Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 30 § 30.937 — Immunity from private action based on farming or forest practice allowed as
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 30 ·
Oregon Code § 30.937·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Immunity from private action based on farming or forest practice allowed as
preexisting nonconforming use; exceptions.
(1) No farming or forest practice allowed as a
preexisting nonconforming use shall give rise to any private right of action or
claim for relief based on nuisance or trespass.
(2) Subsection
(1) of this section shall not apply to a right of action or claim for relief
for:
(a) Damage to
commercial agricultural products; or
(b) Death or
serious physical injury as defined in ORS 161.015.
(3) Subsection
(1) of this section applies only where a farming or forest practice existed
before the conflicting nonfarm or nonforest use of real property that gave rise
to the right of action or claim for relief.
(4) Subsection
(1) of this section applies only where a farming or forest practice has not
significantly increased in size or intensity from November 4, 1993, or the date
on which the applicable urban growth boundary is changed to include the subject
farming or forest practice within its limits, whichever is later. [1993 c.792 §35;
1995 c.703 §4]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 30.937
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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