ORS 30.936: Immunity from private action based on farming or forest practice on certain lands; exceptions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) No farming or forest practice on lands zoned for farm or forest use shall give rise to any private right of action or claim for relief based on nuisance or trespass. (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a right of action or claim for relief for: (a) Damage to commercial agricultural products; or (b) Death or serious physical injury as defined in ORS 161.015. (3) Subsection (1) of this section applies regardless of whether the farming or forest practice has undergone any change or interruption. [1993 c.792 §34; 1995 c.547 §8; 1995 c.703 §3; 2001 c.401 §1]
This rule cites
- ORS 161.015 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 30.934: Prohibition on local laws that make forest practice a nuisance or trespass; exceptions.
- ORS 30.935: Prohibition on local laws that make farm practice a nuisance or trespass.
- ORS 215.265: Land divisions; limiting certain causes of action.
- ORS 215.293: Dwelling in exclusive farm use or forest zone; condition; declaration; recordation.
- ORS 215.700: Resource land dwelling policy.
- ORS 215.783: Land division to preserve open space or park; qualification for special assessment.
- ORS 215.785: Exception to minimum lot or parcel sizes.
- OAR 660-006-0026: New Land Division Requirements in Forest Zones
- OAR 660-006-0029: Siting Standards for Dwellings and Structures in Forest Zones
- OAR 660-006-0031: Youth Camps
- OAR 660-033-0130: Minimum Standards Applicable to the Schedule of Permitted and Conditional Uses
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors030.html