Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 477.220 (2026)

Lands not provided protection; lands not included within ORS 477.205 to 477.281

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477.220 Lands not provided protection; lands not included within ORS 477.205 to 477.281. (1) The forester is not required to provide protection for forestland that is either a small parcel or a tract isolated from a forest protection district and which land is found by the forester as not practicable to be included in a forest patrol system.

(2) ORS 477.205 to 477.281 do not apply to federal grazing land or federal timberland within this state for which adequate protection is provided unless the lands have been included within the boundaries of a forest protection district pursuant to a cooperative agreement with the federal government approved by the State Board of Forestry.

(3) Upon written request of the owner of lands that have been incorporated within a rural fire protection district, the forester shall determine whether the lands, or any part thereof, are forestland. Thereafter, those lands that have been so determined shall be included within ORS 477.205 to 477.281 unless excluded pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. [Formerly 477.053; 2005 c.22 §358]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: State ex rel. Dep't of Forestry v. Louisiana-Pac. Corp., 941 P.2d 1052 (Or. Ct. App. 1997).

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State ex rel. Dep't of Forestry v. Louisiana-Pac. Corp., 941 P.2d 1052 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “210(3), (4); ORS 477.220 et seq. In addition, the state forester and a forest protective association may enter into cooperative agreements, with each other or with other public or private entities, to prevent and suppress fires.”

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