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Current as of January 01, 2018 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) A rural fire protection district may be formed in the manner set forth in ORS 478.010 to 478.100.
(2) A district may not include:
(a) Territory within a city unless otherwise authorized by law.
(b) Territory within a water supply district organized under ORS chapter 264 if the district has previously been authorized by its electors to exercise the fire protection powers prescribed by ORS 264.340.
(c) Forestlands included within a forest protection district under ORS 477.205 to 477.281 unless the owner consents and notifies the rural fire protection district, however, forestland protected pursuant to ORS 477.205 to 477.281 and not exceeding five acres in one ownership shall be included in the rural fire protection district without the owner's consent if the ownership includes any structures subject to damage by fire. Forestland included in a rural fire protection district under this subsection subjects the forestland to assessments for fire protection by the rural fire protection district and the forest protection district.
(d) Railroad rights of way or improvements thereon or rolling stock moving thereover unless the owner of such property consents.
(e) Ocean shores as defined by ORS 390.605.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Protection from Fire § 478.010 - last updated January 01, 2018 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-38-protection-from-fire/or-rev-st-sect-478-010.html
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