Oregon Revised Statutes

Chapter 99 — Property Removed by High Water

7 sections

99.010 Procedure for reclaiming property placed on another’s land by high water

When the fence rails or other property of any person in this state is removed by high water and lodged upon the land of another, the owner of the property removed may, except as provided in ORS 99.050, proceed upon the premises where such property is lodged within four months after the removal. If the proprietor of the land refuses to deliver up the property…

99.020 Oath of arbitrators

Before the arbitrators proceed as provided in ORS 99.010, they shall be sworn to discharge their duties faithfully, impartially and according to law by a person having power to administer oaths.

99.030 Procedure when five or more claimants

When five or more persons claim property as provided in ORS 99.010, they shall give notice to all interested of the time and place of such arbitration. Upon hearing all the facts and circumstances in the case, the arbitrators shall award to each claimant such a portion of the property as the arbitrators deem reasonable and just.

99.040 Entry to reclaim not a trespass

It is not considered a trespass for any person to go upon the land of another for the purpose mentioned in ORS 99.010 to 99.030 if such person shall, if practicable, go upon such route as will do the least possible injury to the land.

99.050 Recovery of any part of tree from private property

Any person may enter upon private property where any part of a fallen tree belonging to or under the control of such person has been cast by freshets or high waters, for the purpose of recovering and reclaiming the same. Before entering the land the person shall post a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS…

99.060 Effect of failure to remove logs from another’s land

If any person fails to remove and reclaim logs, timber or any part of a fallen tree within one year after it is cast upon private property as provided in ORS 99.050, it is deemed abandoned and the title thereto vests in the person entitled to the possession of the land upon which the same is found.

99.070 [Repealed by 1995 c.733 §74]repealed

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