Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 629 - DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
Division 678 - COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Section 629-678-0100 - Administration

(1) The Department of Forestry shall administer the compliance monitoring program.

(2) Compliance monitoring may be conducted by the department, through department contractors, or both.

(3) The department shall determine the status of the completion of forest activities that the State Forester received notification by the following measures:

(4) The compliance monitoring program shall be supported by a stakeholder group consisting of representatives with expertise in the rules being monitored, including but not limited to the department, landowners, operators, tribes, and public representatives.

(5) The board may direct the department to conduct compliance monitoring analysis for specific rules for multiple operations, multiple rules implemented at the operation unit level, or both, as appropriate to determine levels of compliance.

(6) The department shall develop study designs, including sample selection and evaluation criteria to ensure a high level of confidence in the statistical modeling findings, by doing the following:

(7) Forest landowners shall accommodate the State Forester by allowing access to the operation site, for activities that they have informed the State Forester of completion, as described in OAR 629-605-0150(10).

(8) Notice shall be given to forest landowners before on-site compliance monitoring to provide the landowner an opportunity to be present with the State Forester.

(9) The State Forester may petition the circuit court with jurisdiction over the forestland for a warrant authorizing the State Forester property access to conduct compliance monitoring.

(10) When identified from the compliance monitoring, the department shall examine areas of noncompliance to determine the need for new training, guidance, rule clarification, or other action.