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Or. Rev. Stat. § 477.281 (2026)

Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection

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      477.281 Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection. (1) The obligation of an owner of timberland or grazing land for payment of assessments and taxes for fire protection of forestland is limited to:

      (a) The payment of moneys pursuant to ORS 321.015 (2), 477.277 and 477.295 into the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund; and

      (b) The payment of forest protection district assessments pursuant to ORS 477.205 to 477.281.

      (2) As used in this section, “obligation of an owner of timberland or grazing land for payment of assessments and taxes for fire protection of forestland” does not include the duties or obligations of the owner under ORS 477.066, 477.068 or 477.120 or the obligations of an owner of land included in a rural fire protection district pursuant to ORS 478.010. [1989 c.769 §9; 1991 c.639 §3; 1997 c.206 §2; 1999 c.59 §157; 2003 c.685 §§2,7; 2005 c.802 §8; 2009 c.69 §1; 2021 c.592 §43; 2025 c.581 §16]

 

      477.282 [1953 c.152 §2; 1965 c.253 §116; renumbered 477.670]

 

      477.284 [1953 c.152 §3; repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]

 

      477.285 [Formerly 477.035; repealed by 1989 c.769 §6]

 

      477.286 [1953 c.152 §4; 1965 c.253 §106; renumbered 477.625]

 

      477.288 [1953 c.152 §5; 1965 c.253 §109; renumbered 477.635]

 

      477.290 [1961 c.603 §14; 1965 c.253 §110; renumbered 477.640]

 

      477.291 [Formerly 477.039; repealed by 1999 c.355 §17]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1997–2000 · 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). · cites it 12× “The trial court held that, because L-P had made the statutorily required payments described in ORS 477.281, that statute granted it immunity from any additional liability for suppressing fires on its land, whatever their cause.”
State ex rel. Dep't of Forestry v. Louisiana Pac. Corp., 999 P.2d 487 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). “2 LP answered, denying liability and counterclaiming for its attorney fees.”
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