164.825 Cutting and transport of coniferous trees without permit or bill of sale. (1) It is unlawful for any person to cut more than five coniferous trees unless the person has in possession written permission to do so from the owner of the land from which the trees are cut. The written permit required under this subsection must set forth:
(a) The date of the permit;
(b) The name, address, telephone number and signature of the person granting the permit;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of the person to whom the permit is granted;
(d) The number of trees, by species, to be cut;
(e) A description of the premises from which the trees are to be cut. The description may be by legal description or tax account number; and
(f) The date of expiration of the permit.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to transport over the highways of this state more than five coniferous trees without possessing a cutting permit as described in subsection (1) of this section or a document of title showing title thereto. A document of sale must be signed by the landowner, seller or donor, and shall set forth:
(a) The date of the document;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of the seller or donor of the trees;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of the purchaser or donee of the trees;
(d) The number of trees, by species, sold or transferred by the permit or document of sale; and
(e) A description of the premises from which the trees were taken. The description may be by legal description, tax account number or other description clearly identifying the premises.
(3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to:
(a) The transportation of trees in the course of transplantation, with their roots intact.
(b) The cutting or transportatio
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Chapter 164 — Offenses Against Property
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164.825 Cutting and transport of coniferous trees without permit or bill of sale. (1) It is unlawful for any person to cut more than five coniferous trees unless the person has in possession written permission to do so from the owner of the land from which the trees are cut. The written permit required under this subsection must set forth:
(a) The date of the permit;
(b) The name, address, telephone number and signature of the person granting the permit;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of the person to whom the permit is granted;
(d) The number of trees, by species, to be cut;
(e) A description of the premises from which the trees are to be cut. The description may be by legal description or tax account number; and
(f) The date of expiration of the permit.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to transport over the highways of this state more than five coniferous trees without possessing a cutting permit as described in subsection (1) of this section or a document of title showing title thereto. A document of sale must be signed by the landowner, seller or donor, and shall set forth:
(a) The date of the document;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of the seller or donor of the trees;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of the purchaser or donee of the trees;
(d) The number of trees, by species, sold or transferred by the permit or document of sale; and
(e) A description of the premises from which the trees were taken. The description may be by legal description, tax account number or other description clearly identifying the premises.
(3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to:
(a) The transportation of trees in the course of transplantation, with their roots intact.
(b) The cutting or transportation of coniferous trees by the owner of the land from which they were taken or by the owner’s agent.
(c) The transportation of coniferous trees by a common carrier or contract carrier.
(4) Violation of the provisions of subsection (1) or (2) of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §295; 1981 c.645 §6]
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164.813 Unlawful cutting and transport of special forest products. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Harvest” means to separate by cutting, digging, prying, picking, peeling, breaking, pulling, splitting or otherwise removing a special forest product from:
(A) Its physical connection or point of contact with the ground or vegetation upon which it was growing; or
(B) The place or position where it lay.
(b) “Special forest products” means:
(A) Plants, plant parts, fruit, fungi, parts of fungi, rocks or minerals that are identified in State Board of Forestry rules as special forest products;
(B) Firewood;
(C) Trees or parts of trees of a species identified in board rules as a forest tree species not normally used in commercial forest harvests; and
(D) Other items identified by the board by rule as special forest products.
(c) “Special forest products” does not mean mill ends, driftwood and artificially fabricated fireplace logs.
(d) “Transportation” means the physical conveyance of special forest products away from a harvest or collection site and includes, but is not limited to, transportation in or on:
(A) A motor vehicle or trailer, both as defined for purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code;
(B) A boat, barge, raft or other water vessel; or
(C) An airplane, helicopter, balloon or other aircraft.
(2) Subject to subsection (6) of this section, it is unlawful for any person other than the landowner to cut or split wood into special forest products or to harvest or remove special forest products from a place unless the person has in possession a written permit to do so from the owner of the land from which the wood is cut or the special forest products taken. The written permit required under this subsection must set forth:
(a) The date of the permit;
(b) The n
164.855 Seizure of trees or special forest products cut or transported in violation of ORS 164.813 or 164.825. (1) Whenever any peace officer has reasonable cause for believing that a person is cutting or transporting trees or special forest products in violation of ORS 164.813 (2) or (3) or 164.825, the peace officer may, at the time of making the arrest or issuing the summons, under ORS 164.845, seize and take possession of the trees or special forest products. The peace officer shall hold the trees or special forest products subject to the order of the court before which the arrested person is ordered to appear. If the owner of the trees or special forest products appears before the court within 48 hours after the seizure thereof and presents satisfactory evidence of ownership, the court shall order the peace officer to deliver the trees or special forest products to the owner. If the owner does not appear within the 48-hour period and prove ownership of the trees or special forest products, the court may direct the peace officer to sell the trees or special forest products in any manner and for any price that appears to the court to be warranted. If the trees or special forest products have no value, the court may direct the officer to destroy them in any manner practicable. The proceeds of the sale, less the reasonable expenses thereof, shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the trees or special forest products are sold. At any time within one year after the seizure of the trees or special forest products the owner thereof may appear before the court, and, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of ownership, the court shall direct the treasurer of the county to pay the proceeds to the owner. If the owner does not appear within one year from the s