Section 622.330 – Private oyster beds acquired under prior law not affected.
Except as required in ORS 622.270 for production reporting, nothing in ORS 509.505, 511.625, 622.210 to 622.300 and 622.320 interferes with any rights in, or ownership of, any private plantations of oysters or oyster beds acquired or held under law existing on February 17, 1921. [Formerly 509.470; 2015 c.814 §4]
Section 622.340 – Transfer by reference to filed plat; fee.
(1) Sales, leases, assignments, conveyances, relinquishments and other transfers of oyster plantations and claims, or parts thereof, or of plats for the cultivation of oysters, clams or mussels may be made by reference to the plat filed as provided in ORS 622.210 to 622.300 and 622.320. The heirs, successors, assignees and lessees of those plats […]
Section 622.350 – Prior claims, plats, transfers or debts unaffected.
Nothing in ORS 622.340 invalidates any claim or plat filed prior to June 14, 1939, or invalidates in any manner any transfers, debts or conveyances made prior to June 14, 1939, of oyster claims or lands made by reference to any filed claims or plats. [Formerly 509.500]
Section 622.360 – Cultivation does not affect ocean shore activities.
Nothing in ORS 622.210, 622.220, 622.240, 622.250, 622.270, 622.280, 622.290, 622.320 or 622.340 is intended to affect activities on the ocean shore, as defined in ORS 390.605. [1997 c.375 §11]
Section 622.320 – Plats as private property; restriction of public use of waters prohibited.
Any plats of lands for the cultivation of oysters, clams or mussels held by citizens of this state, if distinctly marked out by means which do not obstruct navigation, and not exceeding the extent allowed by regulations, shall be deemed and protected as private property. Such plats, however, shall not restrict the rights of the […]
Section 622.210 – Department defined.
As used in ORS 622.210 to 622.360, “department” means the State Department of Agriculture. [1981 c.638 §2; 1997 c.375 §1]
Section 622.220 – Jurisdiction; rules; violations.
(1) The commercial cultivation of oysters, clams and mussels is declared to be an agricultural activity subject to the regulatory authority of the State Department of Agriculture. The department shall be the lead agency responsible for state administration of programs and policies relating to the commercial cultivation of oysters, clams and mussels. (2)(a) The State […]
Section 622.230 – Conversion of plantations to plats; fees.
All plats, rights, claims and plantations, and leases lawfully held for such plats, rights, claims and plantations that exist upon the passage of this 1969 Act shall be converted to plats, shall be filed with the State Department of Agriculture by July 1, 1970, and shall: (1) Include a legal description of the area applied […]
Section 622.240 – Classifying lands for cultivation.
The State Department of Agriculture shall investigate and classify those state lands that are suitable for oyster, clam or mussel cultivation. The department shall consult with appropriate local, state and federal agencies to determine whether lands proposed by an applicant for oyster, clam and mussel cultivation are suitable for such shellfish cultivation. [Formerly 509.429; 1997 […]
Section 622.243 – Water quality pilot project.
(1) The State Department of Agriculture shall conduct a pilot project for increasing the frequency of water quality monitoring and analysis related to the closure and opening of shellfish harvesting on state lands classified as suitable for oyster, clam or mussel cultivation under ORS 622.240. (2) In conducting the pilot project required by this section, […]