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ORS Chapter 568 — Soil and Water Conservation;

ORS 568.930. Agricultural activities subject to plan requirements; consultation with Environmental Quality Commission; review and revision of plans. (1) Landowners shall conduct all agricultural activities on agricultural lands within the boundaries of an area subject to a water quality management plan in full compliance with the rules implementing the plan and with all the rules and standards of the Environmental Quality Commission relating to water pollution control. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, any violation of those rules or standards shall be subject to all remedies and sanctions available to the Department of Environmental Quality or the Environmental Quality Commission. (2) The State Department of Agriculture and the State Board of Agriculture shall consult with the Department of Environmental Quality or the Environmental Quality Commission in the adoption and review of water quality management plans and in the adoption of rules to implement the plans. (3)(a) The Environmental Quality Commission may petition the State Department of Agriculture for a review of part or all of any water quality management plan and rules implementing the plan. The petition must allege with reasonable specificity that the plan or the rules are not adequate to achieve compliance with applicable state and federal water quality standards. (b) The State Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the State Board of Agriculture, shall complete its review of a petition submitted under paragraph (a) of this subsection within 90 days of the date of the filing of the petition for review. The State Department of Agriculture may not terminate the review without the concurrence of the Environmental Quality Commission unless the department initiates revisions to the rules implementing the water quality management plan that address the issues raised by the Environmental Quality Commission. If the State Department of Agriculture adopts any revisions in response to a petition by the Environmental Quality Commission, the department shall adopt the revisions not later than two years from the date the Environmental Quality Commission submits the petition, unless the department, with the concurrence of the Environmental Quality Commission, finds that special circumstances require additional time. (4) A water quality management plan and rules implementing the plan that pertain to a ground water management area shall be subject to the coordination requirements of ORS 468B.162.
ORS Chapter 568 — Soil and Water Conservation;

ORS 568.952. Implementation of agricultural water management technical assistance program. (1) To carry out the technical assistance program described in ORS 568.950, the Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station may: (a) Support the acquisition and maintenance of equipment necessary for the collection of weather data, climate data and data related to agricultural water use and management, including equipment that measures or monitors water supply, water diversions, water use and evapotranspiration. Equipment may include, but need not be limited to: (A) AgriMet weather stations; (B) Other weather stations; (C) Eddy covariance stations; (D) Lysimeters; (E) Stream gauges; (F) Soil moisture meters; and (G) Water use measuring devices. (b) Form partnerships with agricultural producers to site data collection equipment and use the data collected in on-farm management practices, with preference given to producers that agree to develop on-farm demonstration projects, as described in ORS 568.950 (3). (c) Form partnerships and enter into cost-sharing agreements with institutions capable of maintaining data collection equipment and processing data, including, but not limited to, the United States Geological Survey, the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Weather Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the State Department of Agriculture, the Water Resources Department, the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the Oregon Climate Service and soil and water conservation districts. (d) Convene statewide or region-specific advisory groups or working groups to advise on any aspect of the program. (2) All data collected under subsection (1) of this section using public funds must be made publicly available. (3) In establishing and maintaining the voluntary demonstration network described in ORS 568.950 (3), the Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station: (a) May receive and expend funds from any source to: (A) Design and implement demonstration projects under ORS 568.950 (3); or (B) Provide stipends to agricultural producers participating in the voluntary demonstration network described in ORS 568.950 (3) for time, equipment and related expenses. (b) Shall prioritize projects that have the potential to increase drought resiliency and provide quantifiable water quantity and quality benefits to other in-stream and out-of-stream water users or uses. [2023 c.606 13] Note: See note under
ORS Chapter 568 — Soil and Water Conservation;

ORS 568.954. Reports to interim committees of Legislative Assembly. (1) The Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station shall jointly: (a) Prepare an annual report describing climate-related impacts on agricultural producers, including, but not limited to, flood and drought impacts, and recommendations to increase agricultural resilience; and (b) Submit the report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15 of each year. (2) The Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station shall jointly report on the progress of the technical assistance program established under ORS 568.950 in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year. [2023 c.606 14] Note: See note under
ORS Chapter 568 — Soil and Water Conservation;

ORS 568.970. Grant program for treatment of western juniper. (1) As used in this section, local workforce development board and workforce program have the meanings given those terms in ORS 660.300. (2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall provide grants to soil and water conservation districts organized under ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and
ORS Chapter 568 — Soil and Water Conservation;

ORS 568.972. Grant program monitoring areas. (1) Oregon State University shall consult with recipients of grants under ORS 568.970 to assist the recipients with establishing monitoring areas in central Oregon, Harney County and Klamath County. (2) Monitoring must be conducted for a period of at least five years and must include: (a) Overstory and understory vegetation surveys to assess soil, water and vegetation relationships; and (b) Monitoring of soil moisture, springflow, streamflow and weather. (3) Monitoring may include technological platforms or other systems to monitor vegetative cover, perennial grass cover, annual grass cover or tree and shrub cover. [2023 c.606 36] Note: See first note under 568.970.
ORS Chapter 568 — Soil and Water Conservation;

ORS 568.974. Grant for organization formed pursuant to intergovernmental agreement. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall provide a grant to an organization formed pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement under ORS chapter 190 that operates in at least three of the following counties: (a) Crook County; (b) Jefferson County; (c) Klamath County; (d) Deschutes County; (e) Harney County; or (f) Lake County. (2) The organization shall: (a) In rural areas of this state, coordinate efforts to identify and apply for sources of funding for western juniper treatment, or other water conservation projects, among cities, counties or other organizations; and (b) Coordinate activities among grant recipients described in ORS 568.972. [2023 c.606 37] Note: See first note under 568.970.
ORS Chapter 568 — Soil and Water Conservation;

ORS 568.976. Acceptance of nongrant moneys by grant recipients. Recipients of grants described in ORS 568.970, as well as organizations described in ORS
ORS Chapter 568 — Soil and Water Conservation;

ORS 568.978. or made a part of ORS chapter 568 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. Note: Section 38, chapter 606, Oregon Laws 2023, provides: Sec. 38. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall provide the grants described in section 35 of this 2023 Act [568.970] no later than July 1, 2023, or 60 days after the effective date of this 2023 Act [August 4, 2023], whichever is later.
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.010. Definitions. As used in this chapter, except as provided in ORS 596.615 to 596.681: (1) Department means the State Department of Agriculture. (2) Disease means any disease of livestock which may be transmitted or communicated through direct or indirect contact from one animal to another, including those diseases transmitted by or through livestock to humans. (3) Livestock includes, but is not limited to, horses, mules, jennies, jackasses, cattle, sheep, dogs, hogs, goats, domesticated fowl, psittacines, ratites and domesticated fur-bearing animals.
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.020. Duties of the State Department of Agriculture in protection of people and livestock. (1) The State Department of Agriculture shall: (a) Exercise general sanitary and disease control supervision over the livestock of this state, and as far as possible, protect the livestock of this state from disease. (b) Take all measures necessary and proper, in its judgment, to control diseases within this state and to eradicate and prevent the spread of infectious, contagious and communicable diseases that may exist among livestock and to prevent the entry into this state of animals or materials liable to convey infectious, contagious and communicable diseases to the livestock or people of this state. (c) Prohibit and prevent the sale or use of products dangerous to the health of livestock. (2) The breeding, raising, producing in captivity and marketing of foxes, mink, chinchilla, rabbit, caracul or ratite is an agricultural pursuit. All such animals raised in captivity are domesticated fur-bearing animals or domesticated fowl within the meaning of ORS 596.010 and are subject to the provisions of this chapter. Such animals are not within the purview of the state game laws. All other animals in captivity are subject to the provisions of this chapter for purposes of disease control only. (3) The department may, to the extent of its professional ability and at the request of a governmental body, assist them in the performance of their prescribed duties.
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.030. Administration of national plans relating to poultry; disposition of fees; suspension of participants. (1) The State Department of Agriculture is designated as the official agency in Oregon for cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture and other states of the United States in the administration of the National Poultry Improvement Plan and the National Turkey Improvement Plan, relating to eradication and control of poultry and fowl diseases and the improvement of breeding and production qualities of such fowl. (2) All fees collected by the department from participants in either of such plans shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Department of Agriculture Service Fund, and such fees are continuously appropriated to the department for administration and enforcement of such plans. (3) A civil action may be maintained by the department on relation of its director for the collection of any unpaid fees charged to participants for services rendered or materials furnished by the department in connection with the administration of either plan. (4) Nonpayment of fees due the department, as required by law, or failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of the plans or rules thereunder, suspends the right of a person to participate therein and to use any of the material thereunder. The department shall forward a written notice of suspension to the last-known address of the participant, by certified mail, at least 15 days prior to the date of suspension. Prior to the effective date of the suspension, the participant may present information and data to the department showing there has been compliance with the law and the department shall grant such participant an immediate hearing in accordance with ORS chapter 183. The order of suspension shall be effective as provided in the order issued pursuant to such hearing.
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.040. Cooperative agreements with U.S. Department of Agriculture or other federal agency for livestock disease control; receipt and use of funds. (1) Whenever the Director of Agriculture deems it necessary, the director may enter into cooperative and reciprocal agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture or any other federal agency for the purpose of controlling and eradicating any disease that may exist among the livestock of this state, and may receive and expend funds pursuant to such agreements in furtherance of such purpose. (2) Whenever any federal department or agency, through its authorized veterinary officers, agents or employees is thus engaged, each of them shall have the full power and authority of a deputy state veterinarian, but is not entitled to pay from this state for services the veterinary officer, agent or employee performs.
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.050. Production of bacteriological or biological products for department; use of proceeds. The Oregon agricultural experiment station, the College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University or the State Department of Agriculture may make, produce or furnish bacteriological or biological products to be used by the department for the treatment, prevention or detection of animal disease. If either the experiment station or the College of Veterinary Medicine furnishes the products, the station or the college may do so directly to the department and shall produce and furnish such products at actual or approximate cost. Such cost shall be paid by the department out of funds available for that purpose. All money obtained by the department from the sale of such biological or bacteriological products shall be used by the department to pay such costs and for making, producing or furnishing such products, and is continuously appropriated to the department for that purpose.
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.060. Peace officers to assist the department. The State Department of Agriculture or any of its officers, employees or deputies may at any time call upon any peace officer for assistance in the discharge of duties, and such peace officer shall give the assistance requested. VACCINES AND TREATMENTS
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.065. Vaccines and products hazardous to livestock health; rules; written permits authorizing use, purchase, sale or distribution of vaccines and products. (1)(a) The following vaccines or bacteriological or biological products are deemed to be vaccines or products that are a hazard to the livestock in this state: (A) Brucella Abortus Vaccine; (B) Hog Cholera Vaccine; and (C) Any biologic not approved for general use by the United States Department of Agriculture. (b) In addition to the vaccines or products set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the State Department of Agriculture, after consultation with the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association, may from time to time enact and amend rules containing a list of additional vaccines or other bacteriological or biological products used or intended to be used for the detection, prevention, mitigation, control, treatment or curing of livestock diseases, whenever such vaccines or products are or might become a hazard to the livestock in this state. (c) The biological product Brucella Abortus Antigen may only be used by state veterinarians, federal veterinarians and deputy state veterinarians, and may only be used for programs approved by the State Veterinarian. (d) The biological product Equine Infectious Anemia Antigen may only be used by the departments animal health division laboratory personnel. (2) The department, when establishing a list under subsection (1)(b) of this section, shall consider: (a) The possibility of dissemination of disease in this state through the use of the vaccines or products. (b) The known effectiveness of the vaccines or products for the purpose for which they are sold or recommended. (c) The existence of alternative vaccines or products constituting a lesser or no hazard to livestock. (d) Whether or not the disease for which a particular vaccine or product is used or intended to be used is present in this state and to what extent it is present. (e) Any other factor which, having due regard for the properties of the vaccine or product, may constitute a hazard to the health of livestock in this state. (3) The use, purchase, sale or distribution of vaccines or products which is prohibited under subsection (1) of this section or under ORS 596.075, may be authorized by written permit of the department to: (a) Deputy state veterinarians, assistant state veterinarians, federal veterinarians, veterinarians duly licensed by the State of Oregon, veterinarians who have been issued a temporary license to practice veterinary medicine under ORS 686.065, veterinary medicine interns issued an internship permit under ORS 686.085 and veterinarians employed by a community college or university in the State of Oregon. (b) Recognized research agencies.
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.070. [Repealed by 1955 c.557 4 (596.065 and 596.075 enacted in lieu of 596.070)]
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.075. Prohibition against use of listed harmful vaccines; exceptions. Except as otherwise provided in ORS 596.065 (3), no person shall use, vaccinate with or inject into any livestock in this state, sell, offer for sale, dispose of or distribute any vaccine, bacteriological or biological product declared to be a hazard to livestock health under ORS 596.065. [1955 c.557 6 (596.065 and
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.080. [Repealed by 1955 c.557 36]
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ORS 596.090. [Repealed by 1955 c.557 36]
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.095. STATE VETERINARIAN, DEPUTY STATE VETERINARIANS AND DEPUTY STATE VETERINARY TECHNICIANS
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.100. Registration of products used for treatment of animals; fees; rules. (1) No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or deliver to a user, an animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical, in package or in bulk, which has not been registered with the State Department of Agriculture. Products regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act which are registered with the department under ORS chapter 634 are not required to be registered under this section. Except as otherwise provided by law, the manufacturer of each brand of animal remedy, veterinary biologic and pharmaceutical to be sold in the state, whether in package or in bulk, shall register those products with the department annually. Manufacturers who sell more than one animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical in the state may register all such products on one application. (2) The application for registration of an animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by an annual registration fee for each product in an amount not to exceed $150 as the department, by rule, shall determine. The application for registration shall be made by July 1 of each year and shall be accompanied by a list of the animal remedies, veterinary biologics and pharmaceuticals the applicant for registration expects to market during the ensuing year. (3) The department shall deposit all fees received in the Department of Agriculture Service Fund, and such fees are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of administering and enforcing ORS chapters 596 and 599. [1991 c.584 3,4; 2001 c.104 233; 2015 c.532 1] Note: See note under
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.105. Products exempt from registration; rules. The State Department of Agriculture may adopt rules exempting certain products from the definition of animal remedy, veterinary biologic or pharmaceutical if: (1) The products are not used primarily for veterinary purposes; or (2) The products are animal remedies compounded by Oregon licensed veterinarians for use in the course of their practice. [1991 c.584 2] Note: See note under
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.210. Establishing office of State Veterinarian; qualifications and duties. (1) There hereby is created within the State Department of Agriculture the office of State Veterinarian of the State of Oregon. The State Veterinarian shall be appointed by the Director of Agriculture. The State Veterinarian shall be the chief livestock sanitary official of the state. The department may also employ such assistant state veterinarians as may be necessary to carry out its functions. (2) The State Veterinarian and all assistant veterinarians employed by the department shall be graduates of a school of veterinary medicine accredited or approved by the Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board.
ORS Chapter 596 — . Disease

ORS 596.220. Deputy state veterinarians. (1) The State Department of Agriculture may deputize certain veterinarians throughout the state to assist the State Department of Agriculture in carrying out its duties. Such veterinarians shall be known as deputy state veterinarians. They shall be in the unclassified service of the state or may furnish professional services to the department as provided by ORS