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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment
Chapter 468A - Air Quality
Section 468A.612 - Field burning prohibition in critical nonburn areas; rules.
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OR Rev Stat § 468A.612 (2025)
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 468A.550 to 468A.620, the Environmental Quality Commission by rule may prohibit field burning of grass seed crop residues or cereal grain crop residues in areas determined by the commission to be critical nonburn areas. The prohibition may be permanent or for a limited period of time.
(2) To ensure that the provision of electricity services is not interrupted, the critical nonburn areas described in subsection (1) of this section may include, but are not limited to, areas under power transmission lines. [2009 c.692 §8]
Note: 468A.612 was added to and made a part of 468A.550 to 468A.620 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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