Section 453.909 – Authority of counties and cities.
Counties and cities by ordinance may prohibit use or occupancy of or provide for regulation of any property so long as such prohibition or regulation is consistent with ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 and rules of the Oregon Health Authority. [1989 c.915 §20; 1999 c.861 §6; 2009 c.595 §935]
Section 453.912 – Governmental immunity from liability.
The state and any local government, their officers, agents and employees shall not be liable for loss or injury resulting from the presence of any chemical or controlled substance at a site used to manufacture illegal drugs or from actions taken to carry out the provisions of ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 except […]
Section 453.879 – Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to be notified of determination.
When the Director of the Oregon Health Authority or a designee thereof, the State Fire Marshal or designee thereof or any law enforcement agency makes a determination that property subject to ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 is not fit for use, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority or designee thereof shall notify […]
Section 453.882 – Contaminated property as public nuisance.
The owner of property shall be considered to be maintaining a public nuisance subject to being enjoined or abated under ORS 105.550 to 105.600 if the property has been determined to be not fit for use under ORS 453.876 and the owner: (1) Allows the property to be used as if it were fit for […]
Section 453.885 – Decontamination of property; certification process.
(1) The owner of property determined to be not fit for use under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 who desires to have the property certified as fit for use may use the services of a contractor licensed by the Oregon Health Authority to decontaminate the property or, upon approval by the authority, the […]
Section 453.886 – Notice by county or local government required before incurring costs; owner’s or lienholder’s proposal for decontamination and certification; injunction to prevent use of property; priority for liens for costs incurred.
(1) Before incurring costs to decontaminate a property that is a nuisance described in ORS 105.555 (1)(c) or to have the property certified as fit for use under ORS 453.885, a county or other local government shall give notice to each owner of record for the property and to each person that has a mortgage, […]
Section 453.888 – License required to perform decontamination; procedure; grounds for denial, revocation or suspension of license; civil penalty; rules.
(1) The Oregon Health Authority by rule shall establish performance standards for contractors under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912. (2) The authority shall train and test, or may approve courses to train and test, contractors’ personnel on the essential elements in assessing premises used as an illegal drug manufacturing site to determine hazard […]
Section 453.891 – Oregon Health Authority to provide information to licensed contractors and those planning to become licensed.
Between the dates of scheduled training for contractors under ORS 453.888, the Oregon Health Authority shall be available to consult with licensed contractors, as well as those planning to become licensed, on information pertinent to illegal drug manufacturing sites, including but not limited to chemicals found at such sites and their toxicity, new or revised […]
Section 453.894 – Licensing fees; rules.
(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish by rule a schedule of fees for at least the following: (a) Initial licenses and renewal under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912. (b) Training courses and examinations conducted by or on behalf of the authority. (c) Reexaminations for failing the initial examinations. (d) Review of work […]
Section 453.897 – Lists of licensed contractors to be made available.
The Oregon Health Authority shall provide lists of the names of contractors licensed under ORS 105.555, 431.175 and 453.855 to 453.912 to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services who shall distribute the lists to local building code enforcement agencies. The local agencies shall make the list available on request and shall […]