(1) By rule, considering national best practices, the State Board of Forestry shall establish:

(a) A definition of ‘wildland-urban interface.’

(b) Criteria by which the wildland-urban interface must be identified and classified.

(2) The criteria:

(a) Must recognize differences across the state in fire hazard, fire risk and structural characteristics within the wildland-urban interface.

(b) May not exclude a category of land from inclusion in the wildland-urban interface.

(3) Based on the criteria, the wildland-urban interface must be integrated into the comprehensive statewide map described in ORS § 477.490. [1997 c.429 § 10; 2007 c.30 § 3; 2021 c.592 § 33; 2023 c.611 § 2]

[1953 c.372 § 5; 1957 c.83 § 6; 1959 c.363 § 3; 1963 c.107 § 1; repealed by 1965 c.253 § 153]

[1997 c.429 § 11; 2007 c.30 § 4; repealed by 2021 c.592 § 34]

[1953 c.372 § 6; 1959 c.363 § 4; 1965 c.253 § 60; 1965 c.312 § 1; renumbered 477.230]

[1997 c.429 12,13; 2007 c.30 § 5; repealed by 2021 c.592 § 34]

[Renumbered 477.062]

[1953 c.372 § 7; 1955 c.318 § 2; 1957 c.83 § 7; 1961 c.603 § 3; 1963 c.107 § 2; 1965 c.253 § 69; 1965 c.312 § 2; 1965 c.428 § 10; renumbered 477.270]

[Amended by 1953 c.661 § 2; renumbered 477.064]

[1953 c.372 § 8; 1965 c.253 § 70; 1965 c.312 § 3; renumbered 477.285]

[Amended by 1953 c.661 § 2; renumbered 477.066]

[1953 c.372 § 9; 1959 c.363 § 5; 1961 c.603 § 5; repealed by 1965 c.253 § 153]

[Amended by 1953 c.661 § 2; renumbered 477.068]

[1953 c.372 § 10; 1963 c.107 § 3; 1965 c.253 § 71; renumbered 477.291]

[Amended by 1953 c.661 § 2; renumbered 477.070]

[1953 c.372 § 11; 1965 c.253 § 61; renumbered 477.235]

[Amended by 1953 c.661 § 2; renumbered 477.071 and then 477.067]

[1953 c.372 12,16; 1957 c.32 § 1; 1965 c.253 § 64; renumbered 477.245]

[Repealed by 1953 c.372 § 22]

[1953 c.372 § 13; 1965 c.253 § 65; renumbered 477.250]

[Repealed by 1953 c.372 § 22]

[1953 c.372 § 14; 1965 c.253 § 66; renumbered 477.255]

[Repealed by 1953 c.372 § 22]

[1953 c.372 § 15; 1965 c.253 § 67; renumbered 477.260]

[Amended by 1953 c.37 § 2; renumbered 477.073]

[1953 c.372 § 17; 1965 c.253 § 68; renumbered 477.265]

[1997 c.429 § 14; 2007 c.30 § 6; repealed by 2021 c.592 § 34]

[1953 c.372 § 18; 1955 c.318 § 3; 1961 c.603 § 6; 1965 c.253 § 58; renumbered 477.220]

[1997 c.429 § 15; 2007 c.30 § 7; repealed by 2021 c.592 § 34]

[1953 c.372 § 19; repealed by 1965 c.253 § 153 and 1965 c.428 § 18]

[1965 c.253 § 47 (enacted in lieu of 477.070); 1967 c.429 § 57; renumbered 477.120]

[1997 c.429 § 16; 2007 c.30 § 8; repealed by 2021 c.592 § 34]

[1965 c.253 § 49 (enacted in lieu of 477.148); 1967 c.429 § 58; renumbered 477.130]

[1997 c.429 § 17; 2007 c.30 § 9; repealed by 2021 c.592 § 34]

[1997 c.429 § 18; 2001 c.361 § 1; 2007 c.30 § 10; repealed by 2021 c.592 § 34]

[1997 c.429 § 2; 2007 c.30 § 11; repealed by 2021 c.592 § 34]

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