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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.037 - Notification of stolen boat; notice in electronic file system; issuance of new title or certificate of number.

(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 within the State of Oregon that recovers a boat that has been previously reported as stolen shall notify the board of the recovery within 72 hours after the recovery.
(3) When the board receives a report of the theft of a boat under subsection (1) of this section, the board shall place an appropriate notice of the theft in an electronic file system that identifies the boat during the processing of any new certificate of number or title. If a boat reported as stolen is identified during such processing, the board shall discontinue processing and notify the law enforcement agency that initiated the theft report. The board may not issue a new certificate of number or title unless the status of the boat as a stolen boat is cleared by the originating law enforcement agency.
(4) Any boat reported as stolen to the board shall remain on the records of the board as stolen until the originating law enforcement agency clears the record.
(5) The board shall prepare a report listing stolen and recovered boats as disclosed by the reports submitted to the board by law enforcement agencies, and shall distribute the report on a regular basis.
(6) When the board is notified that a previously listed stolen boat has been recovered, the board shall immediately record the recovery in the board’s registration records. [1999 c.550 §2]
Note:
830.037 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 830 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.053 - False or fraudulent report of theft of boat.

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. [1999 c.550 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.060 - Consistency with federal law.

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 department of the federal government under which the United States Coast Guard is operating, that 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 is inoperative to the extent that it so conflicts, but such conflict shall not affect the remainder 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. [Formerly 488.870; 1991 c.67 §231]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.080 - Boating Offense Compact.

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:
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ARTICLE I
Findings and Declaration of Policy
(1) The party states find that:
(a) The safety of their waters is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state laws and local ordinances relating to the operation of boats.
(b) Violation of such a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator engages in conduct which is likely to endanger the safety of persons and property.
(2) It is the policy of each of the party states to promote compliance with the laws, ordinances and administrative rules and regulations relating to the operation of boats by their operators in each of the jurisdictions where such operators operate boats.
ARTICLE II
Definition
As used in this compact, "state" means a state that has entered into this compact.
ARTICLE III
Concurrent Jurisdiction
(1) If conduct is prohibited by two adjoining party states, courts and law enforcement officers in either state who have jurisdiction over boating offenses committed where waters form a common interstate boundary have concurrent jurisdiction to arrest, prosecute and try offenders for the prohibited conduct committed anywhere on the boundary water between the two states.
(2) This compact does not authorize:
(a) Prosecution of any person for conduct that is unlawful in the state where it was committed, but lawful in the other party state.
(b) A prohibited conduct by the party state.
ARTICLE IV
Entry Into Force and Withdrawal
(1) This compact shall enter into force and become effective as to any state when it has enacted the same into law.
(2) Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same.
ARTICLE V
Construction and Severability
This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
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Note:
830.080 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 830 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.082 - Mandatory boating safety education program.

The State Marine Board shall establish and implement a program to provide mandatory boating safety education. [1999 c.716 §2; 2001 c.104 §310]
Note:
830.082 to 830.094 were added to and made a part of ORS chapter 830 by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.084 - Requirements for mandatory boating safety education program; education card; rules; fee.

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 Administrators. The board by rule may update the minimum standard as necessary.
(2) Create a boating safety course and examination designed to educate and test for the minimum standard established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Create an equivalency exam that may substitute for taking the boating safety course.
(4) Incorporate volunteer boating safety education programs to the maximum extent possible.
(5) Allow use of commercially provided boating safety courses, provided the courses meet the standard adopted by the board.
(6) Accept proof of prior completion of any approved boating safety course as meeting the requirement for a boating safety course.
(7) Establish a fee for the boating safety education card issued under ORS 830.086 that may not exceed $20.
(8) Promote the fact that insurance discounts of 10 percent to 15 percent are widely available for taking a boating safety course that meets the minimum standard established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. [1999 c.716 §3; 2001 c.104 §311; 2019 c.156 §1; 2019 c.389 §1]
Note:
See note under 830.082.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.086 - Boating safety education card; requirements; fee.

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 taken a boating safety course that is substantively equivalent to the boating safety course described in ORS 830.084; and
(3) Pays the fee required by the board. [1999 c.716 §4; 2001 c.104 §312; 2019 c.156 §3; 2019 c.431 §9]
Note:
See note under 830.082.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.088 - Operation of motorboat by person 12 to 15 years of age.

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 by and under the direct supervision of a parent, guardian or responsible person 16 years of age or older who has obtained a boating safety education card. [1999 c.716 §5; 2019 c.156 §4; 2019 c.431 §10]
Note:
See note under 830.082.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.090 - Operation of motorboat by person 16 years of age or older.

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 safety education card pursuant to ORS 830.086. [1999 c.716 §6; 2019 c.156 §5; 2019 c.431 §11]
Note:
See note under 830.082.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.092 - Exemption from requirement to obtain boating safety education card.

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) Possesses a valid United States Coast Guard commercial motorboat operator’s license; or
(4) Is not a resident of this state, holds a boating safety education card approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and has the card in the person’s possession. [1999 c.716 §7; 2003 c.14 §499; 2019 c.156 §2]
Note:
See note under 830.082.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.094 - Boating safety education card required to operate motorboat.

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. [1999 c.716 §8; 2003 c.14 §500; 2019 c.156 §6]
Note:
See note under 830.082.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.096 - Conditional suspension of fine for violation of boating safety requirements.

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 Board under ORS 830.084 within the time limits imposed by the court. [1999 c.716 §14; 2001 c.104 §313]
Note:
830.096 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 830 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.105 - State Marine Board.

(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 year.
(3) All appointments of members of the board by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. [Formerly 488.825]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.115 - Boating survey.

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 kinds of boats engaging in different boating activities in the county and the number of days during the last fiscal year that such activities were carried on in the county. The board may also consider other factors relating to the enforcement of boating safety and traffic regulations provided by this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. [Formerly 488.833]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.120 - Term; vacancies.

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. A vacancy in office shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. [Formerly 488.840]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.130 - Officers; quorum; meetings.

The State Marine Board shall select one of its members as chairperson and another as secretary, each of whom shall hold office for one year, or until the selection of a successor. Three members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall meet at least once every three months at a place, day and hour determined by the board. The board shall also meet at such other times and places as are specified by the call of the chairperson or of three members of the board. [Formerly 488.850]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.135 - State Marine Director.

(1) The State Marine Board shall appoint a State Marine Director who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
(2) The director shall devote full time to the duties of the office. With the approval of the board, the director shall:
(a) Administer the numbering, certificating, recording and licensing duties of the board.
(b) Perform any other duties assigned by the board.
(c) Hire subordinate employees and fix their compensation. [Formerly 488.855]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.137 - Disposition of funds received through Clean Vessel Act and through Boating Infrastructure Grant Program; priority.

(1) In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided in this chapter, the State Marine Board shall have the power and duty to make grants from funds received through the Clean Vessel Act of 1992, 16 U.S.C. 777c and 777g, P.L. 102-587, and through the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program, as established by the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998, 16 U.S.C. 777g-1, P.L. 105-178, to eligible public agencies as provided in ORS 830.150. In addition, these funds may be distributed to eligible private marina or moorage facilities that are open and available for public use for the construction and operation of boat waste collection facilities.
(2) In distributing funds from the Clean Vessel Act of 1992, the board shall give first priority to public boating facilities. Distribution of funds from the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 shall be made on the basis of need as that need appears to the board. [1995 c.14 §2; 2013 c.147 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.140 - Boating Safety, Law Enforcement and Facility Account; sources; disposition; enforcement by cities and counties.

(1) On or before the 10th day of each month, the State Marine Board shall pay into the State Treasury, except as provided in ORS 830.948, all moneys received by the board during the preceding calendar month. The State Treasurer shall credit the moneys to the Boating Safety, Law Enforcement and Facility Account, which account hereby is created, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The moneys in the account hereby are continuously appropriated to the board for the purpose of paying the expense of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The board shall keep a record of all moneys received and expended.
(2) After paying the necessary expenses incurred by the board in administering this chapter, the funds available in the account shall be distributed, in the amounts required, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The board shall determine the amount required for enforcement in each county, considering the survey conducted under ORS 830.115. The funds available shall be apportioned according to the amounts required and distributed, for enforcement in each county where there is a need, under a contract entered into with a city, with the Department of State Police or with the sheriff of the county. A contract with a city or a sheriff shall be entered into only with the approval of the governing body of the city or county. The board shall determine the intervals at which the moneys shall be distributed.
(3) The governing body of any county having within its boundaries a city providing recreational boating facilities including launching ramps, may contract with the city for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations made pursuant thereto.
(4) If the city enters into a contract with the board or with a county, the county is relieved of its enforcement responsibilities within the city as agreed to by the county and the city or by the board and the city. [Formerly 488.860; 2003 c.693 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.150 - Disbursement of funds for boating facilities; priorities; water quality protection; hearing.

(1) Amounts remaining in the Boating Safety, Law Enforcement and Facility Account in excess of funds obligated under ORS 830.140 (2) shall be distributed, upon application, to a federal agency, the state, a city, county, water improvement district, park and recreation district or a port. Distribution shall be made on the basis of need for a facility as that need appears to the State Marine Board.
(2)(a) In distributing funds under subsection (1) of this section, the board shall give first priority to applications for facilities designed to control water pollution or otherwise enhance water quality, including but not limited to pumping stations for recreational boat holding tanks, and to those other facilities for which there appears the greatest public need.
(b) Subject to paragraph (a) of this subsection, the board may distribute funds for:
(A) Construction and maintenance of boating facilities, for the acquisition of property therefor, and other related facilities such as parking, potable water, sanitation and other facilities for the convenience of the public using the boating facilities; and
(B) Removal of derelict structures floating upon and abandoned dock or boat mooring facilities situated in, upon or over the waters of this state if such structures or facilities constitute a hazard to boating upon such waters.
(3) Prior to making any distribution of funds under this section, the board shall hold a public hearing in the area where a facility is to be constructed or land acquired if in the judgment of the board, use of the facility would stimulate significant change in the character of the recreational use of the waters.
(4) The board shall make no distribution of funds under this section for construction or acquisition if in the judgment of the board the applicant has not included in the construction or acquisition plans adequate provision for protecting the quality of the waters affected by the plans. The board’s denial of any application under this subsection must include specific notice to the applicant of the point or points of the plan that are found by the board to be inadequate. [Formerly 488.875; 2013 c.147 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.155 - Revolving fund; limit.

A revolving fund not to exceed $2,500 may be established within the State Marine Board from funds available under section 1 (1), chapter 84, Oregon Laws 1991. This revolving fund may be used for payment of state claims appropriately authorized by the State Marine Board not to exceed $50 per transaction. The fund shall be replenished periodically through charges made for such purchases to appropriate accounts or funds. [1991 c.84 §4]
Note:
830.155 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 830 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.160 - Board authority to remove obstructions from water.

In addition to any other authority to promote safe boating pursuant to this chapter, the State Marine Board may cause the removal of any obstruction consisting of logs, rocks or other debris resulting from natural causes from the waters of this state if the board finds the obstruction to be an extraordinary hazard to boating safety. The board may pay the cost of such removal from amounts reserved therefor in the account created by ORS 830.140. [Formerly 488.883]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.165 - Boating safety educational program; youthful boat operator program.

(1) In order to protect the public interest in the prudent and equitable use of the waters of this state and enhance the enjoyment of pleasure boating and other recreational water sports thereon, the State Marine Board shall establish and pursue comprehensive educational programs designed to advance boating safety.
(2) The board shall put into effect a program to train youthful boat operators. For the purpose of giving the courses of instruction, the director may designate as the agent of the director any person the director deems qualified to act in such capacity. No charge shall be made for any instruction given. [Formerly 488.200]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.170 - Agreements with other jurisdictions.

The State Marine Board is authorized to enter into bilateral, reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions to provide mutual assistance in the disposition of boating offenses committed by residents of one jurisdiction while in the other jurisdiction. [1991 c.590 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.172 - County boat use permit program review.

(1) In addition to those powers and duties set forth in ORS 830.110, the State Marine Board shall review county boat use permit programs, adopted by county ordinance, for approval or denial.
(2) The board shall review county boat use permit programs under the following standards:
(a) Funds shall be dedicated to county boating programs for boating safety, marine law enforcement or boating facilities;
(b) The program applies only to counties bordering a state that allows imposition of a boat use permit fee;
(c) The program meets standards adopted by rule by the board pertaining to:
(A) Use of funds;
(B) Amount of fee;
(C) Administration; and
(D) Enforcement; and
(d) Boats with a current, valid certificate of number issued by the board under ORS 830.795 and manually propelled vessels are exempt from county boat use permits. [1991 c.590 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.180 - Use of motors prohibited on certain lakes; exceptions; rules.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person may not use a motor for propelling a boat or for any purpose on the following named waters of this state:
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Counties
Lakes, Reservoirs and Rivers
Clackamas Trillium Lake
Deschutes Charlton, Devils, Irish, Lucky,
North and South Twin, Taylor,
Three Creek and Todd Lakes
Douglas Opal and Timpanagos Lakes
Hood River Lost Lake
Jackson Squaw Lakes
Jefferson Horseshoe, Dark and Olallie
Lakes, and on that portion of
the Deschutes River between
Pelton Dam and the Wasco
County line
Lane Gold Lake
Linn Clear Lake
Marion Breitenbush Lake
Wasco Frog Lake, and on that portion
of the Deschutes River
bordering the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation
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(2) The following may use a motor to propel a boat on the named waters described in this section:
(a) Public bodies, as defined in ORS 174.109, that have jurisdiction of the named waters described in this section; and
(b) The federal government.
(3) A person not otherwise described in subsection (2) of this section may use a motor to propel a boat on a specific named water described in this section if:
(a) The motor is an electric motor operated at a maximum of slow-no wake speed as defined by the State Marine Board by rule; and
(b) The board adopts a rule authorizing the use described in paragraph (a) of this subsection on a specific named water described in this section. [Formerly 488.610; 2019 c.214 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.185 - Speed restrictions in certain areas.

(1) A person may not operate a boat with an outboard or inboard motor at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour during those hours of the day and on those days of the year that it is lawful to fish, on East Lake, Paulina Lake and Elk Lake in Deschutes County; Magone Lake in Grant County; Timothy Lake in Clackamas County; and Davis Lake in Deschutes and Klamath Counties.
(2) A person may not operate a boat with an outboard or inboard motor at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour on the following named waters of this state located in the counties named:
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Counties
Lakes and Reservoirs
Clackamas On that portion of the waters of the reservoir known as North Fork Reservoir which lies upstream from a line drawn across the reservoir at right angles to the thread of the stream at a point 2.3 miles upstream from the North Fork Dam measured along the thread of the stream
Deschutes Hosmer, Lava, Little Cultus, Little Lava, Sparks Lakes and Crane Prairie Reservoir
Jefferson On that portion of the waters behind Pelton Dam, known as Lake Simtustus, which lies upstream from a line drawn across the lake at right angles to the thread of the stream at a point 0.85 miles upstream from the Pelton Dam measured along the thread of the stream
Klamath That portion of Upper Klamath Lake that lies west of a line beginning at a point on the north shore of Pelican Bay one-quarter mile east of Crystal Creek and extending due south to the opposite shore of the lake; any stream, creek or canal that leads into the portion of Upper Klamath Lake described above including Crystal Creek, Recreation Creek and Four-Mile Creek, also known as Harriman Creek
Linn Smith and Trailbridge Reservoirs
Wasco Clear Lake
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(3)(a) The State Marine Board shall establish an appropriate decibel rating and speed restriction on Diamond Lake in Douglas County to allow recreational boating that is not limited to fishing. Recreational boating does not include operating a jet ski or similar personal watercraft. The speed established by the board:
(A) May not exceed 45 miles per hour between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
(B) May not exceed 10 miles per hour between the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 a.m.; and
(C) Shall be restricted to 10 miles per hour at all times in any area within 200 yards of any boat ramp, boat dock, swimming area, inlet or outlet of the lake, designated campground or summer home.
(b) The board shall reduce the speed restriction on Diamond Lake to 10 miles per hour at all hours when the State Fish and Wildlife Director determines that the health of Diamond Lake is restored and the lake can be restocked for fishing. [Formerly 488.620; 1995 c.79 §383; 1999 c.252 §2; 2013 c.186 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.187 - Restrictions for Waldo Lake.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a person may not use a motor to propel a boat on Waldo Lake or use a seaplane to land on or take off from Waldo Lake.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the Department of State Police and any other public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, that has jurisdiction over the lake.
(3) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to boats propelled by an electric motor when operated at a speed of less than 10 miles per hour. [2013 c.186 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.190 - Temporary suspension of speed restrictions.

The governing body of a political subdivision of this state may apply to the State Marine Board for a temporary suspension of a speed restriction on a specific body of water within the territorial limits of the political subdivision and, after a hearing upon notice, the board may suspend the restriction, such suspension not to exceed 72 hours. [Formerly 488.625]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.195 - Board to protect traditional boating uses and prevent user conflicts.

In addition to any other authority to regulate boating activities pursuant to this chapter, the State Marine Board may regulate and restrict boating activities to protect traditional boating uses and to prevent boating user conflicts. [Formerly 488.880]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.200 - County boat use permits.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful to operate a boat on the waters of this state if a county requires a boat use permit to do so and the operator of the boat has not obtained the permit.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, a resident of the State of Idaho may operate a boat on the waters of this state without a boat use permit. The provisions of this subsection do not become operative until laws, rules or regulations of the State of Idaho become operative that, in substance or effect, contain provisions which make lawful engaging in boating without obtaining a boat use permit or paying a fee to operate a boat. This subsection remains operative only while such laws, rules or regulations remain operative. [1991 c.590 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.210 - Operating improperly equipped boat prohibited.

No person shall operate or give permission for another person to operate a boat which is not equipped as required under ORS 830.005, 830.015 to 830.050, 830.175, 830.210 to 830.420 and 830.475 to 830.490. [Formerly 488.024]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.215 - Personal flotation devices; rules.

(1) All boats must carry at least one United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device in good and serviceable condition for each person on board. Each device must be of an appropriate size for the person for whom it is intended and must be readily accessible whenever the boat is in use. As used in this subsection, a personal flotation device is not "readily accessible" if it is stowed in a locked compartment or locker or is otherwise not immediately, physically available to persons on board the boat in case of an emergency.
(2) The State Marine Board by rule shall classify types of personal flotation devices and specify which types are approved for various classes of vessels. The rules must be consistent with, but may not exceed those regulations promulgated by the United States Coast Guard.
(3) Notwithstanding the classification by the State Marine Board of the types of personal flotation devices approved for various classes of vessels pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, a person operating a boat on any section of waters rated class III or higher on a commonly accepted scale of river difficulty, and all passengers in the boat, shall wear a properly secured personal flotation device. The personal flotation device must be of a type prescribed by rules adopted by the State Marine Board. [Formerly 488.031; 2009 c.85 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.220 - Fire extinguishers; rules.

(1) Every motorboat shall carry on board, fully charged and in good condition fire extinguishers of a type required by the board by rule.
(2) The State Marine Board shall make rules for fire extinguishers in accordance with ORS chapter 183.
(3) When the board makes rules under this section it may consider fire extinguisher requirements and standards adopted by the United States Coast Guard. [Formerly 488.090]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.225 - Lights; rules.

On all waters of the state, every boat shall carry and exhibit the lights required by rules promulgated by the State Marine Board. Such rules shall be designed to prevent collisions and generally promote boating safety. In promulgating such rules the board may consider lighting requirements and standards adopted by the United States Coast Guard and by federal statutes. [Formerly 488.041]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.230 - Sound signaling devices; rules.

(1) Each boat shall carry on board, in good and serviceable condition, sound signaling devices of a type required by the board by rule.
(2) The board shall make rules for sound signaling devices in accordance with ORS chapter 183.
(3) When the board makes rules under this section, it may consider sound signaling requirements and standards adopted by the United States Coast Guard. [Formerly 488.063]
Note:
830.230 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to and made a part of ORS chapter 830 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.240 - Ventilation systems; rules.

(1) Motorboats using fuel having a flashpoint of 110 degrees Fahrenheit or less shall have ventilating systems that meet standards provided by the State Marine Board for the purpose of properly and efficiently ventilating the bilges of every engine and fuel compartment in order to remove any inflammable or explosive gases.
(2) The board may, in accordance with ORS chapter 183, adopt regulations providing standards for ventilating systems. Motorboats so constructed as to have the greater portion of the bilges under the engines and fuel tanks open and exposed to the natural atmosphere at all times are not required to be fitted with ventilators. [Formerly 488.080]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.245 - Safety devices on boat operated in tidewater; rules.

No person shall operate a boat in the waters of this state which rise and fall with the ebb and flow of the tide unless the boat is equipped with safety devices of a type prescribed by regulations of the State Marine Board made in accordance with ORS chapter 183. [Formerly 488.092]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.250 - Additional equipment; rules.

The State Marine Board may require by rule that all boats or any class of boats shall carry or install additional equipment which in the opinion of the board is necessary for the safety of persons and property. The rules shall be made in accordance with ORS chapter 183 and, to the extent considered by the board to be consistent with safety of persons and property, shall equal or exceed the regulations promulgated by the United States Coast Guard. [Formerly 488.094]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.260 - Muffling devices.

The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle or suppress the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner. The use of cutouts or open exhaust stacks is prohibited, except:
(1) On motorboats competing in a regatta, race or trial for speed records authorized as provided in ORS 830.375.
(2) On racing motorboats while the boat or equipment on the boat is being tried or tested in compliance with ORS 830.350. [Formerly 488.052]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.270 - Notice to board on noise violation charge; board to supply information to court; suspension of certificate.

(1) Before hearing any charge for violation of ORS 830.260, a court shall notify the State Marine Board of the name of any person cited for violation of ORS 830.260 and the number of any boat used in the alleged violation.
(2) Upon receipt of a notification under subsection (1) of this section, the board shall:
(a) Notify the court of whether the person cited is the owner of the boat; and
(b) If the person is not the owner of the boat, notify the boat owner that the certificate of number of the boat will be suspended under ORS 830.815 if the person cited for operating the boat is convicted and there is no evidence to satisfy the court that the boat has been brought into compliance with standards for sound levels established by the board for purposes of ORS 830.815.
(3) At a hearing for violation of ORS 830.260, the court shall allow the owner of the boat used in the violation to show that the boat has been brought into compliance with standards for sound levels established by the board.
(4) If a court finds that a person has operated a boat in violation of ORS 830.260, the court shall provide the board with information necessary to suspend the certificate of number for the boat under ORS 830.815 unless evidence has been presented to the satisfaction of the court that the boat has been brought into compliance with the standards for sound levels established by the board. [Formerly 488.055]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.302 - Draining water from boat; exceptions.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, after leaving the waters of this state with a boat, a person shall remove or open all drain plugs, bailers, valves or other devices used to control the draining of water from ballast tanks, bilges, livewells and motorwells before transporting a boat within this state.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
(a) Marine sanitation devices;
(b) A person who holds a permit issued pursuant to ORS 498.222 to transport live fish;
(c) A person participating in a fishing tournament authorized by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, except that after weighing the fish the person shall return to the boat launch site and drain the boat as required under subsection (1) of this section;
(d) Boats operated by a peace officer; or
(e) Boats operated by an emergency responder, as defined by the State Marine Board by rule. [2019 c.154 §2]
Note:
830.302 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 830 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.315 - Reckless boating; speed.

(1) A person commits the crime of reckless boating if the person recklessly operates a boat in a manner that endangers the safety of persons or property. As used in this subsection, "recklessly" has the meaning given that term in ORS 161.085.
(2) A person may not operate any boat at a rate of speed greater than will permit that person in the exercise of reasonable care to bring the boat to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
(3) 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 prevent the operator of a boat actually competing in an event that is authorized as provided in ORS 830.375 from attempting to attain high speeds on a marked racing course. [Formerly 488.100; 2019 c.431 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.325 - Operating boat while under influence of intoxicants.

(1) A person under the influence of an intoxicating liquor, cannabis, psilocybin, an inhalant or a controlled substance may not operate, propel or be in actual physical control of any boat on any waters of this state.
(2) An owner of a boat or person in charge or in control of a boat may not authorize or knowingly permit the boat to be propelled or operated on any waters of this state by any person who is under the influence of an intoxicating liquor, cannabis, psilocybin, an inhalant or a controlled substance. [Formerly 488.160; 1991 c.931 §4; 2017 c.21 §91; 2019 c.431 §13; 2021 c.253 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.330 - Liability of owner for negligent operation of boat.

(1) The owner of a boat shall be liable for the negligent operation of the boat in the same manner and to the same extent as the owner of a motor vehicle is liable under the rule of law which holds one person liable for the act of another who operates a motor vehicle for a family purpose.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply in actions in which courts of admiralty have jurisdiction. [Formerly 488.178]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.340 - Navigation rules.

(1)(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this subsection, when two boats are approaching each other "head on" or nearly so (so as to involve risk of collision), each boat shall bear to the right and pass the other boat on its left side.
(b) On rivers, or those sections of rivers, which are state waters, boats proceeding downstream shall have the right of way over boats proceeding upstream.
(2) When boats approach each other obliquely or at right angles, the boat approaching on the right side has the right of way.
(3) One boat may overtake another on either side but shall grant right of way to the overtaken boat. [Formerly 488.110]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.345 - Traffic lanes; swim areas.

(1) No person shall so anchor a boat for fishing or other purposes on any body of water over which the state has jurisdiction in such a position as to obstruct a passageway ordinarily used by other boats.
(2) No person shall operate a boat within a water area which is clearly marked by buoys or some other distinguishing device as a bathing or swimming area. [Formerly 488.120]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation › Chapter 830 - Small Watercraft › Section 830.350 - Testing racing motorboat.

(1) No person shall operate a racing motorboat, for the purpose of trying or testing the boat or equipment on the boat, in any areas or during the time when one of the following conditions exist:
(a) Where boats are anchored.
(b) Where people are swimming.
(c) Near populated beaches.
(d) Among water-skiers.
(e) Among boats underway.
(f) Where persons or property will be endangered because the area is otherwise congested.
(g) Where persons or property will be disturbed or endangered because the waters on which the boat is operated are within a residential area.
(2) Subject to subsection (1) of this section, motorboats may be operated on public waters without effective muffling devices as required by ORS 830.260, for the purpose of trying or testing the equipment on the boat, in areas and during times designated by the State Marine Board by regulations adopted under ORS 830.175.
(3) Within any county in which areas and times for trying or testing boats or the equipment on boats have been designated by the board under ORS 830.175, if a person wishes to operate a boat for such a purpose on public waters within the county, outside the designated testing area, the person shall apply to the sheriff of the county for a permit to do so. The permit, which may be issued upon application, shall be conditioned upon compliance with subsection (1) of this section, and shall designate the areas where and the times when the boat may be operated for such purpose. Provided, however, the sheriff in issuing such a permit may waive subsection (1)(g) of this section if the boat being tested is muffled in accordance with ORS 830.260. [Formerly 488.102]