ORS 196.990: Penalties for unpermitted removal from or filling of waters.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Violation of ORS 196.810 is a misdemeanor. [Formerly subsection (4) of 541.990] 196.990. (1) A person commits the offense of unlawful removal from or filling of waters of this state if the person knowingly violates ORS 196.810 or an order issued thereunder, or any rule or condition of a permit issued under ORS 196.600 to 196.921. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 161.515, unlawful removal from or filling of waters of this state is an offense punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 per day of violation.
Official history and status
History: Note: Operation of the amendments to 196.990 by section 7, chapter 516, Oregon Laws 2001, is dependent upon further approval by the Legislative Assembly. See section 11, chapter 516, Oregon Laws 2001, as amended by section 19, chapter 11, Oregon Laws 2009 (second note under 196.800). The text that is operative after that approval is set forth for the user’s convenience.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 141-083-0800: Purpose and Applicability — implements
- OAR 141-083-0800: Purpose and Applicability — authority
- OAR 141-083-0810: Policies — implements
- OAR 141-083-0810: Policies — authority
- OAR 141-083-0820: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-083-0820: Definitions — authority
- OAR 141-083-0830: Cable Easement Application Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-083-0830: Cable Easement Application Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-083-0840: Pre-Application and Application Review Process — implements
- OAR 141-083-0840: Pre-Application and Application Review Process — authority
- OAR 141-083-0850: Cable Easement Terms and Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-083-0850: Cable Easement Terms and Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-083-0860: Penalties — implements
- OAR 141-083-0860: Penalties — authority
- OAR 141-083-0870: Reconsideration of Decision — implements
- OAR 141-083-0870: Reconsideration of Decision — authority
- OAR 141-085-0510: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-085-0520: Removal-Fill Jurisdiction by Volume of Material — implements
- OAR 141-085-0560: Public Review Process for Individual Removal - Fill Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 141-085-0565: Department Determinations and Considerations in Evaluating Individual Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 141-085-0685: Functions and Values Assessment — implements
- OAR 141-085-0690: Eligibility Requirements for CM — implements
- OAR 141-085-0692: Mitigation Accounting — implements
- OAR 141-085-0694: Special Requirement for CM — implements
- OAR 141-085-0710: Monitoring Requirements for CWM — implements
- OAR 141-086-0100: Duty to Notify of Proposed Activities Within Wetlands — authority
- OAR 141-090-0005: Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-090-0010: Applicability — implements
- OAR 141-090-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-090-0025: Procedures for Determinations Conducted Entirely by the Department — implements
- OAR 141-090-0030: Technical Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-090-0040: Procedures for Review and Approval of a Wetland Delineation Report Submitted to the Department for a Jurisdictional Determination — implements
- OAR 141-090-0045: Duration, Revision, Expiration and Reissuance of Jurisdictional Determinations — implements
- OAR 141-090-0050: Request for Reconsideration, Contested Case, and Appeal — implements
- OAR 141-090-0055: Effective Date — implements
- OAR 141-093-0141: Transportation-Related Structures - Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-093-0141: Transportation-Related Structures - Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-093-0250: Maintenance Dredging - Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-093-0255: Maintenance Dredging - Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-093-0260: Maintenance Dredging - Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-093-0265: Maintenance Dredging - Specific Application Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-093-0270: Maintenance Dredging - Authorized Activities — implements
- OAR 141-093-0275: Maintenance Dredging - Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-093-0280: Maintenance Dredging - Term and Reporting — implements
- OAR 141-102-0000: Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-102-0010: Policy — implements
- OAR 141-102-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-102-0030: Designation of Essential Salmon Habitat (ESH) — implements
- OAR 141-102-0040: Revisions to ESH — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 196.810 — resolved
- ORS 196.600 — resolved
- 196.921 — resolved
- ORS 161.515 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 196.895: Imposition of civil penalties.
- OAR 141-085-0510: Definitions
- OAR 141-085-0565: Department Determinations and Considerations in Evaluating Individual Permit Applications
- OAR 141-085-0575: Permit Appeals
- OAR 141-085-0775: Enforcement Actions and Procedures; Appeals
- OAR 141-086-0185: Applicability
- OAR 141-089-0823: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining within ESH - Definitions
- OAR 141-090-0010: Applicability
- OAR 141-090-0020: Definitions
- OAR 141-090-0025: Procedures for Determinations Conducted Entirely by the Department
- OAR 141-093-0115: Department Determinations and Considerations in Evaluating Applications to Authorize Projects under a GP
- OAR 141-100-0052: Agency Considerations and Determinations
- OAR 141-100-0080: Enforcement
- OAR 141-102-0010: Policy
- OAR 141-125-0140: Lease or License Application Review and Approval Process
- OAR 141-126-0140: Lease Application Review and Approval Process
- OAR 141-140-0010: Applicability and Purpose
- OAR 141-142-0015: Definitions
- OAR 141-142-0020: General Provisions
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.html