OAR 629-031-0010: Criteria for Eligibility to Purchase State Timber or Logs

(1) In addition to all other requirements of law, a person may bid for state timber or logs originating from state lands if the person certifies in a form and manner specified by the State Forester that: (a) The person will not directly or indirectly export unprocessed state timber or logs; and (b) Unless exempted by section (2) of this rule, the person has not directly or indirectly exported unprocessed timber from private lands in Oregon for a period of not less than 24 months prior to the date of submission of the bid; and (c) The person will not sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise convey unprocessed state timber or logs to any other person without obtaining a certification from the person that meets the requirements of OAR 629-031-0030. (d) The person shall not engage in export of unprocessed timber originating from private lands in Oregon until such time as all interests in contracts for state timber held by that person have terminated. (2) Purchases of hardwood logs originating from state timber sales for domestic processing only may be made by persons otherwise ineligible to bid under (1)(b) above, provided they certify that: (a) They have not directly or indirectly exported unprocessed hardwood timber from private lands in Oregon for at least 24 months. (b) The hardwood logs shall be domestically processed. (c) They will obtain a certification from any person to whom they sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise convey state hardwood logs that meets the requirements of OAR 629-030-0030.