

Private Forest HB2165 Rulemaking
Oregon Department of Forestry
2600 State St., Salem, OR 97310; or
ODFPFComments@odf.state.or.us; or
FAX (503) 945-7490

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629-035-0055 Forest Land Management Classification System

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing [198 KB]
Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact [80 KB]
Proposed Rule Amendment [122 KB]

Public comment period closes on April 19, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.. Extension of Rulemaking Notice [45 KB]

Submissions should be addressed to:

State Forests Policy and Planning Specialist
Oregon Department of Forestry
2600 State St., Salem, OR 97310; or
ODFStateForestsComments@odf.state.or.us; or
FAX 503-945-7376

Link to more information on rulemaking efforts to amend the Forest Land Management Classification System.

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For more information about the rulemaking process, contact:

Oregon Department of Forestry, Agency Rules Coordinator

Sabrina Perez	Email: sabrina.perez@state.or.us
2600 State Street	Phone: 503-945-7210
Salem, OR 97310	Fax: 503-945-7212

Forest Laws

The links below are to a database produced from material provided by the Legislative Counsel Committee of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. The official record copy is the printed published copy of the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS). The text in the database is not the official text of Oregon law.

Although efforts have been made to match the database text to the official legal text they represent, substantive errors or differences may remain. It is the user’s responsibility to verify the legal accuracy of all legal text. The Legislative Counsel Committee claims copyright protection in those parts of Oregon Revised Statutes that are legally subject to copyright protection. The State of Oregon is not liable for any loss or damage resulting from errors introduced into the materials supplied by the Legislative Counsel Committee, by a user or any third party, or resulting from any defect in or misuse of any search software, drivers or other equipment.

Browse All ORS Chapters

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Oregon Forest Laws by Subject or Areas of Interest
The links below will only take you to the beginning of a Chapter. HINT: Use your browser's Find feature (usually found in the Edit menu) to get to a section more quickly.

Burn Permits	ORS 477.515
Carbon Offsets	ORS 526.780
Fire Prevention	ORS 477.505 to 477.562
Forest Practices Act	ORS 527.610 to 527.992
Forest Products Harvest Tax	ORS 321.005 to 321.185
Forest Resource Trust (FRT)	ORS 526.700 to 526.775
Forestland and Privilege Tax	ORS Chapter 321
Integrated Pest Management	ORS 527.310 to 527.370
Log Brands	ORS Chapter 532
Nonindustrial Landowner Assistance	ORS 526.425 to 526.465
Protection From Fire	ORS Chapter 477
Reforestation Tax Credit	ORS 315.104 to 315.108
Salmon & Watersheds - OPSW	ORS 541.351 to 541.420
Smoke Management Burn Fees	ORS 477.552
Smoke Management Plan	ORS 477.013
Stewardship Agreements	ORS 541.423
Urban & Community Forestry	ORS 526.500 to 526.515


Proposed Laws

Proposed Forest Laws Nothing to report at this time.


Your Legislature

Oregon Legislature The Oregon Legislature´s Web site is where all bills (including the Department of Forestry´s) are listed. Examples: HB 2204 Introduced - version of the bill as it was filed HB 2204 A-Engrossed - version of the bill as it was changed by the legislative committee and approved by the respective chamber HB 2204 Enrolled - version that was passed by both chambers and has gone to the governor for signature or veto The Oregon Legislature´s Web site is a great reference point for information, including how to find your Legislator, write your Legislator, committee schedules, etc.

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