OAR 603-052-1330: Changes to List of Approved Invertebrates

(1) Interested persons may petition the Department to make changes or additions to the list of approved invertebrates by following the procedures in the Administrative Procedures Act, ORS 183.390. (a) The agency must either deny the petition or initiate rulemaking within 90 days of receiving the petition. In deciding whether to grant or deny a petition the Department may request additional information from the petitioner necessary for completing a determination of whether the invertebrate is capable of having a significant adverse effect on the environmental quality of this state or causing significant level of economic damage in Oregon. (b) The Department may deny a petition if information provided by the petitioner is insufficient to allow the Department to make a science-based assessment of whether an invertebrate poses a significant risk of adverse effect to the environmental quality of this state or a significant level of economic damage in Oregon.