Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
99.010Procedure for reclaiming property placed on another’s land by high water 99.020Oath of arbitrators 99.030Procedure when five or more claimants 99.040Entry to reclaim not a trespass 99.050Recovery of any part of tree from private property 99.060Effect of failure to remove logs from another’s land 99.070[Repealed by 1995 c.733 §74]

Chapter 99 — Property Removed by High Water

ORS 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.

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