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ORS 196.692

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Coos Waterkeeper v. Port of Coos Bay Oregon (2017)

Most recently applied in Athena v. Pelican Brewing Co. (November 2025)

1989 c.837 §32; 2001 c.460 §1; 2007 c.850 §4

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(1) The Department of State Lands shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 196.668 to 196.692, 196.800, 196.810, 196.818, 196.825, 196.830, 196.850 to 196.860, 196.885, 196.921, 197.015, 197.279, 215.213, 215.283, 215.284, 215.418 and 227.350.

(2) Rules adopted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include rules governing the application for and issuance of permits to remove material from the beds or banks of any waters of this state or to fill any waters of this state including, but not limited to, clear and objective standards and criteria for determining whether to grant or deny a permit.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.