OAR 603-095-0740: Required Prevention and Control Measures

(1) All landowners or operators conducting activities on lands in agricultural use shall be in compliance with the following criteria. A landowner is responsible for only those conditions caused by agricultural activities conducted by the landowner. A landowner is not responsible for unacceptable conditions resulting from the actions of another landowner or occupier. Conditions resulting from unusual weather events or other exceptional circumstances are not the responsibility of the landowner. (2) Agricultural management or soil-disturbing activities that preclude establishment and development of adequate riparian vegetation for streambank stability and shading, consistent with site capability, along a perennial stream is considered an unacceptable condition. Minimal breaks in shade vegetation for essential management activities are considered appropriate. (3) Effective upon adoption, no person subject to these rules shall violate any provision of ORS 468B.025 or ORS 468B.050.