Oregon Statutes 526.340 – Classification by State Forester
(1) The State Forester may identify and classify forestland in a county, consistent with ORS § 526.324 and 526.328, if:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 526.340
- Forester: means the State Forester or the authorized representative of the forester. 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
(a) The governing body of a county has failed to establish a forestland classification committee within two years after the State Forester made a request under ORS § 526.310 (1);
(b) A forestland classification committee has failed to adopt and file a final classification pursuant to ORS § 526.328 within the five-year period after the date the forestland classification committee was first established; or
(c) A forestland classification committee has failed to act in a manner consistent with ORS § 526.310, 526.320, 526.324 and 526.328.
(2) Classifications by the State Forester have the same force and effect as though made by a forestland classification committee. However, classifications made by the State Forester cease to be effective if replaced by classifications made pursuant to ORS § 526.320, 526.324 and 526.328. [Amended by 1965 c.253 § 40; 1997 c.274 § 43; 2009 c.69 § 9]