Oregon Statutes 477.720 – Accidentally setting fire to forestland; failure to prevent spread
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(1) It is unlawful, having accidentally set fire to any forestland, or any place from which fire may be communicated to forestland, to fail to extinguish the fire or use every possible effort so to do.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 477.720
- 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 477.001
(2) It is unlawful, having built a fire on or near forestland, through carelessness or neglect to permit the fire to spread to or through the forestland. [1965 c.253 § 130]
[Formerly 477.306; repealed by 1971 c.743 § 432]
[Formerly 477.308; 1971 c.743 § 389; repealed by 1987 c.905 § 37]