Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 527 § 527.680 — (2)(b) directs the repair of damage or correction of an unsatisfactory
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 527 ·
Oregon Code § 527.680·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
(2)(b) directs the repair of damage or correction of an unsatisfactory
condition, including compliance with reforestation requirements, and if the
operator or landowner does not comply with the order within the period
specified in such order and the order has not been appealed to the State Board
of Forestry within 30 days, the State Forester based upon a determination by
the forester of what action will best carry out the purposes of ORS 527.630 shall:
(a) Maintain an
action in the Circuit Court for Marion County or the circuit court for the
county in which the violation occurred for an order requiring the landowner or
operator to comply with the terms of the foresters order or to restrain
violations thereof; or
(b) Estimate the
cost to repair the damage or the unsatisfactory condition as directed by the
order and shall notify the operator, timber owner and landowner in writing of
the amount of the estimate. Upon agreement of the operator, timber owner or the
landowner to pay the cost, the State Forester may proceed to repair the damage
or the unsatisfactory condition. In the event approval of the expenditure is
not obtained within 30 days after notification to the operator, timber owner
and landowner under this section, the State Forester shall present to the board
the alleged violation, the estimate of the expenditure to repair the damage or
unsatisfactory condition and the justification for the expenditure.
(2) The board
shall review the matter presented to it pursuant to subsection (1) of this
section and shall determine whether to authorize the State Forester to proceed
to repair the damage or correct the unsatisfactory condition and the amount
authorized for expenditure. The board shall afford the operator, timber owner
or landowner the opportunity to appear before the board for the purpose of
presenting facts pertaining to the alleged violation and the proposed
expenditure.
(3) If the board
authorizes the State Forester to repair the damage or correct the
unsatisfactory condition, the State Forester shall proceed, either with forces
of the State Forester or by contract, to repair the damage or correct the
unsatisfactory condition. The State Forester shall keep a complete account of
direct expenditures incurred, and upon completion of the work, shall prepare an
itemized statement thereof and shall deliver a copy to the operator, timber
owner and landowner. In no event shall the expenditures exceed the amount
authorized by subsection (2) of this section. An itemized statement of the
direct expenditures incurred by the State Forester, certified by the State
Forester, shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of such expenditures in any
proceeding authorized by this section. If the State Foresters action to repair
the damage or correct the unsatisfactory condition arose from an operation for
which a bond, cash deposit or other security was required under ORS 527.760,
the State Forester shall retain any applicable portion of a cash deposit and
the surety on the bond or holder of the other security deposit shall pay the
amount of the bond or other security deposit to the State Forester upon demand.
If the amount specified in the demand is not paid within 30 days following the
demand, the Attorney General, upon request by the State Forester, shall
institute proceedings to recover the amount specified in the demand.
(4) The
expenditures in cases covered by this section, including cases where the amount
collected on a bond, deposit or other security was not sufficient to cover
authorized expenditures, shall constitute a general lien upon the real and
personal property of the operator, timber owner and landowner within the county
in which the damage occurred. A written notice of the lien, containing a
statement of the demand, the description of the property upon which the
expenditures were made and the name of the parties against whom the lien
attaches, shall be certified under oath by the State Forester and filed in the
office of the county clerk of the county or counties in which the expenditures
were made within six months after the date of delivery of the itemized statement
referred to in subsection (3) of this section, and may be foreclosed in the
manner provided in ORS chapter 88.
(5) All moneys
recovered under this section shall be paid into the State Forestry Department
Account. [1971 c.316 §11; 1981 c.757 §10; 1983 c.28 §1; 1991 c.919 §12]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 527.680
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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