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Revised Statutes for Boaters
Revised Statutes for Boaters
Chapter 704 - Outfitter and Guides
Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft
Revised Statutes for Boaters
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Chapter 704 - Outfitter and Guides
Chapter 704 - Outfitter and Guides
704.010 Definitions
704.020 Registration required; liability insurance; bond or financial security; fees; decal
704.025 Reciprocity for certain licensees of other states
704.030 False statements in registration application prohibited; special requirements for use of boat
704.035 Opportunity for hearing required; judicial review of decision
704.040 Revocation of registration; restriction on registration application after revocation; reprimands
704.050 Cancellation of liability insurance; notice to board; suspension of registration
704.060 Certification process for participation in allocation of certain deer and elk permits
ADMINISTRATION
704.500 Rules
704.510 Outfitters and Guides Account
704.520 Board to submit list of registrants to tourism promotion agency
704.525 Advisory committee; membership; duties
PENALTIES
704.900 Civil penalties; procedure
704.990 Criminal penalties

Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft
Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft
GENERAL PROVISIONS
830.005 Definitions
830.015 Application of ORS 830.005, 830.015 to 830.050, 830.175, 830.210 to 830.420 and 830.475 to 830.490
830.025 Other boating laws not affected
830.035 Peace officers to enforce chapter; fleeing; attempts to elude
830.037 Notification of stolen boat; notice in electronic file system; issuance of new title or certificate of number
830.040 Contrary local laws prohibited
830.050 Reporting lost boat
830.053 False or fraudulent report of theft of boat
830.055 Adopt-a-River Program; implementation; rules
830.060 Consistency with federal law
830.080 Boating Offense Compact
MANDATORY BOATER SAFETY EDUCATION
830.082 Mandatory boater safety education program
830.084 Requirements for mandatory boater safety education program; certificate; fee
830.086 Boating safety education certificate; requirements; fee
830.088 Operation of motorboat by person 12 to 15 years of age
830.090 Operation of motorboat by person 16 years of age or older
830.092 Exemption from requirement to obtain boating safety education certificate
830.094 Boating safety education certificate required to operate motorboat
830.096 Conditional suspension of fine for violation of boating safety education requirements
STATE MARINE BOARD
830.100 Boating safety policy
830.105 State Marine Board
830.110 Powers and duties of board
830.115 Boating survey
830.120 Term; vacancies
830.125 Compensation and expenses
830.130 Officers; quorum; meetings
830.135 State Marine Director
830.137 Disposition of funds received through Clean Vessel Act; priority
830.140 Disposition of moneys in Boating Safety, Law Enforcement and Facility Account
830.145 Disposition of fines
830.150 Disbursement of funds for boating facilities; priorities; water quality protection; hearing
830.155 Revolving fund; limit
830.160 Board authority to remove obstructions from water
830.165 Boating safety educational program; youthful boat operator program
830.170 Agreements with other jurisdictions
830.172 County boat use permit program review
REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS
830.175 Regulations for specific areas
830.180 Use of motors prohibited on certain lakes; exceptions
830.185 Speed restrictions in certain areas
830.190 Temporary suspension of speed restrictions
830.195 Board to protect traditional boating uses and prevent user conflicts
830.200 County boat use permits
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
830.210 Operating improperly equipped boat prohibited
830.215 Personal flotation devices
830.220 Fire extinguishers
830.225 Lights
830.230 Sound signaling devices
830.235 Carburetors
830.240 Ventilation systems
830.245 Safety devices on boat operated in tidewater
830.250 Additional equipment
830.260 Muffling devices
830.270 Notice to board on noise violation charge; board to supply information to court; suspension of certificate
BOATING OPERATIONS
830.300 Operating boat in violation of chapter prohibited
830.305 Unsafe operation
830.315 Reckless operation; speed
830.325 Operating boat while under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substance
830.330 Liability of owner for negligent operation of boat
830.335 Operator to maintain lookout
830.340 Navigation rules
830.345 Traffic lanes; swim areas
830.350 Testing racing motorboat
830.355 Overloading
830.360 Riding on bows, decks and gunwales
830.365 Waterskiing, surfboarding and similar activities
830.370 Mooring to buoys and beacons; defacing or destroying navigational markers
830.375 Authorization required to hold marine event
830.380 Peace officer authority to require operator to remedy especially hazardous condition
830.383 Person required to remedy especially hazardous condition
830.385 Commercial fishing boats exempt from regulation of especially hazardous condition
830.390 Minimum equipment and safety requirements for vessels engaged in Klamath Lake plankton fishery
RENTAL, CHARTER OR LIVERY GENERALLY
830.410 Operator of boat livery to provide properly equipped boats
830.415 Records of operator of boat livery
830.420 Minimum equipment requirements for rental or charter boats; inspection; cancellation or revocation of certificate for failure to comply
OCEAN CHARTER VESSEL REGULATION
830.430 Definitions for ORS 830.430 to 830.460 and 830.997
830.435 License required for ocean charter vessel operation; reciprocity with Washington license holders; license and fee in lieu of other requirements
830.440 License application; contents; fee; bond or financial security; transfer of license
830.445 Liability insurance form; notice to board upon termination of coverage; license suspension for failure to maintain insurance
830.450 Equipment requirements
830.460 Prohibited activities
ACCIDENTS
830.475 Duties of operators and witnesses at accidents
830.480 Accident report required
830.485 Form of report; sending death certificate to State Marine Board
830.490 Confidential nature of report
830.495 Report of accident resulting in death or disappearance; duties of passengers
BOATING UNDER INFLUENCE OF INTOXICANTS
830.505 Implied consent to chemical tests for intoxicants; refusal to submit; consequences
830.510 Chemical evidence of use of intoxicants
830.515 Evidence of refusal to submit to test in legal proceeding
830.520 Circumstances under which chemical tests may be administered
830.525 Chemical tests obtained by subject
830.535 Criteria for chemical analyses
830.545 Information about rights and consequences
830.550 Implied consent to field sobriety tests for intoxicants; refusal to submit; consequences
SEAPLANES
830.600 Applicability of boating laws to seaplanes
830.605 State Marine Board and Department of Transportation to distribute information on regulation of seaplanes
NUMBERING, TITLES AND LICENSES
(Generally)
830.700 Definitions for ORS 830.060 to 830.145 and 830.700 to 830.870
830.705 Exceptions to numbering, title and license requirements
830.710 Report of transfer, abandonment or destruction of boat, boathouse or floating home or change of address of owner
830.715 Record of certificates and numbers; fees for furnishing information
830.720 Cancellation of title upon scrapping of boat, boathouse or floating home
830.725 Distribution of lists of owners
830.730 False information prohibited
(Titles; Security Interest)
830.740 Perfection of security interest in boats, boathouses and floating homes covered by certificate of title; applicability of Uniform Commercial Code
830.745 Notation on title of creation, satisfaction or assignment of security interest; fee
830.750 Transfer of title subject to security interest; dealer transferees; fee
830.755 Transfer by operation of law of title subject to security interest; fee
(Boats)
830.770 Certificate of number required on boat; exceptions
830.775 Operation of certain boats without certificates of registration
830.780 Identifying number on forward half of boat
830.785 Application for boat number
830.790 Certificate fees
830.795 Issuance of certificate of number and validation stickers; stickers placed on boats
830.800 Expiration of certificate of number; renewal of certificate and stickers
830.805 Application by owner having number awarded by federal government or another state
830.810 Certificate of title; exceptions; fee; penalty fee
830.815 Refusal to issue or suspension of certificate
830.820 Duplicate certificates or validation stickers; fee
830.825 Hull identification number required
830.830 Dealer or boat manufacturer number
(Floating Homes; Boathouses)
830.850 Identifying number plate required on floating homes and boathouses; certificate of title required; fee
830.855 Application for floating home or boathouse identifying plate; fee; issuance of certificate of title
830.860 Validity of certificate of title; new certificates; fee
830.865 Rules
830.870 Duplicate certificate; fee
DISPOSITION OF BOATS AND EQUIPMENT FROM WHICH IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REMOVED
830.875 Definitions for ORS 830.880 to 830.895
830.880 Seizure of boats and equipment from which identification number has been removed; inspection of property; check for stolen boats; renumbering
830.885 Return of seized property; investigation to determine ownership; notice to owner
830.890 Public notice to persons having interest in seized property; court action; sale of property at public auction; disposition of proceeds
830.895 Renumbering; inspection requirement
ABANDONED BOATS, FLOATING HOMES, BOATHOUSES
830.907 Definitions for ORS 830.907 to 830.927
830.909 Offense of abandoning boat, floating home or boathouse; liability for costs of removal and disposal
830.912 Authority of law enforcement agency to remove and take into custody abandoned boat, floating home or boathouse
830.914 Law enforcement agency authority over boat, floating home or boathouse that constitutes hazard
830.917 Notice of intent to take custody; content of notice
830.919 Disposition of boat, floating home or boathouse
830.922 Exception to notice requirement
830.924 Request for hearing on proposal to remove boat, floating home or boathouse; hearing; final order; appeal
830.927 Disposal of unclaimed boat, floating home or boathouse
SUBMERSIBLE POLYSTYRENE
830.950 Definitions
830.955 Prohibition of installation of submersible polystyrene device
PENALTIES
830.990 Penalties
830.992 Penalty for purchase of boat or equipment from which hull or component identification number removed
830.994 Additional penalties for violation of ORS 830.325
830.997 Penalty for ocean charter vessel violations
CROSS-REFERENCES
Board of Maritime Pilots, Oregon, Ch. 776
Drug offense, vehicle used in violation, seizure, 167.248
Guest passengers, liability, 30.115
Outdoor recreation resources, policy of state, 390.010
Port of Portland, development of marinas and other public recreational facilities, 778.073
Private lands, limiting owner's liability for public recreational use, 105.672 to 105.696
Seaplane regulation, 835.200, 835.210
Seizure of conveyance used in violation of liquor laws, 471.660
Taking or using watercraft without permission, 164.135
830.105
Appointive officers, term, removal and appointment of successor, 236.140
State agencies generally, Ch.182
830.140
Population, determination, 190.520
830.145
Action by Department of Revenue against judicial officer for delinquent payment of certain money, 30.830
830.150
Priority for distribution of funds by State Marine Board, 466.920
830.260
Noise emission in excess of Environmental Quality Commission levels prohibited, 467.020
830.370
Injuring buoy or beacon, 783.610
830.700
Floating home eligible as homestead, 310.623
Tangible personal property held for personal use, applicability of exemption to floating homes and boathouses, 307.190
830.770
Commercial fishing boat license, 508.260

 
Page updated: August 31, 2007

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