(1) Prior to applying for a permit under ORS § 468B.050, an applicant for a proposed confined animal feeding operation shall request, from the city or county in which the confined animal feeding operation is proposed to be located, a land use compatibility statement that authorizes the land use.

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(2) The land use compatibility statement must demonstrate that the requested permit pertains to a land use that is allowable as a permitted or conditional use within the given zoning designation where the land is located.

(3) The Department of Environmental Quality or the State Department of Agriculture may not issue the permit under ORS § 468B.050 if the land use compatibility statement demonstrates that the proposed land use is prohibited in the applicable zone. [2023 c.465 § 14]

468B.212 and 468B.213 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 468B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.