Chapter 477 — Fire Protection of Forests and Vegetation
ORS 477.740 Unlawful use of fire
A person commits the offense of unlawful use of fire if the person:
In the ignition of a fire:
Unlawfully sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, any grass, grain, stubble or other material being or growing on any lands within the state;
Intentionally or negligently allows fire to escape from the person’s own land, or land of which the person is in possession or control; or
Accidentally sets any fire on the person’s own land or the land of another and allows it to escape from control without extinguishing it, or making a bona fide effort to do so.
Having knowledge of a fire burning on the person’s own land, or land of which the person is in possession or control, fails or neglects to make a bona fide effort to extinguish the same, regardless of whether or not the person is responsible for the starting or existence thereof.
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