ORS 783.620: Discharge of ballast in navigable waters.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Except as provided in ORS 783.635, a person may not discharge the ballast of any vessel into the navigable portions or channels of any of the bays, harbors or rivers of this state, or within the jurisdiction of this state, so as to injuriously affect such portions or channels of such bays, harbors or rivers, or to obstruct navigation thereof. [Formerly 783.600]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 340-012-0083: Ballast Water Management Classification of Violations — implements
- OAR 340-012-0083: Ballast Water Management Classification of Violations — authority
- OAR 340-143-0001: Authority, Purpose, and Scope — implements
- OAR 340-143-0005: Definitions — implements
- OAR 340-143-0010: Ballast Water Management: Discharge Prohibitions — implements
- OAR 340-143-0020: Ballast Water Management: Reporting, Management Plans and Recordkeeping — implements
- OAR 340-143-0030: Ballast Water Management: Vessel Inspections — implements
- OAR 340-143-0040: Ballast Water Management: Emergency Management Alternatives for Vessel’s Declaring Safety Exemption Discharge of High-Risk Ballast Water — implements
- OAR 340-143-0050: Ballast Water Management: Shipboard Ballast Water Treatment Systems — implements
- OAR 340-143-0060: Ballast Water Management: Ballast Tank Sediment — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 783.635 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors783.html