OREGON

In Oregon, the Linn County Board of Commissioners amended a setback rule for CAFOs. The original rule, passed December 12, 2023, required farms to have a 1-mile setback between livestock buildings and nearby residences if applying for a new or renewed CAFO permit. No specific species were listed. However, after concerns from agricultural groups, the board discussed and then approved an amendment to clarify that this rule only pertained to CAFO-sized poultry farms.

County-based setback limits are now allowed since CAFO reforms were passed last year by the state’s legislature.