Oregon Statutes 478.300 – Contracting with others to provide facilities and services for fire protection or road lighting; authority over open burning and fire permits; rules
(1) In addition to the authority to enter into intergovernmental agreements under ORS Chapter 190, a rural fire protection district or other public body as defined in ORS § 174.109 may contract with any person for the purpose of affording fire fighting, protection or prevention facilities or road-lighting facilities and services, or both, to such person.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 478.300
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- District: means a rural fire protection district proposed to be organized or organized under, or subject to, this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- Open burning: means any burning conducted in such a manner that combustion air is not effectively controlled and that combustion products are not vented through a stack or chimney, including but not limited to burning conducted in open outdoor fires, common burn barrels and backyard incinerators. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
(2) When any agreement or contract is entered into pursuant to ORS Chapter 190 or subsection (1) of this section to provide fire protection service, the rural fire protection district or other public body providing such service shall have authority over open burning and the issuance of fire permits in the area served, and may in accordance with this chapter make reasonable rules and regulations relating thereto. [Amended by 1965 c.602 § 27; 1969 c.667 § 21; 2003 c.802 § 126]