Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 477.406 (2026)

Cooperative contracts or agreements for forest protection or forest related activities; negotiation

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477.406 Cooperative contracts or agreements for forest protection or forest related activities; negotiation. (1) For the prevention, mitigation and suppression of fire on forestland or on land other than forestland, or both, the forester and a forest protective association may:

(a) Jointly or separately purchase and dispose of, or contract for, goods, services, supplies, equipment or motor vehicles.

(b) Enter into a contract or agreement with each other or, jointly or separately, with a federal or state agency, political subdivision, corporation, responsible organization or responsible landowner or group of landowners.

(2) Contracts and agreements under subsection (1) of this section, and all renewals and revisions thereof, must be negotiated in accordance with procedures specified by rules of the State Board of Forestry.

(3) The forester and a forest protective association may enter into a contract or agreement for the accomplishment of forestry related activities.

(4) Contracts and agreements between the forester and a forest protective association under subsections (1) and (2) of this section may include the purchase from the forester of supplies and equipment, whether new or depreciated, that is needed to provide and support fire protection services. [1967 c.429 §24 (enacted in lieu of 477.405); 1969 c.204 §2; 1993 c.415 §1; 1999 c.355 §13; 2025 c.508 §6]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1982–2011 · leading case: Inbound v. Dept. of Forestry, 252 P.3d 336 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).

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Inbound v. Dept. of Forestry, 252 P.3d 336 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Instead, ORS 477.406 requires ODF to adopt its own rules for contract procurement.”

Inbound, LLC v. Dep't of Forestry, 252 P.3d 336 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Instead, ORS 477.406 requires ODF to adopt its own rules for contract procurement.”

State ex rel. Dep't of Forestry v. Louisiana-Pac. Corp., 941 P.2d 1052 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “ORS 477.406. ORS 477.120 provides a limited immunity from liability for the Department’s costs in suppressing forest fires when the owner of the forestland has fulfilled its obligations under ORS 477.”

State v. Columbia Basin Elec. Co-op, Inc., 646 P.2d 96 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). “024], which association has undertaken the control and suppression of fires on such land as provided in the contract; or “(c) Such forest land is protected pursuant to cooperative agreement or contract under ORS 477.406.” The exemption provided by subsection (l)(b) of that…”

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