Small Watercraft

ORS 830.928
Manner and time of seizure


(1)

An enforcement agency may seize an abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel under ORS 830.908 (Definitions for ORS 830) to 830.948 (Salvaged Vessel Subaccount) by:

(a)

Taking physical control of the vessel by towing or other means;

(b)

Posting a notice on the vessel that indicates that the vessel has been seized, and giving the name, address and telephone number of the enforcement agency; or

(c)

Marking a sunken vessel with a buoy that has the name and telephone number of the enforcement agency.

(2)

An abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel is considered to have been seized for the purposes of ORS 830.908 (Definitions for ORS 830) to 830.948 (Salvaged Vessel Subaccount) at the time the enforcement agency takes physical control of the vessel under subsection (1)(a) of this section, posts a notice on the vessel under subsection (1)(b) of this section or marks the vessel under subsection (1)(c) of this section. [2013 c.680 §5a]

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Mar. 11, 2023