Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 532.040 (2026)

Ownership of forest products and booming equipment presumed from registered brands or catch brands thereupon

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532.040 Ownership of forest products and booming equipment presumed from registered brands or catch brands thereupon. All forest products and booming equipment having impressed thereupon a registered brand as provided in ORS 532.010 to 532.140 are presumed to belong to the person appearing on the records in the office of the State Forester as the owner of the brand. However, all forest products having impressed thereupon also a registered catch brand are presumed to belong to the owner of the registered catch brand, unless there are impressed thereupon more than one registered catch brand, in which event they shall be presumed to belong to the owner whose registered catch brand was placed thereupon latest in point of time.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1977–1977 · leading case: Whitlock v. Hogrefe, 565 P.2d 1092 (Or. 1977).

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Whitlock v. Hogrefe, 565 P.2d 1092 (Or. 1977). “As for the statutory presumption of ownership that arises from a registered brand, ORS 532.040, the "RH” brand had been abandoned for non-renewal, ORS 532.”

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