Or. Admin. Code § 603-020-0006

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 603-020-0006 - Definitions

For the purposes of OAR chapter 603, division 20 the definitions in ORS 315.176 apply and in addition the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Applicant" means a bovine manure producer or collector and may include an individual or a legal entity (including but not limited to any domestic or foreign corporation, trust, partnership, cooperative, or limited liability company).

(2) "Bovine manure" means feces or urine as excreted by immature and mature cattle animals produced on Oregon farms. Bovine manure does not include waste feedstock, bedding, or other items associated with the production of bovine manure.

(3) "Collected" means bovine manure produced in Oregon and collected for biofuel production in Oregon. Manure collected for biofuel production does not need to be produced at the same location that it is collected.

(4) "Certificate" means a document issued by the department representing the right to claim a tax credit described in ORS 315.176 for the amount described on the certificate.

(5) "Department" means the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

(6) "Director" means the Director of the department.

(7) "Farm" means a tract of land in Oregon devoted to agricultural purposes.

(8) "Fraud" means an intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing the Department in reliance upon it to provide a tax credit certification.

(9) "Miscalculation" means a mistake in calculation.

(10) "Mistake" means an unintentional act, omission, or error arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition or misplaced confidence. A mistake exists when an applicant, under some erroneous conviction of law or fact, does, or omits to do, some act which, for the erroneous conviction, they would not have done or omitted.

(11) "Misrepresentation" means any manifestation by words or other conduct by an applicant to the Department that under the circumstances, amounts to an assertion not in accordance with the facts.

(12) "Wet ton" means one ton of manure as excreted by the animal.

Or. Admin. Code § 603-020-0006

DOA 23-2018, temporary adopt filed 08/30/2018, effective 08/30/2018 through 02/25/2019; DOA 4-2019, adopt filed 01/29/2019, effective2/1/2019

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 315.176

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 315.176 & 469B.403