Oregon Code § 622.280·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Withdrawal of unproductive lands.
(1) If, for a period of three years after the filing of a plat under chapter
675, Oregon Laws 1969, more than one-half the lands claimed are unproductive,
the State Department of Agriculture may withdraw from a claimant and consider
abandoned any portion of the unproductive lands claimed by such claimant.
However, the reason for such unproductiveness shall not include restrictions by
governmental health authorities, the unavailability of seed or infestation by
pest or disease.
(2) The
department may withdraw from a claimant and consider abandoned those lands:
(a) On which the
claimant fails to pay the fees or use taxes referred to in ORS 622.290, unless
the department is satisfied that there was reasonable cause for such failure.
(b) That are not
marked in the manner provided by ORS 622.320.
(c) That are used
or held for purposes other than oyster, clam or mussel cultivation. [Formerly
509.439; 1997 c.375 §6]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 622.280
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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