(1) As used in ORS § 468B.200 to 468B.230, ‘confined animal feeding operation’ has the meaning given that term in rules adopted by the State Department of Agriculture or the Department of Environmental Quality. The definition must distinguish between various categories of animal feeding operations, including but not limited to those animal feeding operations that are subject to regulation under 33 U.S.C. § 1342.

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(2) A rule implementing ORS § 468B.200 to 468B.230 may not be adopted using the procedures provided in ORS § 183.337 for agency adoption of federal rules. [Formerly 468.687; 2001 c.248 § 7]