Oregon Statutes 477.670 – When use of fire or power-driven machinery prohibited
During a fire season inside or within one-eighth of one mile of a forest protection district situated west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains, if the forestland in such district, or any part thereof, is susceptible in the judgment of the forester to damage by fire, the forester shall issue notice to that effect. Thereafter the use of fire in any form by any person in any operation area or the use of power-driven machinery for any operation, is unlawful unless approved by the forester. Approval shall be granted only when in the judgment of the forester the activity will not constitute a fire hazard sufficient to justify the requirement. [Formerly 477.282; 1993 c.415 § 3; 1997 c.274 § 30]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.670
- District: means a forest protection district organized under ORS § 477. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Fire season: means a period designated pursuant to 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
- Operation: means any industrial activity, any development or any improvement on forestland inside or within one-eighth of one mile of a forest protection district, including but not limited to the harvesting of forest tree species, the clearing of land, the use of power-driven machinery and the use of fire, excluding, however, the culture and harvesting of agricultural crops. See Oregon Statutes 477.001
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
[Formerly 477.246; repealed by 1995 c.605 § 1]
[Formerly 477.248; repealed by 1995 c.605 § 1]
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