Oregon Code § 570.720·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Firewood sources; treatment; transportation; supply; sales; rules.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) Firewood
means whole or split pieces of wood that are:
(A) Less than 48
inches in length; and
(B) In a form
commonly used for burning in campfires, stoves or fireplaces.
(b) Invasive
species has the meaning given that term in ORS 570.755.
(2) A person may
not transport into or within this state firewood for personal use or sale at,
or delivery to, a destination in this state unless:
(a) The firewood
is harvested from a source located in this state, Idaho or Washington; or
(b) The firewood
has been treated in a manner prescribed by the State Department of Agriculture.
(3) A person may
not sell firewood within this state unless:
(a) The firewood
is harvested from a source located in this state, Idaho or Washington; or
(b) The firewood
is labeled as required by the department and the seller can provide
documentation that the firewood has been treated as prescribed by the
department.
(4)(a) Persons
that transport or supply firewood in this state for other than personal use
that is harvested from a source outside of this state, Idaho or Washington
shall maintain records, certificates or other documents as required by the
department. Persons that sell firewood in this state that is harvested from a
source outside of this state, Idaho or Washington shall maintain records,
certificates or other documents as required by the department.
(b) The records,
certificates or other documents of a person described in paragraph (a) of this
subsection that transports or supplies firewood in this state must include, but
need not be limited to, information regarding the source of the firewood, any treatment
of the firewood and the disposition of the firewood. The records, certificates
or other documents of a person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection
that sells firewood must include, but need not be limited to, information
regarding the source and supplier of the firewood. The department shall adopt
rules establishing the required retention time for the records, certificates or
documents.
(c) The
department may inspect the records, certificates and other documents described
in paragraph (b) of this subsection and the inventory and facilities of a
person that transports firewood or of a firewood supplier or seller at any time
during reasonable business hours and may take samples for purposes of detecting
invasive species.
(5) In addition
to any other requirement of this section, if firewood is harvested from a
source in an area of this state, Idaho or Washington that is subject to a state
or federal quarantine for the control of a plant disease or pest, any
harvesting, treating, transporting, supplying or selling of the firewood must
be performed in conformance with the quarantine.
(6) The
department shall adopt rules for carrying out this section. [2011 c.439 §1]
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