ORS 321.805: Definitions for ORS 321.805 to 321.855.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
As used in ORS 321.805 to 321.855, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Cultured Christmas trees” means trees: (a) Grown on lands used exclusively for that purpose, capable of preparation by intensive cultivation methods such as plowing or turning over the soil; (b) Of a marketable species; (c) Managed to produce trees meeting U.S. No. 2 or better standards for Christmas trees as specified by the Agriculture Marketing Services of the United States Department of Agriculture; and (d) Evidencing periodic maintenance practices of shearing for Douglas fir and pine species, weed and brush control, and basal pruning, fertilizing, insect and disease control, stump culture, soil cultivation or irrigation. (2) “Department” means the Department of Revenue. (3) “Eastern Oregon” means that portion of the state lying east of a line beginning at the intersection of the northern boundary of the State of Oregon and the western boundary of Wasco County, thence south along the western boundaries of the counties of Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Klamath to the southern boundary of the State of Oregon. (4) “Forestland” means land in eastern Oregon that is being held or used for the predominant purpose of growing and harvesting trees of a marketable species and that has been designated as forestland under ORS 321.805 to 321.855 or land in eastern Oregon, the highest and best use of which is the growing and harvesting of such trees. Forestland is the land alone. Forestland often contains isolated openings that because of rock outcrops, river wash, swamps, chemical conditions of the soil, brush and other like conditions prevent adequate stocking of such openings for the production of trees of a marketable species. If such openings in their natural state are necessary to hold the surrounding forestland in forest use through sound management practices, the openings are deemed forestland. (5) “State Forester” means the State Forester or the authorized representative of the State Forester. (6) “Summit of the Cascade Mountains” means a line beginning at the intersection of the northern boundary of the State of Oregon and the western boundary of Wasco County, thence southerly along the western boundaries of the counties of Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Klamath to the southern boundary of the State of Oregon. (7) “Timber” means all logs which can be measured in board feet and other forest products as determined by department rule, but does not include western juniper or products from harvested western juniper. [1971 c.654 §2; 1977 c.892 §46; 1983 c.539 §4; 1995 c.79 §178; 1997 c.154 §53; 1999 c.314 §55; 1999 c.1078 §45; 2003 c.621 §53]
Administrative rules citing this section
This rule cites
- ORS 321.805 — resolved
- 321.855 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 197.435: Definitions for ORS 197.435 to 197.467.
- ORS 197.445: Destination resort criteria; phase-in requirements; annual accounting.
- ORS 215.263: Land divisions in exclusive farm use zones; criteria for approval; rules.
- ORS 215.284: Dwelling not in conjunction with farm use; existing lots or parcels; new lots or parcels.
- ORS 215.457: Youth camps allowed in forest zones and mixed farm and forest zones.
- ORS 215.461: Guest ranch; conditions; permissible uses; reporting.
- ORS 215.720: Criteria for forestland dwelling under ORS 215.705.
- ORS 215.730: Additional criteria for forestland dwelling under ORS 215.705.
- ORS 310.165: Partially exempt or specially assessed property; treatment of additional taxes imposed upon disqualification from special assessment or exemption.
- ORS 315.124: Small forestland owner using standard practice harvest restrictions; rules.
- ORS 321.201: Definition of “forestland” for ORS 321.201 to 321.222.
- ORS 321.354: Common ownership minimum acreage requirements; specially assessed value and maximum assessed value of forestland of large landowners.
- ORS 321.700: Definitions for ORS 321.700 to 321.754.
- ORS 321.716: Disqualification; requalification under certain circumstances; notice; automatic qualification as forestland.
- ORS 321.808: Purposes.
- ORS 321.824: Lands not eligible for special assessment.
- ORS 321.839: Application for forestland designation; special filing date for change in highest and best use; contents; approval.
- ORS 321.842: Removal of forestland designation; appeal; requalification.
- ORS 321.848: Disqualification.
- ORS 496.266: Environmental restoration weirs; rules.
- OAR 150-321-0200: Forestland Valuation Rule
- OAR 150-321-0770: Definition of “Sound Management Practices”
- OAR 660-029-0080: Designation of Receiving Areas
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors321.html