{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-30.939","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 30.939","heading":"When use of pesticide considered farming or forest practice.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding ORS 30.930 (2), the use of a pesticide shall be considered to be a farming practice for purposes of ORS 30.930 to 30.947, if the use of the pesticide:\n      (a) Is or may be used on a farm of a similar nature;\n      (b) Is a reasonable and prudent method for the operation of the farm to obtain a profit in money;\n      (c) Is or may become customarily utilized in conjunction with farm use;\n      (d) Complies with applicable laws; and\n      (e) Is done in a reasonable and prudent manner.\n      (2) Notwithstanding ORS 30.930 (4), the use of a pesticide shall be considered to be a forest practice for purposes of ORS 30.930 to 30.947, if the use of the pesticide:\n      (a) Is or may be used on forestland of a similar nature;\n      (b) Is a reasonable and prudent method of complying with ORS 527.610 to 527.770;\n      (c) Is or may become customarily utilized in conjunction with forestland;\n      (d) Complies with applicable laws;\n      (e) Is done in a reasonable and prudent manner; and\n      (f) Includes, but is not limited to, site preparation, timber harvest, slash disposal, road construction and maintenance, tree planting, precommercial thinning, release, fertilization, animal damage control and insect and disease control.","path":["01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure","3. Remedies and Special Actions and Proceedings","Chapter 30 — Actions and Suits in Particular Cases"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors030.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:10Z","sha256":"83a05b9047c10ed03d3e128d5b4dd8d567f2bb46e2758277514fb9da41e10fd1","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-30.938","next":"us-or/ors-30.940"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}