As used in ORS § 570.010 to 570.050, 570.105 to 570.190, 570.210 to 570.225, 570.320 to 570.360 and 570.405:

(1) ‘Infected’ means any appearance of a disease on trees or plants that may be a menace to horticultural or farm crops.

(2) ‘Infested’ means when the adult, egg, larvae or pupae of an insect or other plant pest is found in such numbers as, in the opinion of the State Department of Agriculture, to be a menace to horticultural or farm crops.

(3) ‘Plant pest’ means:

(a) A disease, microscopic organism, insect, nematode, arthropod, parasite or a noxious weed as defined in ORS § 569.175, capable of having a significant adverse effect on the environmental quality of this state or of causing a significant level of economic damage in this state, including but not limited to damage to agricultural, horticultural or forest plants, crops, commodities or products; and

(b) Any biotic agent identified in an order or rule of the department as capable of having a significant adverse effect on the environmental quality of this state, or of causing a significant level of economic damage in this state, including but not limited to damage to agricultural, horticultural or forest plants, crops, commodities or products. [2015 c.203 § 4]

[Repealed by 2009 c.98 § 31]

COUNTY HORTICULTURAL INSPECTORS