Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 635 - DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Division 430 - TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
Section 635-430-0310 - Definitions

(1) "Department" means the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

(2) "Designation as Riparian Land" means Department approval of a landowner's riparian management plan and agreement for qualifying riparian land, after application and review as specified in OAR 635-430-0300 through 635-430-0430. This designation qualifies the riparian land for exemption or partial exemption from taxation.

(3) "Native vegetation" means vegetation that is indigenous to the subject property or to the physiographic province in which the subject property is located.

(4) "Non-aquatic Vegetation" means perennial vegetation adjacent to the edge of the stream channel, which may be submerged or partially submerged during periods of annual high streamflow, but spends the majority of the year completely out of surface water.

(5) "Private lands" means any real property, except real property in which the legal title is vested in a federal, state or local government entity.

(6) "Regular Cultivation" means the practice of annual or semi-annual tilling of soil, usually in conjunction with the production of various agricultural crops, produce or livestock.

(7) "Riparian" means pertaining to or situated on the edge of the bank of a river or stream.

(8) "Riparian Management Plan and Agreement" means a written plan and agreement that specifically describes a segment of stream corridor and the protection or restoration measures necessary to meet the requirements of OAR 635-430-0300 to 635-430-0430.

(9) "Stream" means a natural channel that carries flowing surface water during some portion of the year. For the purposes of OAR 635-430-0300 to 635-430-0430, "stream" includes stream-associated wetlands, beaver ponds, oxbows and side channels if they are connected by surface flow to the stream during a portion of the year. A waterway that has been channelized through human interaction can meet the definition of a "stream" if the waterway still retains natural stream functions or can achieve natural stream functions through restoration activities required in a riparian management plan.

(10) "Vegetation Restoration Potential" means the physical potential of a specific site to become re-vegetated with native vegetation if adequate protection, management, or restoration actions are implemented.