As used in ORS § 468B.112 to 468B.118:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 468B.112

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(1) ‘Essential indigenous anadromous salmonid habitat’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 196.810, as further defined and designated by rule by the Department of State Lands pursuant to ORS § 196.810.

(2) ‘Line of ordinary high water’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 274.005.

(3) ‘Motorized in-stream placer mining’ means mining using any form of motorized equipment, including but not limited to the use of a motorized suction dredge, for the purpose of extracting gold, silver or any other precious metals from placer deposits of the beds or banks of the waters of the state.

(4) ‘Operator’ means any person that is engaged in motorized in-stream placer mining operations. [2017 c.300 § 3]