The four-hour seminar will be presented at 11 locations throughout the state. Employers attending the seminar will meet the annual four-hour instruction on agricultural safety rules and procedures required by HB 3019. The seminar is free to SAIF policyholders. Registration fees must be remitted at the time of registration and there will be no refunds.
Early registration is recommended as seating is limited.
You will receive a registration confirmation letter with the address and facility location approximately one week prior to the seminar. The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will be releasing a draft set of rules for the issuance of a 401 Certificate for grazing permits on National Forest Service allotments. In 1996, Judge Haggerty, a Federal Court Judge, ruled that the Forest Service must require permittees to obtain a 401 Certificate from DEQ, certifying that the grazing activity will not contribute to the pollution of Oregon's waters. Permittees will be required to obtain the certification when permits expire, before a renewal can be issued, and when a permit is transfered. Tentatively, four public hearings will be scheduled in mid-January for the north Willamette area, southwest Oregon, central and eastern Oregon.