ORS 671.540: Application of ORS 671.510 to 671.760.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, ORS 671.510 to 671.760 and 671.990 (2) do not apply to: (a) Any federal or state agency or any political subdivision performing landscaping work on public property. (b) Any landscape architect registered under ORS 671.310 to 671.459 and practicing as provided under ORS 671.310 to 671.459. (c) Landscaping work performed by a landscape maintenance business if: (A) The landscaping work is performed for a customer that in a calendar year receives primarily landscape maintenance services from the business; (B) The value of all labor, materials or other items supplied for landscaping work at a job site does not exceed $500 in a calendar year; and (C) The landscaping work is of a casual, minor or inconsequential nature, as those terms are defined by the State Landscape Contractors Board by rule. (d) Installation of fences, decks, arbors, driveways, walkways, retaining walls or ornamental water features if performed by a person or business licensed with the Construction Contractors Board. (e) Rough grading of plots and areas of land performed in conjunction with new or remodeling construction if performed by a person or business licensed with the Construction Contractors Board. (f) Any owner of property, or employee of an owner of property, who contracts for landscaping work on the property to be performed by a person licensed under ORS 671.560. The exception provided by this paragraph does not apply to a person who, in pursuit of an independent business, performs or contracts for the performance of landscaping work with the intent of offering for sale before, upon or after completion of the landscaping work the property upon which the landscaping work is performed. (g) Any landscaping work performed by a person on property that the person owns or in which the person has a legal interest. The exception provided by this paragraph does not apply to a person who, in pursuit of an independent business, performs or contracts for the performance of landscaping work with the intent of offering for sale before, upon or after completion of the landscaping work the property on which the landscaping work is performed. (h) A residential general contractor licensed under ORS chapter 701 who performs landscaping work if the total value of the landscaping is less than $2,500 per residential dwelling and the landscaping work is performed on residential property for which the contractor is under contract for the construction of a new dwelling. The exception provided by this paragraph does not apply to the performance of irrigation work by a residential general contractor. The State Landscape Contractors Board shall revise the amount specified in this paragraph every five years, beginning in 2003, based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. (i) A residential general contractor licensed under ORS chapter 701 who performs landscaping work on residential property that is directly related to local building code requirements or occupancy ordinances including, but not limited to, the placement of street trees. The exception provided by this paragraph does not apply to the performance of irrigation work by a residential general contractor. (j) A person engaged in making plans or drawings for the selection, placement or use of plants or other site features, unless the plans or drawings are for the purpose of providing construction details and specifications. (k) Use by a person other than a landscape construction professional of the title “landscape designer” when engaged in making plans or drawings described in paragraph (j) of this subsection. (L) A person providing recommendations or written specifications for soil amendments or planting media if the recommendations or specifications are solely for the purpose of plant installation. (m) A plumbing contractor licensed under ORS 447.010 to 447.156 when engaged in superintending installation work on piping for an irrigation system designed by a landscape contracting business or by a person registered under ORS 671.310 to 671.459. (n) A plumbing contractor licensed under ORS 447.010 to 447.156 when engaged in superintending repair or maintenance work on piping for an irrigation system. (o) A journeyman plumber licensed under ORS chapter 693 when performing an installation for a plumbing contractor described in paragraph (m) of this subsection or performing repair or maintenance work on piping for an irrigation system. (p) An employee, as defined in ORS 657.015, of a residential general contractor licensed under ORS chapter 701 when performing work that the contractor may perform under paragraph (h) or (i) of this subsection. (q) An employee of a licensed landscape contracting business when performing work for the business under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape construction professional. (r) An employee of a worker leasing company or temporary service provider, both as defined in ORS 656.850, when performing work for a licensed landscape contracting business under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape construction professional. (2) ORS 671.530 (2), (4) and (5) apply to a person described under subsection (1) of this section. [1971 c.764 §4; 1973 c.832 §28; 1979 c.840 §2; 1981 c.536 §17; 1983 c.452 §3; 1997 c.785 §2; 1999 c.32 §2; 1999 c.402 §10; 2001 c.49 §1; 2001 c.660 §54; 2003 c.14 §424; 2003 c.659 §2; 2005 c.609 §11; 2007 c.541 §14; 2007 c.836 §50; 2009 c.483 §§2,3; 2019 c.57 §32; 2025 c.181 §2] 671.540. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, ORS 671.510 to 671.760 and 671.990 (2) do not apply to: (a) Any federal or state agency or any political subdivision performing landscaping work on public property. (b) Any landscape architect registered under ORS 671.310 to 671.459 and practicing as provided under ORS 671.310 to 671.459. (c) Landscaping work performed by a landscape maintenance business if: (A) The landscaping work is performed for a customer that in a calendar year receives primarily landscape maintenance services from the business; (B) The value of all labor, materials or other items supplied for landscaping work at a job site does not exceed $500 in a calendar year; and (C) The landscaping work is of a casual, minor or inconsequential nature, as those terms are defined by the State Landscape Contractors Board by rule. (d) Installation of fences, decks, arbors, driveways, walkways, retaining walls or ornamental water features if performed by a person or business licensed with the Construction Contractors Board. (e) Rough grading of plots and areas of land performed in conjunction with new or remodeling construction if performed by a person or business licensed with the Construction Contractors Board. (f) Any owner of property, or employee of an owner of property, who contracts for landscaping work on the property to be performed by a person licensed under ORS 671.560. The exception provided by this paragraph does not apply to a person who, in pursuit of an independent business, performs or contracts for the performance of landscaping work with the intent of offering for sale before, upon or after completion of the landscaping work the property upon which the landscaping work is performed. (g) Any landscaping work performed by a person on property that the person owns or in which the person has a legal interest. The exception provided by this paragraph does not apply to a person who, in pursuit of an independent business, performs or contracts for the performance of landscaping work with the intent of offering for sale before, upon or after completion of the landscaping work the property on which the landscaping work is performed. (h) A residential general contractor licensed under ORS chapter 701 who performs landscaping work if the total value of the landscaping is less than $2,500 per residential dwelling and the landscaping work is performed on residential property for which the contractor is under contract for the construction of a new dwelling. The exception provided by this paragraph does not apply to the performance of irrigation work by a residential general contractor. The State Landscape Contractors Board shall revise the amount specified in this paragraph every five years, beginning in 2003, based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. (i) A residential general contractor licensed under ORS chapter 701 who performs landscaping work on residential property that is directly related to local building code requirements or occupancy ordinances including, but not limited to, the placement of street trees. The exception provided by this paragraph does not apply to the performance of irrigation work by a residential general contractor. (j) A person engaged in making plans or drawings for the selection, placement or use of plants or other site features, unless the plans or drawings are for the purpose of providing construction details and specifications. (k) Use by a person other than a landscape construction professional of the title “landscape designer” when engaged in making plans or drawings described in paragraph (j) of this subsection. (L) A person providing recommendations or written specifications for soil amendments or planting media if the recommendations or specifications are solely for the purpose of plant installation. (m) A plumbing contractor licensed under ORS 447.010 to 447.156 when engaged in superintending installation work on piping for an irrigation system designed by a landscape contracting business or by a person registered under ORS 671.310 to 671.459. (n) A plumbing contractor licensed under ORS 447.010 to 447.156 when engaged in superintending repair or maintenance work on piping for an irrigation system. (o) A journeyman plumber licensed under ORS chapter 693 when performing an installation for a plumbing contractor described in paragraph (m) of this subsection or performing repair or maintenance work on piping for an irrigation system. (p) An employee, as defined in ORS 657.015, of a residential general contractor licensed under ORS chapter 701 when performing work that the contractor may perform under paragraph (h) or (i) of this subsection. (q) An employee of a licensed landscape contracting business when performing work for the business under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape construction professional. (r) A covered employee of the client of a professional employer organization or an employee of a temporary service provider, as defined in ORS 656.849, when performing work for a licensed landscape contracting business under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape construction professional. (2) ORS 671.530 (2), (4) and (5) apply to a person described under subsection (1) of this section.