No person shall stop, obstruct or in any other manner impair or damage any drain, ditch or other man-made or natural waterway that:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 368.251

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Public road: means a road over which the public has a right of use that is a matter of public record. See Oregon Statutes 368.001
  • Road: means the entire right of way of any public or private way that provides ingress to or egress from property by means of vehicles or other means or that provides travel between places by means of vehicles. See Oregon Statutes 368.001

(1) Prevents water from causing damage to, flowing across or standing on a public road under county jurisdiction; or

(2) Benefits a public road under county jurisdiction. [1981 c.153 § 26]

 

[Repealed by 1975 c.771 § 33]