Oregon Statutes > Chapter 478 > Powers and Duties
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- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- County: means the county in which the district, or the greater portion of the taxable assessed value of the district, is located. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- District: means a rural fire protection district proposed to be organized or organized under, or subject to, this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- district board: means the governing body of a district. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- landowner: means a legal owner of real property or the vendee of a contract of purchase of real property, if any, to the exclusion of the vendor. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Open burning: means any burning conducted in such a manner that combustion air is not effectively controlled and that combustion products are not vented through a stack or chimney, including but not limited to burning conducted in open outdoor fires, common burn barrels and backyard incinerators. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.