ORS 321.805
Definitions for ORS 321.805 to 321.855
(1)
“Cultured Christmas trees” means trees:(a)
Grown on lands used exclusively for that purpose, capable of preparation by intensive cultivation methods such as plowing or turning over the soil;(b)
Of a marketable species;(c)
Managed to produce trees meeting U.S. No. 2 or better standards for Christmas trees as specified by the Agriculture Marketing Services of the United States Department of Agriculture; and(d)
Evidencing periodic maintenance practices of shearing for Douglas fir and pine species, weed and brush control, and basal pruning, fertilizing, insect and disease control, stump culture, soil cultivation or irrigation.(2)
“Department” means the Department of Revenue.(3)
“Eastern Oregon” means that portion of the state lying east of a line beginning at the intersection of the northern boundary of the State of Oregon and the western boundary of Wasco County, thence south along the western boundaries of the counties of Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Klamath to the southern boundary of the State of Oregon.(4)
“Forestland” means land in eastern Oregon that is being held or used for the predominant purpose of growing and harvesting trees of a marketable species and that has been designated as forestland under ORS 321.805 (Definitions for ORS 321.805 to 321.855) to 321.855 (Land used to grow certain hardwood to be assessed as farm use land) or land in eastern Oregon, the highest and best use of which is the growing and harvesting of such trees. Forestland is the land alone. Forestland often contains isolated openings that because of rock outcrops, river wash, swamps, chemical conditions of the soil, brush and other like conditions prevent adequate stocking of such openings for the production of trees of a marketable species. If such openings in their natural state are necessary to hold the surrounding forestland in forest use through sound management practices, the openings are deemed forestland.(5)
“State Forester” means the State Forester or the authorized representative of the State Forester.(6)
“Summit of the Cascade Mountains” means a line beginning at the intersection of the northern boundary of the State of Oregon and the western boundary of Wasco County, thence southerly along the western boundaries of the counties of Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes and Klamath to the southern boundary of the State of Oregon.(7)
“Timber” means all logs which can be measured in board feet and other forest products as determined by department rule, but does not include western juniper or products from harvested western juniper. [1971 c.654 §2; 1977 c.892 §46; 1983 c.539 §4; 1995 c.79 §178; 1997 c.154 §53; 1999 c.314 §55; 1999 c.1078 §45; 2003 c.621 §53]
Source:
Section 321.805 — Definitions for ORS 321.805 to 321.855, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors321.html.
Notes of Decisions
“Purpose of growing . . . trees” contemplates that planted trees must have survived in order for land to continue to qualify as forestland. Dunahoo v. Dept. of Revenue, 13 OTR 352 (1995)
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