Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 477 § 477.085 — Liability for cost of protecting land within a forest protection district
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 477 ·
Oregon Code § 477.085·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Liability for cost of protecting land within a forest protection district.
Any person who willfully or
negligently sets a fire or causes a fire to be set for which efforts to control
or extinguish the fire in order to protect forestland within a forest
protection district from fire are exerted by the forester or any forest protective
association or agency under contract or agreement with the State Board of
Forestry is liable for the actual costs incurred by the forester, association
or agency in such efforts. The costs shall be recovered from the person liable
therefor in the same manner as costs recovered under ORS 477.068. [1965 c.428 §7;
1967 c.429 §2; 1997 c.274 §3a; 1999 c.355 §4]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 477.085
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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