ORS 390.615: Ownership of Pacific shore; declaration as state recreation area.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Ownership of the shore of the Pacific Ocean between ordinary high tide and extreme low tide, and from the Oregon and Washington state line on the north to the Oregon and California state line on the south, excepting such portions as may have been disposed of by the state prior to July 5, 1947, is vested in the State of Oregon, and is declared to be a state recreation area. No portion of such ocean shore shall be alienated by any of the agencies of the state except as provided by law. [Formerly 274.070 and then 390.720]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 736-020-0001: Scope and Purpose — implements
- OAR 736-020-0002: Definitions — implements
- OAR 736-020-0003: Ocean Shore Permit Application Review Process — implements
- OAR 736-020-0004: Fees — implements
- OAR 736-020-0005: Factors Evaluated — implements
- OAR 736-020-0010: General Standards — implements
- OAR 736-020-0015: Scenic Standards — implements
- OAR 736-020-0020: Recreation Use Standards — implements
- OAR 736-020-0025: Safety Standards — implements
- OAR 736-020-0030: Natural and Cultural Resource Standards — implements
- OAR 736-020-0032: Permit Conditions — implements
- OAR 736-020-0035: Natural Product Removal from the Ocean Shore: Exceptions, Compensation — implements
- OAR 736-020-0040: Pipelines or Conduits Under Ocean Shore: Policy, Compensation — implements
- OAR 736-020-0060: Review and Issuance of Emergency Permit — implements
- OAR 736-020-0100: Powers of Enforcement — implements
- OAR 736-020-0110: Disposition of Fees and Penalties — implements
- OAR 736-020-0120: Administrative Relief, Appeals, Judicial Review — implements
- OAR 736-080-0005: Scope and Purpose — implements
- OAR 736-080-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 736-080-0020: Civil Penalty Policy — implements
- OAR 736-080-0030: Notice of Violation — implements
- OAR 736-080-0040: Continuing Notice of Violation and Repeat Violations — implements
- OAR 736-080-0050: Determination of Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 736-080-0060: Notice of Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 736-080-0070: Opportunity for Hearing/Judicial Review — implements
This rule cites
No citations extracted.
Cited by
- ORS 274.710: Jurisdiction of department over tidal submerged lands; easements; leases for oil, gas and sulfur.
- ORS 390.635: Jurisdiction of department over recreation areas.
- ORS 390.640: Permit required for improvements on ocean shore; exceptions.
- ORS 390.660: Regulation of use of lands adjoining ocean shores; rules.
- ORS 390.685: Effect of ORS 390.605, 390.615, 390.678 and 390.685.
- ORS 476.710: Setting fires adjacent to structures or timber on ocean shore prohibited; exceptions.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors390.html