Oregon Statutes 477.210 – Duty of owner to protect forestland; foresters duty to provide protection upon noncompliance
(1) During the season of the year when there is danger of fire, every owner of forestland shall provide adequate protection against the starting or spread of fire thereon or therefrom, which protection shall meet with the approval of the State Board of Forestry.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.210
- association: means an association, group or agency composed of owners of forestlands, organized for the purpose of protecting such forestlands from fire. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Board: means the State Board of Forestry. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- District: means a forest protection district organized under ORS § 477. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Forester: means the State Forester or authorized representative. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Forestland: means any woodland, brushland, timberland, grazing land or clearing that, during any time of the year, contains enough forest growth, slashing or vegetation to constitute, in the judgment of the forester, a fire hazard, regardless of how the land is zoned or taxed. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Owner: means an individual, a combination of individuals, a partnership, a corporation, the State of Oregon or a political subdivision thereof, or an association of any nature that holds an ownership interest in land. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
(2) Subsection (1) of this section is considered to have been complied with if, on January 1 of each year, the owner:
(a) Files with the forester a bona fide forest protection plan that meets with the approval of the board; or
(b) Is a member in good standing in a forest protective association maintaining a standard of protection approved by the board.
(3) The forester shall make periodic inspections of the protection facilities provided in order to ascertain compliance by the owner.
(4) In case any owner of forestland shall fail or neglect to file such a fire plan or maintain the standard of protection approved by the board, either through compliance with the fire plan or membership in an approved association, then the forester under the direction of the board shall provide forest protection pursuant to ORS § 477.205 to 477.281.
(5) The forester shall provide protection pursuant to ORS § 477.205 to 477.281 for forestland owned by the state or by a political subdivision located within a forest protection district, unless adequate protection as required by this section is otherwise provided. [Formerly 477.024; 2003 c.14 § 314]
[Amended by 1953 c.68 § 19; 1965 c.253 § 104; renumbered 477.615]
[Repealed by 1953 c.68 § 19]
[1953 c.68 § 16; 1965 c.253 § 105; renumbered 477.620]
[Amended by 1953 c.68 § 19; repealed by 1957 c.32 § 4 (477.217 enacted in lieu of 477.216)]
[1957 c.32 § 5 (enacted in lieu of 477.216); 1959 c.363 § 10; 1965 c.253 § 117; renumbered 477.565]
[Amended by 1953 c.68 § 19; 1965 c.253 § 103; renumbered 477.605]