Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 622.320 (2026)

Plats as private property; restriction of public use of waters prohibited

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section ORSoregonlegislature.gov JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

622.320 Plats as private property; restriction of public use of waters prohibited. Any plats of lands for the cultivation of oysters, clams or mussels held by citizens of this state, if distinctly marked out by means which do not obstruct navigation, and not exceeding the extent allowed by regulations, shall be deemed and protected as private property. Such plats, however, shall not restrict the rights of the public to the use of the waters of this state in a normal and customary manner. [Formerly 509.455; 1997 c.375 §8]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition v. Oregon Fish & Wildlife Comm'n, 662 P.2d 356 (Or. Ct. App. 1983).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition v. Oregon Fish & Wildlife Comm'n, 662 P.2d 356 (Or. Ct. App. 1983). “” ORS 622.320 defines the public and private rights in such lands: “Any plats of oyster lands held by citizens of this state, if distinctly marked out by means which do not obstruct navigation, and not exceeding the extent allowed by regulations, shall be deemed and protected as…”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.