ORS 830.080
Boating Offense Compact
(1)
The party states find that:(a)
The safety of their waters is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state laws and local ordinances relating to the operation of boats.(b)
Violation of such a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator engages in conduct which is likely to endanger the safety of persons and property.(2)
It is the policy of each of the party states to promote compliance with the laws, ordinances and administrative rules and regulations relating to the operation of boats by their operators in each of the jurisdictions where such operators operate boats.(1)
If conduct is prohibited by two adjoining party states, courts and law enforcement officers in either state who have jurisdiction over boating offenses committed where waters form a common interstate boundary have concurrent jurisdiction to arrest, prosecute and try offenders for the prohibited conduct committed anywhere on the boundary water between the two states.(2)
This compact does not authorize:(a)
Prosecution of any person for conduct that is unlawful in the state where it was committed, but lawful in the other party state.(b)
A prohibited conduct by the party state.(1)
This compact shall enter into force and become effective as to any state when it has enacted the same into law.(2)
Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same.[1991 c.590 §5]
Source:
Section 830.080 — Boating Offense Compact, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors830.html.
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