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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 526 - Forestry Administration
GENERAL PROVISIONS
STATE BOARD OF FORESTRY; STATE FORESTER; STATE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
- Section 526.008 - State Forestry Department.
- Section 526.009 - State Board of Forestry; chairperson; terms; vacancies; confirmation; qualifications; removal.
- Section 526.010 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1953 c.372 §22; 1957 c.654 §1; 1959 c.571 §1; 1963 c.63 §1; 1965 c.253 §5; 1967 c.429 §51; 1973 c.230 §2; 1973 c.792 §22; 1975 c.94 §1; 1979 c.394 §2; 1983 c.759 §6; repealed by 1987 c.919 §30]
- Section 526.015 [1957 c.654 §3; repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]
- Section 526.016 - General duties; limits; compensation and expenses; meetings; rules.
- Section 526.020 [Amended by 1953 c.68 §19; 1955 c.117 §1; repealed by 1965 c.253 §9 (526.041 enacted in lieu of 526.020)]
- Section 526.030 [Amended by 1953 c.23 §2; 1955 c.27 §1; 1961 c.123 §4; 1965 c.253 §11; renumbered 526.046]
- Section 526.031 - State Forester; deputy and assistants; compensation.
- Section 526.036 - Fidelity bonds.
- Section 526.040 [Repealed by 1953 c.43 §2]
- Section 526.041 - General duties of State Forester; rules.
- Section 526.046 - State Forester to cooperate with other agencies and persons; contracts for supervision; costs.
- Section 526.048 [1977 c.893 §16; renumbered 526.425]
- Section 526.050 [Repealed by 1953 c.23 §2]
- Section 526.052 - Credits for former forest protective association employees.
- Section 526.054 - Authority of department to require fingerprints.
- Section 526.060 - State Forestry Department Account; subaccounts.
- Section 526.065 - Authority to accept gifts and other donations for management of state forests and forest legacy programs; use of moneys in subaccount.
- Section 526.070 [1957 c.83 §22; 1965 c.253 §8; renumbered 526.036]
- Section 526.080 [1957 c.83 §25; renumbered 526.131]
- Section 526.090 - Acceptance and use of moneys under Agricultural Act of 1956 (soil bank and reforestation provisions).
- Section 526.095 - Clarke-McNary Act accepted; State Forester is agent of state.
- Section 526.105 - Disposition of receipts under ORS 526.090 and 526.095.
- Section 526.110 [Repealed by 1953 c.327 §6]
- Section 526.111 - State Forestry Department Revolving Account; purposes.
- Section 526.120 [Repealed by 1953 c.327 §6]
- Section 526.121 - Reimbursement of revolving account; keeping records.
- Section 526.122 - State Forestry Department Cash Flow Repayment Fund.
- Section 526.123 [2022 c.76 §4; repealed by 2025 c.581 §44]
- Section 526.125 - Tillamook Forest Interpretive Center Fund; sources; use of moneys in fund.
- Section 526.127 - Forestry Natural Climate Solutions Fund.
- Section 526.128 - State Forestry Department Large Wildfire Fund.
- Section 526.129 - Transfer of moneys from State Forestry Department Large Wildfire Fund.
- Section 526.130 [Repealed by 1953 c.327 §6]
- Section 526.131 - Purchase or acceptance of federal surplus property.
- Section 526.135 - Leasing departmental equipment to federal agency.
- Section 526.140 [Repealed by 1953 c.327 §6]
- Section 526.142 - Definition for ORS 526.142 to 526.152.
- Section 526.144 - Equipment pool; participation.
- Section 526.146 - Charges.
- Section 526.148 - Leasing communication equipment.
- Section 526.150 [Repealed by 1953 c.327 §6]
- Section 526.152 - Disposition of equipment; termination of pool.
- Section 526.156 - Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee; membership; advisory function.
- Section 526.160 [1953 c.74 §1; 1957 c.83 §9; 1959 c.61 §1; 1963 c.242 §1; repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]
- Section 526.162 - Taking title in fee simple.
- Section 526.164 - Exchange of property.
- Section 526.166 - Acquisition of real property by purchase, agreement or donation.
- Section 526.168 - Acquisition of real property by eminent domain.
- Section 526.170 [1953 c.71 §1; repealed by 1957 c.83 §26]
- Section 526.172 [1959 c.287 §1; repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]
- Section 526.174 [1959 c.287 §2; 1965 c.253 §27; renumbered 526.164]
- Section 526.176 [1959 c.287 §3; 1965 c.253 §26; renumbered 526.162]
- Section 526.178 - Going upon private property.
- Section 526.180 [1959 c.287 §5; repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
- Section 526.182 [1959 c.287 §6; repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
- Section 526.184 [1959 c.287 §7; repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
- Section 526.186 [1959 c.287 §8; repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
- Section 526.188 [1959 c.287 §9; repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
- Section 526.190 [1959 c.287 §10; repealed by 1971 c.741 §38]
- Section 526.192 - Attorney General to conduct proceedings.
- Section 526.194 - Disposition or leasing of property.
- Section 526.210 [Amended by 1953 c.376 §3; 1955 c.13 §1; repealed by 1961 c.297 §12]
- Section 526.215 - Oregon State University research and experimentation programs.
- Section 526.220 [Amended by 1957 c.238 §1; repealed by 1961 c.297 §12]
- Section 526.225 - Forest Research Laboratory; cooperative programs; advisory committee.
- Section 526.230 [Repealed by 1961 c.297 §12]
- Section 526.231 - Findings.
- Section 526.233 - Application of antitrust laws.
- Section 526.235 - State forest nursery; securing seedlings; sale of seedlings and stock; disposition of sales receipts.
- Section 526.237 - Acquisition of forest tree seedlings; agreements with grower cooperatives; fees.
- Section 526.240 [Repealed by 1961 c.297 §12]
- Section 526.245 [1971 c.59 §3; repealed by 2005 c.22 §376]
- Section 526.250 [Amended by 1953 c.324 §2; 1957 c.83 §10; repealed by 1961 c.297 §12]
- Section 526.255 - Long range management, marketing and harvest report.
- Section 526.260 [1953 c.376 §3; repealed by 1961 c.297 §12]
- Section 526.265 - Hearings to publish report and receive testimony; management regions.
- Section 526.270 [1953 c.332 §3; repealed by 1961 c.297 §12]
- Section 526.271 - Findings.
- Section 526.272 - Expanding activities under the Good Neighbor Authority Agreement.
- Section 526.273 - Cooperation with federal agencies.
- Section 526.274 - Authority to participate in federal forest management.
- Section 526.275 - Policy regarding Good Neighbor Authority Agreement projects.
- Section 526.276 - Reporting on Good Neighbor Authority Agreement projects.
- Section 526.277 - Findings.
- Section 526.280 - Responsibilities of State Forester; woody biomass utilization; report.
- Section 526.285 - Contracts for providing woody biomass from state-managed forestlands.
- Section 526.287 - Definitions for ORS 526.287 to 526.299 and 526.991.
- Section 526.289 - Legislative findings.
- Section 526.291 - Large commercial event permits; fees; rules.
- Section 526.294 - Large commercial event health and safety standards; rules.
- Section 526.297 - Suspension or revocation of permit.
- Section 526.299 - Organizer responsibility for compliance with permit terms and conditions.
- Section 526.305 - Definitions for ORS 526.305 to 526.370.
- Section 526.310 - Forestland classification committees; rules.
- Section 526.320 - Determination of forestland.
- Section 526.324 - Classification of forestland by committee; publication.
- Section 526.328 - Hearing; final classification.
- Section 526.330 [Repealed by 1965 c.253 §153]
- Section 526.332 - Appeal.
- Section 526.335 - State Board of Forestry rules.
- Section 526.340 - Classification by State Forester.
- Section 526.350 - Policy in administering forest and fire laws; contracts for care of forestland.
- Section 526.360 - Assistance with developing lands; supervision of certain burning; refusal of supervision or permit; Certified Burn Manager program; rules; liability for damage.
- Section 526.370 - Seeding agreements as condition of supervision of burning on forestlands; seeding at owner’s expense on breach; lien; foreclosure.
- Section 526.375 - Fire protection cost offset.
- Section 526.400 - Small Forestland Owner Assistance Office; rules.
- Section 526.402 - Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat Program; rules.
- Section 526.404 - Small Forestland Investment in Stream Habitat Program Fund.
- Section 526.406 - Adopting rules as part of rule package.
- Section 526.410 [Repealed by 1953 c.138 §2]
- Section 526.420 [Repealed by 1953 c.139 §2]
- Section 526.425 - Management assistance to nonindustrial private forest landowners; rules.
- Section 526.450 - Short title.
- Section 526.455 - Definitions for ORS 526.450 to 526.475.
- Section 526.460 - Policy to manage forests to maximize benefits.
- Section 526.465 - Purpose of ORS 526.450 to 526.475.
- Section 526.470 - Forest tree seed bank; sale to recover costs; disposition of funds; use of funds for research and development activities.
- Section 526.472 - Forest tree seed orchard; purposes; cooperative agreements; recovery of costs; revenues.
- Section 526.475 - Appeal of decisions by State Forester.
- Section 526.490 - Afforestation of certain idle lands; harvest requirements; inspection fees; lands subject to Oregon Forest Practices Act; rules; fees.
- Section 526.500 - Definitions for ORS 526.500 to 526.515.
- Section 526.505 - Policy.
- Section 526.510 - Department to provide technical assistance to governmental units.
- Section 526.515 - Gifts, grants and donations; fees for services.
- Section 526.520 - Urban tree canopy assessment.
- Section 526.600 - Definitions for ORS 526.600 to 526.675.
- Section 526.605 - Findings.
- Section 526.610 - Oregon Forest Resources Institute; board of directors; eligibility.
- Section 526.615 - Qualifications of voting members.
- Section 526.620 - Terms of voting members; vacancies.
- Section 526.625 - Effect of failure to maintain qualification; removal of member.
- Section 526.630 - Expenses of members and staff.
- Section 526.632 - Employees not subject to certain personnel regulation.
- Section 526.635 - Officers.
- Section 526.640 - General authority of institute.
- Section 526.645 - Additional powers.
- Section 526.650 - Expenditure of funds restricted.
- Section 526.655 - Acceptance of grants, donations and gifts.
- Section 526.660 - Application of budget and expenditure control laws.
- Section 526.665 - Exemption from certain financial administration laws.
- Section 526.670 - Books and records; audit.
- Section 526.675 - Oregon Forest Resources Institute Fund; use of moneys; rules.
- Section 526.680 [1991 c.949 §15; repealed by 2003 c.423 §10]
- Section 526.685 [1991 c.949 §19; repealed by 2003 c.423 §10]
- Section 526.695 - Definitions for ORS 526.695 to 526.775.
- Section 526.700 - Forest Resource Trust; purpose; trustees; advisory committee; rules; duties.
- Section 526.703 - Cost share program; purpose; advance of moneys and assistance.
- Section 526.705 - Loan program; financial assistance terms and conditions; rules.
- Section 526.710 - State Forestry Department to assist board.
- Section 526.715 [1993 c.765 §60; 2001 c.51 §1; repealed by 2007 c.201 §8]
- Section 526.720 - Forest Resource Trust Fund.
- Section 526.725 - Agreements with private, governmental or other organizations; land acquisitions; investment of funds; forestry carbon offsets; trust on governmental agencies or officers not created.
- Section 526.730 - Report to legislature.
- Section 526.735 [1995 c.207 §2; 2001 c.51 §2; 2007 c.201 §6; renumbered 526.695 in 2007]
- Section 526.740 - Lien for moneys payable to trust by forestland owner; attachment to severed forest products and accounts receivable.
- Section 526.745 - Notice of lien; filing.
- Section 526.750 - Recording of notice; fee.
- Section 526.755 - Foreclosure; costs.
- Section 526.760 - Priority; lien survives land foreclosure proceedings.
- Section 526.765 - Payment of funds advanced; release of lien.
- Section 526.770 - Notice of forest products harvest; contents; forest products purchasers.
- Section 526.775 - Execution of judgment against other property when forest products and accounts not subject to lien.
- Section 526.780 - Agreements for forestry carbon offsets; requirements; creation; disposition of revenues.
- Section 526.783 - Development of forestry carbon offset accounting system.
- Section 526.786 - Rules relating to forestry carbon offsets; rules advisory committee.
- Section 526.789 - Effect of state forestry carbon offset program.
- Section 526.801 - Definitions for ORS 526.801 to 526.831 and 526.992.
- Section 526.805 [1961 c.700 §1; 1963 c.298 §1; 1981 c.823 §1; repealed by 1991 c.942 §12]
- Section 526.806 - Prohibition against export of unprocessed timber; prohibition against certain public timber purchases.
- Section 526.810 [1961 c.700 §2; 1963 c.298 §7; renumbered 526.835]
- Section 526.811 - Exemption from export prohibition.
- Section 526.815 [1963 c.298 §3; repealed by 1981 c.823 §3]
- Section 526.816 - Certification by bidders for public timber.
- Section 526.820 [1963 c.298 §5; 1977 c.23 §1; repealed by 1981 c.823 §3]
- Section 526.821 - Political subdivisions to establish rules.
- Section 526.825 [1963 c.298 §4; 1967 c.34 §4; repealed by 1981 c.823 §3]
- Section 526.826 - Barring timber export violators from unprocessed public timber purchases.
- Section 526.830 [1963 c.298 §6; repealed by 1977 c.23 §2]
- Section 526.831 - Contract cancellation for timber export violation.
- Section 526.835 [Formerly 526.810; 1981 c.823 §2; 1981 c.823 §2; repealed by 1991 c.942 §12]
Note: 526.231, 526.233 and 526.237 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 526 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Note: 526.271, 526.274, 526.277 and 526.280 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 526 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Note: 526.400, 526.402, 526.404 and 526.406 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 526 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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