Oregon Statutes 477.281 – Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection
(1) The obligation of an owner of timberland or grazing land for payment of assessments and taxes for fire protection of forestland is limited to:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.281
- District: means a forest protection district organized under ORS § 477. 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
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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
(a) The payment of moneys pursuant to ORS § 321.015 (2), 477.277, 477.295, 477.760 (4) and 477.880 to maintain the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund; and
(b) The payment of forest protection district assessments pursuant to ORS § 477.205 to 477.281.
(2) As used in this section, ‘obligation of an owner of timberland or grazing land for payment of assessments and taxes for fire protection of forestland’ does not include the duties or obligations of the owner under ORS § 477.066, 477.068 or 477.120 or the obligations of an owner of land included in a rural fire protection district pursuant to ORS § 478.010. [1989 c.769 § 9; 1991 c.639 § 3; 1997 c.206 § 2; 1999 c.59 § 157; 2003 c.685 2,7; 2005 c.802 § 8; 2009 c.69 § 1; 2021 c.592 § 43]
[1953 c.152 § 2; 1965 c.253 § 116; renumbered 477.670]
[1953 c.152 § 3; repealed by 1965 c.253 § 153]
[Formerly 477.035; repealed by 1989 c.769 § 6]
[1953 c.152 § 4; 1965 c.253 § 106; renumbered 477.625]
[1953 c.152 § 5; 1965 c.253 § 109; renumbered 477.635]
[1961 c.603 § 14; 1965 c.253 § 110; renumbered 477.640]
[Formerly 477.039; repealed by 1999 c.355 § 17]