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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 477
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 477
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- § 477.009 — Investigative authority
- § 477.013 — Smoke management plan;
- § 477.025 — Variability of
- § 477.062 — Inadequately protected
- § 477.064 — Uncontrolled fire
- § 477.066 — Duty of owner and
- § 477.068 — Liability for cost of
- § 477.069 — Negligence in origin
- § 477.085 — Liability for cost of
- § 477.089 — Recovery for property
- § 477.092 — Liability for
- § 477.095 — Applicability of ORS
- § 477.100 — Ability of owner to
- § 477.120 — Liability of owner or
- § 477.123 — Volunteer fighters of
- § 477.125 — Liability of forest
- § 477.128 — Expenditures for
- § 477.150 — Smoke detection cameras
- § 477.155 — Wildfire response
- § 477.175 — Definition of all
- § 477.180 — Ratification of
- § 477.185 — Use of local fire
- § 477.190 — Authority of Governor
- § 477.195 — Ratification of
- § 477.200 — Northwest Wildland Fire
- § 477.210 — Duty of owner to
- § 477.220 — Lands not provided
- § 477.225 — Establishment and
- § 477.230 — Basis for computing
- § 477.232 — Costs in excess of
- § 477.235 — Forester to prepare
- § 477.240 — Advisory and guidance
- § 477.245 — Owners entitled to be
- § 477.250 — Notice of budget
- § 477.255 — Holding of budget
- § 477.265 — Board to deal with
- § 477.270 — Budgeted cost of
- § 477.281 — Limitation on
- § 477.295 — Minimum assessment
- § 477.300 — Use of funds in State
- § 477.305 — Forester to enforce
- § 477.317 — State Forester
- § 477.320 — Request of rangeland
- § 477.321 — Rangeland Protection
- § 477.322 — Disposal and transfer
- § 477.323 — Funding and assistance
- § 477.325 — Budget for rangeland
- § 477.355 — Fire wardens generally
- § 477.360 — Duties of fire warden
- § 477.365 — Duties and powers of
- § 477.406 — Cooperative contracts
- § 477.408 — Provisions of contract
- § 477.409 — Contracts for
- § 477.410 — Liability of parties;
- § 477.412 — Disposition and use of
- § 477.440 — Emergency Fire Cost
- § 477.445 — Committee oversight of
- § 477.450 — Election of committee
- § 477.455 — Meetings of committee;
- § 477.460 — Duties of
- § 477.491 — Assignments of property
- § 477.502 — Landscape Resiliency
- § 477.503 — Reduction of wildfire
- § 477.504 — No effect on management
- § 477.506 — Wildfire risk reduction
- § 477.508 — State Forester may
- § 477.510 — Acts prohibited during
- § 477.512 — Additional acts
- § 477.515 — Permits required for
- § 477.520 — Refusal, suspension or
- § 477.532 — Regional air quality
- § 477.535 — Forester may proclaim
- § 477.540 — Notice of proclamation;
- § 477.545 — Restricted uses during
- § 477.550 — Violation of
- § 477.554 — Program establishment;
- § 477.556 — Advisory committee;
- § 477.558 — Functions for advisory
- § 477.560 — Oregon Forest Smoke
- § 477.562 — Registration fee; rules
- § 477.565 — Felling dead trees and
- § 477.580 — Determination of
- § 477.605 — Enjoining violations of
- § 477.610 — Standardization of
- § 477.615 — Additional water supply
- § 477.625 — Permit to use fire or
- § 477.630 — Information in permit
- § 477.635 — Authority to issue,
- § 477.640 — Use and refueling of
- § 477.645 — Internal combustion
- § 477.650 — Stationary internal
- § 477.655 — Fire-fighting tools and
- § 477.660 — Additional protection
- § 477.665 — Fire watch service; rules;
- § 477.670 — When use of fire or
- § 477.695 — Removal of flammable
- § 477.698 — Permits for prescribed
- § 477.710 — Starting of campfire or
- § 477.720 — Accidentally setting
- § 477.745 — Liability of parents
- § 477.747 — Policies and plans for
- § 477.748 — Small forestland grant
- § 477.750 — Oregon Forest Land
- § 477.755 — Appropriation of fund;
- § 477.760 — Rules for
- § 477.770 — Rules relating to use
- § 477.775 — Emergency fire
- § 477.777 — Agency request budget;
- § 477.855 — Wildfire Prepared
- § 477.980 — Enforcement policy;
- § 477.985 — Enforcement procedure
- § 477.993 — Penalties
- § 477.001 — Definitions
- § 477.002 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19;
- § 477.003 — [1959 c.363 §20; repealed by 1961
- § 477.004 — [Repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]
- § 477.005 — Policy
- § 477.006 — [Repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]
- § 477.008 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §87;
- § 477.009 — Investigative authority of Attorney General for fire protection administration
- § 477.010 — [Repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]
- § 477.012 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §88;
- § 477.013 — Smoke
- § 477.014 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §89;
- § 477.015 — Definitions
- § 477.016 — [1963 c.107 §8; amended by 1965
- § 477.017 — [1997 c.429 §§4,5,7; 2007 c.30 §1;
- § 477.018 — [2019 c.136 §1; repealed by 2021
- § 477.020 — [1959 c.408 §§1,2,3,4,5; repealed
- § 477.022 — [1953 c.372 §1; 1961 c.603 §2;
- § 477.023 — [1997 c.429 §6; 2007 c.30 §2;
- § 477.024 — [1953 c.372 §3; 1955 c.318 §1;
- § 477.025 — Variability of wildland-urban interface fire protection problems
- § 477.026 — [1953 c.372 §4; 1965 c.253 §59;
- § 477.027 — [1997 c.429 §10; 2007 c.30 §3;
- § 477.028 — [1953 c.372 §5; 1957 c.83 §6; 1959
- § 477.029 — [1997 c.429 §11; 2007 c.30 §4;
- § 477.030 — [1953 c.372 §6; 1959 c.363 §4;
- § 477.031 — [1997 c.429 §§12,13; 2007 c.30 §5;
- § 477.033 — [1953 c.372 §7; 1955 c.318 §2;
- § 477.034 — [Amended by 1953 c.661 §2;
- § 477.035 — [1953 c.372 §8; 1965 c.253 §70;
- § 477.036 — [Amended by 1953 c.661 §2;
- § 477.037 — [1953 c.372 §9; 1959 c.363 §5;
- § 477.038 — [Amended by 1953 c.661 §2;
- § 477.039 — [1953 c.372 §10; 1963 c.107 §3;
- § 477.040 — [Amended by 1953 c.661 §2;
- § 477.041 — [1953 c.372 §11; 1965 c.253 §61;
- § 477.042 — [Amended by 1953 c.661 §2;
- § 477.043 — [1953 c.372 §§12,16; 1957 c.32 §1;
- § 477.044 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.045 — [1953 c.372 §13; 1965 c.253 §65;
- § 477.046 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.047 — [1953 c.372 §14; 1965 c.253 §66;
- § 477.048 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.049 — [1953 c.372 §15; 1965 c.253 §67;
- § 477.050 — [Amended by 1953 c.37 §2;
- § 477.051 — [1953 c.372 §17; 1965 c.253 §68; renumbered
- § 477.052 — [1997 c.429 §14; 2007 c.30 §6;
- § 477.053 — [1953 c.372 §18; 1955 c.318 §3;
- § 477.054 — [1997 c.429 §15; 2007 c.30 §7;
- § 477.055 — [1953 c.372 §19; repealed by 1965
- § 477.056 — [1965 c.253 §47 (enacted in lieu
- § 477.057 — [1997 c.429 §16; 2007 c.30 §8;
- § 477.058 — [1965 c.253 §49 (enacted in lieu
- § 477.059 — [1997 c.429 §17; 2007 c.30 §9;
- § 477.060 — [1997 c.429 §18; 2001 c.361 §1;
- § 477.061 — [1997 c.429 §2; 2007 c.30 §11;
- § 477.062 — Inadequately protected forestland declared nuisance; notice to protect; work at
- § 477.064 — Uncontrolled fire declared nuisance
- § 477.066 — Duty
- § 477.067 — Notice
- § 477.068 — Liability for cost of abatement; interest; lien; foreclosure; attorney fees
- § 477.069 — Negligence in origin and in failure to control fire may be united in one
- § 477.070 — [Formerly 477.040; 1955 c.218 §2;
- § 477.071 — [Formerly 477.042; 1961 c.603 §11;
- § 477.072 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.073 — [Formerly 477.050; 1957 c.83 §8;
- § 477.074 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.076 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.078 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.080 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.082 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.085 — Liability for cost of protecting land within a forest protection district
- § 477.089 — Recovery
- § 477.089 — and 477.092 were added to
- § 477.090 — [Formerly 477.310; 1971 c.743 §384;
- § 477.092 — Liability for destruction of property by wildfire
- § 477.095 — Applicability of ORS 477.068, 477.085 and 477.089
- § 477.100 — Ability of owner to suppress fire; limitation
- § 477.101 — [1959 c.363 §19; 1965 c.253 §135;
- § 477.102 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.104 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.106 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.108 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.110 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.112 — [Repealed by 1953 c.372 §22]
- § 477.120 — Liability of owner or operator
- § 477.068 — which are the ordinary costs of the regular personnel and equipment of
- § 477.123 — Volunteer fighters of wildfires
- § 477.123 — was enacted into law by
- § 477.125 — Liability of forest protective associations, rangeland protection associations
- § 477.128 — Expenditures for criminal defense related to fire suppression activities
- § 477.128 — was enacted into law by
- § 477.130 — [Formerly 477.058; 1971 c.743 §386;
- § 477.132 — [Repealed by 1953 c.375 §38]
- § 477.133 — [1953 c.375 §31; 1957 c.309 §10;
- § 477.134 — [Repealed by 1953 c.375 §38]
- § 477.135 — [1953 c.375 §32; 1957 c.309 §11;
- § 477.136 — [Repealed by 1953 c.375 §38]
- § 477.142 — [1963 c.454 §2; 1965 c.253 §73;
- § 477.144 — [1963 c.454 §3; 1965 c.253 §74;
- § 477.146 — [1963 c.454 §4; 1965 c.253 §75;
- § 477.148 — [1963 c.454 §5; repealed by 1965
- § 477.150 — Smoke
- § 477.150 — and 477.155 were enacted
- § 477.152 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1955
- § 477.154 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1963
- § 477.155 — Wildfire response capacity
- § 477.156 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1965
- § 477.158 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1957
- § 477.160 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1965
- § 477.161 — [2021 c.592 §28; repealed by 2025
- § 477.162 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §102;
- § 477.164 — [Amended by 1953 c.302 §2;
- § 477.165 — [1953 c.68 §14; 1965 c.253 §94;
- § 477.175 — Definition of all possible aid for agreement
- § 477.175 — to 477.200 were enacted
- § 477.180 — Ratification of amendment to agreement; withdrawal if Legislative Assembly
- § 477.182 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §111;
- § 477.184 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1955
- § 477.185 — Use of
- § 477.186 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1955
- § 477.187 — [1953 c.68 §8; 1955 c.158 §4; 1965
- § 477.188 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1955
- § 477.190 — Authority of Governor to carry out agreement
- § 477.195 — Ratification of Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement
- § 477.200 — Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement
- § 477.205 — Definitions for ORS 477.205 to 477.281
- § 477.210 — Duty
- § 477.212 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1965
- § 477.214 — [Repealed by 1953 c.68 §19]
- § 477.215 — [1953 c.68 §16; 1965 c.253 §105;
- § 477.216 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19;
- § 477.217 — [1957 c.32 §5 (enacted in lieu of
- § 477.218 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1965
- § 477.220 — Lands
- § 477.225 — Establishment and change of forest protection districts; rules
- § 477.230 — Basis
- § 477.232 — Costs
- § 477.232 — was added to and made a
- § 477.235 — Forester to prepare tentative budget estimates for districts
- § 477.240 — Advisory and guidance committees
- § 477.242 — [Amended by 1959 c.363 §11; 1965
- § 477.244 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1961
- § 477.245 — Owners
- § 477.246 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §122;
- § 477.248 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §123;
- § 477.250 — Notice
- § 477.255 — Holding of budget meeting; revision and submission of budget for final
- § 477.260 — Appeal
- § 477.265 — Board
- § 477.270 — Budgeted cost of forester to be lien; collection; deposit of amounts collected
- § 477.205 — to 477.281. [Formerly 477.033; 1983 c.16 §2; 1999 c.355 §8; 2025 c.581 §14]
- § 477.272 — [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]
- § 477.274 — [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]
- § 477.275 — [1981 c.321 §14; 1983 c.109 §1;
- § 477.276 — [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]
- § 477.277 — Annual
- § 477.278 — [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]
- § 477.280 — [Repealed by 1953 c.152 §10]
- § 477.281 — Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection
- § 477.282 — [1953 c.152 §2; 1965 c.253 §116;
- § 477.284 — [1953 c.152 §3; repealed by 1965
- § 477.285 — [Formerly 477.035; repealed by
- § 477.286 — [1953 c.152 §4; 1965 c.253 §106;
- § 477.288 — [1953 c.152 §5; 1965 c.253 §109; renumbered
- § 477.290 — [1961 c.603 §14; 1965 c.253 §110;
- § 477.291 — [Formerly 477.039; repealed by
- § 477.295 — Minimum assessment under ORS 477.270; combining lots; fees; rules
- § 477.300 — Use of
- § 477.302 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §126;
- § 477.304 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §127;
- § 477.305 — Forester to enforce prohibition against littering on forestland in districts
- § 477.306 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §132;
- § 477.308 — [Amended by 1965 c.253 §133;
- § 477.310 — [Amended by 1959 c.363 §12; 1965
- § 477.312 — [Amended by 1959 c.363 §13;
- § 477.314 — [Repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]
- § 477.315 — Definitions for ORS 477.315 to 477.325
- § 477.317 — State
- § 477.320 — Request of rangeland owners for protection; hearings; determination;
- § 477.321 — Rangeland Protection Association Fund
- § 477.322 — Disposal and transfer of motor vehicles and equipment
- § 477.323 — Funding and assistance for rangeland protection associations
- § 477.325 — Budget
- § 477.355 — Fire
- § 477.360 — Duties
- § 477.365 — Duties
- § 477.985 — for violation of this chapter or rules or orders adopted pursuant
- § 477.370 — [Formerly 477.014; 1987 c.158 §104;
- § 477.375 — [1965 c.253 §91; repealed by 1997
- § 477.405 — [1965 c.253 §77; repealed by 1967
- § 477.406 — Cooperative contracts or agreements for forest protection or forest related
- § 477.408 — Provisions of contract or agreement
- § 477.409 — Contracts for off-season services for fire prevention and suppression
- § 477.410 — Liability of parties; responsibility for equipment; unemployment insurance and
- § 477.412 — Disposition and use of moneys received by forester under contract or agreement
- § 477.415 — [1965 c.253 §78; 1967 c.429 §35;
- § 477.420 — [Formerly 477.133; repealed by
- § 477.425 — [Formerly 477.135; 1967 c.429 §13;
- § 477.430 — [1965 c.253 §82; 1967 c.429 §5;
- § 477.440 — Emergency Fire Cost Committee; members; terms; vacancies
- § 477.445 — Committee oversight of distribution of fire emergency funds
- § 477.450 — Election
- § 477.455 — Meetings of committee; committee administrator and staff
- § 477.460 — Duties
- § 477.490 — [2021 c.592 §7; 2023 c.611 §1;
- § 477.491 — Assignments of property to wildfire hazard zones null and void
- § 477.491 — was enacted into law by
- § 477.502 — Landscape Resiliency Fund
- § 477.502 — was enacted into law by
- § 477.503 — Reduction of wildfire risk
- § 477.503 — and 477.504 were enacted
- § 477.504 — No
- § 477.505 — [1965 c.253 §93; 1969 c.204 §3;
- § 477.506 — Wildfire risk reduction program annual report
- § 477.506 — was enacted into law by
- § 477.508 — State
- § 477.510 — Acts
- § 477.512 — Additional acts prohibited during fire season
- § 477.512 — was added to and made a
- § 477.515 — Permits required for fires on forestlands; waiver; permit conditions;
- § 477.520 — Refusal, suspension or revocation of permits
- § 477.525 — [1965 c.253 §97; repealed by 1967
- § 477.526 — [1967 c.429 §15 (enacted in lieu
- § 477.530 — [1965 c.253 §98; repealed by 1997
- § 477.532 — Regional air quality authoritys functions limited
- § 477.535 — Forester may proclaim forestland subject to restricted uses; coordination of
- § 477.540 — Notice
- § 477.545 — Restricted uses during closure
- § 477.550 — Violation of restrictions; access for fire fighting permitted
- § 477.552 — Policy
- § 477.554 — Program establishment; content
- § 477.556 — Advisory committee; membership; terms; staff
- § 477.558 — Functions for advisory committee
- § 477.560 — Oregon
- § 477.562 — Registration fee; rules
- § 477.515 — (1)
- § 477.565 — Felling dead trees and snags; rules
- § 477.570 — [Formerly 477.242; repealed by
- § 477.575 — [Formerly 477.244; 1969 c.680 §3;
- § 477.580 — Determination of additional fire hazards; notice to landowner; plan for
- § 477.585 — [1967 c.429 §56; repealed by 1973
- § 477.605 — Enjoining violations of ORS 477.615 and 477.645 to 477.655
- § 477.610 — Standardization of fire-fighting equipment used to protect forestland; rules
- § 477.615 — Additional water supply and equipment; rules
- § 477.620 — [Formerly 477.215; repealed by
- § 477.625 — Permit
- § 477.627 — [1975 c.185 §3; repealed by 1975
- § 477.630 — Information in permit
- § 477.635 — Authority to issue, refuse, suspend or revoke permit
- § 477.640 — Use
- § 477.645 — Internal combustion engines; rules
- § 477.650 — Stationary internal combustion engines; rules; waiver
- § 477.655 — Fire-fighting tools and equipment at operation area and on trucks; rules
- § 477.660 — Additional protection facilities or services at operation area
- § 477.665 — Fire
- § 477.670 — When
- § 477.685 — [Formerly 477.246; repealed by
- § 477.690 — [Formerly 477.248; repealed by
- § 477.695 — Removal of flammable material from railroad rights of way
- § 477.698 — Permits for prescribed fires; rules
- § 477.698 — was enacted into law by
- § 477.705 — [Formerly 477.302; repealed by
- § 477.710 — Starting of campfire or other open fire restricted; exceptions
- § 477.715 — [1965 c.253 §129; repealed by 1971
- § 477.720 — Accidentally setting fire to forestland; failure to prevent spread
- § 477.730 — [Formerly 477.306; repealed by
- § 477.735 — [Formerly 477.308; 1971 c.743 §389;
- § 477.740 — Unlawful use of fire
- § 477.745 — Liability of parents for costs of suppressing fire caused by minor child
- § 477.747 — Policies and plans for restoration of burned forestland
- § 477.747 — was enacted into law by
- § 477.748 — Small
- § 477.748 — was enacted into law by
- § 477.750 — Oregon
- § 477.755 — Appropriation of fund; limitation on expenditures
- § 477.760 — Rules
- § 477.765 — [1969 c.524 §5; repealed by 1985
- § 477.770 — Rules
- § 477.775 — Emergency fire suppression costs insurance; considerations
- § 477.777 — Agency
- § 477.780 — [1969 c.524 §14; repealed by 1985
- § 477.805 — [1967 c.429 §37; repealed by 1985
- § 477.810 — [1961 c.689 §2; 1965 c.253 §145;
- § 477.820 — [1961 c.689 §3; 1967 c.429 §39;
- § 477.830 — [1961 c.689 §§4,5(3); 1969 c.524 §11;
- § 477.840 — [1961 c.689 §5(1),(2); repealed by
- § 477.850 — [1961 c.689 §6; repealed by 1985
- § 477.855 — Wildfire Prepared Structure Program; implementing grant program; rules
- § 477.015 — and 477.027
- § 477.855 — was enacted into law by
- § 477.027 — was repealed by section 1,
- § 477.855 — for the repeal of 477.027 has not been made
- § 477.880 — [1969 c.524 §§7,8; 1981 c.321 §3;
- § 477.885 — [1969 c.524 §9; repealed by 1985
- § 477.910 — [1959 c.320 §1; 1965 c.253 §146;
- § 477.920 — [1959 c.320 §7; repealed by 1985
- § 477.930 — [1959 c.320 §2; 1967 c.429 §41;
- § 477.940 — [1959 c.320 §3; 1967 c.429 §42;
- § 477.950 — [1959 c.320 §4; 1961 c.689 §7;
- § 477.960 — [1959 c.320 §5; 1961 c.689 §8;
- § 477.970 — [1959 c.320 §6; 1961 c.689 §9;
- § 477.980 — Enforcement policy; rules; factors considered
- § 477.985 — Enforcement procedure
- § 477.993 — in the manner provided by ORS chapter 153
- § 477.990 — [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19;
- § 477.992 — [Repealed by 1959 c.363 §21]
- § 477.993 — Penalties