OAR 603-052-0860: Brassicaceae Production Districts and Rapeseed Control Areas

As provided in ORS 570.405 and 570.450, the Oregon Department of Agriculture may establish control areas for the production of Brassicaceae so as to protect against plant diseases, plant pests or other conditions as may constitute a menace to the horticultural, agricultural or forest industries of Oregon. The Department may also establish the conditions for the production of Brassicaceae including rapeseed, for the general protection of the horticultural, agricultural or forest industries of Oregon by excluding from established control areas Brassica spp. or rapeseed plants that if, not managed in accordance with these rules, may be a menace to such areas and generally to horticultural, agricultural or forest industries.