Oregon Statutes 526.615 – Qualifications of voting members
Except as provided in ORS § 526.610 (5), each voting member of the board of directors of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute shall have the following qualifications:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 526.615
- Board: means the State Board of Forestry. See Oregon Statutes 526.005
- Forestland: means any woodland, brushland, timberland, grazing land or clearing that, during any time of the year, contains enough forest growth, slashing or vegetation to constitute, in the judgment of the forester, a fire hazard, regardless of how the land is zoned or taxed. See Oregon Statutes 526.005
- United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) Be a citizen of the United States.
(2) Be a bona fide resident of this state.
(3) Be a producer in this state, an employee of such a producer or own between 100 and 2,000 acres of forestland in this state on which harvest taxes are paid, but have no direct financial interest in any forest products processing activity.
(4) Have been actively engaged in producing forest products for a period of at least five years.
(5) Derive a substantial proportion of income from the production of forest products.
(6) Have demonstrated, through membership in producers’ organizations or organizations representing landowners who meet the requirements of ORS § 526.610 (4), a profound interest in the development of Oregon’s forest products industry. [1991 c.949 § 6; 1995 c.225 § 4; 1999 c.40 § 2; 2003 c.423 § 3]