ORS 569.445: Duty to clean machinery before moving; weed infested residue not to be moved.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
No person operating or having control of any threshing machinery, clover huller, hay baler, seed cleaning or treating machinery or other machinery shall move said machinery over any public road or from one farm to another without first thoroughly cleaning it. Before moving it, all hay or bundle racks and all other equipment shall be thoroughly swept and cleaned. All hay, straw or other crop residue infested with noxious weeds under the meaning of ORS 569.360 to 569.495 having partially or fully formed seeds shall not be moved from the land on which grown to other lands not infested with any of the weeds in the field from which such crop material came. [Formerly 570.570]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 603-048-0125: Grower Licensure — authority
- OAR 603-048-0640: Cannabis Waste and Cannabis Disposal — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 569.360 — resolved
- 569.495 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 174.116: “Local government” and “local service district” defined.
- ORS 198.210: “District” defined for ORS 198.220.
- ORS 198.335: Definitions for ORS 198.335 to 198.365.
- ORS 656.430: Certification of self-insured employer; employer groups; insurance policy requirements; revocation of certification; rules.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors569.html