Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 830 > Towed Watersports Program

• Board: means the State Marine Board. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
• Boat: means every description of watercraft, including a seaplane on the water and not in flight, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, but does not include boathouses, floating homes, air mattresses, beach and water toys or single inner tubes. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Length: means the length of a boat measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
• Motorboat: means any boat propelled in whole or in part by machinery, including boats temporarily equipped with detachable motors. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
• Operate: means to navigate or otherwise use a boat. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
• Peace officer: includes a member of the Oregon State Police, a sheriff or deputy sheriff, a city police officer, an authorized tribal police officer as defined in ORS § 181A. See Oregon Statutes 830.005
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Waters of this state: means all waters within the territorial limits of this state, the marginal sea adjacent to this state and the high seas when navigated as part of a journey or ride to or from the shore of this state. See Oregon Statutes 830.005