Oregon Statutes 830.180 – Use of motors prohibited on certain lakes; exceptions; rules
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person may not use a motor for propelling a boat or for any purpose on the following named waters of this state:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 830.180
- Board: means the State Marine Board. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
- Boat: means every description of watercraft, including a seaplane on the water and not in flight, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, but does not include boathouses, floating homes, air mattresses, beach and water toys or single inner tubes. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Waters of this state: means all waters within the territorial limits of this state, the marginal sea adjacent to this state and the high seas when navigated as part of a journey or ride to or from the shore of this state. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
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(2) The following may use a motor to propel a boat on the named waters described in this section:
(a) Public bodies, as defined in ORS § 174.109, that have jurisdiction of the named waters described in this section; and
(b) The federal government.
(3) A person not otherwise described in subsection (2) of this section may use a motor to propel a boat on a specific named water described in this section if:
(a) The motor is an electric motor operated at a maximum of slow-no wake speed as defined by the State Marine Board by rule; and
(b) The board adopts a rule authorizing the use described in paragraph (a) of this subsection on a specific named water described in this section. [Formerly 488.610; 2019 c.214 § 1]