Oregon Code § 550.390·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Waterway pollution; penalty.
(1) A person commits the crime of waterway pollution if the person:
(a) Throws, dumps
or otherwise places, or permits to be thrown, dumped or otherwise placed, any
rubbish, refuse or any other matter or object in any ditch, lateral, canal,
slough or other waterway or conduit used in connection with any works or
waterway under the control of the urban flood safety and water quality
district;
(b) Befouls or
pollutes, or allows to be befouled or polluted, any waterway or conduit
described in paragraph (a) of this subsection; or
(c) Obstructs, or
allows to be obstructed, in any manner, any waterway or conduit described in
paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2) Waterway
pollution is a Class C misdemeanor. [2019 c.621 §25]