Roadside Spraying - How to Obtain a No-Spray Permit

You Can Obtain a No-Spray Permit!

Did you know:

• Chemical herbicides, including carcinogens, are applied to the shoulders of State and County highways each spring?
• Herbicides don’t stay put.  Droplets and vapors will drift in the wind.  Residues get tracked indoors by people and pests, where they remain for years.
• Herbicides are powerful poisons. ODOT uses carcinogens Diuron and Casoron as well as Crossbow, Garlon, Payload and other chemicals. 
• Children waiting for the school bus and people who walk, jog, or cycle the highway are especially at risk.   A spray truck can approach suddenly, or it may have recently applied a potent herbicide mixture.
• Children are more vulnerable to chemicals than adults because they are still developing.
• Some people experience flu-like symptoms, asthma or heart irregularities from herbicide applications.
• There are viable alternatives to chemicals such as mowing and hot foam.
• ODOT will not heed "No-Spray" signs.

How to Obtain A Permit

State Hwy

If you live along a state highway, get the available forms from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT):

Call (541) 686-7526 and ask for Dennis Voll, Vegetation Management.

or

Click here for the appropriate forms.

Lane County Road

(541) 682-6911