Bend, OR

In the City of Bend, dogs may not run at large: they must stay under complete, tethered control of the owner by adequate leash or bridle unless inside a City Council-designated…

In the City of Bend, domestic cats are exempt from the citywide at-large and animal-waste requirements that apply to dogs and other animals, so cats may roam free and their owners are…

The City of Bend has no breed-specific ban: any dog can be declared a dangerous animal by the Bend Municipal Court Judge based on its own conduct, such as attacking without provocation…

The City of Bend does not require microchipping for pets generally. It only applies once a dog has been formally declared a dangerous animal by a Bend Municipal Court Judge: that dog…

In City of Bend parks, Bend Code § 5.55.005(A)(10) bars feeding, hunting, pursuing, trapping, killing, injuring or disturbing the habitat of a bird or animal unless the Oregon…

In the City of Bend, pet stores cannot sell dogs, cats or rabbits at all. Bend Code § 7.70.010 bans any pet store from selling, bartering or otherwise transferring these animals…

Oregon Department of Agriculture requires all beekeepers with five or more hives to register annually under ORS 602.090. Registration funds apiary inspection and pest monitoring…

Oregon is an open-range state: under ORS 607.005 livestock may lawfully run at large unless voters form a livestock district. Inside a district, ORS 607.045 makes it unlawful to permit…

Oregon ORS 609.305 to 609.335 prohibits keeping non-native cats, bears, primates, crocodilians, and venomous reptiles as pets. The ban applies statewide and supersedes any conflicting…

Oregon prosecutes animal hoarding under ORS 167.325 through 167.333, with felony charges available when 11 or more animals are involved or domestic animals are neglected. The criminal…

Oregon has no blanket statewide ban on feeding deer or elk. Under ORS 496.731, ODFW may order removal of attractants for potentially habituated wildlife, and many cities adopt their…

In the City of Bend, only the City, or an adjacent property owner with a City tree permit, may plant, remove, or heavily prune a tree growing on City property or in the right-of-way…

Owners of property next to a Bend right-of-way must keep the trees between their lot and the nearest travel lane healthy, including watering and pruning, under Bend Code § 3.60.050…

In the City of Bend, irrigation is banned every day, year-round, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and outdoor watering is split by street address: even-numbered addresses may water…

The City of Bend does not set a maximum weed height; instead, Bend Code 13.30.005(B)(2) requires owners of tax lots one-half acre or smaller to remove all flammable or potentially…

Oregon allows rainwater collection from impervious rooftop surfaces without a water right under ORS 537.141. The statute explicitly exempts rooftop harvesting, providing universal…

In the City of Bend, an animal that disturbs any person with frequent or prolonged noise is legally a nuisance under Bend Code 5.20.040, whether it is a dog, cat or other animal, and…

Bend Code § 5.50.025(B)(6) bars construction, excavation, demolition or repair work on a building, street, sidewalk, driveway, sewer or utility line between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m…

In the City of Bend, Bend Code § 5.50.020 sets numeric noise ceilings measured at the receiving property, not the source. Residential zones may not exceed 65 dBA by day or 60 dBA at…

Bend Code § 5.50.025(B)(7) bars running a speaker or amplifier, stationary or mobile, that is plainly audible at the property line of a neighboring residence or noise-sensitive use…

Bend does not regulate aircraft noise under its municipal noise chapter. Bend Code § 5.50.030(D) exempts 'sounds regulated by Federal law, including...sounds caused by railroads…

In the City of Bend, selling, offering for sale, possessing or using fireworks is banned outright, with only narrow exceptions for legally exempt fireworks and displays holding a State…

The City of Bend prohibits starting or maintaining outdoor fires for burning refuse, yard debris, construction waste or field and weed clippings under Bend Code 5.30.005. Bend Fire &…

Bend Code 5.30.005(B)(2) lets residents keep backyard campfires, warming fires and outdoor fireplaces going, but caps them at three feet in diameter and subjects them to the current…

Every parcel within the City of Bend sits inside an established Wildfire Hazard Zone under BC 9.10.010, which folds in the Oregon Residential Specialty Code's wildfire mitigation…

In the City of Bend, liquefied petroleum gas and other regulated materials are capped at the Oregon Fire Code's storage tables under Bend Code § 8.10.030. Anything stored above those…

Every property owner in the City of Bend must reduce flammable weeds, grass, vines and brush under Bend Code 13.30.005 to confine wildfire and stop it spreading between properties…

Bend short-term rental hosts pay two separate charges: a cost-recovery license fee set by City Council resolution under BC 7.16.040(C), due on initial application and each annual…

Bend short-term rental operators face an escalating three-strike enforcement ladder under Bend Code § 7.16.090(A)(6): a first violation within 12 months draws a warning, a second draws…

In the City of Bend, a short-term rental's operating license must state and post the maximum occupancy permitted for that unit. BC 7.16.070(D)(4) requires the number to appear on the…

In the City of Bend, no owner may advertise, offer, or operate a short-term rental without an annual operating license issued under Bend Code § 7.16.030. Every dwelling unit approved…

In the City of Bend, short-term rental owners with on-site parking must submit a parking diagram or photo when applying for the annual operating license under BC 7.16.040(A)(4), and BC…

In the City of Bend, noise complaints about a short-term rental are enforced through the citywide noise chapter, not a separate short-term-rental rule. BC 7.16.080(A)(2) says noise…

In the City of Bend, a trailer, RV, camper, motor home, snowmobile or other non-self-propelled vehicle or structure cannot sit on a street or in an off-street parking facility for more…

In the City of Bend, a vehicle may stop in a public alley only to load or unload passengers or cargo, and only for up to 15 minutes; any other use of an alley for parking is…

The City of Bend can designate a neighborhood or commercial block a parking district, adding metered, time-limited or permit parking to relieve congestion. Bend Code § 6.20.020…

In the City of Bend, it is unlawful to park where state law bars stopping, in a spot marked with a painted yellow or red curb, on the landscape strip between the curb and sidewalk, or…

In the City of Bend, a commercial vehicle heavier than 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight cannot park on a street in a residentially zoned district between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and…

The City of Bend bans storing an inoperable, wrecked, dismantled, abandoned, junked, or unlicensed vehicle, or its major parts, on private property for more than 72 hours unless the…

If you reach your car before the tow truck has finished hooking up, Oregon requires the tower to release it at no charge under ORS 98.853(2)(a); once the hookup is complete the tower…

In the City of Bend, cut slopes over five feet high and fill slopes deeper than five feet cannot exceed a 2:1 slope unless the City approves an engineered retaining wall, under Bend…

Oregon's partition fence statutes (ORS Chapter 96) impose statewide rules requiring adjoining landowners to share costs of livestock fencing in livestock districts. The law applies…

Under ORS 197A.425, Oregon cities over 2,500 population and counties over 15,000 must allow at least one accessory dwelling unit on each single-family lot inside urban growth…

Oregon requires every city over 2,500 people and every county over 15,000 to allow at least one accessory dwelling unit for each detached single-family house inside the urban growth…

Oregon lets a home kitchen sell food without any State Department of Agriculture license under ORS 616.723, provided five conditions are met at once: the establishment is in a…

Oregon licenses family child care homes through the Department of Early Learning and Care under ORS 329A.250-329A.450. State law preempts local zoning that would prohibit registered or…

Oregon has no microenterprise home kitchen operation permit and no meal-count carve-out of the kind Ohio and California use. Cooking meals to order for the public from a residence puts…

Oregon requires every public swimming pool, spa pool, and wading pool to hold an Oregon Health Authority license and follow OHA safety, sanitation, and accident-prevention rules set…

In the City of Bend, all complaints about code violations go to a code enforcement officer under Bend Code (BC) 1.40.020. The officer investigates before any citation issues, and may…

In the City of Bend, drinking or holding an open container of alcohol in any public place, or any premises open to the public, is illegal unless the site is licensed by the Oregon…

BC 5.35.015 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate anywhere open to the public or in public view in Bend, except in a urinal or washroom provided for that purpose. Violating the…

Bend Code 5.35.025 prohibits smoking and tobacco use, a term the code defines to include cannabis, throughout all City-owned campuses and City parking structures. The ban covers…

In the City of Bend, roller-skates, skateboards, scooters and similar wheeled devices cannot be used on sidewalks within the mapped Downtown District or inside any City-owned parking…

Where camping in the Bend right-of-way is allowed, Bend Code § 4.20.030(D) bars dumping gray or black water, accumulating garbage or hazardous materials, open flames and bonfires…

The City of Bend taxes hotel, motel and inn occupancy at 10.4 percent of rent under Bend Code § 12.05.015, effective June 1, 2015. Operators collect the tax with each rent payment…

In the City of Bend, the property owner, not the City, must keep the sidewalk abutting their lot in good repair and unobstructed under Bend Code § 3.30.020. Owners are also liable for…

No one but the City may dig, build, or place anything in a Bend public right-of-way, including closing a sidewalk, vehicle lane, or bike lane, without a City right-of-way permit under…

In the City of Bend, no one may block a sidewalk, street, alley or the Minnesota Avenue breezeway by leaving personal property or material in the way. Bend Code § 6.15.010 makes it…

Bend Code § 6.35.000 sets the citywide rules bicyclists must follow: park bikes so they don't block a roadway, sidewalk, driveway, or building entrance, and don't ride on the sidewalk…

The City of Bend has not authorized a permanent shared electric scooter program. Bend Code § 7.60.010 lets the City Manager license only one permanent bike share operator, and any…

Bend Code § 7.60.005(B) folds Oregon's three e-bike classes into the City's shared micromobility rules, defining a 'bicycle' to include a Class 1, 2 or 3 electric-assisted bicycle…

Oregon has one of the narrowest golf cart schemes in the country, and it is not a general neighbourhood-cart law. Under ORS 810.070 a road authority may permit golf carts on its own…

In Bend's Central Business District, a City right-of-way tree may only be removed if it's replaced under Bend Code § 3.60.070: specific species by street, a minimum 2-inch caliper, an…

In the City of Bend, no one may attach ropes, wires, chains, or similar devices to a tree on City property, but Bend Code § 3.60.080(B) carves out one exception: seasonal holiday…

The City of Bend lets window signs covering 25 percent or less of the window area go up without a sign permit, but larger window signs need a permit and count toward the building's…

The City of Bend allows temporary election signs without a permit for the period starting 60 days before and ending 7 days after an election date set by State statute, capped at 6…

The City of Bend bans internally illuminated and animated billboards outright under BC 9.50.090(B)(7), caps active billboard permits citywide at 43, and requires an existing billboard…

In the City of Bend, customers of the City's franchised solid waste hauler may not set out trash, recycling, yard debris or glass containers before 5:00 p.m. the day before their…

Bend Code § 11.16.120(G) requires yard debris to go in the franchisee-supplied yard debris container, with excess yard debris placed in large compostable sacks made for that purpose…

Bend Code § 11.16.120 requires every generator of waste to have putrescible garbage removed at least every seven days, more often if public health requires it. Customers should set out…

Bend Code § 11.16.120(M) requires every franchise customer to make reasonable efforts to separate recyclable matter from solid waste and set it out in designated recyclable containers…

Bend Code § 11.16.120(C) bars anyone except an exempt person from taking solid waste or recyclables once they are set out for collection and resource recovery by the City's franchised…

Bend Code § 11.16.120(L) bans burning, dumping, or otherwise disposing of solid waste anywhere except an approved solid waste disposal facility or transfer station. Violating this or…

Bend Code § 11.16.120(N) requires customers to place solid waste, recycling, yard debris, and glass containers where they do not block bike lanes, driveways, or sidewalks, and lets…

Backyard smokers, grills and cooking fires are allowed in Bend under Bend Code 5.30.005(B), the same section that otherwise bans open burning. Cooking pits must be approved by Bend…

BC 5.35.005 bars anyone under 18 from Bend's streets, parks and other public places between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. on school nights and between midnight and 4:00 a.m. on other…

City of Bend parks and their adjacent parking lots must close between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Bend Code § 5.55.005(A)(16), reopening at 5:00 a.m. Brandis Square is exempt from…

BC 5.35.020 requires property owners abutting a public sidewalk to clear snow within six daylight hours in commercial areas and one day everywhere else in Bend, with the same deadlines…

The City of Bend prohibits occupancy of any structure that is boarded, partially constructed and abandoned, unfit for human habitation, or an imminent hazard under Bend Code Chapter…

Owners of vacant or undeveloped tax lots larger than one-half acre in the City of Bend must establish and maintain a 20-foot fuel break around the entire property perimeter under Bend…

In the City of Bend, a restaurant cannot seat customers at tables on the sidewalk without a sidewalk cafe license under Bend Code § 7.20.015(B). The license requires an adjacent…

In the City of Bend, converting an on-street parking space, loading zone, or alley into outdoor seating for more than a week requires a commercial parklet license under Bend Code §…

In the City of Bend, a parade, defined as a procession of 10 or more people or three or more vehicles, needs a City special event permit under Bend Code § 7.40.010(A), filed 90 days…

A gathering of more than 150 people open to the public on City of Bend property, including a city park, or on the right-of-way is a 'special event' under Bend Code § 7.40.005(E) and…

In the City of Bend, no street may be closed for a block party or other special event without City approval under Bend Code § 7.40.070. Organizers must file a right-of-way permit…

In the City of Bend, selling food, beverages, wares, or goods from a public sidewalk without an adjoining permanent restaurant requires a sidewalk vendor license under Bend Code §…

Oregon Health Authority licenses every mobile food unit statewide under ORS 624 and OAR 333-150. County environmental health offices act as state agents to inspect and permit food…

In the City of Bend, pawn brokers are licensed 'dealers' under Bend Code Chapter 7.25, subject to standing police inspection of their premises and a special 15-day hold on any item…

In the City of Bend, anyone buying, selling, or trading secondhand goods must hold a City secondhand goods dealer license under Bend Code § 7.25.010, and file an electronic report on…

Oregon licenses tobacco and inhalant delivery system retailers and bans online or mail-order sales of vapor products to consumers.

The City of Bend designates historic and cultural resources under Bend Code Chapter 10.20, including buildings, sites, structures, and "historic objects" such as statues, monuments…

Bend Code § 5.50.025(B)(5) makes it a violation to run air conditioning, heating, heat pump, refrigeration, pool or hot tub pump, blower, engine, motor or compressor equipment that is…

In the City of Bend, the Building Official administers the Oregon Electrical Specialty Code for all wiring, service and equipment work. A permit is required before a contractor or…

In the City of Bend, a citywide carbon monoxide detector mandate is not printed in the Bend Code; the only city rule appears in the short-term rental licensing chapter. BC…

The City of Bend Building Official enforces the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code for all plumbing work in the city. A permit is required before installing or altering water, drain, waste…

The City of Bend Building Official may enter a structure at reasonable times to inspect for code compliance, must show credentials to an occupant, and can issue a stop work order the…

The City of Bend administers building permits through the Building Official under Bend Code § 9.10.010, who enforces the State-adopted Structural, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and…

In the City of Bend, a landlord who wants to end a month-to-month tenancy without cause after the tenant has lived in the unit for more than a year must give at least 90 days' written…

For nonpayment of rent under ORS 90.394, an Oregon landlord must serve written notice giving 10 days to pay (no sooner than the 8th day of the period) or 13 days (no sooner than the…

ORS 90.320 requires Oregon landlords to maintain a habitable dwelling with weatherproofing, working plumbing, hot and cold water, heat, electrical systems, locks, and smoke and carbon…

ORS 90.322 requires an Oregon landlord to give the tenant at least 24 hours' actual notice before entering the dwelling and to enter only at reasonable times for a lawful purpose such…

ORS 90.260 lets an Oregon landlord charge a late fee only if rent is not received by the fourth day of the rental period and the written rental agreement provides for it. The fee must…

Oregon is unusual: it bans cities and counties from passing their own rent control, yet imposes a statewide annual rent-increase cap that applies almost everywhere. The cap is the…

Under ORS 90.323 and 90.600, an Oregon landlord cannot raise rent during the first year of a tenancy, must give at least 90 days' written notice for any later increase, and may not…

Oregon sets no dollar cap on residential security deposits, but it tightly controls how they are returned. After the tenancy ends and the tenant gives up possession, the landlord has…

Under ORS 105.620, a person may acquire title to Oregon real property by adverse possession only after 10 years of actual, open, notorious, exclusive, hostile, and continuous…

The City of Bend has not opted out of marijuana businesses: Bend Code § 7.50.005 applies its operating-license chapter to every medical and recreational marijuana business in the City…

The City of Bend requires every property owner to reduce flammable vegetation around structures and, on tax lots over half an acre, to maintain a 20-foot fuel break around the…

In the City of Bend, new development or redevelopment that creates 5,000 square feet or more of new impervious surface, or disturbs one acre or more, must submit a drainage plan under…

In the City of Bend, any construction or land-disturbing activity of 5,000 square feet or more must follow an approved erosion and sediment control plan under Bend Code § 16.35.020…

Oregon's Beach Bill (ORS 390.605-390.770) and Statewide Planning Goals 16-19 give the state primary control over development on ocean shores, estuaries, dunes, and coastal headlands…

Bend Code Chapter 7.45 (Mobile Home Park Closures) allows extra density in Manufactured Home Park Overlay Zones through a density bonus program set out at Bend Code § 7.45.050. A park…

The City of Bend bars any property owner from allowing noxious vegetation to grow on land they own within City limits under Bend Code 13.30.010, with the City Manager maintaining the…

Structure height in Oregon is governed by the statewide Oregon Structural Specialty Code and Residential Specialty Code adopted under ORS 455.040. These set maximum heights by…

Commercial drone operations in Oregon are governed by FAA Part 107 plus ORS 837.300-837.390. Public agency UAS must register with the Oregon Department of Aviation, and ORS 837.385…

ORS 837.300-837.390 govern recreational drone use in Oregon, banning weaponized UAS, restricting flights over critical infrastructure and private property, and largely preempting local…

ORS 653.025 sets a three-tier statewide minimum wage and ORS 653.017 preempts cities and counties from adopting different local minimums.

ORS 653.601 mandates paid sick leave statewide, and Paid Leave Oregon under ORS Chapter 657B provides paid family and medical leave benefits.

ORS 653.412 to 653.485 require large retail, food, and hospitality employers to provide advance schedules and predictability pay.

Oregon issues concealed handgun licenses through county sheriffs under ORS 166.291, with statewide eligibility, training, and reciprocity standards.

Oregon law preempts most local firearm regulation but permits limited city and county rules in public buildings and on adjacent grounds.

Open carry of firearms is generally lawful in Oregon, but limited local ordinances may restrict loaded carry in incorporated public places.

Oregon allows firearms in private vehicles, but concealed loaded handguns inside a vehicle generally require a concealed handgun license under ORS 166.250.

Oregon nonprofit, fraternal, and religious organizations must hold a Department of Justice license before running bingo, lotto, raffle, or Monte Carlo fundraising events. DOJ won't…

Oregon does not legalize card rooms or social gambling statewide. ORS 167.121 lets counties and cities pass their own ordinance authorizing and licensing social games, games with no…

Oregon never passed a sports-wagering law. When PASPA fell in 2018, the Oregon State Lottery revived betting on games using power it already had: ORS 461.210 lets the Lottery…

Under the Oregon Planned Community Act, an HOA has a lien on each lot for unpaid assessments (plus interest, late charges, attorney fees and costs) and may judicially foreclose it…

Oregon requires HOA board meetings to be open to owners, with notice posted or distributed at least three days ahead in residential communities. Executive sessions are limited to…

Oregon HOAs may enforce the declaration, bylaws, and rules through fines, litigation, or administrative action, but must first offer a county dispute-resolution program for adversarial…

Oregon has never enacted a right-to-dry statute. Nothing in the Oregon Planned Community Act or the Oregon Condominium Act mentions clotheslines or drying racks, so a covenant banning…

Oregon does not give a homeowner a standing right to xeriscape. What ORS 94.779(1) does is switch off the association's irrigation mandate: any provision of a planned community's…

Oregon gives an owner in a planned community the right to install an electric vehicle charging station for personal, noncommercial use in a parking space, on the lot, or in any other…

Oregon HOAs may levy reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, bylaws, or rules, but only after written notice and an opportunity to be heard, and only when based on a fine…

An Oregon condominium association gets an automatic lien on a unit the moment it levies an assessment, but ORS 100.450 hedges collection with limits an owner can use. It must record a…

Oregon does not cap how far an association may restrict leasing, does not require that owners already renting be grandfathered, and sets no minimum lease term or maximum rental…

You will not meet a sobriety checkpoint in Oregon. The Oregon Revised Statutes contain no roadblock or checkpoint authority of any kind for impaired driving, and the state's stop…

Oregon is one of the few states that forbids recording an in-person conversation unless every participant is specifically informed, and violating ORS 165.540(1)(c) is a Class A…

Oregon has never enacted a stop-and-identify statute. ORS 131.615 lets a peace officer stop you when the officer reasonably suspects you have committed or are about to commit a crime…

Since chapter 78, Oregon Laws 2022, an Oregon officer may ask to search your car during a traffic stop only after telling you that you have the right to refuse. ORS 810.410(3)(e) says…

ORS Chapter 215 establishes Exclusive Farm Use zones that limit non-farm development and preserve agricultural land statewide.

HB 2509 bans most single-use plastic checkout bags statewide and requires a minimum charge for paper or thicker reusable bags at retailers.

SB 543 prohibits restaurants and food vendors from using polystyrene foam containers and bans the sale of polystyrene foam packing peanuts statewide.

SB 90 (2019), codified at ORS 616.892, limits when restaurants and convenience stores may hand out single-use plastic straws, requiring customers to request one first.

Oregon ORS 105.880 to 105.890 declares unenforceable any deed restriction, covenant, or HOA rule that prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation of solar energy systems on…

Oregon's Home Solicitation Sales Act (ORS 83.710-83.750) gives consumers a statewide three-day right to cancel door-to-door purchases over $25 and requires written cancellation notice…

Oregon prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco and inhalant delivery systems to anyone under age 21 under ORS 431A.175.

Oregon has no statewide flavored tobacco ban, but ORS 431A.190 authorizes counties and cities to adopt stricter local tobacco rules.

Oregon lets you add auxiliary lights, but ORS 816.060 defines the term narrowly and attaches four hard conditions. An "auxiliary light" in Oregon is a low beam auxiliary light; the…

Oregon has no dash-cam statute and no list of items a driver is allowed to stick on the windshield. The governing provision is ORS 815.220, which makes it the offense of obstruction of…

Lane splitting is expressly illegal in Oregon, not merely unauthorised. ORS 814.240(1)(b) makes it the offence of motorcycle or moped unlawful passing to operate a moped or motorcycle…

Oregon draws a hard line between a frame and a cover. ORS 803.550(2)(b) makes a plate illegally altered if any material or covering, other than a frame or plate holder, is placed on…

Oregon has no statute that prohibits owning, carrying or operating a radar or laser detector in a private passenger vehicle. The Oregon Vehicle Code regulates the officer's speed…

Oregon does not licence studded tires, it bans metal studs outright and then suspends the ban for one winter window. ORS 815.160 makes it an offence to drive on any tire with a metal…

Oregon lets you tint the side and rear windows of a car only down to 35 percent total light transmittance, measured through the glass and the film together, and the film itself must…