Or. Admin. Code § 340-264-0040

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 340-264-0040 - Exemptions, Statewide

Except for the provisions contained in OAR 340-264-0050 and 340-264-0060, this division does not apply to:

(1) Recreational fires and ceremonial fires, for which a fire is appropriate.

(2) Barbecue equipment used in connection with any residence.

(3) Fires set or permitted by any public agency when such fire is set or permitted in the performance of its official duty for the purpose of weed abatement, prevention or elimination of a fire hazard, or a hazard to public health or safety, or for instruction of employees in the methods of fire fighting, which in the opinion of the public agency is necessary. Every effort will be made by the public agency to conduct this burning during good smoke dispersal conditions and specifically avoiding periods during Air Pollution Advisories. The agency will adjust its schedule for setting such fires for better smoke dispersal if necessary. Open burning fires otherwise exempt from the requirements of this division are still subject to the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshall.

(4) Agricultural open burning pursuant to ORS 468A.020. Agricultural open burning is still subject to the requirements and prohibitions of local jurisdictions and the State Fire Marshal.

(5) Open field burning, propane flaming, and stack and pile burning in the Willamette Valley between the crests of the Cascade and Coast Ranges pursuant to OAR 340 division 266, Rules for Field Burning.

(6) Slash burning on forest land or within one-eighth mile of forest land permitted under the Oregon Smoke Management Program regulated by the Department of Forestry pursuant to ORS 477.515.

(7) Fires set pursuant to permit for the purpose of instruction of employees of private industrial concerns in methods of fire fighting, or for civil defense instruction.

(8) Fires set for the purpose of disposal of dry tumbleweed plants, typically Russian Thistle and Tumbleweed Mustard plants, that have been broken off, and rolled about, by the wind.

(9) Agricultural burning for disease or pest control when the fire is set or authorized in writing by the Department of Agriculture.

(10) When caused by an authorized representative of the Department of Agriculture, open burning of carcasses of animals that have died or been destroyed because of an animal disease emergency.

NOTE: This rule is included in the State of Oregon Clean Air Act Implementation Plan that EQC adopted under OAR 340-200-0040.

Or. Admin. Code § 340-264-0040

DEQ 123, f. & ef. 10-20-76; DEQ 23-1979, f. & ef. 7-5-79; DEQ 27-1981, f. & ef. 9-8-81; DEQ 10-1984, f. 5-29-84, ef. 6-16-84; DEQ 6-1992, f. & cert. ef. 3-11-92; DEQ 4-1993, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-93; DEQ 14-1999, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-99, Renumbered from 340-023-0035; DEQ 21-2000, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-00; DEQ 12-2008, f. & cert. ef. 9-17-08; DEQ 10-2012, f. & cert. ef. 12-11-12; DEQ 7-2015, f. & cert. ef. 4/16/2015

Stat. Auth.: ORS 468.020, 468A.025, 468A.575 & 468A.595

Stats. Implemented: ORS 468A.025, 468A.555 - 468A.620, 477.515 & 477.520