(2) The department shall review each submitted plan for compliance with the standards set forth in the rules adopted under ORS 308A.409 and shall determine if the plan is being implemented.
(3) Upon completing a review of a proposed plan and determining that the plan is in compliance with the standards set forth in the rules adopted under ORS 308A.409 and is being implemented, the department shall issue to the landowner a written declaration that the land is subject to a wildlife habitat conservation and management plan approved by the department and that the landowner has begun implementing the plan.
(4) The State Fish and Wildlife Commission may establish by rule a limit on the number of plans that may be approved in each calendar year. An application that is not approved because the maximum number of plans for a year has already been approved shall be held for consideration for approval for the next year. [2003 c.539 §6]