ORS 537.387: Limitations on water use related to Cannabis plants.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) At a location described in subsection (2) of this section, a person may not: (a) Use, store or divert any waters under ORS 537.130; (b) Use or attempt to use any ground water under ORS 537.535; (c) Construct or attempt to construct any well or other means of developing and securing ground water under ORS 537.535; (d) Collect or use precipitation water from an artificial impervious surface as described in ORS 537.141; or (e) Use ground water as described in ORS 537.545 (1)(b) or (f). (2) A person may not engage in or undertake an action described in subsection (1) of this section at a location where plants in the plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae are grown, if: (a) The location described in this section is not licensed or registered under ORS 475C.065, 475C.792 or 571.281; and (b) The number of plants described in this section is greater than the number of marijuana plants or industrial hemp plants allowed under ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525, 475C.770 to 475C.919 or 571.260 to 571.348. [2023 c.209 §3]
Official history and status
History: Note: 537.387 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 537 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 690-013-0005: Introduction — implements
- OAR 690-013-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-013-0030: Eligibility to Petition — implements
- OAR 690-013-0050: Individual Applications — implements
- OAR 690-013-0070: Interim Transfers — implements
- OAR 690-013-0100: District Petitions — implements
- OAR 690-013-0110: Requests for Additional Information — implements
- OAR 690-013-0150: District Shall Certify Petition — implements
- OAR 690-013-0310: Processing of Petition — implements
- OAR 690-013-0350: Field Verification of the Petition and Map — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 537.130 — resolved
- ORS 537.535 — resolved
- ORS 537.141 — resolved
- ORS 537.545 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors537.html