Oregon Code § 477.562·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Registration fee; rules.
(1) The State Forestry Department shall collect a nonrefundable registration
fee for Class 1 forestland under ORS 526.324 to be burned west of the summit of
the Cascade Mountains, not including Hood River County.
(2) Any owner of
Class 1 forestland under ORS 526.324 and any agency managing Class 1 forestland
under ORS 526.324 lying within the regulated area as described in the plan
required under ORS 477.013 shall register with the State Forester, in
accordance with rules adopted by the State Forester, the number of acres to be
burned prior to December 31 of the same year.
(3) The State
Forester shall establish by rule the amount of fees to be collected under this
section. The fees may not exceed:
(a) Fifty cents
per acre for registration.
(b) $5 per acre
for forestland classified as Class 1 under ORS 526.324 that has been treated by
any prescription burn method authorized by the issuance of a permit under ORS