OAR 629-615-0000: Purpose

(1) OAR 629-615-0000 to 0300 shall be known as the treatment of slash rules. (2) For the purposes of these rules, treatment of slash is recognized as a necessary tool for the protection of reproduction and residual stands from the risk of fire, insects, and disease, to prepare the site for future productivity and to minimize the risk of material entering streams. Such treatment may employ the use of mechanical processes, fire, chemical or other means to minimize competitive vegetation and residue from harvesting operations.