Or. Admin. Code § 629-650-0040 - Snag Retention and Downed Wood Retention for Lakes
(1) For lakes, operators shall retain all
snags and downed trees within the lakes and the applicable riparian management
areas.
(2) Notwithstanding
subsection (1) of this rule, any snag defined to be a safety hazard under the
safety requirements found in OAR 437, division 7, Forest Activities, or
determined to be a fire hazard by the State Forester, may be felled. Any snag
felled because of a safety or fire hazard shall be unyarded.
(3) The retention requirements in subsection
(1) of this rule may be modified for reasons of forest health for trees that
are dying or recently dead because of fire, insect or disease epidemics, or
other catastrophic events when addressed in a plan for an alternate practice
approved by the State Forester.
(4)
Snags and downed wood left pursuant to this rule may not be counted toward the
requirements of ORS 527.676.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 527.710
Stats. Implemented: ORS 527.674, 527.715 & 527.765
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