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ORS 671.520

Known as the Landscape Contractors Law

The act spans §§ 671–671 (149 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Valley Excavating, Inc. v. Clark (1991)

Most recently applied in 141 Or. App. 181 - J. L. Ward Co. v. Landscape Contractors Board (July 1996)

1971 c.764 §2; 1973 c.832 §26; 1975 c.757 §1; 1981 c.536 §22; 1983 c.452 §1; 1985 c.565 §91; 1987 c.414 §45; 1997 c.785 §1; 1999 c.32 §1; 2001 c.48 §1; 2005 c.609 §10; 2007 c.54…

As used in ORS 671.510 to 671.760, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Landscape construction professional” means an individual who for compensation or with the intent to be compensated performs or supervises activities requiring the art, ability, experience, knowledge, science and skill to:

(a) Plan or install lawns, shrubs, vines, trees or nursery stock;

(b) Prepare property on which lawns, shrubs, vines, trees or nursery stock is to be installed;

(c) Install, maintain or repair ornamental water features and landscape drainage systems;

(d) Maintain irrigation systems with the use of compressed air and as otherwise provided by the State Landscape Contractors Board by rule;

(e) Install or repair landscape irrigation systems as provided by the board by rule; or

(f) Plan, install, maintain or repair fences, decks, arbors, patios, landscape edging, driveways, walkways or retaining walls.

(2) “Landscape contracting business” means a business that for compensation or with the intent to be compensated arranges, submits a bid, or otherwise offers or contracts, for the performance of activities described in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) “Licensee” means a person that is licensed under ORS 671.510 to 671.760 as a landscape construction professional or landscape contracting business.

(4) “Nursery stock” means nursery stock:

(a) As defined by ORS 571.005 other than stock grown for commercial resale or reforestation; or

(b) As defined by the board by rule.

(5) “Ornamental water features” means fountains, ponds, waterfalls, man-made streams and other decorative water-related constructions as identified by the board by rule.

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