Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 274 > Shellfish Mariculture Records

• Department: means the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Land: includes water, water rights, easements of every nature and all appurtenances to land. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
• local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
• Material: includes gravel, rock, sand and silt, but does not include hard minerals subject to ORS § 274. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
• public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109