OAR 629-678-0000: Purpose and Goals

(1) The purpose of the compliance monitoring program is to monitor forest practice rules implementation and analyze compliance rates. (2) The compliance monitoring program shall assess the Forest Practices Act and rule compliance and report findings to the Board of Forestry, legislature, and federal services under the terms of an approved habitat conservation plan. (3) The compliance monitoring program is intended to provide information that will allow for improvement in compliance of the forest practice rules through training, guidance, clarification, and targeted enforcement and to increase the public’s trust in the implementation of the Forest Practice Act and rules.