OAR 635-430-0390: Activities Generally Incompatible with Riparian Lands Tax Incentive Program

Activities that are generally incompatible with the protection or restoration of riparian lands include, but are not limited, to the following. These activities may only occur on designated riparian lands if specifically described and approved in the riparian lands management plan or plan amendment. (1) Regular cultivation, seeding, and harvesting of crops or other farming activities which preclude the development of permanent vegetative cover. (2) Livestock grazing or feeding areas except at watering points that are approved and appropriately limited in the management plan. (3) Herbicide spraying, except for the spot control of noxious weeds or when necessary for establishment and survival of vegetation planted in compliance with the riparian management plan. Such spraying must prevent drift into aquatic areas. (4) Channel or stream bank alterations other than those determined by the Department to be necessary to achieve healthy aquatic habitat conditions. (5) Construction or relocation of buildings. (6) Gravel, mineral or soil removal. (7) Land clearing (vegetation removal).