General Provisions
County Horticultural Inspectors
Inspection and Quarantine Generally; Abatement of Nuisances
Plant Pests
Protective Measures Against Spread of Plant Pests
Control Areas
Imported Timber Products Inspection Program
Firewood
Invasive Species Council
Penalties

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 570 - Plant Pest Control; Invasive Species

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Board: means the State Land Board. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Department: means the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Land: includes water, water rights, easements of every nature and all appurtenances to land. See Oregon Statutes 273.006
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100