(1) Nothing in ORS § 274.040 prevents the Legislative Assembly from providing for regulation of the building of wharves or other improvements in any bay, harbor or inlet of this state, subject to ORS § 780.060, or grants the exclusive right to any person to use the natural oyster beds of this state.

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 274.060

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) The grantee of any submerged or submersible lands under ORS § 274.040 shall hold the same subject to the easement of the public, under the provisions and restrictions of law, to enter thereon and remove oysters and other shellfish therefrom. [Amended by 1967 c.421 § 105; 1969 c.594 33,33a; 2011 c.713 § 3]