ORS 837.085: Dropping articles without permit prohibited; exceptions.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Unless a permit is granted by the Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation or except in an emergency, no person shall throw or drop any missile or other article or substance from any aircraft in flight, except over ground temporarily or permanently devoted to flying, or over open water. (2) This section does not prohibit, or require a permit for, the use of an airplane for crop dusting or any other agricultural purposes or for seeding any agricultural or horticultural crop or for dusting or spraying in furtherance of insect and pest control. Any such use of an airplane shall be made with due regard for the safety of others. [Formerly 493.170]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 738-140-0005: Scope and Purpose — implements
- OAR 738-140-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 738-140-0015: Civil Penalty Policy — implements
- OAR 738-140-0020: Violations for Which a Civil Penalty May be Imposed — implements
- OAR 738-140-0025: Intentional Violation of Public Body Registration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Requirement — implements
- OAR 738-140-0030: Formula to Determine Amount of Civil penalty for Violations of Chapter 837 — implements
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