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Or. Rev. Stat. § 526.031 (2026)

State Forester; deputy and assistants; compensation

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      526.031 State Forester; deputy and assistants; compensation. (1) The Governor shall appoint a State Forester subject to Senate confirmation under ORS 171.562 and 171.565. The forester shall be the chief executive officer of the State Forestry Department and shall act as the secretary of the State Board of Forestry. The forester shall serve a term of four years at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be eligible for reappointment.

      (2)(a) With the approval of the board and subject to applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law, the State Forester may appoint a Deputy State Forester, assistant state foresters and other employees of the department.

      (b) The State Forester must have organizational management experience and either of the following:

      (A) Executive experience and expertise overseeing forest and wildfire management on western forestlands; or

      (B) Operational experience and expertise overseeing forest and wildfire management on western forestlands.

      (c) During the State Forester’s absence or disability, all authority shall be exercised by the Deputy State Forester.

      (3)(a) The State Forester shall receive a salary as provided by law or, if not so provided, as prescribed by the Governor.

      (b) In addition to salary, but subject to any applicable law regulating travel and other expenses of state officers and employees, the State Forester, the Deputy State Forester and assistant state foresters shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by the State Forester, the Deputy State Forester and assistant state foresters in the performance of official duties. [1965 c.253 §7; 1983 c.759 §13; 2025 c.544 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2006 · leading case: Thomas Creek Lumber & Log Co. v. Bd. of Forestry, 69 P.3d 1238 (Or. Ct. App. 2003).
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Thomas Creek Lumber & Log Co. v. Bd. of Forestry, 69 P.3d 1238 (Or. Ct. App. 2003). “ORS 526.031. 2 We note that, under section 12(4) of Oregon Laws 1999, chapter 849, “[i]f a party seeks judicial review of an agency’s modification of a finding of historical fact” made by a hearing officer assigned from the Hearing Officer Panel established under that act, the…”
Thomas Creek Lumber & Log Co. v. Forester, 970 P.2d 659 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “ORS 526.031; ORS *211 530.050. Pursuant to OAR 629-032-0050, a party to a timber sale contract who has received a notice of default from the Forester may request a contested case hearing before the Forester.”
Gambee v. Dep't of Forestry, 81 P.3d 734 (Or. Ct. App. 2003). “ORS 526.031. 2 ORS 527.670(6) provides, in part: “An operator, timber owner or landowner, before commencing an operation, shall notify the State Forester.”
Birmingham v. Dep't of Forestry, 149 P.3d 600 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “008; ORS 526.031(1). State law authorizes the board to “acquire, by purchase, donation, devise or exchange * * * lands which by reason of their location, topographical, geological or physical characteristics are chiefly valuable for the production of forest crops, watershed…”
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Birmingham v. Dep't of Forestry, 149 P.3d 600 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). “008; ORS 526.031(1). State law authorizes the board to “acquire, by purchase, donation, devise or exchange * * * lands which by reason of their location, topographical, geological or physical characteristics are chiefly valuable for the production of forest crops, watershed…”
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