ORS 477.281: Limitation on obligation of landowner for fire protection.

(1) The obligation of an owner of timberland or grazing land for payment of assessments and taxes for fire protection of forestland is limited to: (a) The payment of moneys pursuant to ORS 321.015 (2), 477.277 and 477.295 into the Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund; and (b) The payment of forest protection district assessments pursuant to ORS 477.205 to 477.281. (2) As used in this section, “obligation of an owner of timberland or grazing land for payment of assessments and taxes for fire protection of forestland” does not include the duties or obligations of the owner under ORS 477.066, 477.068 or 477.120 or the obligations of an owner of land included in a rural fire protection district pursuant to ORS 478.010. [1989 c.769 §9; 1991 c.639 §3; 1997 c.206 §2; 1999 c.59 §157; 2003 c.685 §§2,7; 2005 c.802 §8; 2009 c.69 §1; 2021 c.592 §43; 2025 c.581 §16]