(a) Determine when serious wind erosion conditions prevail.
(b) Serve notices on landowners or occupants to effectively control wind erosion on their lands or correct conditions which may allow wind erosion to occur.
(c) When necessary, control or supervise control of wind erosion or conditions which may allow wind erosion to occur on lands where the owners or occupants thereof fail or refuse to do so.
(2) The inspector shall be the sole judge of whether serious wind erosion conditions do or do not prevail, except that appeal from the decisions of the inspector may be made to the advisory board as provided in ORS 568.840. In case of appeal to the advisory board, the inspector shall abide by a majority decision of the advisory board.
(3) The persons appointed wind erosion inspectors by the county court may receive for services reasonable wages, as determined by the county court, for the time actually employed in the performance of duty under the provisions of ORS 568.810 to 568.890 and may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in carrying out those provisions. All wages and expenses paid wind erosion inspectors shall be paid by the county court from funds set aside for this purpose, as provided in ORS 568.880.
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food
Chapter 568 - Soil and Water Conservation; Water Quality Management
Section 568.210 - Definitions for ORS 568.210 to 568.808 and 568.900 to 568.933.
Section 568.300 - Petition for formation of district; contents; consolidation of petitions.
Section 568.310 - Notice of hearing; questions considered.
Section 568.320 - Right to be heard; subsequent notice and hearings.
Section 568.340 - Determination to not form district; subsequent petitions may be filed.
Section 568.370 - Eligible electors.
Section 568.391 - Referendum process; ballot contents; results.
Section 568.410 - Formation of district.
Section 568.420 - Certificate of formation; boundaries of district.
Section 568.431 - Petitions for inclusion of territory; conditions; referendum.
Section 568.433 - Petitions for withdrawal of territory; conditions; referendum.
Section 568.435 - Boundary change notice for taxation purposes.
Section 568.450 - Procedure for consolidating districts.
Section 568.495 - Disposition of district assets; insolvency; rules.
Section 568.520 - Petitions nominating directors; regular elections; duties of department.
Section 568.530 - Ballots; write-in votes; unfilled positions.
Section 568.542 - Payment of expenses for director election from county funds.
Section 568.565 - Procedures for changing number of directors.
Section 568.600 - Legal counsel; delegation of powers; assistance to department.
Section 568.610 - Records; audits.
Section 568.790 - County funds for personnel and other uses.
Section 568.803 - General obligation bonds; refunding bonds; special taxes.
Section 568.805 - Special assessments; improvement bonds; objections by landowners.
Section 568.806 - Ad valorem tax; budget; collection.
Section 568.807 - Electors authorizing taxation; election date.
Section 568.810 - Purpose of ORS 568.810 to 568.890; types of wind erosion.
Section 568.820 - Designation of areas by county court upon petition; description of boundaries.
Section 568.840 - Election of advisory board; meetings; members; functions.
Section 568.860 - Inspector may enter lands in district; service of notice on owner or occupant.
Section 568.870 - County court may authorize inspector to control erosion; expenses of control.
Section 568.900 - Definitions for ORS 568.900 to 568.933.
Section 568.933 - Civil penalties; availability; reductions.