2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use
Chapter 196 - State Waters and Ocean Resources; Wetlands; Removal and Fill
Section 196.855 - Noncomplying removal of material or filling as public nuisance.

Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat § 196.855 (2025)
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The removal of material from the beds or banks or filling any of the waters of this state without a permit issued under ORS 196.825, or in a manner contrary to the conditions set out in the permit, or in a manner contrary to the conditions set out in an order approving a wetland conservation plan, is a public nuisance. [Formerly 541.645 and then 196.720; 2007 c.71 §65]
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