(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Beaver” means a member of the species Castor canadensis.
(b) “Forestland” has the meaning given that term in ORS 527.620.
(2) A person that takes a beaver on privately owned forestland shall report the taking to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, including the reason for the taking, the location of the taking and the number of beavers taken.
(3) The department shall:
(a) Annually submit a summary of the takings of beaver reported under subsection (2) of this section to the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to help the commission better understand the scale of trapping on privately owned forestland.
(b) Make the summary described in paragraph (a) of this subsection available to the public on a department website.
(4) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.
(a) An incidental take permit related to an approved habitat conservation plan consistent with the Private Forest Accord Report dated February 2, 2022, and published by the State Forestry Department on February 7, 2022, is issued on or before December 31, 2027;
(b) The State Board of Forestry has not made a finding that the habitat conservation plan imposes more than a de minimis difference in economic or resource impacts, at the level of landscapes, relative to rules adopted or amended as part of the rule package described in section 2 of this 2022 Act [527.711]; and
(c) The incidental take permit remains in effect.
(2) The legislative intent described in subsection (1) of this section is established by sections 55 to 64 of this 2022 Act.
(2) If the board finds, pursuant to section 55 (1) and (2) of this 2022 Act, that the habitat conservation plan described in section 55 (1) of this 2022 Act imposes more than a de minimis difference, as described in section 55 (1) of this 2022 Act, the repeal of sections 1 to 8, 10 to 25, 30 to 39, 42 to 44 and 50 to 52 of this 2022 Act by section 60 of this 2022 Act and the amendments to ORS 195.308, 496.252, 496.254, 527.620, 527.630, 527.680, 527.685, 527.714, 527.990, 527.992, 610.060 and 610.105 by sections 65 to 76 of this 2022 Act become operative on the 150th day after the date the board makes the finding.
(a) Pursuant to section 55 (1) and (2) of this 2022 Act, the State Board of Forestry does not make a finding or finds that the habitat conservation plan described in section 55 (1) of this 2022 Act does not impose more than a de minimis difference, as described in section 55 (1) of this 2022 Act; and
(b) The incidental take permit is subsequently revoked or invalidated.
(2) If the events described in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section occur, the repeal of sections 1 to 8, 10 to 25, 30 to 39, 42 to 44 and 50 to 52 of this 2022 Act by section 60 of this 2022 Act and the amendments to ORS 195.308, 496.252, 496.254, 527.620, 527.630, 527.680, 527.685, 527.714, 527.990, 527.992, 610.060 and 610.105 by sections 65 to 76 of this 2022 Act become operative on the 240th day after the date that any appeals process related to the revocation or invalidation has been exhausted or foregone, whichever occurs first.
(2) If an incidental take permit related to an approved habitat conservation plan consistent with the Private Forest Accord Report is not issued on or before December 31, 2027, the repeal of sections 1 to 8, 10 to 25, 30 to 39, 42 to 44 and 50 to 52 of this 2022 Act by section 60 of this 2022 Act and the amendments to ORS 195.308, 496.252, 496.254, 527.620, 527.630, 527.680, 527.685, 527.714, 527.990, 527.992, 610.060 and 610.105 by sections 65 to 76 of this 2022 Act become operative on June 1, 2028.