Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 52 - PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL › Section 603-052-1200 - Quarantine; Noxious Weeds

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Establishing Quarantine. A quarantine is established against the noxious weeds
			 listed herein. Noxious weeds have been declared a menace to the public welfare
			 (ORS 569.180 and
			 569.350) because of the
			 environmental and economic degradation that occurs when they become
			 established.
(2) Areas Under
			 Quarantine. The entire State of Oregon and all other states of the United
			 States and all foreign countries.
(3) Covered Plants. For purposes of this rule
			 the term "plants" applies to whole plants, plant parts, and seeds. This rule
			 applies to all "A" and "B" state designated noxious weeds listed herein, except
			 as provided in section (6). Plants on the Federal Noxious Weed List
			 (7 C.F.R.
			 360.200) are also covered by this rule, with
			 the exception of Japanese blood grass,
Imperata cylindrica
,
			 var. Red Baron and Chinese water spinach,
Ipomoea
			 aquatica
.
(4) "A" weeds
(a) "A" designated weeds. Weeds of known
			 economic importance which occur in the state in small enough infestations to
			 make exclusion, eradication, or containment possible; or which are not known to
			 occur, but their presence in neighboring states makes future occurrence in
			 Oregon seem imminent.
(b) "A" weeds
			 are controlled through exclusion, early detection, and rapid response (EDRR).
			 Control of "A" weeds is a high priority for Oregon Department of Agriculture
			 (ODA) and the primary goal is to prevent introduction and permanent
			 establishment of "A" weeds. If "A" weeds are introduced, and eradication is not
			 feasible, the secondary goal is to implement control measures to contain the
			 "A" weeds to as small an area as possible so as to prevent widespread
			 occurrence in Oregon.
(c) When "A"
			 weeds are detected, control actions are mandatory and the goal of such control
			 is eradication. Any person owning or occupying property upon which "A" weeds
			 are detected must contact the Oregon Department of Agriculture within 48 hours
			 of detection.
(d) Upon detection of
			 "A" weeds, ODA may develop a survey, eradication, and monitoring plan to
			 control or eradicate detected weeds. ODA may either develop and conduct
			 appropriate measures to control or eradicate such weeds or may enter into a
			 contract for the purpose of controlling or eradicating "A" weeds.
(e) Control or eradication of "A" weeds may
			 be implemented at no cost to a person owning or controlling land within this
			 state upon which "A" weeds are detected. However, ODA may request any person
			 owning or controlling land within this state to control, prevent the spread of,
			 or eradicate where feasible "A" weeds, subject to supervision of such
			 activities by the ODA.
(f) If ODA
			 or a county are unable to control or eradicate "A" weeds on private property,
			 any person owning or controlling land within this state must control and take
			 measures to eliminate or prevent the possibility of spread of "A" weeds to
			 other lands and ownerships. Control measures for "A" weeds must be implemented
			 in a timely manner as determined by ODA. Treatments must provide sufficient
			 levels of control to make progress toward the goal of eradication.
(g) ODA inspectors may access all lands
			 within Oregon for the purpose of ORS
			 569.175 to
			 569.195 including carrying out
			 the control or eradication of "A" weeds.
(h) Any person owning or controlling land
			 within this state found in violation of ORS
			 569.175 to
			 569.195 or these rules may be
			 subject to fines up to the maximum for Class B violations.
(i) The following is a list of "A" weeds:
African rue -
Peganum harmala
Camelthorn -
Alhagi pseudalhagi
Cape ivy -
Delairea odorata
Coltsfoot -
Tussilago farfara
Cordgrass:
Common -
Spartina anglica
Dense-flowered -
Spartina densiflora
Saltmeadow -
Spartina patens
Smooth -
Spartina alterniflora
Common frogbit -
Hydrocharis
				morsus-ranae
Delta arrowhead -
Sagittaria platyphyla
European water chestnut -
Trapa natans
Flowering rush -
Butomus umbellatus
Garden yellow loosestrife -
Lysimachia
				vulgaris
Giant hogweed -
Heracleum
				mantegazzianum
Goatgrass:
Barbed -
Aegilops triuncialis
Ovate -
Aegilops ovata
Goatsrue -
Galega officinalis
Hawkweed:
King-devil -
Hieracium piloselloides
Mouse-ear -
Hieracium pilosella
Orange -
Hieracium aurantiacum
Yellow -
Hieracium floribundum
Hoary alyssum -
Berteroa incana
Hydrilla -
Hydrilla verticillata
Japanese dodder -
Cuscuta japonica
Kudzu -
Pueraria lobata
Matgrass -
Nardus stricta
Oblong spurge -
Euphorbia oblongata
Paterson's curse -
Echium plantagineum
Purple nutsedge -
Cyperus rotundus
Ravennagrass -
Saccharum ravennae
Silverleaf nightshade -
Solanum
				elaeagnifolium
Squarrose knapweed -
Centaurea virgata
Starthistle:
Iberian -
Centaurea iberica
Purple -
Centaurea calcitrapa
Syrian bean-caper -
Zygophyllum fabago
Thistle:
Plumeless -
Carduus acanthoides
Smooth distaff -
Carthamus baeticus
Taurian -
Onopordum tauricum
Welted (curly plumeless) -
Carduus
				crispus
Wooly distaff -
Carthamus lanatus
Water soldiers -
Stratiotes aloides
West Indian spongeplant -
Limnobium
				laevigatum
White bryonia -
Bryonia alba
Yellow floating heart -
Nymphoides
				peltata
Yellowtuft -
Alyssum murale, A.
				corsicum