Oregon · statute · Or. Rev. Stat. ch. 830 · 178 active provisions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the State Marine Board. (2) “Boat” means every description of watercraft, including a seaplane on the water and not in flight, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, but does not include boathouses, float…
(1) ORS 830.005, 830.015 to 830.050, 830.175, 830.210 to 830.420 and 830.475 to 830.490 apply to all boats operated in the waters of this state. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, ORS 830.005, 830.015 to 830.050, 830.175, 830.210 to 830.420 and 830.475 to 830.490 do not apply to a boat when application…
(1) Nothing in ORS 830.005, 830.015 to 830.050, 830.175, 830.210 to 830.420 and 830.475 to 830.490 is intended to affect the provisions of ORS 783.610, 830.060 to 830.140, 830.175 to 830.185, 830.700 to 830.715, 830.725, 830.730, 830.770, 830.780, 830.785, 830.795 to 830.820 or 830.830 to 830.870. (2) The provisions of…
(1) The sheriff of each county and all other peace officers shall be responsible for the enforcement of this chapter and any regulations made by the State Marine Board pursuant thereto. In the exercise of this responsibility, a peace officer may stop any boat and direct it to a suitable pier or anchorage for boarding.…
(1) Any law enforcement agency within the State of Oregon that receives a report of a previously unreported stolen boat shall notify the State Marine Board within 72 hours after receiving the report. The report shall include all information concerning the theft and the boat involved. (2) Any law enforcement agency with…
No political subdivision of this state may enact or enforce any law contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
If any person finds a boat which is lost or adrift the person shall report the whereabouts of the boat to the owner or to any peace officer at the earliest possible time.
No person shall make or file, with intent to deceive, with any law enforcement agency a false or fraudulent report of the theft of a boat required to be numbered in the State of Oregon.
(1) As used in this section, “invasive species” has the meaning given that term in ORS 570.755. (2) The State Marine Board shall administer a program designed to beautify and protect the state’s rivers through the removal of litter and invasive species. The program shall include public informational activities, but sha…
If any provision of ORS 830.060 to 830.140, 830.700 to 830.715, 830.725, 830.730, 830.770, 830.780, 830.785, 830.795 to 830.820 and 830.830 to 830.870 conflicts with federal requirements so that the system of identifying numbers for boats devised by the State Marine Board is not approved by the secretary of the departm…
The Boating Offense Compact is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with all other states legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ Findings and Declaration of Policy (1) The party states find that: (a)…
The State Marine Board shall establish and implement a program to provide mandatory boating safety education.
In establishing the mandatory boating safety education program pursuant to ORS 830.082, the State Marine Board shall: (1) Set a minimum standard of boating safety education. The minimum standard shall be consistent with the applicable standard established or approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Adm…
A person may obtain a boating safety education card if the person: (1) Is at least 12 years of age; (2) Passes the boating safety course and examination described in ORS 830.084 (2), or the equivalency exam described in ORS 830.084 (3), or submits proof to the satisfaction of the State Marine Board that the person has…
A person 12 to 15 years of age who has obtained a boating safety education card may operate a motorboat with an engine of 10 horsepower or less. In addition, a person 12 to 15 years of age who has obtained a boating safety education card may operate a motorboat with an engine greater than 10 horsepower if accompanied b…
A person may operate a motorboat with an engine greater than 10 horsepower if the person: (1)(a) Is at least 16 years of age; and (b) Obtains a boating safety education card pursuant to ORS 830.086; or (2) Is accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a person 16 years of age or older who has obtained a boating…
A boating safety education card is not required if a person: (1) Is at least 16 years of age and rents a motorboat with an engine greater than 10 horsepower and completes a required dockside safety checklist before operating the boat; (2) Possesses a current commercial fishing license as required by ORS 508.235; (3) Po…
A person operating a motorboat shall carry the person’s boating safety education card on the boat and shall present the card to a peace officer upon request by the peace officer.
In any proceeding for a violation of ORS 830.088, 830.090, 830.092 or 830.094, the court shall conditionally suspend all or part of the fine to be imposed on the defendant if the defendant appears personally and agrees to complete, at the defendant’s own expense, a boating safety course approved by the State Marine Boa…
It is the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use, operation and equipment of boats and to promote uniformity of laws relating thereto.
(1) There hereby is created the State Marine Board consisting of five members to be appointed by the Governor and to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (2) Each member shall be a resident of this state, a citizen of the United States, and at the time of appointment shall have resided in this state for at least one…
In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided in this chapter, the State Marine Board shall have the power and duty to: (1) Make all rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The rules shall be made in accordance with ORS chapter 183. (2) Devise a system of identifying numbers for boats, fl…
The State Marine Board shall at least once every three years conduct a survey of owners and others to determine, by county, the kinds of boating activity on the various waters of the state during different periods of the year. Boating activity in a county shall be determined by taking into consideration the number and…
The term of office of a member is four years beginning on July 1 of the year of appointment. A member shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and qualifies. Before a member’s term expires, the Governor shall appoint a successor to assume duties on July 1 at the expiration of the predecessor’s term.…
Members of the State Marine Board are entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.